Names: Davis, Jackson Lee, 1870?-1949 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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Description:: Jack "Diamondfield" Davis, a Nevada prospector who stuck it rich after being pardoned for an Idaho murder in 1902. When he was working for a cattle company, Diamondfield was accused of the murder of two sheepherders. He was sentenced to hang, but his execution date was postponed and then changed to life inprisonment after two other men confessed to the crime. Diamondfield was pardoned by Idaho Governor Frank W. Hunt in December of 1902.
Date:: [1930s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Nevada prospecter Jack "Diamondfield" Davis with Hollywood millionaire sportsman Dr. Ralph Wagner. Dr. Wagner also has stock in the mining business, with the Yellow Cat gold mine in Nevada
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives