At center, A. B. Murchison sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. He sits facing towards the right and looks at a map unfolded in front of him. Two lawyers stand to the left of the witness box. Behind and to the right of Murchison, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks down towards the witness. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table.
The camera looks down from a balcony towards Judge Robert H. Scott as he addresses the 9th annual area Child Welfare Conference held at the Mayfair Hotel. A portion of the balcony passes across the lower right corner. Below, twenty or so sit in an audience at center and left. They face away from camera and towards a low platform. Atop the low platform, off-center to the left, Judge Scott stands as he addresses the audience. Behind him, several more persons sit on the small stage, facing towards camera. A couple of women sit at a small table to the left of Judge Scott.
A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "Judges in Receiver Quiz May Face Legislature," Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar 1932: A1.