Object number:
2000.1.1360
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
circa 1991
Material / Technique:
silver gelatin
Dimensions:
H: 10 in, W: 8 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Televison celebrity, Judge Joseph Wapner, who presided over a popular televison program called People's Court to which people brought their legal problems and questions for advice. In this scene a robed Judge Wapner is flanked by a man in a dark blazr and another in a bailiff's outfit. it is unclear whether these last two are actors or or real life figures. The notation on the back reads "Joseph Wapner, People's Court, KTVU M-F 11 AM
Concepts:
television; court; judge
Persons:
Joseph Wapner
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