Object number:
H97.1.5
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Abbott Murder Trial
Date made:
September 17, 1955
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 9 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:
Caption summarizes: "Mother and Son -- Elsie Abbott, mother of Burton Abbott, had said she'd not visit him in jail. Yesterday she did; saw him for the first time in 59, long, tortured days." The two are sharing a warm embrace, framed by the cell bars in front of them.
Concepts:
Alameda County courthouse; jail cell; Abbott Murder Trial
Places:
Alameda County courthouse
Persons:
Burton Abbott; Elsie Abbott
Organizations:
Alameda County Jail
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