Object number:
H96.1.1277
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Kroeger Murder Trial
Maker:
Jim Edelen
Date made:
February 5, 1963
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 10 in, W: 10.125 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:
Photograph of Iva Kroeger and her jury standing in the basement of the Kroeger home at 490 Ellington Avenue in San Franciso. From left to right: Iva Kroeger; Carl C. Swain, Jr.; [someone whose face is obscured]; Willard A. Swenson; Elsie M. Rackleff; Edythe J. Davies; Helen E. Lalanne; Genevieve L. Cullen; Kathleen L. Kelly; Aldo C. Cima. They are standing around the dirt patch that was once a grave. Iva Kroeger is looking directly at the camera, with a demure smile on her face.
Concepts:
suit; Kroeger Murder Trial; basement; grave; jury; concrete; dress
Places:
San Francisco
Persons:
Elsie M. Rackleff; Edythe J. Davies; Kathleen L. Kelly; Genevieve L. Cullen; Carl C. Swain, Jr.; Willard A. Swenson; Helene E. Lalanne; Iva Kroeger; Aldo C. Cima
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