alameda

22-Nov-55

An unidentified man leads a crowd of spectators(?) into the courtroom, filing past two bailiffs at the doorway. Spectators? Jurors? Witnesses?

22-Nov-55

Photograph of Mary Bryan, the mother of Abbott victim Stephanie Bryan. She is sitting in conference with District Attorney J. Frank Coakley.

When this photograph was printed in the...

17-Nov-55

The original negative sleeve identifies the woman as "Mrs. Hill." She sits on the witness stand, a large microphone positioned in front of her.

22-Nov-55

Photograph of Mary Bryan, the mother of Abbott victim Stephanie Bryan. She is sitting in conference with District Attorney J. Frank Coakley.

When this photograph was printed in the...

22-Nov-55

Photograph of Mary Bryan, the mother of Abbott victim Stephanie Bryan. She is sitting in conference with District Attorney J. Frank Coakley.

When this photograph was printed in the...

22-Nov-55

Photograph of Mary Bryan, the mother of Abbott victim Stephanie Bryan. She is sitting in conference with District Attorney J. Frank Coakley.

When this photograph was printed in the...

17-Nov-55

Photograph of an unidentified man standing outside of the Alameda County Courthouse courtroom where the trial of Burton Abbott took place. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and floral tie...

17-Nov-55

A schematic drawing (on a chalkboard?) in the courtoom of the Abbott murder trial. The drawing is composed of co-joined horizontal and vertical lines, so it might be a drawing of anything from...

17-Nov-55

An unidentified man (suit, tie, receding hairline, wan face) sashays into the Abbott trial courtroom as a bailiff looks on.

17-Nov-55

Photo of schematic drawing on chalkboard. Abbott basement floorplan? Blueprint of Trinity Co. getaway spot?

17-Nov-55

Defense counsel Harold B. Hove(?????) standing in front of a map of northern California, holding a jacket that has been admitted as a piece of evidence.

17-Nov-55

The original negative sleeve identifies the woman as "Mrs. Hill." She sits on the witness stand, a large microphone positioned in front of her. She is wearing a demure dress with a most...

17-Nov-55

Photograph of an unidentified man standing outside of the Alameda County Courthouse courtroom where the trial of Burton Abbott took place. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and floral tie...

17-Nov-55

Photograph of an unidentified man who may be defense counsel Harold B. Hove(?), displaying a piece of evidence to the jury(?). The evidence is a jacket with plush or fur collar. He stands in...

17-Nov-55

Photograph of an unidentified man who may be defense counsel Harold B. Hove, stuffing papers into his valise at the end(?) of another day of the trial. Behind him stands a photographer with his...

16-Nov-55

An unidentified man holds an enlarged photograph of what appears to be a freeway. He might be a cartographer, called as an expert witness to testify about the validity of the image he is holding...

16-Nov-55

Three unidentified women sit in the front row of the audience section of the Abbott trial courtroom. They are most likely relatives of Burton Abbott. On the right, a man who might be defense...

16-Nov-55

Photograph of the crowd in the Abbott courtoom. Two unidentified men and three unidentified women sit in the front row of the audience section of the Abbott trial courtroom. They are most likely...

16-Nov-55

Photograph of District Attorney J. Frank Coakley delivering his opening statement to the Abbott trial jury.

Jurors are, from left to right:

Back Row: Esmond T. Harrison (alternate),...

16-Nov-55

Photograph of District Attorney J. Frank Coakley delivering his opening statement to the Abbott trial jury.

Jurors are, from left to right:

Back Row: Vella V. Bartsch (not pictured...

16-Nov-55

An unidentified man sits in a chair in what appears to be the Abbott trial courtroom. He is dressed in a suit.

16-Nov-55

An unidentified man sits in a chair in what appears to be the Abbott trial courtroom. He is dressed in a suit.

16-Nov-55

An unidentified man holds an enlarged photograph of what appears to be a freeway. He might be a cartographer, called as an expert witness to testify about the validity of the image he is holding...

16-Nov-55

An unidentified man holds an enlarged photograph of what appears to be a freeway. He might be a cartographer, called as an expert witness to testify about the validity of the image he is holding...

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