Photograph used as evidence in the court case of Walter P. Temple vs. L. F. Lewis, Superior Court, Los Angeles County, California, 3 February 1906.
Entry/Object ID
2021.3.6.55
Description
Photograph used as evidence in the court case of Walter P. Temple vs. L. F. Lewis, Superior Court, Los Angeles County, California, 3 February 1906. The photographer was Kindberg. The southern and eastern section of the El Campo Cemetery, the Water Tower, the Workman Houses are in view. The complaint was that the defendant, about 3 October 1905 and two years pervious, Lewis razed three of the four sides of the brick enclosure wall to El Campo Santo Cemetery. The complaint calls for $1000 in damages to the walls and $5000 in pain and suffering to Temple and asks the court to enjoin the defendant from any further tresspass and damage to the Cemetery. There are inscriptions on the back detailing the location, stamps with filing dates and plaintiff's exhibit number. With minor abrasions along the edges and moderate fading of the image, the object is in good to fair condition.
