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Graves brings her coffin to court

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Order Number	00030214
Title	Graves brings her coffin to court
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 5731.; HE-002-496 4x5
Date	1935
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Gloria Graves, attractive "buried alive" girl, brought her crypt to court today and showed it to jurors and gaping spectators. She did it to prove she was harming no one, including herself, when she was buried alive for seven days, assertedly in violation of a city ordinance against endurance contests. Photo shows Miss Graves in her specially constructed coffin in the courtroom.
Subject	Graves, Gloria. Crime--California--Los Angeles. Tricks--California--Los Angeles. Hypnotism. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Goodwin, Robert M.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection