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Order Number	00092191
Title	Sumner C. Bryant, accused of abducting his child
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 31
Date	1947
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;24 x 19 cm. on sheet 26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	A two-year game of hide-and-seek between a husband and his divorced wife ended in Domestic Relations Court on November 26, 1947, when Sumner C. Bryant, a non-practicing corporation attorney who had disappeared with his daughter Susan Claire, now 3, was arrested. Mr. Sumner had taken young Susan from her mother, Mrs. Sarah Bryant, on Dec. 1, 1945, and had "hid" the child in Chandler, Arizona, where friends of his were living at the time. The child was eventually returned safely to her mother, who had been given sole custody, and Mr. Bryant was released from jail soon after.
Description	Photograph caption dated December 1, 1947 reads, "It wasn't the rain, because Sumner Bryant was in a courtroom when he covered up (above) in row with wife over child's custody."
Subject	Courts--California--Los Angeles. Kidnapping--California--Los Angeles. Custody of children--California--Los Angeles. Dispute resolution (Law)--California--Los Angeles. Parent and child (Law)--California--Los Angeles. Husband and wife--California--Los Angeles. Abduction--California--Los Angeles. Families--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
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