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758-A
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- 1934-05 (Creation)
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Mrs. Blanche Simonsen, 2611 East "C" St., stares unsmiling at the camera. She is trying desperately to persuade Governor Clarence Martin to stay the execution of her 25 year old son Ted Bradley. Bradley is scheduled to be hanged in just a few hours, at 12:05a.m. May 11, 1934, at the state penitentiary at Walla Walla for the shooting death of Japanese grocer George Ikeda, of Seattle, during an attempted robbery. Bradley was involved with a shoot out with the police at the scene. He carried an eight chamber gun and all eight bullets were accounted for; making the death bullet #9. Mrs. Simonsen was sure that her son was innocent, but he was executed as scheduled, cursing the "bulls" (police) until the moment of his death. (T. Times 5/9/1934, pg. 1)
Women--Clothing & dress--1930-1940; Portraits; Simonsen, Blanche;