King County Prosecutor Ewing D Colvin questioning Floyd Johnson on the stand, Seattle, 1926 (MOHAI 466)

King County Prosecutor Ewing C. Colvin had many highly publicized and challenging cases during his period in office. In this 1926 photograph, Floyd Johnson turns away from Colvin's questioning about an unknown matter. The ornate woodwork behind the judicial bench was typical for the time period.
Handwritten on image: L to R - Floyd Johnson, Ewing Colvin.

Caption information source: HistoryLink.org.

Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 18, 1926.
Subjects (LCTGM): Courtrooms--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lawyers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Judicial proceedings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Woodwork--Washington (State)--Seattle
People: Colvin, Ewing D.; Johnson, Floyd