[Osborne murder case, Joseph Osborne's covered wagon, parked in overgrown field at Grand Crossing Triangle]

Open URL [Osborne murder case, Joseph Osborne's covered wagon, parked in overgrown field at Grand Crossing Triangle]
  • Collection ID DN-0065287
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Osborne murder case, Joseph Osborne's covered wagon, parked in overgrown field at Grand Crossing Triangle] [graphic].
  • Dates [1915 Oct. 21]
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of Joseph Osborne's covered wagon, parked on an overgrown field in the Grand Crossing triangle at 76th Street and Chauncey Avenue in the Greater Grand Crossing community area of Chicago, Illinois. Osborne was a British Army deserter, and lived as a hermit for the rest of his life. He was murdered because it was thought he had a hoard of money. A policeman is in the background of the image.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. All other uses are restricted. To acquire copies, including improved copies, or permission for use, please contact Chicago History Museum, Rights and Reproductions Dept., 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Names Osborne, Joseph Associated objects.
  • Subjects
    • Joseph Osborne murder case, Chicago, Ill., 1915.
    • Carts & wagons Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Homicides Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Greater Grand Crossing (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL