[Mrs. Edmund Allen's funeral, pallbearer William Heist amidst a funeral goers]

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  • Collection ID DN-0064685
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Mrs. Edmund Allen's funeral, pallbearer William Heist amidst a funeral goers] [graphic].
  • Dates [1915 June 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 William D. Heist, an attorney and pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs. Edmund M. Allen, wife of the warden of Joliet Penitentiary. A crowd surrounds the pallbearers and the flower draped coffin on the sidewalk outside of a church. An awaiting hearse is partially visible on the right side of the image. Mrs. Allen was murdered at the penitentiary. She championed an honor system for the prisoners, and some saw her murder as martyrdom for this cause. She was murdered by an African American inmate named Campbell. This image was probably taken in Joliet, Illinois.
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  • Names
    • Heist, William D.
    • Allen, Edmund M., Mrs. Death and burial.
    • Allen, Edmund M. Family.
    • Illinois State Penitentiary (Joliet, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Mrs. Edmund M. Allen murder case, Joliet, Ill., 1915.
    • Funeral rites & ceremonies Illinois Joliet 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Lawyers Illinois Joliet 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Crowds Illinois Joliet 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Homicides Illinois Joliet 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Joliet (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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