[Horse-drawn wagon carrying Mayor Anton J. Cermak's coffin accompanied by two police during his funeral procession, driving past people standing at the side of the street, with the wagon moving toward the camera]

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  • Collection ID DN-0010531
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Horse-drawn wagon carrying Mayor Anton J. Cermak's coffin accompanied by two police during his funeral procession, driving past people standing at the side of the street, with the wagon moving toward the camera] [graphic].
  • Dates 1933 Mar. 10.
  • 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 View of a horse-drawn wagon carrying Mayor Anton J. Cermak's coffin accompanied by two police during his funeral procession on a commercial street in Chicago, Illinois. The wagon is driving past people standing at the side of the street. This image shows the wagon moving toward the camera. Mayor Cermak was riding in a parade with President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Belmont Park in Miami, Florida on February 15, 1933, when he was shot by bullets believed to have been meant for the President. Mayor Cermak died on March 6, 1933. The assassin was Guiseppe Zangara, who was convicted of murder and executed on March 21, 1933. Rumors still exist that the bullets were intended for Cermak, ordered by Al Capone in retaliation for Cermak's involvement in the plot to kill Frank Nitti. Mayor Cermak was buried on May 13, 1933, in the Bohemian National Cemetary at 5255 North Pulaski Avenue on the north side of Chicago, Illinois. Mayor Cermak was born on May 9, 1873 in Kladno, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). He was the first "Slav" mayor and the 35th mayor of Chicago. He challenged the incumbant Republican mayor "Big Jim" Thompson and won the mayorial race on April 7, 1931, and served until his death in 1933.
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  • Names Cermak, Anton Joseph, 1873-1933 Death and burial Illinois Chicago.
  • Subjects
    • Police Illinois Chicago 1930-1939. lctgm
    • Mayors Illinois Chicago 1930-1939. lctgm
    • Funeral processions Illinois Chicago 1930-1939. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1930-1939.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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