[Ex-inmate, Herman Billick, standing against a wall near steps of a building at Joliet Penitentiary]

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  • Collection ID DN-0067498
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Ex-inmate, Herman Billick, standing against a wall near steps of a building at Joliet Penitentiary] [graphic].
  • Dates [1917 Jan. 4]
  • 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 Portrait of Herman Billick, standing against a wall near steps of a building at Joliet Penitentiary. Billick spent eight years in prison for the murder of Martin Vrzal. He was released after it was discovered that perjured testimony given by Vrzal's brother, Jerry, led to Billick's conviction.
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  • Names
    • Billick, Herman.
    • Martin Vrzal murder case, Chicago, Ill., 1917.
    • Illinois State Penitentiary (Joliet, Ill.)
  • Subjects Prisoners Illinois Joliet 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Joliet (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Portraits. gmgpc
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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