[Edward Widener, questioned in inquest for St. Valentine's Day Massacre, sitting in profile]

Open URL [Edward Widener, questioned in inquest for St. Valentine's Day Massacre, sitting in profile]
  • Collection ID DN-0087924
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Edward Widener, questioned in inquest for St. Valentine's Day Massacre, sitting in profile] [graphic].
  • Dates 1929.
  • 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 Informal full-length portrait of Edward Widener sitting in profile at a table in a courtroom in Chicago, Illinois, being questioned in the inquest for the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, also known as the Moran Gang Massacre, in which reputed members of the Al Capone gang disguised themselves as policemen and murdered members of the George Moran ("Bugs" Moran) gang. Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, Cook County Coroner, is sitting next to Widener. Unidentified men are sitting and writing at the table, and men are sitting in a seating area in the background.
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  • Names
    • Widener, Edward
    • Bundesen, Herman N. (Herman Niels), 1882-1960.
  • Subjects Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, Chicago, Ill., 1929.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1920-1929.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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