[Sleep family farmhouse in Elgin, Illinois]

Open URL [Sleep family farmhouse in Elgin, Illinois]
  • Collection ID DN-0060450
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Sleep family farmhouse in Elgin, Illinois] [graphic].
  • Dates [1913 Apr. 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 Exterior view of the Sleep family farmhouse in Elgin, Illinois. Herman Coppes, a 14 year old boy living with the Sleep family, killed Mrs. Manny Sleep and two of her children in this house.
  • 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 Department, 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Names
    • Sleep family Homes and haunts Illinois Elgin.
    • Sleep, Manny, Mrs. Murder, 1913.
  • Subjects
    • Sleep family murder, Elgin, Ill., 1913.
    • Dwellings Illinois Elgin 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Crime scenes Illinois Elgin 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Homicides Illinois Elgin 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Elgin (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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