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MEMORABILIA FROM THE DILLINGER YEARS

Mon, Jun 26, 2023 12:00PM EDT - Sun, Aug 27, 2023 04:00PM EDT
Lot 56

A Silver Gelatin Print - Lake County's Lady Sheriff has Lost Her Prisoner

Estimate: $250 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$200 $25
$1,000 $50
$3,000 $100
International News Photos Inc. photograph with stamps and typed mimeograph description on back, "Crown point, Ind. Mrs. Lillian Holley, who is sheriff of Lake County, Ind. has just lost her most noted prisoner, John F. Dillinger. Dillinger, recently returned from Tucson, Arizona to face murder and robbery charges here was released from the Crown Point Jail by a colored accomplice, who entered the institution with a machine gun, and held eight guards at bay while he opened the cell door of his pal." Circa: 1934 Dimensions: Photo - 8-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches, Paper - 5-1/4 x 6 inches S/H: $30

Condition

Very good.