Attorney general and Purvis talk reward

Melvin H. Purvis, the Chicago federal official who set the trap for criminal John Dillinger, and Attorney General Homer Cummings.

Publication date: 1934-07-24

Size: 16.7 x 9.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Cabinet officers--United States--1930-1940
• Cummings, Homer S. (Homer Stillé), 1870-1956
• Dillinger, John, 1903-1934--Death & burial--Illinois--Chicago
• Law enforcement officers--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Purvis, Melvin, 1903-1960
• Shaking hands--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• United States. Dept. of Justice. Division of Investigation--People--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs
• Portrait photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (July 24, 1934), p. 30

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)