Federal agents' chief after leading men

Melvin Purvis, who led the squad of federal agents in the raid which resulted in the death of John Dillinger.

Publication date: 1934-07-23

Size: 16.5 x 9.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1934-07-22

Subject(s):

• Law enforcement officers--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Purvis, Melvin, 1903-1960
• 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 23, 1934), p. 28

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)