Pilot and owner of parachute quizzed in tragedy

Bernard De Witt, pilot of the plane from which parachute jumper "Little Joe" Wilson leapt to his death, and Lieutenant Verne Stewart, owner of the parachute used by Wilson, at World's Fair grounds in Chicago.

Publication date: 1933-07-05

Size: 12 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Accidents--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
• Stewart, Verne
• Witt, Bernard de

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 5, 1933), p. 34

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)