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Lot 357

[CHICAGO CRIME]. A large group of 66 explicit autopsy and c...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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[CHICAGO CRIME]. A large group of 66 explicit autopsy and crime scene photographs. [Ca 1950s]. Black and white photographs from the Cook County medical examiner?s office with a majority depicting victims of violent crime or suicide (most photos 8 x 10?). Ink stamps and notations (some notations in pencil) on versos, and several with ink notations on rectos (some general wear, creasing, occasional chipping or tape markings). The names of the victims and the nature of their deaths are handwritten on the versos of many photos. Provenance: From the files of Harry Glos, former chief investigator for the Cook County Coroner?s office.