Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930
1916
Great Migration of American Blacks to city
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Timeline of the City's History : 1916


McIntyre Murder Case

McIntyre Murder Case
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McIntyre murder case, home of Henry McIntyre, after police raid, with crowd standing in front

Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.

Created/Published
ca. 1916 Aug. 2.

Summary
Exterior view of the home of Henry McIntyre, with a crowd standing in front. McIntyre was an African American man who went on a shooting spree, killing a policeman and three neighbors, and wounding two policeman and one neighbor. The home was located at 320 North Irving Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The house is gutted, because the police dynamited the structure to get McIntyre to give up.

Notes
This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper.


Cite as: DN-0066872, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.
Reproduction Number: DN-0066872
Digital ID: ichicdn n066872

Case number: 3418


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