Timeline of the City's History : 1908
Lazarus Averbuch, deceased (side)
Dead body of Lazarus Averbuch held up in a chair by Captain Evans of the police department, side view
Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
Created/Published
1908 Mar. 2.
Summary
Image of the dead body of Lazarus Averbuch held up in a chair by Captain Evans of the police department in Chicago, Illinois. Averbuch, an alleged anarchist, was shot and killed during his attempt to assassinate Police Chief George M. Shippy at the Shippy home.
Notes
This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer was published in the newspaper on March 3, 1908
Cite as: DN-0005897, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.
Reproduction Number: DN-0005897
Digital ID: ichicdn n005897
Case number: 56
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