1908: Image of the Dead Body of Lazarus Averbuch

Image of the Dead Body of Lazarus Averbuch

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.

Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.

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