Esther Lee Lewis 1947 murder newspaper article: Bill Lewis, 17 year old brother of the victim, Constable Charles Deaver, County investigator Emil Demes, and Deputy Sheriff Al Collins (left to right) search streambed for rock which is thought to have been used to smash in Esther Lee's head

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Title Esther Lee Lewis 1947 murder newspaper article: Bill Lewis, 17 year old brother of the victim, Constable Charles Deaver, County investigator Emil Demes, and Deputy Sheriff Al Collins (left to right) search streambed for rock which is thought to have been used to smash in Esther Lee's head
Photo Number P0244add1n1_03_0039
Description Scan of crime article photograph of Bill Lewis, 17 year older brother of the victim, Constable Charles Deaver, County investigator Emil Demes, and Deputy Sheriff Al Collins (left to right) search streambed for rock which is thought to have been used to smash in Esther Lee's head
Date 1947
Textual Date 1947
Keywords Men; Police officers; Caps (headgear); Peaked caps; Hats; Fedoras; Streams; Rocks; Crime scenes; Journalistic photography
Subject Murder--California--Fresno County--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Sanger (Calif.); Fresno County (Calif.)
Latitude 36.8188
Longitude -119.3871
Additional Information One of thirteen crime article photographs regarding the murder of 9 year-old Esther Lee Lewis in March 1947. She was attacked and murdered as she walked to the school bus on Trimmer Springs Road, east of Centerville. Months later a 17 year-old former mental patient was charged with the murder of the little girl and another woman in Fresno. The Olive Woolley Burt photograph collection consists of photographs used by Olive Burt as research for her works. Many have been reproduced in various books and articles. Included are over 1,000 photographs of Olive Burt and members of her family.
Collection Number and Name P0244 Olive Woolley Burt Photograph Collection
Collection Name Olive Woolley Burt
Relation is Part of Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive
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Type Image
Finding Aid http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv41589
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, 24-bit color at 400 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF.
ARK ark:/87278/s63f6bc8
Setname uum_map
ID 997527
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63f6bc8