Esther Lee Lewis 1947 murder newspaper article: Floyd F. Cornelius, service station operator, points to the tangle of blackberry bushes where he found the mutilated body of little Esther Lee Lewis

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Title Esther Lee Lewis 1947 murder newspaper article: Floyd F. Cornelius, service station operator, points to the tangle of blackberry bushes where he found the mutilated body of little Esther Lee Lewis
Photo Number P0244add1n1_03_0036
Description Scan of crime article photograph of Floyd F. Cornelius, service station operator, points to the tangle of blackberry bushes where he found the mutilated body of little Esther Lee Lewis
Date 1947
Textual Date 1947
Keywords Men; Headgear; Caps (headgear); Peaked caps; Protective wear; Overalls; Witnesses; 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/s6gq8kgf
Setname uum_map
ID 997549
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gq8kgf
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