Portret van Robert Walker

anonymous, 1937

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2018-1-29
  • Dimensionsheight 240 mm x width 200 mm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portret van Robert Walker

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2018-1-29

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘W384413/
      DESIGNATED DENTIST IN SPROUSE MURDER/
      Robert Walker, 34-year-old cousin of Cleo Sprouse, 18/ year-old high school student allegedly murdered by Dr. /R.G. Miller, a dentist who was friendly with the Sprouse/ family in Charlottesville, Va., is now reported a having been/ the one to inform police that the dentist was implicated in/ the case./
      CREDIT LINE (ACME) 3/5/37 BU’
    • number: ‘1741046’
    • inscription: ‘REF. DEPT./ 3-10 37/ N.E.A.’

Creation

  • Creation

    • photographer: anonymous, United States of America
    • photographer: ACME Newspictures Inc. (mentioned on object), United States of America
    • supplier: Newspaper Enterprise Association (mentioned on object), United States of America

  • Dating

    1937

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

  • Dimensions

    height 240 mm x width 200 mm

Explanatory note

  • Robert Walker was een neef van de 18-jarige Cleo Sprouse die vermoord werd door een bevriende tandarts, R.G. Miller; Walker tipte de politie dat de tandarts betrokken zou kunnen zijn.

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