Photographs: Two different men (Will West, William West)
Item — Box: 10, Item: 1401
Scope and Contents
From slide: "Both served sentences in the prison in Leavenworth, Kan. Will West, housebreaker, identified the photograph of William West, convicted for murder, as his own. Their Bertillon measurements are remarkably similar. Their fingerprints are quite different."
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1941
Creator
- From the Collection: Laughlin, Harry H., 1880-1943 (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 22.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Brown Box. There is a gap between slide 1307 and slide 1401, and slide 1401 and slide 1501.
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository