Object number:
H96.1.1204
Object name:
photonegative
Title:
Kroeger Murder Trial
Maker:
Jim Edelen
Date made:
August 20, 1962
Material / Technique:
safety
Dimensions:
H: 2.25 in, W: 2.25 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
The Kroeger house at 490 Ellington Avenue, San Francisco. In front of the white clapboard house is a large crowd of onlookers. The police are inspecting the house looking for bodies. Jay Arneson's rotted body was found in the basement of the Kroeger's house, and police believed that a second body would likely be found buried in the basement as well. Mildred Arneson's body was indeed found buried in the basement the next day.
Concepts:
demonstration; crowd; Kroeger Murder Trial
Places:
San Francisco
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