"Freddy" Scheiderer, 12, farm boy living near Wausau, Wis., who shot two of his sisters August 13, one fatally, apparently as deliberate acts. He had never before shown any signs of dislike for the girls, or lack of mental balance. He is alert and friendly. The boy is being held in jail, although he is not old enough for a murder charge

1934
Not on view

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  • Title: "Freddy" Scheiderer, 12, farm boy living near Wausau, Wis., who shot two of his sisters August 13, one fatally, apparently as deliberate acts. He had never before shown any signs of dislike for the girls, or lack of mental balance. He is alert and friendly. The boy is being held in jail, although he is not old enough for a murder charge
  • Artist: Unknown (American)
  • Date: 1934
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: Image: 10 in. × 7 1/16 in. (25.4 × 18 cm), irregularly trimmed
    Sheet: 10 in. × 7 1/16 in. (25.4 × 18 cm), irregularly trimmed
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Twentieth-Century Photography Fund, 2015
  • Object Number: 2015.78
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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