[Bank Robber Aiming at Security Camera, Cleveland, Ohio]

Publisher United Press International American
March 8, 1975
Not on view
This startling photograph captures a robber firing his pistol at a bank camera to prevent it from recording his identity. Although he and his accomplices absconded with $11,600 in the heist, the gunman was too slow for the ever-watchful eye of the security camera, which caught his face right before the shot rang out, enabling authorities to identify their suspect.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: [Bank Robber Aiming at Security Camera, Cleveland, Ohio]
  • Publisher: United Press International (American)
  • Date: March 8, 1975
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: Image: 6 7/8 × 4 13/16 in. (17.4 × 12.2 cm)
    Sheet: 7 1/2 × 5 7/8 in. (19.1 × 15 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Twentieth-Century Photography Fund, 2015
  • Object Number: 2015.278
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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