Mercantile Trust Company Robbery
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Photograph with a rear view of an unmarked police car damaged by bullet holes. The scene is part of investigation that took place after an attempted robbery at the Mercantile Trust Company on February 8, 1932. KCPD detective Oliver Carpenter was shot and killed while interrupting the robbery; Detective Edward Young was also injured in the exchange.
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February 8th 1932
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1401 Grand Avenue
Kansas City, MO
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Collection Title, Call or Box Number:
Zeldin Collection of Journal-Post Glass Negatives, P29, Box 19, Folder 35, #1
Digital Object Identifier:
10016274