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Scene after William McPadden's assassination
X marks the spot

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Title
Scene after William McPadden's assassination
Description
Caption: "Not passed out, but passed n. William "Gunner" McPadden, an ally of Danny Stanton, was killed in the famous Granada Café on the eve of the New Year, 1929, by George Maloney, killer de luxe for Michael "Bubs" Quinlan, bourbon baron." The Granada Cafe was located at 68th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
Date
1928  
Type
Photograph  
File Name
chicagogangwarsi00rock_0050.jp2
Source Page
http://www.archive.org/stream/chicagogangwarsi00rock#page/48/mode/2up
Link to the Full-Text
http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagogangwarsi00rock
Subject
  • Organized crime  
  • Homicides  
Coverage-Spatial
Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal
1920-1929  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book Title
  • X marks the spot  
  • Chicago gang wars in pictures  
Collection Title
Picture Chicago
Collection
Picture Chicago
TitleScene after William McPadden's assassination
DescriptionCaption: "Not passed out, but passed n. William "Gunner" McPadden, an ally of Danny Stanton, was killed in the famous Granada Café on the eve of the New Year, 1929, by George Maloney, killer de luxe for Michael "Bubs" Quinlan, bourbon baron." The Granada Cafe was located at 68th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
Date1928  
TypePhotograph  
File Namechicagogangwarsi00rock_0050.jp2
Source Pagehttp://www.archive.org/stream/chicagogangwarsi00rock#page/48/mode/2up
Link to the Full-Texthttp://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagogangwarsi00rock
Subject
  • Organized crime  
  • Homicides  
Coverage-SpatialWoodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal1920-1929  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionImages in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book Title
  • X marks the spot  
  • Chicago gang wars in pictures  
Collection TitlePicture Chicago
CollectionPicture Chicago

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