James Leroy Smith in State Police custody, 1958
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by
United Press International
American, founded 1907
Date1958 September 3
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/4 × 9in. (18.4 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by United Press International (UPI) photographer Frank Lorenzo with typed caption.
Caption: HFP090304-9/3/58-NEW CANAAN, CONN.: State Police usher James Leroy Smith (behind hat at left), 20, of Washington, D.C. into car ending a wild chase. Smith forced a taxi driver at gun point to take him from Baltimore to Conn. He said "I want to see my wife in Stamford." The driver escaped at a toll station in Greenwich where Smith picked up a hostage, Anthony Marchand, 14. Marchand deflected Smith's aim during the capture. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO fl
Caption: HFP090304-9/3/58-NEW CANAAN, CONN.: State Police usher James Leroy Smith (behind hat at left), 20, of Washington, D.C. into car ending a wild chase. Smith forced a taxi driver at gun point to take him from Baltimore to Conn. He said "I want to see my wife in Stamford." The driver escaped at a toll station in Greenwich where Smith picked up a hostage, Anthony Marchand, 14. Marchand deflected Smith's aim during the capture. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO fl
Object number2023.82.335.1
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c. 1920-1926
