The City: Philadelphia #13


Original caption:

Philadelphia -- Seven of the eight children of the stricken Michalinszyn family of Hays Borough, just outside of Pittsburgh in the homestead district, are shown looking out of the window of their home. Their father, Dimitro, a mill worker on his way to work early in the morning, carrying his lunch and a jar of coffee, was shot and killed instantly by J. P. Tobasco, a prohibition agent. Tobasco is being held without bail on a charge of murder. Michalinszyn's family consists of the mother and eight children. the one not shown in this photo is but a few months old. (1925)

The City: Philadelphia #13

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