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1946 antique AFRICAN AMERICAN CRIMINAL $5000 REWARD richmond va HEINOUS VIOLENT
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This original 8 x 13 inch City of Richmond police reward broadside was issued in 1946 by the Department of Public Safety, Richmond, Virginia, offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for a violent criminal assault. Printed on thin paper stock, the notice shows original fold lines, pronounced age toning, scattered staining, edge wear, and small corner losses, all consistent with public posting and removal.
The broadside opens with the following account, reproduced exactly as printed:
On the night of August 27, 1946, about 8 P.M., a young white lady, age 26, from a very prominent family in the City of Richmond, Virginia, at Greenway Lane and Grove Avenue, was attacked, cut twice on both sides of throat, cut across stomach, beaten with a stick, skull fractured on right side with a brick, several cuts on right side of head, one cut on left side of head, and attempted criminal assault by an unknown negro man, who is described as follows:
Subsequent paragraphs provide a detailed physical description of the suspect, including height, weight, complexion, clothing, speech, and behavior, as well as observations regarding blood and construction material on his clothing and shoes. The notice further records that the victim fought vigorously, temporarily disarming the attacker of a knife, which is described in specific measurements and condition.
The reward was jointly offered by the State of Virginia, the City of Richmond, and private citizens, and was valid for six months, expiring February 27, 1947. The document bears the printed name of E. H. ORGAN, Chief of Police, and is approved by JAMES C. ANTHONY, Director of Public Safety. It also specifies that no Richmond police officer would share in the reward and that informants would be kept confidential.
A stark and unsettling artifact of post–World War II urban crime and policing, this broadside survives as a rare example of mid-20th-century Southern law enforcement ephemera, reflecting the language, practices, and social realities of its time.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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