Ambushed…and murdered : funeral of Don R. Mellett

Men carry the casket of murdered newspaper editor Don R. Mellett of Canton, Ohio. Mellett had exposed the corruption and underworld of Canton and was ambushed at his home.

Publication date: 1933-12-10

Size: 8.5 x 11 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Canton (Ohio)

Temporal: 1926

Subject(s):

• Funeral processions--Ohio--Canton--1920-1930
• Mellett, Donald Ring, 1891-1926--Death & buria--Ohio--Canton
• Newspaper editors--American--Ohio--Canton--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 10, 1933), p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg