Hester, Edward . Numbers Operator . Kefauver Comm. Crime Investatgation

Description:

Edward Hester, wearing dark glasses and a business suit and seated at a table, speaks in front of a microphone; in the foreground, another man, also with a microphone, is seated opposite him; in the background a large group of men in business suits, seated at tables, observe or take notes. Hester is accused of running a numbers operation and is being investigated by the Kefauver Committee.

Notes:

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Date Issued:

1951-02-09T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Subject Topic:

Gambling, Bookmakers (Gambling), Legislative hearings, United States, Congress, Senate, and Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc17216_2