Title
James P. Allman and Anton Cermak
Subject
Allman, James P., -1956
Cermak, Anton Joseph, 1873-1933
Chicago (Ill.). Police Department
Mayors
Illinois--Chicago
Chicago (Ill.). Mayor
Description
James P. Allman joined the Chicago Police Department in 1900 as a policeman, and worked his way up the ladder to sergeant, lieutenant, and captain in 1917. Anton Cermak, a native of Austria-Hungary, was Mayor of Chicago from 1931 until he was assassinated in 1933.
On verso: "Mayor Names 'Iron Man' To Head Police. Captain James P. Allman, 'Iron Man' of Chicago's Police Department, today was named Commissioner of Police by Mayor Cermak to succeed John Alcock, acting Commissioner. The mayor gave the new chief a few pioneers on what has to be done to put Chicago in shape for the coming Century of Progress; I-'War on Crime' Commissioner Allman, gets instructions from Mayor Cermak, to clean up gangland."
On verso: "Mayor Names 'Iron Man' To Head Police. Captain James P. Allman, 'Iron Man' of Chicago's Police Department, today was named Commissioner of Police by Mayor Cermak to succeed John Alcock, acting Commissioner. The mayor gave the new chief a few pioneers on what has to be done to put Chicago in shape for the coming Century of Progress; I-'War on Crime' Commissioner Allman, gets instructions from Mayor Cermak, to clean up gangland."
Creator
Wide World Photos
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1931-10-01
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
401119
Minneapolis Public Library Collection
Original Format
commercial print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
22 x 17 cm