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Start Over Genre black-and-white photographs ✖ Subject - Geographic New Orleans (La.) ✖ Date 1973 ✖

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Airport officials and ambulance driver transfer the body of slain sniper Mark Essex from plane to ambulance for burial in Emporia, KS. He was killed in gun battle with police after killing six persons and wounding 17 others in New Orleans

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 11, 1973
Format:: Still image
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Minutes before death-- New Orleans Patrolman Paul Persigo leans against a police car trying to spot a sniper at the Downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel

Creator:: Arnold, G. E.
Date:: January 10, 1973
Format:: Still image
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Parents of sniper-- Mrs. Nellie Essex and her husband, Mark Essex answer newsmen's questions during a news conference at the St. James Baptist Church : their son, Mark (Jimmy) Essex, was slain by police Sunday in a New Orleans shootout

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 11, 1973
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Pondering the big question-- New Orleans Police Superintendent Clarence Giarusso ponders the big question of if there was more than one sniper involved in the Howard Johnson's shootings : Giarrusso replied, I'm not satisfied either way

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 10, 1973
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Slain officers --three New Orleans police officers slain by a snipers bullets include, from left: Patrolman Philip Coleman, Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo and Patrolman Paul Persigo

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 9, 1973
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Sniper and officer's guns-- New Orleans arms identification officer Alex Vega holds the 44-magnum (left) used by the sniper and the shotgun used by Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo who was slain : note several bullet holes visible in the barrel of

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 9, 1973
Format:: Still image
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