Name/Title
Exterior of apartment building at 1627 Humboldt BlvdEntry/Object ID
2020.11.000Description
News photo image of exterior of 1627 N Humboldt Blvd to accompany article about Czechoslavakian refugee Adele Langer. Langer and her husband Karel fled Nazi occupation and lived in a ground-floor apartment here on a six-month visa. When their asylum in the U.S. was denied, she threw her two sons and then jumped to her death from the 13th floor of the Congress Hotel on Aug 4, 1939.Photograph Details
Subject Place
Location
1627 N. Humboldt BlvdNeighborhood
Humboldt ParkCity
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisContinent
North AmericaMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Albert MosseRole
PhotographerDate made
Aug 4, 1939Dimensions
Height
5-3/8 inWidth
6-3/4 in