James Lee McCullough [1864-1921]

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

James Lee McCullough [1864-1921]

Entry/Object ID

2018.1.180

Description

Carte de visite of James Lee McCullough [1864-1921] - husband of Sarah Abigail Ross. He was a U.S. Railway Postal Clerk, who was murdered in his mail car at the railroad yards in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. (Source: Waynesburg Republican, 3 March 1921.) Handwritten inscription on reverse of image reads, "James L. McCullough / killed Feb 21 [sic 26], 1921 Pitts[bugh], PA.]. In another hand, a second inscription reads, "John's Dad." Original, no photographer listed.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Collection

Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1880 - circa 1900

Lexicon

Search Terms

McCullough family, Murders

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

CAND-AN007-0047

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McCullough, James Lee [1864-1921]

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Miscellaneous Series - Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Notes

This photograph was purchased in combination with three additional identified images from the McCullough and Ross families, of Greene County, Pennsylvania, via eBay auction in 2024, by Candice Lynn Buchanan who owned and shared the photograph with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project. No additional context, ownership history, or provenance are known. SOURCE CITATION: James Lee McCullough [1864-1921]; circa 1880-1900; item no. CAND-AN007-0047, Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).