Photograph: George E. Wells Stands on an Unknown Road

Digital Record

Identifier: Photograph: George E. Wells Stands on an Unknown Road

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Digital Object (still_image)

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Summary

Photograph of George E. Wells, former Berea student who murdered Opal Sturgell in 1937, standing on an empty road. The image is symbolic because Wells was never found despite a thorough manhunt following the murder.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

Berea College Records: RG 08/8.0: Students and Alumni. Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Berea, Ky; filed in Opal Sturgell folder

Linked Records

Student Files (Unofficial) | Student Files (Unofficial: RG 8) | Box 35 (Stew - Ta) | Sturgell, Opal, 1937-1948

Repository Details

Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository

https://libraryguides.berea.edu/archives

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu