Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo showing the body of rodeo cowboy A.J. Greening, age 28, lying at the foot of a staircase in a Chicago hotel after a fatal stabbing. According to the attached caption, Greening was a performer with a rodeo troupe headed by film star Roy Rogers and was killed during a card game fight. The caption notes that nine cowboys were present when the altercation began and that two others were also slashed. The original news caption remains attached to the photograph. This photograph originated from a large newspaper archive assembled and retained by a Pennsylvania newspaper near Pittsburgh. Measures approximately 6½ x 9¼ inches. Moderate handling wear, edge wear, creasing, and curling from age and newsroom use. Please see photos.
