Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo showing 17-year-old Joseph Henry Maish of Vancouver, Washington, shortly after learning that his death sentence had been commuted. Maish received the news only one hour before he was scheduled to be hanged for murder. Governor Mon C. Wallgren commuted his sentence to 99 years in prison. Maish is shown looking toward prison chaplain Rev. Arvid Ohrnell as Deputy Warden P. A. Kelly watches. The caption is separate from the photo, with both mounted on the same piece of black paper. Overall size measures approximately 6 by 7¾ inches. Vintage tape, corner wear, creasing, and surface wear are present. From the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper.
