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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 19, 1961 reads "Robert Gardner, 8, shot three times by crazed father." The article partially reads "The boy's father committed suicide Saturday night after killing his oldest son and critically wounding the youngster, Robert Edward Gardner."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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