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1940 Press Photo New York Workers escape in Steam Room from death in Robbery NYC

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Armed with Machine Guns,Six Robbers looted the Supreme Skein Co., Brooklyn of $15,000 worth of silk and locked these employees in the steam room where the temperature was 120 degrees. The trapped men some of them collapsed are shown before being taken from the chamber.Risking being shot in order to save himself and fellow workers from death. Louis Wachter Superintendent, ran from the chamber to remonstrate with one of the thugs to allow him to turn off the steam. the workers (left to right) are Louis Wacther ,Edward Miles. Tony Pace, Earl Hall, Peter Jablonski, Joe Gregory. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 11-05-1940.

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