Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 7.5x10" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Roland Peugeot and Jean-Pierre Peugeot are depicted in this original vintage wire photograph. On the left, Roland Peugeot, the father, appears emotional as he discusses the kidnapping of his son, 4-year-old Eric Peugeot. On the right, Jean-Pierre Peugeot, the grandfather and renowned automobile magnate, portrays a more reserved demeanor. The photograph captures the anguish and concern of the Peugeot family during this crisis, noted to have occurred around the outskirts of Paris in April 1960.Eric Peugeot was abducted from a playground in St. Cloud, Paris, becoming the subject of a sensational kidnapping story due to his family's prominent status. The Peugeot family was known for its successful automobile manufacturing business. The event drew significant media attention and put pressure on the family's prominent patriarchs to negotiate for Eric's safe return without legal repercussions for the kidnapper.Text present on photo:Front: (NY11–April 13)–FAMILY OF KIDNAPED BOY–Roland Peugeot, left, father of kidnaped 4 1/2-year-old Eric Peugeot, and the boy’s grandfather, millionaire auto manufacturer Jean-Pierre Peugeot, right, are awaiting instructions from dark-haired man who ran off with the boy yesterday from playground in St. Cloud, on outskirts of Paris. The boy is being held for $100,000 ransom(AP Wirephoto via radio from Paris) (See AP wire story)(df41005rca)1960 Back: **Stamped Text:** - **TRIBUNE CUT ORDER** - Subject: Jean-Pierre - Size: 2 col **Newspaper Clipping:** **Title:** - THE GRANDSON of multi-millionaire automobile tycoon Jean-Pierre Peugeot... **Article:** - "PARIS—(Reuters)—The father of kidnaped Eric Peugeot Wednesday night made a dramatic television appeal for his 4-year-old son’s return...- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
Price: 28 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2025-01-28T16:11:51.000Z
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: kidnapping, ransom, newspaper, photograph, vintage
Theme: automobilia, people, history, social history
Featured Person/Artist: Roland Peugeot, Jean-Pierre Peugeot
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1960
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 7.5x10 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
