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Post by Sue on Feb 19, 2023 20:59:54 GMT -5
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Post by Michael on Feb 20, 2023 12:15:50 GMT -5
Sue, I've seen the maps and these dictionaries at the Archives. The picture looks exactly like what's there. The dictionaries were a set of eight "booklets" and entered into evidence as S-229. I went back to the original inventories and found that a total of 39 road maps were discovered at the Hauptmann apartment. These included a 1931 Standard Oil road map of NJ as well as a 1932 Esso road map of NJ. The NJ map shown in the picture isn't either of these two (its an official State of New Jersey issue), however, there were 37 others discovered so it's possible it wasn't specifically mentioned. On these dictionaries... I was having trouble locating the mention in the inventories so I reached out to Siglinde for help. Thanks to her, I see this listing: " 1 German Dictionary." This could be something different, or it could just be the person inventorying the items being lazy by counting the group as one book. What's interesting is that, according to my memory, when Hauptmann was asked about this set of dictionaries he claimed not to recognize them.
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Post by Sue on Feb 21, 2023 0:33:37 GMT -5
Hi Michael,
Thank you to you and Siglinde.
That's a lot of maps to own!
Hauptmann was obviously on the road a lot!
I believe those dictionaries were sold in a box set, so I can understand that they would be inventoried as one (1) unit. I thought there were 10 books in the set?
Are those dictionaries currently missing? I thought I heard something to that affect a few years ago.
Do you know if there is anything penciled in the margins of these books? They look like paperbacks.
Is that all Hauptmannn said about the dictionaries, and then they dropped the matter?
Thanks again.
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Post by Michael on Feb 23, 2023 20:42:32 GMT -5
That's a lot of maps to own! Hauptmann was obviously on the road a lot! I believe those dictionaries were sold in a box set, so I can understand that they would be inventoried as one (1) unit. I thought there were 10 books in the set? Are those dictionaries currently missing? I thought I heard something to that affect a few years ago. Do you know if there is anything penciled in the margins of these books? They look like paperbacks. Is that all Hauptmannn said about the dictionaries, and then they dropped the matter? Thanks again. I believe he had maps from every state he went thru on his trips. I think back then the gas stations may have given them out for free but I could be wrong. Certain exhibits aren't kept out on the floor and are in the closet I sometimes talk about. One day I was there and Mark had them out. I never touched or opened them so I can't answer your question about notations. I was searching around my files and remembered the book an Intern put together on the exhibits and checked for a photo. It was there so I've attached it for you below. The exchange is in the trial transcripts. I was going from memory and haven't been able to boot up my desk top with check it out since. imgur.com/aCqMeIp
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Post by Sue on Feb 28, 2023 0:19:07 GMT -5
Michael,
Thank you for the effort in posting the picture of the dictionary! I see there is a postmark. Was that to identify it as NJ State evidence?
I agree that the maps were free at one time, and windshields were cleaned by the attendant for free! When did all that end? By the time the 1960s were over?
Thanks again.
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Post by Michael on Mar 4, 2023 21:24:32 GMT -5
I see there is a postmark. Was that to identify it as NJ State evidence? It all depends. Usually, something like this would assist with the chain of custody but the date is July 28, 1935 so I'm not exactly sure what this is all about. Another possibility was that it somehow assisted with the inventory of evidence as it was placed in the vault.
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Post by Sue on Mar 23, 2023 19:37:32 GMT -5
Thanks, Michael, for sharing your knowledge of background information about the inventory practices!
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