Switchblade Twist



Photo Title

Switchblade Twist

Photographer/Creator

Thomas Mulhaney

Collection

Publisher

Chicago Sun-Times

Caption/Description

The place is Chicago--the bricks in an alley on the North Side. Two teen-aged boys square off for a fight with knives. The photographer sees them, and his camera prevents a 'West Side Story' tragedy in Chicago, between Jim Shaughnessy, 15, (with knife) and Bob Manhart, 16.

Citation

Thomas Mulhaney, "Switchblade Twist," in POYi Archive, Item #4717, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/4717 (accessed March 28, 2024).

Date Added

07.04.2008