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The image shows a newspaper clipping from the "News-Tribune" in Waltham, Massachusetts, dated June 19, 1950. The headline reads, "Driver Held In Death of Girl on Bike." The article discusses an incident in Cambridge on June 19, where a 25-year-old man from Somerville was held in connection with the death of Miss Anne Scott Thompson, 25, who was an assistant curator at the Fogg Museum at Harvard University. Henry M. Lowe was charged with manslaughter, driving to endanger, drunken driving, and drunkness. Miss Thompson was reported to have been knocked from her bicycle by an automobile on a Saturday night and died at Mt. Auburn Hospital the following day. The clipping also includes the address and contact information of the New England Newsclip Agency, Inc., located in Waltham, Massachusetts.

This image shows a newspaper clipping from the "News-Tribune" of Waltham, Massachusetts, dated June 19, 1950. The headline reads "Driver Held In Death of Girl on Bike." The article reports that a 25-year-old man from Somerville was held in connection with the death of Miss Anne Scott Thompson, who was also 25 and an assistant curator at the Fogg Museum at Harvard University.

The man, identified as Henry M. Lowe, was booked on charges of manslaughter, driving to endanger, drunken driving, and drunkenness. Miss Thompson was knocked off her bicycle by an automobile on Saturday night and died at Mt. Auburn Hospital the following day. The clipping is from the New England Newsclip Agency, Inc., with the address Box 2078, Boston 6, and the phone number HAncock 6-9297. The newspaper's circulation is listed as 11,427. There is a red mark underlining part of the text and some red markings on the left side of the clipping.

This image displays a vintage newspaper clipping from June 19, 1950, mounted on a press release slip from the New England Newsclip Agency, Inc.

The clipping is from the News-Tribune of Waltham, Mass., an Independent Republican newspaper with a circulation of 11,427. The clipping is dated “JUN 19 1950” in a stamped, typewriter-style font.

The headline of the article reads:
“Driver Held In Death of Girl on Bike”

The article reports from Cambridge, June 19:

A 25-year-old Somerville man was held today in the automobile death of Miss Anne Scott Thompson, 25, assistant curator of the Fogg Museum at Harvard University.

The driver, Henry M. Lowe, was booked on charges of manslaughter, driving to endanger, drunken driving, and drunkenness.

The article states that Miss Thompson was knocked from her bicycle by an automobile on Saturday night and died at Mt. Auburn Hospital the previous day (June 18).

The clipping shows signs of age — its paper has a yellowed, beige tone — and includes red pencil markings: a checkmark in the top left corner and a horizontal underline beneath the sentence identifying Miss Thompson’s position at the Fogg Museum.

The press release slip at the top provides contact information for the New England Newsclip Agency: “Box 2078, Boston 6 • HAncock 6-9297”.

This artifact represents mid-20th-century journalism and press clipping services, preserving a local news story for archival or distribution purposes.

The image shows a piece of paper with a news clipping attached to it. The news clipping is from the New England Newsclip Agency, Inc., and it is about a tragic incident that occurred in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 19, 1950. The headline reads "Driver Held In Death of Girl on Bike." The article reports that a 25-year-old Somerville man was held in connection with the death of Miss Anne Scott Thompson, who was an assistant curator of the Fogg Museum at Harvard University. The man, Henry M. Lowe, was booked on charges of manslaughter, driving to endanger, drunken driving, and drunkenness. Miss Thompson was knocked from her bicycle by an automobile on Saturday night and died at Mt. Auburn Hospital yesterday.

The image shows a newspaper clipping from the News-Tribune, an independent Republican newspaper in Waltham, Massachusetts. The clipping reports on the death of 25-year-old Anne Scott Thompson, an assistant curator at the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident involving a car driven by Henry M. Lowe. Lowe was arrested and charged with manslaughter, driving to endanger, drunk driving, and drunkenness. The article provides details of the incident and the subsequent arrest and charges against Lowe.

The image shows a newspaper clipping from the New England Newsclip Agency, Inc., dated June 19, 1950, and published in the Waltham News-Tribune (an independent Republican newspaper with a circulation of 11,427). The headline reads: "Driver Held In Death of Girl on Bike."

Key Details from the Article:

• Location and Date: The incident occurred in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 19, 1950.
• Incident Summary: A 25-year-old man from Somerville was held in connection with the death of Miss Anne Scott Thompson, a 25-year-old assistant curator at the Fogg Museum at Harvard University.
• Charges: The man, identified as Henry M. Lowe, was booked on charges of manslaughter, driving to endanger, drunken driving, and drunkenness.
• Details of the Accident: Miss Thompson was knocked from her bicycle by an automobile on Saturday night. She later died at Mt. Auburn Hospital the previous day.

Visual Elements:

• The clipping appears to be a physical newspaper article, with visible creases and a slightly worn appearance, suggesting it may have been clipped or preserved for archival purposes.
• The text is printed in a standard newspaper typeface, and the headline is prominently displayed in bold, uppercase letters.
• The article is sourced from the Associated Press (AP), as indicated by the abbreviation at the beginning of the body text.

Context:

The article reflects a tragic traffic accident involving a cyclist and a driver, highlighting issues of drunken driving and road safety in the early 1950s. The mention of Harvard University and the Fogg Museum adds a layer of academic and cultural significance to the story.

This clipping serves as a historical document, capturing a specific event and the legal and social response to it during that era.

The image shows a newspaper clipping dated June 19, 1950, from the "News-Tribune" (Waltham, Massachusetts), which was published by the New England Newsclip Agency, Inc. It reports on an incident involving the death of Miss Anne Scott Thompson, a 25-year-old assistant curator at the Fogg Museum of Harvard University. She was struck by a car while riding her bicycle and succumbed to her injuries at Mt. Auburn Hospital. The driver, Henry M. Lowe, a 25-year-old man from Somerville, was arrested on charges of manslaughter, drunk driving, endangering lives, and drunkenness.

The image depicts a newspaper clipping. At the top, there is a header showing it was provided by the "New England Newsclip Agency, Inc." with an address and a phone number. The newspaper snippet is from the "News-Tribune (e) WALTHAM, Mass." which is indicated as an Independent Republican paper with a circulation of 11,427. The date stamped on the clipping is "JUN 19 1950."

The headline of the article reads "Driver Held In Death of Girl on Bike." The body of the article reports that a 25-year-old man from Somerville was held in connection with the death of Miss Anne Scott Thompson, who was also 25 and worked as an assistant curator at the Fogg Museum at Harvard University. The man named Henry M. Lowe was booked on charges of manslaughter, driving to endanger, drunk driving, and drunkenness. It details that Miss Thompson was knocked from her bicycle by an automobile the previous Saturday night and died at Mt. Auburn Hospital the following day.

The clipping appears to be aged with slight discoloration and has a red line drawn on it, possibly to highlight or mark something.

The image shows a clipped newspaper article dated June 19, 1950, from the New England Newsclip Agency, Inc., with the header indicating it is from the News-Tribune in Waltham, Massachusetts. The headline reads: "Driver Held In Death of Girl on Bike."

The article reports that a 25-year-old Somerville man was held in connection with the automobile death of Miss Anne Scott Thompson, also 25 years old, who was the assistant curator of the Fogg Museum at Harvard University. The driver, Henry M. Lowe, was booked on charges of manslaughter, driving to endanger, drunken driving, and drunkenness.

It states that Miss Thompson was knocked from her bicycle by an automobile on Saturday night and died at Mt. Auburn Hospital the following day. The article has some hand-drawn red markings on it.

The image shows two old newspaper clippings mounted on a light gray background.

• The top piece is a small, white clipping from the New England Newsclip Agency. It lists services for News-Tribune (e) in Waltham, Mass., and the Independent Republican circ. number. A blue stamp reading JUN 19 1950 is visible.

• The bottom piece is a larger clipping with a bold headline: “Driver Held In Death of Girl on Bike.” It is a Cambridge, June 19 report about a 25-year-old Somerville man held in the death of Miss Anne Scott Thompson, an assistant curator at the Fogg Museum (Harvard University). The article mentions Henry M. Lowe being booked on manslaughter, driving to endanger, drunken driving and drunkenness, and notes the victim died after being struck by a car on a Saturday night and treated at Mt. Auburn Hospital. There are red marks along the margins of this clipping.

Overall, it looks like a small archival pairing of mid-20th-century newspaper clippings.