Books....this Photograph and some others are in lot # 331 @
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Read the below descriptions. I should have posted the whole write up but I figure most people don't look much
past the photos. If you feel they made a mistake I suggest you contact them and let them know so they can fix
their error.
Shotgun
Included in the collection are the following images, each accompanied by a typed label describing the criminal activities of the subject: a rare, from life, unmounted image of Charlie Pierce a Doolin Gang member who took part in a number of train robberies, and along with George "Bitter Creek" Newcombe was assassinated in Indian Territory on May, 1895 for a $5000 reward. While Pierce was photographed in death, this is apparently the only known image of him while still living, and is previously unpublished; a cabinet card of Noah Armstrong, who planned and directed the robbery of the Wells Fargo Express car at Coleman, Kansas, May 25, 1893; a 2.75 x 3.75" a cdv-sized silver gelatin image of Charles Bryant in death. Bryant, along with Bob and Emmett Dalton, robbed the A.T. & S.F. RR Wells Fargo Express car at Wharton, Cherokee Strip, Indian Territory at 10:30 P.M., May 9 1891; a 3.25 x 4.5" silver gelatin mug shot showing frontal and profile views of J.B. Humphrey , who robbed the Wells Fargo depot at Rapid City, South Dakota, on May 14, 1908; a cdv of Ed Reeves and a man identified only as "Harris". Reeves robbed the Wells Fargo Express car at Flatonia, Texas, July 1887; a 2.75 x 3.75" unmounted silver gelatin image of Tom Wind, a member of the Dalton and Doolin Gangs; and a 2.5 x 3.5" unmounted silver print mug shot of a man identified on verso as "Philip Elmer Taber." Included with the lot is the complete documentation and chain of custody of the group including a copy of the original receipt of purchase from the Huntington Library as well as letters from subsequent owners. (EST $4000-$5000)
Condition: EXC.