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Clelland (Clell) B. Miller, Deceased
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| Title | Clelland (Clell) B. Miller, Deceased |
| Description | Charcoal portrait of deceased Clell Miller without shirt showing bullet wound above the heart dripping blood. The drawing is signed by the artist. Below the signature is "Clell Miller" written in different handwriting and black ink. |
| Biographical Note | Clell Miller served under William Anderson during the Civil War. Following the war, Miller was one of the principals in the James-Younger gang robberies. He was killed in Northfield, Minnesota, during a bank robbery on September 7, 1876. |
| Creator | Dillenbeck, A. L.
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| Date | Circa 1890s |
| Subject | Charcoal drawings
Portrait drawings
Criminals
Guerrillas
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| Local Subject | Border Warfare
Outlaws
Bushwhackers
Civil War
Miller, Clell
Bank Robberies
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| Location | MVO-68F |
| Notes | The portrait was separated from the original mat board. It is believed that most if not all of the Dillenbeck drawings were made from photographs. The MVO (Missouri Valley Oversize) is composed of various types of art work including paintings, sculpture, drawings and sketches, large-size photographs, posters, and other miscellaneous items. |
| Item Type | Art Work, 14 x 17 in. |
| Digital Format | Tiff imported as jpeg2000 |
| Barcode | 10023099 |
| Repository | Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri |
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