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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. Alexander Franklin (Frank) James Alexander Franklin (Frank) James 1893 Charcoal portrait of Frank James dressed in what appears to be a Confederate cavalry uniform. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. Not visible in the image is "Frank...
2. Andrew (Andy) McGuire Andrew (Andy) McGuire Circa 1890s Charcoal portrait of Andrew McGuire in coat over a tab-closing shirt. The drawing is signed by the artist. Below the signature is "Andy McGuire" written in different handwriting and black ink.
3. Archibald Clements (Arch or Little Archie) Archibald Clements (Arch or Little Archie) Circa 1890s Charcoal portrait drawing of Archibald Clements (sometimes spelled Clement) with a cigar in his mouth, dressed in a suit with a cravat and holding a pistol. Drawing is signed by the artist. Below the artist's...
4. Ask the Marshall Ask the Marshall May 1, 2006 Letter from a reader of True West inquiring about the total sum acquired by the James-Younger Gang over some 12 years of robberies. Although the letter writer believes the members of the gang gained nearly...
5. Bad Day at Old Mission Bad Day at Old Mission November 1979 Story of the career of "Harvey Bailey, the nation's most prolific and successful bank robber" during the 1920s and early 1930s, living "amidst the most luxurious apartments and shops" in Kansas City at...
6. Blue Springs, MO, South Railroad Bridge Blue Springs, MO, South Railroad Bridge Postcard of the South Railroad Bridge Blue Springs, MO
7. Cities: Attack on Negro Crime Cities: Attack on Negro Crime February/11/1957 Story about the biggest police raid in Kansas City since 1941, hauling in 279 black people to prison initially. Raid made after robberies increased 40% from the previous year, four out of five of them...
8. Clelland (Clell) B. Miller, Deceased Clelland (Clell) B. Miller, Deceased Circa 1890s 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...
9. Even the Mother of the Missouri Kid Admitted He Was 'Always a Bad Boy' Even the Mother of the Missouri Kid Admitted He Was 'Always a Bad Boy' December 2012 Article describes a 1902 bank robbery in Union, Missouri carried out by William Rudolph and George Collins and the eventual murder of Pinkerton agent, Charles J. Schumacher. Details concerning Rudolph's...
10. Frank James or Henry Clements Frank James or Henry Clements Circa 1890s Charcoal portrait drawing of one of the guerrillas signed by the artist. Below the aritst's name, handwritten in black ink is "Henry Clements (?)" and below that in different handwriting in blue ink is...
11. Jesse James Jesse James Circa 1890s Charcoal portrait of Jesse James dressed in suit coat, shirt, and cravat. The drawing is signed by the artist. Below the signature is "Jesse James" written in different handwriting and black ink. It also...
12. Jesse James and Family Jesse James and Family April 28, 1905 Chapter gives the history of Jesse James and his family with emphasis on tracing the history of his involvement in train robberies. It is illustrated with photos and sketches.
13. Jesse James Biography Jesse James Biography 1985 Biography of Jesse James (1847-1882), "outlaw" and "the terror of the Missouri and western frontier during his heyday" along with his brother, Frank, and their gang. Born in Clay County, Missouri, and...
14. Mercantile Trust Company Robbery Mercantile Trust Company Robbery February 8, 1932 Bank employee L.G. Bickford posing behind a teller window at the Mercantile Trust Company (14th & Grand). The scene is part of investigation that took place after an attempted robbery on February 8, 1932....
15. Mercantile Trust Company Robbery Mercantile Trust Company Robbery February 8, 1932 View of a police officer and other people inside Mercantile Trust Company (14th & Grand). The scene is part of investigation that took place after an attempted robbery on February 8, 1932. KCPD detective...
16. More Reports of the Fur Trade and Inland Trade to Mexico More Reports of the Fur Trade and Inland Trade to Mexico July-September 1942 Second in a two-part series of articles reproducing letters and other reports by prominent fur traders or government officials involved in the fur trade or inland trade with Mexico in 1831. Among the report...
17. On the Trail of the Dalton Gang On the Trail of the Dalton Gang October 2011 The author, Johnny Boggs, references several motion pictures produced about the Dalton gang and each one's various endings. Boggs sets out "to learn what really happened" and takes the reader on a journey...
18. Only a Hat as Clue: Police Say Vivian Chase's Slayer Left Car Bareheaded Only a Hat as Clue: Police Say Vivian Chase's Slayer Left Car Bareheaded November/4/1935 Photo, caption, and article about Vivian Chase, a slain gang member involved in several robberies in the Kansas City area and Midwest, left dead in a car in the Saint Luke's Hospital parking lot.
19. Outdoor Lighting: Relighting Kansas City, Missouri, Part IV--Results: Fewer Night Assaults, Robberies, Outdoor Lighting: Relighting Kansas City, Missouri, Part IV--Results: Fewer Night Assaults, Robberies, Burglaries, and Lawsuits over Mishaps on Streets at Night June//1956 Final article in the series, regarding the conclusions of the street lighting study.
20. Outlaws Outlaws July 12, 2012 File containing an articles about notorious criminals, including one about Reymond Holzhey, or Black Bart Holzhey, an outlaw in the late 1800s Old West involved in murders and robberies of trains and stagecoaches....