Photograph of five shot gun pellets taken from the body of state Highway Patrolman Murphy, who was shot and killed by Clyde Barrow on April 1, 1934 at Grapevine, Texas.
Fingerprint card for Clyde Champion Barrow taken at the Department of Police in Fort Worth, Texas. It includes his physical description, aliases, details of his arrest and his mug shot pasted to the back of the document.
Fingerprint card for Clyde Champion Barrow taken at the Department of Police in Dallas, Texas some time in 1934. It includes his physical description, aliases, full body photograph and a mug shot taken December 3, 1926.
Fingerprint card for Clyde Champion Barrow taken at the Department of Police in Dallas, Texas some time in 1932. It includes his physical description, a time-line of his crimes and a mug shot taken December 3, 1926.
Wanted poster for Clyde Champion Barrow and his brother, Marvin Ivan Barrow. It includes both their physical descriptions and details of their last sighting. The monetary reward of $1000 is the total amount added from the four counties they are wanted in.
Wanted poster for Clyde Champion Barrow in Sherman, Texas for $200. Includes a mug shot from December 3, 1926, his physical description and the details behind his crimes for which the warrant was issued.
Wanted poster for the Barrow Gang: Bonnie Parker, Clyde Barrow, Blanch Caldwell, Marvin Barrow (Clyde's brother) and an unknown person. The poster includes the physical descriptions of each person, and Sheriff Albert Maxey provides details for the monetary prize awarded upon their arrest.
Wanted report for Clyde Barrow and his accomplice, Marvin "Buck" Barrow on charges of killing one police officer and wounding another. It was filed by the Bureau of Identification of the Police Department of Dallas, Texas on April 13, 1933.
Wanted report for Clyde Barrow on the charges of suspicion in a bank robbery attempt at Lucerne, Indiana around May 8, 1933. It states that he was joined by one man and two women. In addition, a car stolen from San Angelo, Texas was recovered near the site of the robbery. This is a copy report from Lucerne, Indiana that was filed in Dallas, Texas.
Wanted report for Clyde Barrow on the charges of kidnapping the Sheriff and City Marshall of Wellington, Texas on June 11, 1933. It states that he was joined by Marvin "Buck" Barrow, Clyde's brother, and his wife, Bonnie Parker, who was injured in the incident. This is a copy report from Wellington, Texas that was filed in Dallas, Texas.
Wanted report for Clyde Barrow on the charges of murder and assailant to murder at Atoka, Oklahoma on August 5, 1932. It states that with his accomplice, Raymond Hamilton, shot and killed the Deputy Sheriff and wounded the Sheriff. This is a copy report from Atoka, Oklahoma that was filed in Dallas, Texas.
Wanted report for Clyde Barrow on the charges of robbery of an oil station using firearms at Lufkin, Texas on 5-12-1932. This is a copy report from Lufkin, Texas that was filed in Dallas, Texas.
Wanted report for Clyde Barrow and his accomplice, Raymond Hamilton on the charges of robbing $400 from the Neuhoff Packing House using firearms at Dallas, Texas on 8-1-1932.
Wanted report for Clyde Barrow and his accomplice, Raymond Hamilton on the charges of kidnapping a man and a woman from Ruston, Louisiana and releasing them at Waldo, Arkansas, but taking the man's 1933 Ford Sedan on 4-23-1933. Handwritten note at the bottom states that the car was eventually found at Coleman, Texas two days later. This is a copy report from Ruston, Louisiana that was filed in Dallas, Texas.
Wanted report for Clyde Barrow, issued by W.R. Sibley, the Chief of Police of Abilene, Texas on October 13, 1932, for the daylight robbery of a Piggly-Wiggly store. It includes Barrow's physical description, his accomplices and lists the other counties he is wanted in for murder.
Fingerprint chart of Clyde Champion Barrow, mailed from the Division of Investigation from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Chief of Police in Dallas, Texas. It include Barrow's physical description, relatives, and criminal record.
Cancellation of an Identification Order for Clyde Barrow, issued on May 28, 1934 by the U.S. Department of Justice. It states that the order be canceled due to Barrow being killed in Arcadia, Louisiana on May 23, 1934.
Mug-shot and information for Henry Methvin from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. He entered prison October 2, 1935 on the charge of murder and was sentenced to death. The reverse side is Methvin's fingerprints.
Telegram to the Dallas Chief of Police inquiring as to whether Raymond Hamilton and "three others" are wanted for murder in the recipient's city or state.
Photograph of Dallas County Sheriff R. A. "Smoot" Schmid, first from left, and Dallas County Deputies Ed Caster, Ted Hinton, and Bob Alcorn standing with items collected form Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker's getaway car, 1934. Items include license plates, bags, maps, magazines, and coats.
Officers inspect Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker's bullet-riddled V8 Ford at the police impound after removing the couple's bodies. Dallas County Sheriff Smoot Schmid is at left, hatless.
Letter from Sheriff J. C. Willis of Wharton, Texas to the Chief of Detectives of the Identification Bureau of Dallas, Texas requesting photographs of Clyde Barrow, Raymond Hamilton and Bonnie Parker.
Letter from Sheriff J. C. Willis of Wharton, Texas to all peace officers in the United States informing them of the arrest warrant placed for Clyde Champion Barrow, Raymond Hamilton and Bonnie Parker for the assault to murder of a deputy. He also provides a description of their getaway car and places where they may be hiding.
Letter from D. E. Walsh of the Dallas Bureau of Identification to Deputy Sheriff C. J. Koehe of Wharton, replying to his letter from August 19th and saying that he sends him a picture of Clyde Barrow because he does not have one of Raymond Hamilton or Bonnie Parker.
Letter from W. M. Thompson, Chief of the Texas Prison System to D. E. Walsh of the Dallas Bureau of Identification where he apologizes for omitting a list of subjects who have an authorized leave of absence from prison. He also includes the status of Marvin Barrow and the date that Clyde Barrow was granted parole.
Memo for Douglas Walsh regarding Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker regarding encounters several people have had with the couple and Clyde Barrow's family.
Letter from Polk County Sheriff, C. F. Keeling, to the Chief of Police of the Dallas, Texas Police Department requesting copies of Clyde Barrow's and Bonnie Parker's fingerprints and mugshots, as well as fingerprints and mug shots of their accomplices.
Letter from W. C. Gordon, Detective Lieutenant of the Identification Bureau in Kansas City, Missouri to D. E. Walsh, superintendent of the Identification Bureau in Dallas, Texas, thanking him for the picture of Clyde Barrow and his brother.
Letter from L. M. Pack a Captain of Detectives, to the Tulia, Texas Sheriff Department responding to their request to send a picture of Clyde Barrow and ensuring his department's full cooperation assisting in his capture.
Wanted bulletin dated May 1, 1933 for Clyde Champion Barrow, his brother Melvin Ivan "Buck" Barrow and two unidentified women for stealing a car and kidnapping a man and a woman near Ruston, Louisiana on April 27, 1933.
Letter from Ed Portley, Chief of Detectives of the Joplin, Missouri Police Department to seven different sheriff's offices and two chiefs of police requesting ideas or suggestions that might aid in the arrest of Clyde Barrow and his accomplices.
Letter from Fred Gerber of the San Angelo, Texas Constable's Department to the Dallas, Texas Police Department requesting the name of the father of Clyde and Ivy [Ivan] Barrow as well as additional information.
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