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Photo of Two Train Robbers Killed by an Express Messenger

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana / Collectibles - Railroad Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Photo of Two Train Robbers Killed by an Express Messenger
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If you look at the picture you can see that they two men are being held up. The back of the card says, "Ben Kirkpatrick and Ole Peck killed while robbing a train March 13, 1912, Sanderson, Texas." Kirkpatrick and Beck were connected to the Wild Bunch. Kirkpatrick had been associated with an earlier train robbery in Montana. When he was found with $100,000 in unsigned bank notes, he did ten years in prison. When he got out he teamed with Beck to try another robbery. Ben Kilpatrick was killed by Express Messenger Truesdale while he and Ole Beck were holding up a Southern Pacific train near Sanderson. Ole Beck was also killed by the express messenger. Although the name of the original photographer can not be read, "Photo by..." is visible on the bottom of the picture. THis photo was put on H. W. Ostrum, Whitney's Point, N. Y. cardboard. Photo is 5.75 x 3.75". Card has been glued to an album and the remains are on the back. HWAC# 62251 Date: 1912 Location: Sanderson, Texas