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[Clyde Barrow Mug Shot]

Mug shot of Clyde Champion Barrow.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clyde Barrow in the Morgue]

Photograph of a dead Clyde Barrow lying on a stretcher in a morgue, surrounded by people.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clyde Barrow Full Body Shot]

Full body photograph of Clyde Barrow wearing a suit, tie and hat.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shot Gun Pellets]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clyde Champion Barrow and W.D. Jones]

Photograph of Clyde Barrow in a suit standing next to W. D. Jones also in a suit.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clyde Barrow, left, and Raymond Hamilton]

Photograph of Clyde Champion Barrow and Raymond Hamilton. Both men are wearing suits and hats.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clyde Barrow, left, and Raymond Hamilton]

Photograph of Clyde Champion Barrow, left, and Raymond Hamilton. Both men are wearing suits and hats.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clyde Barrow Mug Shot - Two Left Halves]

Special mug shot of Clyde Champion Barrow. It is a composite of the left sides of his face mirrored against one another.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clyde Champion Barrow, Henry Methvin and Raymond Hamilton]

Clyde Champion Barrow (left), Henry Methvin (middle) and Raymond Hamilton (right) standing together wearing suits and hats.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo for Doug Walsh Regarding Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker] (open access)

[Memo for Doug Walsh Regarding Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker]

Memo for Douglas Walsh regarding Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker regarding encounters several people have had with the couple and Clyde Barrow's family.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poem by Bonnie Parker] (open access)

[Poem by Bonnie Parker]

Poem written by Bonnie Parker in which she tries to paint Clyde Barrow and herself in a more positive and heroic light, similar to Jesse James.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Bonnie
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Dallas Police Chief Regarding Raymond Hamilton] (open access)

[Telegram to Dallas Police Chief Regarding Raymond Hamilton]

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.
Date: December 5, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Raymond Hamilton FBI Wanted Flier] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton FBI Wanted Flier]

FBI wanted flier for Raymond Hamilton. It contains his physical description, relatives, fingerprint chart, mug shot and criminal record.
Date: July 13, 1934
Creator: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Raymond Hamilton's Hotel Register] (open access)

[Photograph of Raymond Hamilton's Hotel Register]

Photograph of the Raymond Hamilton's bill from the Lafayette Hotel where he was staying at under a fake alias.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Methvin Oklahoma State Penitentiary Index Card, 1935] (open access)

[Henry Methvin Oklahoma State Penitentiary Index Card, 1935]

Information index card for Henry Methvin from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. It lists his charges, sentence and fingerprint classification.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wanted Bulletin for Clyde Barrow, 05-01-1933] (open access)

[Wanted Bulletin for Clyde Barrow, 05-01-1933]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clyde Barrow Telegram to Dallas, Texas District Attorney]

Photograph of a personal telegram from Clyde Barrow to the Dallas, Texas District Attorney, Mr. King, disassociating himself from Raymond Hamilton after the events of the Eastham Breakout. Also included is the envelope that telegram was mailed in.
Date: unknown
Creator: Barrow, Clyde
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Raymond Hamilton Index Card] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton Index Card]

Index card photocopy for Raymond Hamilton indicating his crime of robbery using firearms and the numbers of his fingerprint chart.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Raymond Hamilton FBI Criminal Record] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton FBI Criminal Record]

Raymond Hamilton's criminal record compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It dates from his first reported crime of car theft in 1931 to the date of his execution in 1935.
Date: May 7, 1935
Creator: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Site of Grapevine Shooting, 04-01-1934]

Site near Grapevine, Texas where Barrow Gang members shot and killed motorcycle patrolmen E. B. Wheeler and H. D. Murphy.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clyde Champion Barrow Fingerprint Chart, 1934 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Clyde Champion Barrow Fingerprint Chart, 1934 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clyde Champion Barrow Fingerprint Chart, 1932 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Clyde Champion Barrow Fingerprint Chart, 1932 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clyde Champion Barrow and Marvin Barrow Wanted Poster, 1933 - Joplin, Missouri] (open access)

[Clyde Champion Barrow and Marvin Barrow Wanted Poster, 1933 - Joplin, Missouri]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clyde Champion Barrow Wanted Poster, 1932 - Sherman, Texas] (open access)

[Clyde Champion Barrow Wanted Poster, 1932 - Sherman, Texas]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sherman (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History