[Letter from Harry T. Riddell to Bureau of Investigation Director John Edgar Hoover - 10/16/1933] (open access)

[Letter from Harry T. Riddell to Bureau of Investigation Director John Edgar Hoover - 10/16/1933]

Letter from Harry T. Riddell of the Bureau of Identification in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to John Edgar Hoover, Director of the Bureau of Investigation pointing out an error on records that were mailed to the Department of Justice.
Date: October 16, 1933
Creator: Belknap, William
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Albert Lawrence Bates Fingerprint Card, 1933 (Oklahoma City Police Department) (open access)

Albert Lawrence Bates Fingerprint Card, 1933 (Oklahoma City Police Department)

Oklahoma City Police Department fingerprint card for Albert Lawrence Bates. It includes a list of his criminal record dating from 1916 to 1933 plus a mugshot. Albert L. Bates (October 16, 1893-July 4, 1948) was an American bank robber and burglar during the 1920s and 1930s. He used a number of different aliases during his criminal career including George Davis, George Harris and J.B. King. He was the longtime partner of George "Machine Gun" Kelly and participated in the kidnapping of oil tycoon Charles Urschel in 1933. He died in Alcatraz Prison in 1948.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma City (Okla.). Police Dept.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvey J. Bailey Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Oklahoma City Police Department] (open access)

[Harvey J. Bailey Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Oklahoma City Police Department]

Oklahoma City Police Department fingerprint chart for Harvey J. Bailey. It includes a time-line of his criminal record, aliases and a mug shot.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma City (Okla.). Police Dept.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Toddler and an Infant]

Photograph of a girl toddler and an infant. The girl, who is wearing a white gown, has her arms wrapped around the infant, who is seated wearing only a cloth diaper.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Oliver, E. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dolores Whitney Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Department of Justice] (open access)

[Dolores Whitney Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Department of Justice]

United States Department of Justice fingerprint chart for Dolores Whitney. It includes her physical description, criminal record, relatives and her mug shot.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Dept. of Justice.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ronald Reagan Shaking Watt Matthews' Hand]

Photograph of President Ronald Regan congratulating Watt Reynolds Matthews at the Cowboy Hall of Fame. The men are facing the camera shaking hands and standing in front of a blue backdrop. Written on the mat below the photo is the inscription: "To Watt Matthews With Best Wishes - Ronald Regan." Photo is labeled on the back: "Cowboy Hall - July 21, 1989 WATT MATTHEWS."
Date: July 21, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History