[Henry Methvin Mug-shot and Fingerprint Card, 1935 - Oklahoma State Penitentiary] (open access)

[Henry Methvin Mug-shot and Fingerprint Card, 1935 - Oklahoma State Penitentiary]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester
Object Type: Legal Document
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
[Letter from Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh to Deputy Sheriff C. J. Koehe] (open access)

[Letter from Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh to Deputy Sheriff C. J. Koehe]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wharton (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ed Portley of the Joplin, Missouri Police Department to Several Texas Police Departments] (open access)

[Letter from Ed Portley of the Joplin, Missouri Police Department to Several Texas Police Departments]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Joplin (Mo.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kansas City, Missouri Detective Lieutenant to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh] (open access)

[Letter from Kansas City, Missouri Detective Lieutenant to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gordon, W. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. M. Pack to the Tulia, Texas Sheriff's Department] (open access)

[Letter from L. M. Pack to the Tulia, Texas Sheriff's Department]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Pack, L. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Polk County Sheriff to the Dallas Police Department Chief of Police] (open access)

[Letter from Polk County Sheriff to the Dallas Police Department Chief of Police]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Polk County (Iowa)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from San Angelo, Texas Constable's Department to the Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Letter from San Angelo, Texas Constable's Department to the Dallas, Texas Police Department]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Garber, Fred
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. M. Thompson of the Texas Prison System to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh] (open access)

[Letter from W. M. Thompson of the Texas Prison System to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huntsville (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wharton County Sheriff to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification] (open access)

[Letter from Wharton County Sheriff to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wharton (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wharton County Sheriff to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification] (open access)

[Letter from Wharton County Sheriff to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wharton (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
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
[Photograph of Letter from Raymond Hamilton to A. S. Baskett] (open access)

[Photograph of Letter from Raymond Hamilton to A. S. Baskett]

Photograph of the letter with the envelope from Raymond Hamilton to A. S. Baskett, where he denies having any connection to Clyde Barrow and his gang.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hamilton, Raymond
Object Type: Letter
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
[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
[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1932 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1932 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Dallas Police Department fingerprint chart for Raymond Hamilton. It includes his physical description and a time-line of his criminal record.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1932 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1932 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Dallas Police Department fingerprint chart for Raymond Hamilton. The back of the chart has an index card with details of an auto theft he committed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Dallas Police Department fingerprint chart for Raymond Hamilton. It includes his physical description and a short description of his sentence for a crime he committed in 1933.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Dallas Police Department fingerprint chart for Raymond Hamilton. It includes his physical description and details of his crime and sentence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1935 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1935 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Dallas Police Department fingerprint chart for Raymond Hamilton. It includes his physical description and date of execution.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
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's Fingerprint Chart - Dallas Police Department, 1932] (open access)

[Raymond Hamilton's Fingerprint Chart - Dallas Police Department, 1932]

Dallas Police Department fingerprint chart for Raymond Hamilton. It includes his physical description and a time-line of his crimes and arrests.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
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

[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