Rare Books
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Photograph collection of American West outlaws
Visual Materials
A collection of photographs primarily of outlaws and lawmen of the 19th century American West, compiled by Western writer Eugene Cunningham (1896-1957). The majority are copies made from the collection of Noah H. Rose and bear his stamp: "N. H. Rose / The Famous Rose Collection of Old Time Photographs." There are some original photographs, including views of a storefront display of Eugene Cunningham's books, and snapshots of headstones or landmarks, such as Judge Roy Bean's saloon outpost. Other subjects include Texas Rangers; famous outlaws (several shown dead) and their lawmen pursuers; portraits of Native Americans (small number of photographs); frontier lynchings of criminals; and miscellaneous views of cattle herds, saloons, a faro gambling game, and Western town scenes. There are multiple photographs related to the Younger brothers; Sam Bass and his gang; Billy the Kid (a.k.a. William Bonney); the Dalton Brothers; Jesse James; Robert LeRoy Parker (a.k.a. Butch Cassidy); and train robber Black Jack Ketchum, among others.
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Draft of Lorn Moray story in form of letter
Manuscripts
The collection contains correspondence with friends and other writers of Western lore, such as Eugene Manlove Rhodes and his wife, May Louise Davison Purple Rhodes, and to General Thomas Cruse, who was in Arizona during the Indian campaigns and wrote the book, Apache days and after. There are 12 bound volumes and one box containing manuscripts of the works of Cunningham and others, 5 scrapbooks, and 250 photographs of Western figures (many reproduced from the collection of Noah H. Rose of San Antonio, TX).
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