1934 American Weekly Inc. Newspaper
Bonnie Parker's 12 Victims
1934 American Weekly Inc., Manhattan, New York City, United States
Paper, ink
Print: 51,4cm x 38,1cm
Print & Frame: 80,6cm x 65,4cm
Collection Date: 2010
Collection Number: 124

Ex. American Art Market (2010)

An original 1934 American Weekly Inc. Newspaper titled, "Bonnie Parker's 12 Victims", framed in a contemporary wooden and gold gilt frame with black matting. A rare newspaper including a full listing and details of the time period shortly after outlaws Bonnie and Clyde were killed by Texas Rangers in a shootout in Louisiana. The original article may be from the San Francisco Examiner, Sunday June 24, 1934, Page 69.

(Wikipedia) Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were American outlaws who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, committing a series of criminal acts such as bank robberies, kidnappings, and murders between 1932 and 1934. The couple were known for their bank robberies and multiple murders, although they preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. Their exploits captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is occasionally referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934. On May 23, 1934, they were ambushed and killed on Lousianna Highway 154 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana by a law enforcement posse led by retired Texas Ranger Frank Hamer. They are believed to have murdered at least nine police officers and three civilians.

Photograph 5: Bonnie and Clyde in a photo taken around 1932 - 33 that had been found by police at an abandoned hideout in Joplin, Missouri.