News Photo of Killing a Desperado, Detective shot, 1921

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

News Photo of Killing a Desperado-, Detective shot, c.1920

Name/Title

News Photo of Killing a Desperado, Detective shot, 1921

Entry/Object ID

P354.18022.105

Description

News Photo of Killing a Desperado, Detective shot, October 26th, 1921. b/w. Photo of a line of men including policemen in uniform, one man holding a rifle. They are lined up on either side of the body of "Slippery" Carlos Henderson sprawled in the grass between them. From Index: " Was barricaded in building near 4th or 5th & Cedar. A detective shot." For Original digital scan see History 20 CD

Made/Created

Artist

MAX HABECKER

Date made

Oct 26, 1921

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Police

Search Terms

Crime in St. Joseph

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 6, 2019

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Max Habecker

Provenance

Notes

Photographs taken in c. 1920's by Max Habecker, St. Joseph News-Press Photographer, affixed in photo album.

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Leyton Furlong

Date

Feb 7, 2026

Notes

This is a photo of the notorious outlaw, "Slippery" Carlos Scott Henderson who was killed in a fatal shootout which killed two police officers and wounded three.