Well, Polk, Buchanan County Native, Missouri Outlaw, Photo. c. 1882

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

95.1H.720 Wells, Polk, MO Outlaw from Buchanan County, c. 1882

Name/Title

Well, Polk, Buchanan County Native, Missouri Outlaw, Photo. c. 1882

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1H.720

Description

Well, Polk, Buchanan County Native, Missouri Outlaw, Photo. c. 1882. b/w. Two photos on one page of Polk Wells. One photo taken when he was captured in 1882 and another 14 years later seated in his prison garb from his cell in Fort Madison, IA. Wells was born in Buchanan County, rode with the group that included the James and Younger Brothers during the Civil War raids in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas. Striking out on his own after the War, he was said to rob trains and other highway robberies for which he finally was convicted and sent to jail in Iowa. He wrote a memoir while in jail that enjoyed wide popularity, but he died in jail of natural causes, having been sentenced again for killing a guard. Original digital scan located on History CD 06

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1882

Place

Location

UNKNOWN

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

Outlaws

Search Terms

Outlaws from Buchanan County, Bank Robbery, Train Robbery

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Polk Wells