[Photograph 2012.201.B1013.0464]
Description:
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A closeup of the impassable bridge, scene of the bloody gunfights that ended the break from the prison. The single X marks the spot where a convict bullet put an end to the life of tab Ford, former deputy sheriff of Pittsburg and former prison guard and volunteer posseman. The double X's mark the spot where two convicts lying in ditch were killed by William E. Alexander, Pittsburg county deputy sheriff."
Date:
August 10, 1941
Creator:
Kaho, C. J.
Item Type:
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Partner:
Oklahoma Historical Society