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Sann Collection

Background imageSann Collection: The Dodge City Peace Commission, 1883 (1954)

The Dodge City Peace Commission, 1883 (1954). Standing: WH Harris, Luke Short, Bat Masterson; sitting: Charles E Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Frank McClain and Neal Brown

Background imageSann Collection: The Youngers, American outlaws, c1868-1876 (1954)

The Youngers, American outlaws, c1868-1876 (1954). Left to right: Bob, Rhetta, James and Cole. The brothers formed part of the notorious James-Younger gang, with Jesse and Frank James

Background imageSann Collection: Wanted poster for the outlaws Sam and Belle Starr, c1880-1886 (1954)

Wanted poster for the outlaws Sam and Belle Starr, c1880-1886 (1954). Belle Starr was a famous female outlaw. In 1880 she married a Cherokee Indian, Sam Starr

Background imageSann Collection: Wild Bill Hickok, Texas Jack Omohundro and Buffalo Bill Cody, c1870s (1954)

Wild Bill Hickok, Texas Jack Omohundro and Buffalo Bill Cody, c1870s (1954). Group portrait of three of the most colourful characters from the American West

Background imageSann Collection: Wanted poster for the outlaw Tom Nixon, c1877 (1954)

Wanted poster for the outlaw Tom Nixon, c1877 (1954). Nixon was a member of the Sam Bass outlaw gang that robbed a Union Pacific train at Big Springs, Nebraska, on 18th September 1877, stealing $60

Background imageSann Collection: Pat Garrett, James Brent and John W Poe, sheriffs of Lincoln County, c1880-1882 (1954)

Pat Garrett, James Brent and John W Poe, sheriffs of Lincoln County, c1880-1882 (1954). Lincoln County in New Mexico was the scene in 1877-1881 of a violent conflict between cattle ranchers

Background imageSann Collection: Zerelda Samuel, mother of American outlaws Jesse and Frank James, c1885-1915 (1954)

Zerelda Samuel, mother of American outlaws Jesse and Frank James, c1885-1915 (1954). A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954

Background imageSann Collection: Judge Isaac C Parker, the Hanging Judge, in his later years, c1890s (1954)

Judge Isaac C Parker, the Hanging Judge, in his later years, c1890s (1954). Previously a Missouri congressman, Parker was appointed District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas in 1875 at a

Background imageSann Collection: Butch Cassidy, American outlaw, 1894-1896 (1954)

Butch Cassidy, American outlaw, 1894-1896 (1954). Born Robert Leroy Parker in Beaver, Utah, in 1866, Butch Cassidy was a notorious train robber

Background imageSann Collection: Judge Isaac C Parker, the Hanging Judge, c1870s-1880s (1954)

Judge Isaac C Parker, the Hanging Judge, c1870s-1880s (1954)
Judge Isaac C Parker, the Hanging Judge, 1874 (1954). Previously a Missouri congressman, Parker was appointed District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas in 1875 at a time of great

Background imageSann Collection: Calamity Jane, General Crooks scout, c1870-1876 (1954)

Calamity Jane, General Crooks scout, c1870-1876 (1954). Martha Jane Cannary-Burke, better known by her nickname of Calamity Jane

Background imageSann Collection: San Antonio, Texas, USA, 1876, (1954)

San Antonio, Texas, USA, 1876, (1954). A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954

Background imageSann Collection: A disputed photograph of the train robber and outlaw Sam Bass, c1877-1878 (1954)

A disputed photograph of the train robber and outlaw Sam Bass, c1877-1878 (1954). Bass is alleged to be the seated figure in the centre

Background imageSann Collection: Adams Express Company advertisement, c1860s (1954)

Adams Express Company advertisement, c1860s (1954). A train typical of the period when the the Reno Brothers outlaw gang operated in the Midwest, just after the end of the Civil War

Background imageSann Collection: Billy the Kid, American gunman and outlaw, c1877-1881 (1954)

Billy the Kid, American gunman and outlaw, c1877-1881 (1954). Born Henry McCarty, Billy the Kid became on of the Wests most notorious figures. He also went by the alias William H Bonney

Background imageSann Collection: Annie Oakley, American exhibition sharpshooter, late 19th century (1954)

Annie Oakley, American exhibition sharpshooter, late 19th century (1954). Annie Oakley starred in Buffalo Bills Wild West Show

Background imageSann Collection: Colonel William F Buffalo Bill Cody, late 19th or early 20th century (1954)

Colonel William F Buffalo Bill Cody, late 19th or early 20th century (1954). One of the most colourful characters of the American West, Cody (1846-1917) was a soldier, buffalo hunter and showman

Background imageSann Collection: Wild Bill Hickock, American scout and lawman, 1873 (1954)

Wild Bill Hickock, American scout and lawman, 1873 (1954). Noted for his prowess as a gunfighter, Hickock was a target for men eager to gain the reputation of being the one to have killed him

Background imageSann Collection: The blotter on the man who killed Robert Ford, c1892 (1954)

The blotter on the man who killed Robert Ford, c1892 (1954). Robert Ford was the man who killed the famous outlaw Jesse James in 1882. He was himself murdered in 1892, shot by Edward O Kelley

Background imageSann Collection: Robert Ford, the killer of the outlaw Jesse James, c1880s (1954)

Robert Ford, the killer of the outlaw Jesse James, c1880s (1954). By 1882, with his gang depleted through deaths, arrests, defections and retirements

Background imageSann Collection: Wanted poster, c1868-1882 (1954)

Wanted poster, c1868-1882 (1954). Poster offering a $25, 000 reward from the St Louis Midland Railroad for the arrest and conviction of the outlaw Jesse James

Background imageSann Collection: William A Pinkerton, flanked by two express agents, c1870s-1880s (1954)

William A Pinkerton, flanked by two express agents, c1870s-1880s (1954). Pinkerton and Pat Connell (left) and Sam Finley (Right)

Background imageSann Collection: The children of Jesse James, c1881-1883 (1954)

The children of Jesse James, c1881-1883 (1954). Jesse Jr and Mary, the children of American outlaw Jesse James and his wife Zerelda

Background imageSann Collection: James Younger, American outlaw, c1869-1876 (1954)

James Younger, American outlaw, c1869-1876 (1954). Together with his brothers Cole, John and Bob, James Younger formed part of the notorious James-Younger gang, with Jesse and Frank James

Background imageSann Collection: Bob Younger, American outlaw, 1876 (1954)

Bob Younger, American outlaw, 1876 (1954). From a photograph taken at the time of his capture. Together with his brothers Cole, John and Jim

Background imageSann Collection: Jesse James, American outlaw, c1869-1882 (1954)

Jesse James, American outlaw, c1869-1882 (1954). A leading member of the James-Younger gang, Jesse James was one of the most notorious outlaws of the American West, robbing banks

Background imageSann Collection: John X Beidler, leader of the Montana Vigilantes, c1860s (1954)

John X Beidler, leader of the Montana Vigilantes, c1860s (1954). Beidler was the leader of the Montana Vigilantes, a secretive band formed to fight crime in Montana in the 1860s

Background imageSann Collection: The hanging of Hetherington and Brace, San Francisco, 29th July 1856 (1954)

The hanging of Hetherington and Brace, San Francisco, 29th July 1856 (1954). Joseph Hetherington and Philander Brace were executed for four murders by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco

Background imageSann Collection: Lola Montez, Irish-born dancer and actress, c1850s (1954)

Lola Montez, Irish-born dancer and actress, c1850s (1954). A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954

Background imageSann Collection: The execution at Lechmere Point, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 18th century (1954)

The execution at Lechmere Point, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 18th century (1954). A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954

Background imageSann Collection: Poster, 1882 (1954)

Poster, 1882 (1954). A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954


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