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Autographs/B: Morgue Slide of Clyde Barrow And Trouser Swatch From Ambush

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Autographs/B: Morgue Slide of Clyde Barrow And Trouser Swatch From Ambush
(CLYDE BARROW), Member of Bonnie and Clyde Crime Team. Original Glass Plate Negative, about 4" square, of a photograph taken by the coroner of Clyde Barrow after he and his partner in crime, Bonnie Parker, had been gunned down May 23, 1934 by lawmen on Sailes Road. The close-up slide shows the bullet holes and blood, and it has been hand-colorized. This slide was taken on tour in the 30s and 40s by a doctor who preached the virtues of abstaining from alcohol; members of Barrow's family were hired to come along on the tour. Sometime during the tour, the slide cracked. Printed down one side of the slide is "Kansas City Slide Co." A small piece of paper is stuck into one corner with the number "31" on it. This is the only known morgue slide of Clyde Barrow. Incredibly rare. A copy of Barrow's death certificate is included. Accompanied by a 1-1/4" x 1" swatch of the blue wool trousers which Clyde Barrow was wearing at the time of his death. This swatch is part of a limited edition, 189/870, authenticated by Marie Barrow, Clyde's sister. The swatch is mounted on an 8-1/2" x 11" specially-prepared certificate, with a facsimile of Marie Barrow's signature, an image of Bonnie Parker holding a man at bay with a shotgun, and the last verse of a poem which Bonnie had written, foretelling Clyde's and her death. A separate document with an image of Marie Barrow and her brother at the top certifies "that the Clyde Barrow trouser swatches included in this limited edition item are genuine as represented. The trousers were worn by my brother, Clyde Barrow, at the time of his death, May 23, 1934. The clothing was returned to our family by the Arcadia, Louisiana coroner when my father, Henry Barrow, brought Clyde's body home for burial. These trousers have been kept in our family since 1934." The document is signed in facsimile by Marie Barrow and dated 6-7-97; a facsimile of the notary public who notarized the original document is at lower left. Two items associated with the infamous Clyde Barrow.