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Photo, Arthur Doc Barker, Alcatraz Penitentiary

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Photo, Arthur Doc Barker, Alcatraz Penitentiary
Original Wire Photo, Arthur "Doc" Barker, (1899-1939) in Alcatraz Jail Cell. Melvin Purvis and his FBI agents arrested Doc Barker and his girl friend as they left Barker's apartment near Lake Michigan in Chicago on January 8, 1935, and a map found in his possession indicated that the other gang members (Ma Barker and son, Fred) were in Ocala, Florida. Died on January 13, 1939, of a gun shot wound of the head, ruled as a "Homicide", while trying to escape from Alcatraz. Wide World Photos Inc. Condition: small piece of one corner missing. Dimensions: 7.125" x 9".