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‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd Newspaper

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‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd Newspaper

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Auction Date:2012 Sep 30 @ 10:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Original front page of the October 23, 1934, edition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, 16.25 x 22, with the banner headline stating “’Pretty Boy’ Cornered, Slain By U. S. Agents and Police; Oklahoma Outlaw Shot Down Without Chance to Resist.” Page also features two images of Floyd and one of Melvin Purvis. Two smaller headlines before the story read “Floyd Fatally Wounded by Officers as He Ignores Command to Halt on Farm in Ohio,” and “Dying Desperado Admits Identity.” Double matted and framed to an overall size of 22 x 27.5. In very good to fine condition, with a central horizontal fold, mild overall toning, a bit heavier along fold, and some light rippling.