Lot 378
Depression-era Public Enemies. Five law enforcement investigative file cards, 5 x 3¼ in. with images and information pertaining to armed & dangerous fugitives George "Machine Gun" Kelly, "Pretty Boy" Floyd, Wilbur Underhill (who "died of wounds in fight with police"), Alvin Karpis, Arthur R. Barker and bankrobbing gang leader William "Jake" Fleagle (mounted upon a real-photo mugshot), whose status was updated to "DEAD" following a shootout with law enforcement aboard a train in Branson, Missouri. Information is jotted on the back of each card, such as crimes committed, who he was pals with, what gang he belonged to and where he had served time; some also have physical descriptions of the criminal.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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