Examining Historical Document of the Pinkerton National Detective Agenc

Butch Cassidy and his gang of outlaws have had a profound effect on the States during the late 1800s. Because of this infamous Wild Bunch, the famous Pinkerton National Detective performance produced many wanted ads for these criminals. One of these timeless works was made by the Pinkerton Agency and ended up in the hands of my colleges library. This humankind of historical literature dates back to about hundred years ago which has descriptions of each of Butch Cassidy and others who rode with him on his adventurous, risk taking journeys around the country. This antique piece of paper is very significant for its time period and is in still decent shape. other(a) than some tears around the corners, you can still read the entire page without a problem. This document has aged well, but still has changed its color to a brownish-beige. It also looks as if it was in either a book or a newspaper made to notify Americans of the crazed outlaws on the loose. A belief press was used to make this notification for the Pinkerton Agency, which was an astounding invention of its time to speed up the process of getting newspapers out to the public. To track down the noted Wild Bunch, the Pinkertons set this document with detailed descriptions of each outlaw with their picture and name underneath it. This particular antique was produced on Opera House finish in Denver Colorado. With the Pinkertons report, this helped catch some of the intimately vicious outlaws of their time. There were many men in the gang that terrorized the western frontier, but the most notorious six were named and described on the document. George Parker, Harry Longbaugh, Camilla Hanks, Harvey Logan, Ben Page 2Kilpatrick, and William Carver were all mentioned with their... ...y stole $97.00. Another important name mentioned was Ben Kilpatrick who was a domestic Texan, but eventually Page 5left home and ventured into Wyoming and Utah. This is where he met Elzy Lay, who was a good friend of Butch Ca ssidy. Lastly, was William Carver who was also a aborigine Texan who went by the name B.L. Carver. He began his life working on a ranch as a cowboy, but soon turned to the catty ways of Butch Cassidy. He met Butch Cassidy while at a hideout called the Robbers Roost in Utah and rode with them until his death in 1901. In conclusion, this unheeding group of men were constantly a focal point of their capture by the famous Pinkerton National Detective Agency during the late 18th century. With this piece of profound literature, we know a little more about our past and what it was like for these men during the time of the old wild west.