Vintage Crime Correspondence, dated 1917 through 1922, regarding a former prisoner named "A.J. Anderson." Included are two letters from the brother of Anderson to the warden of a prison which formerly held his brother, requesting any information on his whereabouts. Also included is a letter back to the brother, as well as four original mug shot photographs.
From the collection of Police Chief Michael Webb (1950-2009). Webb joined the Vinita Park, Missouri police force in 1974 and served until his death in 2009, during which time he purchased crime artifacts from relatives of criminals and law officers. Boasting more than 8,000 wanted posters, pieces of Webb’s collection have been featured in film and displayed at the National Crime and Punishment Museum in Washington.
Items are in overall fine condition, aside from slight, expected age wear.