5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. real photo postcard (diagonal crease to lower left corner, some surface wear, corner/edge wear). View of the Dalton Gang members taken in the aftermath of their disastrous 5 October 1892 raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas. Of the five who rode into town four were shot dead by townsmen and are pictured in ghastly repose. The postmortem view shows Tom Evans, Bob Dalton, Grat Dalton, and Texas Jack/Tom Moon/Dick Broadwell, with identifications in negative.  

The Dalton boys -- Bob, Grat, Emmett, and Frank -- grew up leading a hardscrabble existence in Missouri, Indian Territory, and Kansas, four of a family of thirteen children. Early in their adulthood Frank, Bob and Grat served briefly as Deputy Marshals in Indian Territory and Fort Smith, AR. Frank, described by many as an outstanding peace officer, was killed on 27 November 1887 while attempting to arrest a horse thief. Not long afterward, Bob and Grat turned away from the law to a criminal career.