Thomas Coleman (Cole) Younger
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Title
Thomas Coleman (Cole) Younger
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Content type
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Collection(s)
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Description |
Description
Charcoal portrait of Cole Younger dressed in suit coat, vest, shirt, and tie. The drawing is unsigned but attributed to Anna Lee (Dillenbeck) Stacey. In the lower right corner, "Cole Younger" is written in black ink.
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Barcode |
Barcode
10023113
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Creator Name |
Creator Name
Creator: Stacey, Anna Lee (Dillenbeck)
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Genre
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Date(s) |
Date(s)
1890 (year approximate)
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Note(s) |
Note(s)
The portrait was separated from the original mat board. It is believed that most if not all of Anna Stacey's drawings were made from photographs. The MVO (Missouri Valley Oversize) is composed of various types of art work including paintings, sculpture, drawings and sketches, large-size photographs, posters, and other miscellaneous items.
Cole Younger was active in several Civil War battles and a member of Quantrill's guerrillas when they raided Lawrence, Kansas, August 21, 1863, and was part of the Baxter Springs massacre, October 6, 1863. After the war, he joined with Frank and Jesse James in several robberies. After the Northfield, Minnesota, bank robbery on September 7, 1876, he was arrested and sent to prison at Stillwater, Minnesota. He was granted a full pardon in 1903. He died March 21, 1916, at Lee's Summit, Missouri, and is buried in the Lee's Summit Cemetery.
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Shelf Locator |
Shelf Locator
MVO-82F Q
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Electronic Locator |
Electronic Locator
DVD 98
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Use and Reproduction |
Use and Reproduction
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