October 25, 2023 The Paul Friedrich Collection of Firearms & Gold Rush
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/25/2023
Binder of Victorian era law enforcement paper items and photos. Large sheet of silver gelatin photos that show 12 convicts that had escaped from Folsom Prison, a maximum security facility in Northern California. One of the escapees was a wily character named Richard M. "Red Shirt" Gordon. All were later recaptured or killed by law enforcement, with Gordon found in September of 1903 in Jacksonville, Texas. Other photos show the early days of Folsom prison; the chow hall, guard towers, and Colt Gatling guns that could rain down bullets on rioting convicts. CONDITION: Very good.