{"product_id":"antique-rppc-real-photo-postcard-of-bob-dalton-after-coffeyville-raid","title":"Antique RPPC Real Photo Postcard of Bob Dalton after Coffeyville Raid","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"179\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"53\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"56\"\u003eReal Photo Postcard (RPPC) of Bob Dalton Following the Coffeyville Raid – \"Leader of the Gang\" – AGFA ANSCO Unused Postcard\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"566\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"200\"\u003eAn exceptionally scarce\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eReal Photo Postcard (RPPC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edepicting the body of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"291\"\u003eBob Dalton\u003c\/strong\u003e, leader of the notorious Dalton Gang, following the failed\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"384\"\u003eCoffeyville, Kansas bank raid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"407\"\u003eOctober 5, 1892\u003c\/strong\u003e. The striking image shows Dalton laid in an open coffin after his death during the infamous shootout that brought the gang's criminal career to a violent end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"607\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003eThe postcard bears the printed caption:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"664\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"664\"\u003e\"Bob Dalton, The Leader of the gang, Oct. 5, 1892.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"727\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003eAt the bottom of the image appears the photographer's credit:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"758\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"758\"\u003e\"Copyrighted by Tackett.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"982\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003ePrinted on\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"785\"\u003eAGFA ANSCO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ephotographic postcard stock, the reverse features a divided-back format reading\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"898\"\u003e\"POST CARD – MADE IN U.S.A.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe postcard remains\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"930\"\u003eunused\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no writing, postage, or postal cancellations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1240\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003eThe RPPC exhibits excellent photographic contrast with expected light edge wear and minor age toning consistent with vintage photographic postcards, making it an impressive display piece documenting one of the most famous episodes of the American Old West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1611\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1303\"\u003eRobert \"Bob\" Dalton (1869–1892)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eled the Dalton Gang during its brief but notorious career robbing banks and trains throughout the American Southwest. On\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1444\"\u003eOctober 5, 1892\u003c\/strong\u003e, Bob, his brother\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1478\"\u003eGrat Dalton\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003eDick Broadwell\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eBill Powers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eattempted the unprecedented robbery of two banks simultaneously in\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003eCoffeyville, Kansas\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1907\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003eRecognized by local citizens despite their disguises, the outlaws were met with fierce armed resistance. The ensuing gun battle left Bob Dalton, Grat Dalton, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers dead, while Bob's younger brother\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"1854\"\u003eEmmett Dalton\u003c\/strong\u003esurvived despite sustaining numerous gunshot wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1909\" data-end=\"2271\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003eFollowing the raid, photographs of the deceased gang members became some of the most iconic images of the American frontier. Real Photo Postcards reproducing these historic photographs were issued in limited quantities during the early twentieth century and remain highly collectible among enthusiasts of Western Americana, outlaw history, and early photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2273\" data-end=\"2315\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2273\" data-end=\"2308\"\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Encapsulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2311\"\u003eN\/A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2695\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rigsbt\" data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003eOriginal\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2358\"\u003eReal Photo Postcard (RPPC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon AGFA ANSCO postcard stock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3vk6zr\" data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2420\"\u003eUnused divided-back postcard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gjjy01\" data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2473\"\u003ePhotographer credit:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2473\"\u003e\"Copyrighted by Tackett.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tzsrtc\" data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2695\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2518\"\u003eAdditional Documentation \u0026amp; Provenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2519\" data-end=\"2695\"\u003eAt buyer’s request, Historical Autographs Gallery will include an additional “Historical Autographs Gallery Certificate” signed by our company founder Luke Pascal at no cost.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"3134\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"2716\"\u003eClosing Appeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2719\"\u003eFeaturing one of the most recognizable images in Old West history, this original RPPC of Bob Dalton in his coffin offers collectors a compelling visual record of the dramatic end of the Dalton Gang. Its historical significance, excellent photographic quality, and unused condition make it an outstanding addition to collections of Western Americana, outlaw memorabilia, vintage photography, or Real Photo Postcards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3136\" data-end=\"3568\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3136\" data-end=\"3156\"\u003eShipping Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3156\" data-end=\"3159\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"3159\" data-end=\"3568\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eFor insurance purposes, items sold over $600 may require signature confirmation upon delivery. 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