{"product_id":"antique-rppc-real-photo-postcard-of-dalton-gang-death-alley-coffeyville-raid","title":"Antique RPPC Real Photo Postcard of Dalton Gang Death Alley \u0026 Coffeyville Raid","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"204\" 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\"\u003ePair of Dalton Gang Coffeyville Raid Photographs from the Tackett Archives – Death Alley Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) \u0026amp; Later Thin-Paper Archive Print\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"417\" 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=\"206\" data-end=\"222\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"225\"\u003eThis historically important pair of photographs from the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"307\"\u003eJohn Tackett Archives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epreserves two iconic scenes associated with the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"397\"\u003eDalton Gang's failed Coffeyville Raid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof October 5, 1892.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"1202\" 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 first piece is an\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"480\"\u003eoriginal Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeasuring approximately\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"520\"\u003e5.5\" x 3.5\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, depicting\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"547\"\u003eDeath Alley\u003c\/strong\u003ein\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eCoffeyville, Kansas\u003c\/strong\u003e. This famous location is where the Dalton Gang concealed and tied their horses before attempting to rob the town's two banks simultaneously. Following the failed robbery, the alley became the scene of the climactic gunfight in which Bob Dalton and several gang members were fatally shot by armed citizens. The postcard features an authentic photographic image on postcard stock with an unused divided back and no writing or postal markings. It originates directly from the archives of celebrated Old West photographer\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003eJohn Tackett\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose photographs helped document and preserve the visual history of the American frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1812\" 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 second piece is a\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1277\"\u003elater archival photographic print on thin paper\u003c\/strong\u003e, reproduced from an original Tackett negative. It depicts the well-known aftermath photograph showing the slain members of the Dalton Gang laid side by side on wooden planks following the Coffeyville shootout. The lower margin includes the historical caption identifying the outlaws and summarizing the events of the raid, along with the Tackett copyright credit. Printed on lightweight photographic paper rather than postcard stock, this example represents a later archive reproduction produced from the original photographic source.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1999\" 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;\"\u003eTogether, these two images document both the location where the raid reached its violent conclusion and the aftermath that cemented the Dalton Gang's place in American Old West history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2583\" 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=\"2001\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2027\"\u003eOn\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2030\" data-end=\"2049\"\u003eOctober 5, 1892\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Dalton Gang attempted one of the most daring robberies in frontier history by simultaneously attacking the two banks in\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2175\" data-end=\"2198\"\u003eCoffeyville, Kansas\u003c\/strong\u003e. Before entering town, the outlaws tied their horses in what became known as\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2276\" data-end=\"2291\"\u003eDeath Alley\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their disguises failed to conceal their identities, allowing local citizens to arm themselves and confront the gang. The resulting gun battle left\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2500\"\u003eBob Dalton, Grat Dalton, Bill Powers, and Dick Broadwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edead, while\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2513\" data-end=\"2530\"\u003eEmmett Dalton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esurvived despite sustaining numerous gunshot wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2909\" 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;\"\u003ePhotographer\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2598\" data-end=\"2617\"\u003eJohn H. Tackett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edocumented the aftermath of the raid, producing what became some of the most famous images of the American West. His photographs of Death Alley and the fallen outlaws remain among the definitive visual records of the Coffeyville Raid and are highly prized by collectors of Western Americana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2911\" data-end=\"2953\" 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=\"2911\" data-end=\"2946\"\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Encapsulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2949\"\u003eN\/A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"3553\" 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=\"1sk8q73\" data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"3077\"\u003eOne original\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"3000\"\u003eReal Photo Postcard (RPPC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3019\"\u003eDeath Alley\u003c\/strong\u003e, Coffeyville, Kansas, from the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3051\" data-end=\"3076\"\u003eJohn Tackett Archives\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"alimrm\" data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3217\"\u003eOne\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3084\" data-end=\"3121\"\u003elater archival photographic print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon thin photographic paper reproducing Tackett's famous image of the slain Dalton Gang members.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"nbq1wt\" data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3331\"\u003eBoth images originate from the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3251\" data-end=\"3271\"\u003eTackett Archives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand document the aftermath of the Dalton Gang's final raid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tzsrtc\" data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3553\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3334\" data-end=\"3376\"\u003eAdditional Documentation \u0026amp; Provenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"3377\" data-end=\"3553\"\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=\"3555\" data-end=\"4019\" 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=\"3555\" data-end=\"3574\"\u003eClosing Appeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3574\" data-end=\"3577\"\u003eAn outstanding pairing of historically significant Old West photographs, this collection combines an original\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3687\" data-end=\"3722\"\u003eDeath Alley Real Photo Postcard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith a later archival Tackett print of the fallen Dalton Gang. Together they tell the complete story of one of the most famous failed bank robberies in American history, making this an exceptional acquisition for collectors of Western Americana, outlaw history, and original frontier photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4453\" 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=\"4021\" data-end=\"4041\"\u003eShipping Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4041\" data-end=\"4044\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"4044\" data-end=\"4453\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eFor insurance purposes, items sold over $600 may require signature confirmation upon delivery. Higher-value items, likely over $1,500, are shipped via FedEx 2-Day with Direct Signature Confirmation. FedEx provides the most flexibility when requiring a signature, allowing you to make special delivery requests directly through their tracking system. 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