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Researching Robert

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How I Met Robert Parksby Jim Potter

Most people, including museum curators, have never heard of reward, or wanted, postcards. Yet, I have hundreds in my collection.… Read the rest

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Researching Robert

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Researching Robert: IntroductionBy Jim Potter

Robert Parks, about 1915
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I’ve recently completed a biographical essay on Robert Parks, born in Inman, Kansas, in 1897.… Read the rest

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Child Desertion in Larned, Kansas

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Grandma Sophia Steps Up

Pawnee County Kansas Sheriff Herbert Dexter sent WANTED postcards through the mail in 1914 to increase his odds of finding J. W. Weisensee, who was wanted for child desertion.… Read the rest

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I Didn’t Have a Bicycle, but I Had a Paper Route

The Order and the TowelBy Jim Potter

When I was a young teen growing up in Skokie, Illinois, I had a friend, Jim Heinsimer, who had a paper route. I was curious what it was like. One day after school, at his house, I helped him roll up the newspapers, secure each one with a rubber band, and then I accompanied him on his home deliveries.… Read the rest

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Mike’s Mug Shot

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Michael Broderick

As I study my 1897 mug shot of Mike Broderick, I have so many unanswered questions about his life. After extensive research, I still don’t know where the photo of him was taken.… Read the rest

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Theft of Buggy from Parsons, Kansas

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In an age long before the internet, immediately after a crime, one-cent REWARD postcards were regularly printed and sent to law enforcement agencies across the country describing the stolen property &/or suspect(s).… Read the rest

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Burglar in Bourbon County, Kansas

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Polite Yegg-Man

By Jim Potter

In my collection of REWARD postcards, I try to learn as much as possible about the crimes, the criminals, and the lawmen—usually the sheriff.… Read the rest

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Broke Jail – John Hawkins – $25 Reward

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Chicken Thief Flew the Coop

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One-cent postcard sent to Sheriff at Wellington, KS, postmarked April 1, 1908, from Winfield, KS.… Read the rest

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REWARD for C. J. Rissley from Ellsworth County, Kansas

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Red Face, Blind or Squint-eyed in One Eye

By Jim Potter

My REWARD postcard sent from Ellsworth County, Kansas, to Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1904, identifies the fugitive as Rissley, but he was known as Charles J.… Read the rest

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Broke Jail – James O’Brien – Pronounced Morphine Eater

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Broke Jail – James O’Brien – “Pronounced Morphine Eater”

For a few reasons, this is one of my favorite REWARD or WANTED postcards from my collection: 1) the escape took place in (Great Bend) Kansas; 2) the wanted picture of James O’Brien is not printed on the postcard, but is an actual photograph pasted to the card; and 3) a portion of the description of the fugitive advises he’s “a very pronounced morphine eater.”… Read the rest

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