Wanted Notice

Original Wanted Notice from "District Attorney's Office, Montgomery County, Norristown, PA / Wanted for House Breaking, Murder, Rape and Robbery, While Armed With an Offensive Weapon / Wendell Bowers." Notice features copies of the perpetrator's mug shots and fingerprints.

Stamp on verso: "1937 Dec 30 AM 9 66."

From the collection of Police Chief Michael Webb (1950-2009). Webb joined the Vinita Park, Missouri police force in 1974 and served until his death in 2009, during which time he purchased crime artifacts from relatives of criminals and law officers. Boasting more than 8,000 wanted posters, pieces of Webb’s collection have been featured in film and displayed at the National Crime and Punishment Museum in Washington.

Measuring approximately 9 x 16, this notice exhibits the expected age wear, with light toning, intersecting folds, wrinkling, a few tears along the edges.