Wanted Poster

Original Wanted Poster reading "$100 Reward / American Railway Express Company / H. C. Rawlins alias Edward R. Stoner / Worthless Check / San Francisco, Calif., December 23rd, 1919."

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 8.5 x 11, poster exhibits the expected age wear.