Wanted Poster

Original Wanted Poster reading in part "$100 Reward / American Railway Express Company will pay One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Reward for information leading to the arrest and detention until turned over to the proper authorities from Nevada of George Erwin Hoiten, Jr. / Dated January 29, 1923 / San Francisco, Calif."

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 13, poster exhibits the expected age wear.