[Site of Grapevine Shooting, 04-01-1934]

Description

Four photographs of the site near Grapevine, Texas where Barrow Gang members shot and killed motorcycle patrolmen E. B. Wheeler and H. D. Murphy.

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. Creation Date: Unknown.

Context

This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2009 and was provided by the Dallas Municipal Archives to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 4679 times, with 26 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Dallas Municipal Archives

Since 1985, the Archives have kept more than 2,000 cubic feet of materials open to the public by appointment. These materials include departmental documents, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and much more; they document historical events like the Kennedy assassination and Clyde Barrow gang's activities.

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Description

Four photographs of the site near Grapevine, Texas where Barrow Gang members shot and killed motorcycle patrolmen E. B. Wheeler and H. D. Murphy.

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.

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Part of the Dallas Police Department Collection.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: DSMA_91019-00168
  • Accession or Local Control No: DSMA_91019-00169
  • Accession or Local Control No: DSMA_91019-00170
  • Accession or Local Control No: DSMA_91019-00171
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth79003

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Rescuing Texas History, 2009

Photographs, oral histories, artwork, letters, and more. These more than 5,000 items give a glimpse into the diverse people that have called Texas home over the years. Funding provided by the Summerlee Foundation.

Dallas Police Department Historical Records/Case Files

Dallas Police Department case files, photographs, newspaper clippings, letters, and other documents from the 1920s to the 1950s, including the activities of the infamous Clyde Barrow Gang.

Clyde Barrow Gang Collection

A sub-series of the Dallas Police Department Historical Records and Case Files collection, these materials relate to the Clyde Barrow gang and law enforcement officials' efforts to hunt them down.

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Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Feb. 20, 2010, 6:28 p.m.

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  • Oct. 18, 2022, 4 p.m.

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  • 32.970285, -97.152432

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[Site of Grapevine Shooting, 04-01-1934], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79003/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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