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1908 Wanted Fugitive Poster from New York
Item Details
A 1908 ‘Wanted’ poster from New York City. This Wanted poster advertises for the arrest and conviction of Hugh Edward Grimes of New Haven, Connecticut, for absconding with a day’s receipts from the Nassau Electric Railroad Company, where he was employed as a clerk. The paper is printed in black letterpress on a white paper, with a halftone mugshot image of Grimes. The poster is presented under glass in a black painted wooden frame.
Condition
- discoloration to paper; crease across center; tears to edges of page; uneven trim to poster’s bottom edge; minor wear to frame.
Dimensions
12.0" W x 15.0" H x 0.75" D
- measures frame; poster measures 8.0" W x 10.25" H.
Item #
18LEX017-099
