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Wanted posters have been used by media sources to cast prominent figures as wild west criminals. Popular examples of this include the September 4 1939 edition of the British newspaper the Daily Mirror , which cast Adolf Hitler as a "reckless criminal" "wanted dead or alive". [ 6 ]
Webb drifted to Dodge City, Kansas, where he came into contact with several notable personalities of the old west, including Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. While there, he took part as a member of several posses and served as a deputy. By January 1878, Bat Masterson was the newly appointed sheriff of Ford County.
The majority of outlaws in the Old West preyed on banks, trains, and stagecoaches. Some crimes were carried out by Mexicans and Native Americans against white citizens who were targets of opportunity along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
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A number of Old West gangs left a lasting impression on American history. While rare, the incidents were retold and embellished by dime novel and magazine authors during the late 19th and the early 20th century.
Dan Duryea starred as Black Bart in a 1948 film produced by Universal Pictures, Black Bart. [12] In 1954, Arthur Space played Black Bart in the eponymous episode of Jim Davis's syndicated western television series, Stories of the Century. [13] In Gunsmoke episodes, a Black Bart wanted poster can be seen posted in Matt Dillon's office.
Samuel Bass (July 21, 1851 – July 21, 1878) was a 19th-century American train robber, outlaw, and outlaw gang leader.Notably, he was a member of a gang of six that robbed a Union Pacific train in Nebraska of $60,000 in newly minted gold from San Francisco, California.