Text on the back reads, "This unusual photo was taken one minute after the shooting of two of the four robbers who were caught in the act of robbing a bank near Morgantown, W. Va. Dr. Defor, seen on the left of the photo, is head of the Vigilance Committee and shot and killed the man on the ground, wounding the other (sitting up), the other two robbers being captured later."

Shooting of Bank Robbers, Bruceton Mills, W. Va.

Identifier:: 053394
Title:: Shooting of Bank Robbers, Bruceton Mills, W. Va.
Date:: 1921/08/16
Creator:: Kadel and Herbert News Service; New York, N. Y.
Description:: Text on the back reads, "This unusual photo was taken one minute after the shooting of two of the four robbers who were caught in the act of robbing a bank near Morgantown, W. Va. Dr. Defor, seen on the left of the photo, is head of the Vigilance Committee and shot and killed the man on the ground, wounding the other (sitting up), the other two robbers being captured later."
Acquisition Source:: Sanders, Ray
Acquisition Method:: Acquired
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView