ORIGINAL BONNIE & CLYDE ISSUED WANTED POSTER DATED 1934

Very Rare totally Authentic Genuine Original issued Bonnie and Clyde Wanted Poster Dated 21st May 1934. Such posters seldom come up for sale making this example very rare and scarce indeed.
BONNIE & CLYDE: PARKER BONNIE (1910-1934) & BARROW CLYDE (1909-1934) American Outlaws and Criminals. An original printed small 4to Wanted poster (in the form of a folding mailshot) issued by J. Edgar Hoover and the United States Department of Justice, Washington D.C., 21st May 1934, under the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. The poster features individual portraits of Bonnie and Clyde as well as descriptions of each (including scars, peculiarities, marks etc.) and a list of their relatives and details of their criminal records. The printed text also states 'Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker constantly travel together and extreme caution must be exercised by arresting officers...' A list of telephone numbers of the various state Department of Justice offices is printed to the verso. There have been many movies and documenters even a pop song about Bonnie and Clyde over the years bring much curiosity to them as outlaws and lovers, original personal artifacts collectables belonging to them are avidly collected and command large premiums, this particular example would look fantastic framed and mounted, please note that the photos of bonnie and Clyde are for reference only and do not come with the sale of the original poster.

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were notorious American outlaws who, with their gang, robbed banks, small stores, and gas stations across the Central United States during the Great Depression. Inseparable and reckless, they were responsible for 13 deaths, including nine law enforcement officers, before being killed in a 1934 Louisiana ambush. The Couple: Clyde Barrow (1909-1934) and Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) met in Texas in 1930 and were inseparable Lovers, despite Bonnie being married to another man in prison.Criminal Career: Running from roughly 1932 to 1934, they operated as part of the "Barrow Gang," which included Buck Barrow (Clyde's brother) and Blanche Barrow. They primarily targeted small stores and gas stations rather than just banks.Reputation: Considered folk heroes by some during the depression, they were viewed by others as ruthless killers.Deaths: On May 23, 1934, they were ambushed and killed by police on a highway in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

On May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed in a police ambush in Louisiana, with reports suggesting they were shot roughly 50+ times each (coroner reports cited 26 for Bonnie, 17 for Clyde, though actual bullet wounds were likely higher). The posse fired over 130 rounds, and the pair was linked to 12-13 deaths, mostly law officers. The bullet-riddled "death car" of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow was a 1934 Ford V-8, riddled with over 100 Armor-piercing bullets during a fatal police ambush in Gibsland, Louisiana, on May 23, 1934. The tan-coloured Ford Deluxe, which was stolen from Topeka, Kansas, was instantly turned into a famous, gruesome exhibit. The Ambush: Lawmen fired roughly 130 rounds into the car in under a minute, with bullets ripping through the windows, doors, and metal frame. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were buried separately in Dallas, Texas, on May 25-26, despite wishing to be buried together. Clyde was buried at Western Heights Cemetery, while Bonnie was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery (moved in 1945), with over 20,000 attending her funeral amid massive public spectacle.
Bonnie Parker was just 23 years old when she died Clyde Barrow was 25.
Size. 200mm x 203mm
Condition: Some light staining and minor age wear, VG

Code: 51208