This is a photograph of a reward poster for an escaped convict. The upper section of the poster contains two black and white mugshot photographs of an individual with the profile and front view positioned side by side. Below the photographs are the words "REWARD" and "ESCAPED CONVICT!". The text details the escape from Meskill Rock Quarry and offers a $50 reward for the capture. The text outlines specifics about the individual such as physical description, identifying marks, and fingerprints. It includes a detailed account of the person’s criminal history, sentence, and escape circumstances.…
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Reward poster for escaped convict, John Hackett, Walla Walla, Washington

American 20th Century

1910

Medium
gelatin silver print on paper
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet: 5.7 × 10.4 cm (2 1/4 × 4 1/8 in.) ; mount: 28 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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