[Sam Bass Headstone Postcard]

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Postcard with a photo of the headstone of infamous outlaw, Sam Bass, seen featured on the front. Text on the back of the postcard describes the outlaw's crimes and death, as well as the slow destruction of the headstone and community efforts to replace it.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Sam Bass Cafe [1949..1955].

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2017 and was provided by the Round Rock Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 675 times, with 17 in the last month. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: [Sam Bass Headstone Postcard]
  • Added Title: Sam Bass Cafe Round Rock, Texas, Famous for Fried Chicken Dinners

Description

Postcard with a photo of the headstone of infamous outlaw, Sam Bass, seen featured on the front. Text on the back of the postcard describes the outlaw's crimes and death, as well as the slow destruction of the headstone and community efforts to replace it.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Text on back: " Sam Bass Gave, Round Rock, Tex. This notorious train and bank robber of the 1870s was killed in this little city by Texas Rangers in 1978. Souvenir hunters from all over the U.S. and many other countries have almost chipped away the stone. A move has been started recently to erect a new stone- possibly this year."

"This is more than likely the original tombstone. The date of the postcard or the picture are unknown. However, the printer, National Press, was active between 1949-1955. The Sam Bass Café was open in the 1940s and 1950s. The number in the right hand corner , '4363399', is an identification number created by Round Rock Public Library."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: RRPL_27-01
  • Accession or Local Control No: 4363399
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1121259

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  • [1949..1955]

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  • Feb. 20, 2019, 11:02 a.m.

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  • April 29, 2020, 9:50 p.m.

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Sam Bass Cafe. [Sam Bass Headstone Postcard], postcard, [1949..1955]; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1121259/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Round Rock Public Library.

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