Sep 15, 2011 - Sale 2253

Sale 2253 - Lot 128

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
LEADER OF THE COOK GANG (CRIME.) Cabinet card of outlaw Bill Cook. Albumen photograph, 5 1/2 x 3 3/4, on original Gannaway mount, minor wear; incorrect caption on verso. Fort Smith, AR: Gannaway, circa 1895
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William Tuttle Cook (1873-1900) was raised in Cherokee country and became the leader of the Cook Gang, which had a short but active career in eastern Oklahoma in the summer of 1894. He was apprehended in 1895 and died in prison.