The Wild Bunch
Butch Cassidy's bandit gang operated in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada for five years, 1896 - 1901. Their agenda included robbing banks, trains, and stagecoaches throughout the area. The Wild Bunch was part of the larger Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, which took its name from the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Johnson County, Wyoming, which several outlaw gangs used as their hideouts. They performed the longest string of successful train and bank robberies in American history.
Pictured on the Fort Worth Five are:
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh
Sundance Kid
(1867 – Nov 7, 1908)
William Carver
News
(Sep 12, 1868 – Apr 2, 1901)
Ben Kilpatrick
Tall Texan
(Jan 5, 1874 – Mar 12, 1912)
Harvey Alexander Logan
Kid Curry
(1867 – Jun 17, 1904)
Robert Leroy Parker
Butch Cassidy
(Apr 13, 1866 – Nov 7, 1908)
About the photographer
The iconic photo shows the Wild Bunch protagonists, but little has been written about the photographer or about the detective who discovered the photo. This article by Richard Selcer & Donna Donnell sheds light on them.
The McCubbin Collection
The True West Magazine presents the 65 most important historical photos from the McCubbin Collection.