Jailbreak

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20129365

Description

Search finally gets under way - After cooling their heels for nearly three hours while somebody got a horse, bloodhounds imported from Houston started their search for nine prisoners who escaped from county jail. Left to right are, Sheriff's Deputies Vernon Johnson and H. H. Alexander, Sgt. P. K. Goree, of the Texas Prison System and city detective Marvin Fletcher mounted on the elusive horse.

Archival Date

1953-02-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-777

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Prison escapes; Horses; Prison guards