Date Original
1912-1948
Description
This collection contains a typewritten paper "Mammoth Springs Attempted Bank Robbery" written 36 years after the 1912 incident.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Citizens' Bank of Mammoth Springs, Arkansas was the scene of an attempted robbery in June 1912. Members of the gang turned on the ringleader and informed authorities of the planned robbery. Ben Jones, a member of the gang, was killed by authorities. Years later someone wrote a paper on the attempted robbery as well as other crimes the gang supposedly committed.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Mammoth Springs, Fulton County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.064.008
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Mammoth Springs attempted bank robbery material, SMC.064.008
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Mammoth Springs attempted bank robbery material, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
