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[OUTLAWS]. [GOLDSBY, Crawford (“Cherokee Bill”) (1876-1896)]. Cabinet photograph. Fort Smith, AR: Fort Smith: Gannaway, n.d. [ca. 1880]. On original studio mount (overall, 165 x 108 mm), image slightly faded, light soiling to mount, small chip to corner verso. At the age of 18, the outlaw Cherokee Bill had been terrorizing the Indian Territory along with Bill Cook and the Cook Gang for two years including being responsible for the murder of eight men. He was finally apprehended during a robbery and sentenced to hang on 17 March 1896. When asked if he had any final words, the 20-year-old said, “I came here to die, not to make a speech”. A RARE PHOTO OF A FAMOUS OUTLAW.