Duster used in Northfield bank raid

Titles: Duster used in Northfield bank raid (Supplied title)

Description: This linen duster was worn by one of the "James-Younger" gang at their raid on the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota on September 7, 1876. The gang wore dusters on their way into Northfield in order to conceal their guns but, once inside the bank, they dropped the dusters and demanded the money from the vault.

Dates

• 09/07/1876 (Use)

Creation

• used by: Younger, James Henry

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 3609.H487.1

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 111 centimeters length
• 50 centimeters width (at shoulders, approximate)

Subjects

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