The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

[Bamaboots]

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Lots of great hats & beards in that reunion pic, BB!

 

[Bamaboots]

HJ, I see several that might qualify for your team.

 

[scottyrocks]

"They say we're supposed to."

Year and location?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

The 1907 reunion of William Clarke Quantrill's men held at Independence, MO some 42 yrs after the war.

 

[BobHufford]

Year and location?

Mid-1930s (as far as I know) at the Springfield, Missouri airport. Even the website I found it on was not sure.

 

[scottyrocks]

I was thinking mid-'30s, due to hat and suit design. Thanks!

 

[buler]

I've seen that Stetson Hat for sale a few times. Nice to know they are that old. Early 1900's....

B

 

[tropicalbob]

They should have been called the "Peace (or else) Commisison."

 

[Hurricane Jack]

By 1920 of the men who rode under Quantrill, Todd & Anderson there were only 18 still living & many were too frail to make what was to be the last reunion. On the front row far right sat their guest Jesse Edwards James, son of Jesse Woodson James. Only 7 yrs old when his father was killed, he would have been 45 that summer.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Mr. Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum Co.

As a younger man Frank was fascinated with Cowboys & Indians, outlaws & lawmen. He started holding an annual BBQ & picnic on his ranch he named Woolaroc just outside Bartlesville, OK. He called his picnic the Cow Thieves & Outlaws Reunion. Lawmen would come & mingle with the outlaws. The rules were that all guns were checked at the door & everyone was granted immunity for the day.

Frank even hired a famous bank robber Henry Wells to work on the ranch. Wells was tried for 34 bank robberies in 4 states but only convicted one time, serving 5 yrs of a 16 yr sentence. When asked once why he got into robbing banks Wells said that he'd try anything once.

Wells was credited in the 1930's with tipping off Frank Phillips of the plan hatched by gangster Pretty Boy Floyd to kidnap Phillips. Wells said that was the only time in his life he ratted out "one of the boys".

 

[Bamaboots]

Fancy set of bat wings Frank is wearing. Is that your program, HJ?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Fancy set of bat wings Frank is wearing. Is that your program, HJ?

He probably had those big pockets put on those bat wings so he could carry around some of his money!

Woolaroc is owned by the Phillips Foundation today & houses a museum. The program is on display there. Today the sprawling residence houses the museum & the surrounding ranch land is a nature & wild animal preserve. If you're ever in NE Oklahoma it's worth a visit. Lots of history there.

The Cow Thieves & Outlaw Reunion is still held every yr but its a small social gathering for the benefactors of the Phillips Foundation.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Nice hat he was wearing!

 

[RJR]

Mr. Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum Co.

As a younger man Frank was fascinated with Cowboys & Indians, outlaws & lawmen. He started holding an annual BBQ & picnic on his ranch he named Woolaroc just outside Bartlesville, OK. He called his picnic the Cow Thieves & Outlaws Reunion. Lawmen would come & mingle with the outlaws. The rules were that all guns were checked at the door & everyone was granted immunity for the day.

Frank even hired a famous bank robber Henry Wells to work on the ranch. Wells was tried for 34 bank robberies in 4 states but only convicted one time, serving 5 yrs of a 16 yr sentence. When asked once why he got into robbing banks Wells said that he'd try anything once.

Wells was credited in the 1930's with tipping off Frank Phillips of the plan hatched by gangster Pretty Boy Floyd to kidnap Phillips. Wells said that was the only time in his life he ratted out "one of the boys".

Great history!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Great history!

I would have loved to have been there for one of the Quantrill Reunions or Phillip's picnics!

If your state observes one, don't forget Confederate Memorial Day. Ours is always the 1st Sunday in June.

 

[Wesslyn]

Snapped this at the local dairy queen. Not great quality but thought it was worth sharing.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

This is the hat Cole Younger was photographed wearing most often after he was allowed to return to Missouri from 2 yrs parole in Minnesota in 1903, & his death in 1916. A remarkable man, he was wounded by gunshot 23 times in his lifetime & still carried 17 mini balls in his body when he died.

 

[ideaguy]

good luck going through the airport check in...

 

[RJR]

good luck going through the airport check in...

I'm not sure that lead would register.