R.W. Madison collection on Willie Boy

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R.W. Madison collection on Willie Boy

1909-1913, undated

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This collection consists mainly of photographs, and negatives taken by R. W. Madison, a Los Angeles Record reporter, documenting the efforts of law enforcement and a local posse to capture Willie Boy, a Chemehuevi man wanted for murder and kidnapping in San Bernardino County in 1909. The collection also includes Madison's account of finding Willie Boy's body, and a Newspaper Enterprise Association booklet.

0.42 linear feet (1 box)

eng, Latn

University of California, Riverside, UCR

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SNAC Resource ID: 11657681

University of California, Riverside, UCR

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Mike, William

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cp7vx7 (person)

William Mike was a leader of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band, a Chemehuevi people in the desert region of Southern California. He came into this role in 1903 after the death of his brother Jim Mike. During this time, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band lived at the Oasis of Mara, in what is now Joshua Tree National Park. Mike was killed in a series of tragic events in 1909, which also resulted in the death of his daughter, Carlota. These events were sensationalized both in settler media of the time, and in...

Willie Boy

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fr2s32 (person)

Willie Boy (Chemehuevi) lived during the late 19th and early 20th century. He became well-known through sensational media portrayals of the "last Western manhunt." After he was involved in the 1909 death of Chemehuevi leader William Mike, Willie Boy was pursued by a sheriff’s posse across the Mojave Desert and Coachella Valley of Southern California. The events are the subject of many articles, books, and the 1969 Western film Tell Them Willie Boy is Here. Willie Boy was born and raised along...