Image Title:
Bass Reeves (1838 – 1910)

Note:
He  ". . . worked for thirty-two years as a deputy marshal in the Indian Territory. He was the only deputy to begin with Parker's court and work until Oklahoma statehood in 1907. . . .became a celebrity during his lifetime in the Indian Territory. Muskogee Police Chief Bud Ledbetter said about him, "The veteran Negro deputy never quailed in facing any man." Reeves became an expert with pistol and rifle. Territorial newspapers stated that he killed fourteen outlaws during his career as a peace officer." [Burton - Oklahoma Historical Society] Learn More

The fictional character the Lone Ranger is believed to have been inspired by Bass Reeves. Learn More

Image Source:
Wikipedia

Subject:
Lawmen - Old West - Law Man - American West - Frontier - Marshal

Date:
1910

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-LWM-1

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