63 Wild West Mugshots From The Glory Days Of American Outlaws

The brothers were captured and sent to Stillwater Prison after a botched bank heist turned them into national fugitives. Younger was paroled with his brother Cole in 1901 and committed suicide in 1902.

In prison, it was revealed that Bert Martin had been born female and was named Lena. Martin had been living as a man in order to work as a cowboy. Records show that Martin was transferred to the prison's women's division on Sept. 22, 1901.

He was convicted of killing two men though he confessed to 43 other murders, many of which could not be substantiated. In court, his lawyers used the insanity defense, but he was executed a year later.

Younger, along with his brothers, was captured and sent to Stillwater Prison. After he was paroled on July 10, 1901, Younger worked on a 'Wild West' stage show and toured as a lecturer.

His Wild West days came to a stop after the brothers and the James gang raided the First National Bank in Minnesota in 1876. He died in prison in 1889.

According to his prison records, the warden trusted Perez enough to make him a "trusty" which meant he had the authority to discipline other inmates when they were working outside. He escaped from prison on October 27, 1922 and seems to have vanished into the California wilderness.

She was sentenced to one to three years in the Nebraska State Prison.

He was a baker by day and a pimp by night, and was charged with placing a woman in a "house of prostitution."

It's unclear what exactly her crimes were but the legal definition of mayhem is "the criminal act of disabling, disfiguring, or cutting off or making useless one of the members (leg, arm, hand, foot, eye) of another either intentionally or in a fight, called maiming."

Dalton was pardoned after 14 years in prison. After his release, he wrote books about his experience as an outlaw and even played himself in a 1918 silent movie about the Dalton gang.

He was arrested after a homemade alarm system setup by the owners alerted them to his trespassing.

Three days after she made bail, McKamey was rearrested after speaking at another rally. This time she was charged with being "incorrigible." As punishment, she was sent to the local Detention Home for juveniles despite being an adult.

In her photograph, Williams appears defiant upon her arrest.

Later, another man confessed to the crime, and the state paid Lytle $2500 for false imprisonment. He served two years in prison for a crime he did not commit.

The reformatory was first opened in the state in 1910.

Brownfield, on the other hand, described Armstrong as a general thief.

His thick mustache and hair were shaved off before a second photo was taken.

“I'm looking for photos that move me for whatever reason. From things that are terribly funny to things that are terribly tragic," author and collector Mark Michaelson told New York Daily News of his mugshot collection.

When the fugitives were finally caught and arrested, they requested to go to the Nebraska State Prison rather than return to the woman's reformatory.

Hutchinson and her brother were released after their court hearing due to lack of evidence.

As clearly shown by her mugshot, she refused to look at the camera for her photograph.

He was eventually captured after leading authorities on a multi-state chase.

Whitney was a grifter who made his money by advertising his clairvoyance and palm reading abilities in the local newspapers. One of his unsatisfied customers reported him to authorities who charged him with collecting money under false pretenses.

The partners fled only to be caught in Colorado. During trial, through an interpreter, the Mexican-born Lopez pleaded not guilty but admitted she knew of the murder. She served a little over two years.

Oddly, the victim was able to identify Hudson by the shape of her legs since he hadn't seen her face during the robbery. The couple was arrested in 1928 for making away with $382 of cash from the restaurant's profits.

His bandaged head was the result of his scuffle with police after he escaped custody and was rearrested.

On Aug. 20, 1953, inmates at the reformatory staged a mass riot which lasted for four days.

According to his prison records, he enlisted in the US Army shortly after his release in 1918 to serve in World War I.

The original police document of O'Brien included a cryptic note which read "Taken out March 7, 1883."

After serving his sentence for more than 10 years in jail, Whitewater was one of two inmates pardoned by the Nebraska governor following a change of law. After his release, Whitewater walked through the prison gates and "rolled in the grass from joy."

Lee was sentenced to six months to two years in the Nebraska State Prison. He was granted a furlough to visit his terminally ill wife. After, he served time until July 4, 1921, when he was finally released.

He was booked by the St. Louis police.

This trick earned her the nickname "Fainting Bertha." Her scam came to a halt when she was arrested in May 1903.

"I feel like an archaeologist trying to find and preserve these records of the common man, most of which are treated like trash and destroyed once they’re no longer in use," mugshot collector Mark Michaelson told Collector's Weekly.

Unfortunately for Johnson, his hair and luxurious mustache were later shaved off by officials due to a lice scare.