John Dillinger Print & Tommy Gun Round
(An Indiana FNRA Exclusive)
This beautifully framed and matted print includes John Dillinger's Wanted Poster and fingerprint record. More uniquely, it also contains a Porter County Sheriff's patch and certificate of authenticity for the .45ACP bullet and casing fired from the 1927 Thompson submachine gun that Dillinger stole from the Lake County Sheriff's Department when he escaped from their jail. The gun had been borrowed from the Porter County Sheriff's Department. After Dillinger's death, the gun was turned over to the FBI, who kept it until the Porter County Sheriff's Department requested its return in the late 1990's.
Fifty of these prints are being made available, and the winner/buyer of each print will be entered in a drawing to go to Porter County and fire the Thompson (under the Sheriff's supervision, of course!).
For more info about Dillinger's escapades, click here.
Teddy
Roosevelt – Soldier, Conservationist, President
(An Indiana FNRA Exclusive)
This one-of-a-kind collection reminds us of the many faces of our 26th President, Teddy Roosevelt. Featured in the collection is an original Mine Patent for the “Juno Lode mining claim, Red Mountain Colorado, issued in 1905 by the General Land Office and signed “T. Roosevelt”. Also included is an 1898 photograph of Col. Teddy Roosevelt mounted on his horse as a “Rough Rider”, a first day cover envelope from 1948 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Rough Riders, and a .45 Colt cartridge. Also featured is a 1906 photo of President Teddy Roosevelt and Sierra Club founder, John Muir, at Glacier Point, Yosemite, California discussing the preservation of Yosemite Valley as a National Park, a 1958 first day cover envelope commemorating the 100th anniversary of Roosevelt’s birth in 1858 and his legacy as a conservationist. Also included are an original 1904 Presidential Campaign watch fob for the “Roosevelt-Fairbanks” ticket, and a 1 ounce pure silver commemorative medallion for the 100th Anniversary (1903-2003) of
