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Encyclopedia > Harry Longabaugh
Harry Longabaugh
(a.k.a. the Sundance Kid)
Harry Longabaugh (the Sundance Kid) and Etta Place, just before they headed to South America.
Born 1867
Died c. November 1908 (assumed)

Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 - c. November 1908), sometimes spelled Longbaugh, born in Mont Clare, Pennsylvania, also known as the Sundance Kid, was an outlaw, gunfighter, and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, in the American Old West. He is considered one of the last of the great American gunslingers. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (640x963, 87 KB) This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Etta Place and Harry Longabaugh (the Sundance Kid), just before they sailed for South America. ... Mont Clare is a village in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, on the northeast bank of the Schuylkill River. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Categories: Stock characters | Stub ... Butch Cassidy (13 April 1866 - c. ... Front row left to right: Harry A. Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid, Ben Kilpatrick, alias the Tall Texan, Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy; Standing- Will Carver, alias News Carver & Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry; Fort Worth, Texas, 1901. ... The cowboy, the quintessential symbol of the American Old West, circa 1888. ... Gunslinger from The Great Train Robbery Gunslinger, also gunfighter, is a name given to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation as being dangerous with a gun. ...

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Notoriety, riding with Butch Cassidy

In 1887, Harry Longabaugh was convicted of horse theft and sentenced to 18 months in the Sundance, Wyoming, jail. Because of this jail time he was called the Sundance Kid. Longabaugh likely met Butch Cassidy sometime after Cassidy was released from prison around 1896. They formed the "Wild Bunch Gang." Together with the other members of the gang, they performed the longest string of successful bank robberies in American and Old West history. Little is known of Longabaugh's exploits prior to his riding with Cassidy. However, this is known: in 1891 Harry Longabaugh was a 25 year old ranch hand working at the Bar U Ranch in Alberta, Canada ( http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ab/baru/natcul/index_E.asp ). The Bar U was one of the largest commercial Ranches of the time. Sundance is a town located in Crook County, Wyoming. ... Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. ...


Although Longabaugh was reportedly fast with a gun and often referred to as a "gunfighter", Longabaugh is not known to have killed anyone prior to a later shootout in Bolivia, where he and Cassidy were alleged to have been killed. He became better known than another outlaw member of the gang dubbed "Kid", Kid Curry, who killed numerous men while with the gang. It is possible that often the "Sundance Kid" was mistaken for "Kid Curry", since many articles referred to the "Kid". The Sundance Kid did participate in a shootout with lawmen who trailed a gang led by George Curry to the Hole-in-the-Wall hideout and was thought to have wounded two lawmen in that shootout. With that exception, though, his verified involvement in shootouts is unknown. Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry. ... George Curry (1864 - April 17, 1900), born on Prince Edward Island, was a robber of the Wild West. ... Hole in the Wall may refer to one of the following: The Hole in the Wall Gang an experiment related to Minimally Invasive Education a slang term for an automatic teller machine a greasy spoon, diner, automat or similarly inexpensive restaurant with little or no ambience Hole in the Wall...


Historically, the gang was for a time best known for their lack of violence during the course of their robberies, relying heavily on intimidation and negotiation, but nevertheless if captured they would have faced hanging. However, that portrayal of the gang is less than accurate and mostly a result of Hollywood portrayals depicting them as usually "non-violent". In reality, several people were killed by members of the gang, including five law enforcement officers killed by Kid Curry alone. "Wanted dead or alive" posters were posted throughout the country, with as much as a $30,000 reward for information leading to their capture, or their capture or death. [1] Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... For the band, see The Police. ...


They began hiding out at a place they called the Hole In The Wall, located near Buffalo, Wyoming. From there they could strike and retreat, with little fear of capture, since it was posted high on a mountain top, with a view in all directions of the surrounding territory. Pinkerton detectives led by Charlie Siringo, however, hounded the gang for a couple of years. [2] Buffalo is a city located in Johnson County, Wyoming. ... Pinkerton guards escort strikebreakers in Buchtel, Ohio, 1884 The Pinkerton National Detective Agency was a private U.S. security guard and detective agency established by Allan Pinkerton in 1850. ... Charlie Siringo (February 7th, 1855-October 18th, 1928) was an author, lawman, and famous detective and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency during the late 19th century and early 20th century. ...


Cassidy and Longabaugh, evidently wanting to allow things to calm down a bit and looking for fresher robbing grounds, left the United States on February 20, 1901. Longabaugh sailed with Butch Cassidy and Longabaugh's "wife", Etta Place, aboard the British ship Herminius for Buenos Aires in Argentina. [3] February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Etta Place and Harry Longabaugh (the Sundance Kid), just before they sailed for South America. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...


One theory is that both Butch and Sundance were later killed by soldiers in Bolivia in November 1908, after the two of them heisted a Bolivian mining company payroll. According to reports, the two were involved in a lengthy gun battle with the soldiers, who had surrounded them inside a building in San Vicente, ending with their alleged death.[4]


However, there is some evidence to suggest that one or both returned to the United States, with Longabaugh dying in 1936. [5]. The subject remains a matter of dispute.


Aliases

  • The Sundance Kid
  • Frank Smith [6]
  • H.A. Brown [7]
  • Harry A. Place (his mother's maiden name was Annie Place)
  • Harry Long

Popular culture

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Harry A. Longabaugh was the youngest of five children born to Josiah and Annie Place Longabaugh.
Offended, Longabaugh wrote a letter to the editor that was published in the June 9, 1897 edition of the paper.
Longabaugh was indicted on three counts of Grand Larceny on August 3, 1887 – one count each for stealing the horse, stealing the saddle outfit and the theft of the gun.
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