Robber Collection (page 13)

Highwaymen jump out from the woods to to attack a passing carriage. Guns pointed, the passengers have little choice but to hand over their possessions to the outlaws. Date: 19th Century

Greek bandits tried in Athens
Two brigands lie in the middle of a courtroom in Athens, listening to the charges read out against them. Date: 1870

Car Chasses Carriage
At Charpennes, France, a thief hi-jacks the carriage of M. Rodarie, who gets a motorist to pursue the robber : after a long chase, involving pistol shots, the thief is stopped. Date: 1909

Snow Queen 6
Gerda and the little robber girl in the robbers castle

The Robber Bridegroom
The bride is warned by the old woman

Australian Robber Fly
The Australian Robber Fly. Date: 1901

Burglar in a house viewed through a broken window, which he used to gain entry to the property

Burglar alarm in Cocoa, Florida
A burglar alarm on a building in Cocoa, Florida

Mobile phone in a denim pocket

BANK HOLDUP, 1973. A bandit wearing a Mardi Gras mask holds up a bank in New Orleans, 1973

STAGECOACH ROBBERS. Hands up! Painting, 1906, by N. C. Wyeth
STAGECOACH ROBBERS. Hands up! Painting, 1906, by N.C. Wyeth

CHARLES E. BOLTON (c1829-?). Known as Black Bart. American stagecoach robber

EDISON: MOVIE STILL, 1903. Scene from the film The Great Train Robbery made by the Edison Company in 1903

KEYSTONE KOPS. Film still, early 20th century

COWBOY ROBBER, c1900. Will Roberts, alias Dixon. American cowboy train robber. Photographed seated on a horse and pointing a gun in western America, c1900

Pirates attacking a merchant ship
Pirates sinking a merchant ship on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Norman barons waylaying travelers in England in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window

The Hold up by Webster Murray
A highwayman, looking suspiciously like Cupid, holds up a pretty lady riding in a carriage

Fortune-Hunting
Coloured engraving, " Fortune-Hunting" published by H. Humphrey, London, 20 November 1804. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)"

Rhinoceros found in Rundheer Singhs Camp, Bengal, 1852
Engraved showing a chained Rhinoceros, found by British forces when they captured the camp of Rundheer Singh, a famous robber chief of Bengal, India, 1852

Robber Captain Hides Men
As soon as I throw some stones out of my window, come out!, the robber captain tells his men as they try to steal Ali Babas gold

Stolzenfels by Bartlett
Stolzenfels, an ancient robber-fortress on the Rhine. Small river craft with sails (barges) make their way on the river

Crime / Captain Hind / C17Th
Captain Hind robbing Colonel Harrisons carriage at Maidenhead Thicket

Lloyd George Pensions
Lloyd George, depicted as a highway robber, plans to force the country to adopt his Old Age Pension bill

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"The Wild Bunch: Notorious American Outlaws and Masterful Bank Robbers" Step into the thrilling world of The Wild Bunch, a gang of audacious American outlaws who terrorized the West in 1901. Led by the infamous Butch Cassidy, this daring group specialized in robbing banks and trains, leaving a trail of chaos in their wake. In one captivating scene captured by artist Charles M. Russell, we witness a stage robber pointing his shotgun with an air of danger. A vignette on the side reveals him clutching a treasure box while standing over a fallen messenger as the stagecoach speeds away – a testament to his cunning tactics. Crime was not limited to land; even Victorian society had its share of pickpockets lurking among unsuspecting crowds. As depicted in an intriguing greeting card from that era, these nimble-fingered thieves skillfully relieved their victims of their valuables without detection. The world of crime extended beyond simple thefts; resurrectionists were individuals who dug up corpses for medical purposes during times when acquiring bodies legally was challenging. This macabre practice sheds light on the desperate lengths some would go to fulfill demand. Not all robbers operated alone; Dick Turpin's treachery knew no bounds as he ruthlessly shot fellow highwayman Tom King. This shocking act reminds us that loyalty is often scarce within criminal circles. Even renowned artists like Pieter Bruegel the Elder recognized society's darker elements through his painting "Misanthrope" in 1568. It serves as a stark reminder that throughout history, there have always been those who choose malevolence over compassion. Robbery wasn't confined to everyday citizens either; even tombs belonging to nobility were targeted by brazen thieves seeking riches at any cost. The Earl of Crawford fell victim to such desecration in 1881, highlighting how no one was truly safe from these audacious criminals.