A new collection of photographs of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde have emerged alongside a set of poems penned by the lovestruck couple.
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow met in Texas in 1930 and are believed to have committed 13 murders and several robberies and burglaries by the time they died in 1934.
At the time of their deaths, Barrow was just 24 year old, and Parker was 23.
A never-before-seen album of photographs of the infamous Bonnie (top left) and Clyde (pictured) have emerged, offering a glimpse into the couple's life on the run between 1933 and 1934 as they avoided the authorities after it was believed the pair committed 13 murders and several robberies and burglaries by the time they died
Captured posing in a loving embrace, the couple, real names Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow, first met in Texas in 1930 and soon went on to form the Barrow Gang, with members including: W.D. Jones, Raymond Hamilton, Joe Palmer, Ralph Fults, Henry Methvin, and Clyde's older brother Buck Barrow and his wife, Blanche
One fascinating poem, penned by Clyde in September 1933, shows a compassionate side to the fugitive as he pleads for 'forgiveness' for what they've done, even describing himself and Bonnie as 'sinners'. He says that they didn't want to harm anyone, but if they needed to have a shoot out to escape a town alive 'that's the way it would have to be'. The poem also contains a chilling prediction that he and Bonnie would soon be 'buried side by side'. A mere eight months after it was written, on May 23, 1934, the pair were killed in a dramatic shootout with police
Their story was immortalized by Hollywood in 1967, when a blockbuster film starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway was released.
The public were enamored with the pair during the Public Enemies era of the Great Depression, as they gained headlines for evading the authorities in shoot-outs and making daring getaways.
Showing the criminal couple as never before, the collection of snaps primarily date from 1933 and 1934, and include photographs of the murderous fugitives while on the run, as well as pictures showing the pair embracing as Clyde poses with a gun.
The album belonged to Clyde's older sister Nell Barrow before passing into the hands of his nephew, who has now decided to sell the photos and a scrapbook of their poetry with Heritage Auctions.
The set is expected to sell for a combined $30,000, with the sale taking place on March 30.
The family album, now being sold by Clyde's nephew for an estimated $30,000, contains intimate portraits of the couple as the spend time with their relatives. Pictured clockwise from top left: Clyde, Buck Barrow (Clyde's brother), Bonnie with Blanche (Buck's wife), Clyde with his mother (Cumie Walker) and Bonnie and Clyde snapped in a picturesque garden
The infamous pair had plenty of criminal friends, with this snap believed to show Clyde (left) with fellow outlaw and bank robber Henry Methvin, who was known as the last member of the Barrow gang. His father Ivan Methvin, helped with the ambush of Bonnie and Clyde. In exchange, Ivan was promised that his son would not get the death penalty for murders conducted two months earlier
The public were enamored with the couple (pictured) during the Public Enemies era, which occurred during the Great Depression, as they gained headlines for evading the authorities in shoot-outs and making daring getaways
The notebook containing poetry sheds a revealing light on Barrow.
While it was known that Parker had tried her hand at poetry, Barrow was never thought to have attempted to write a poem.
Parker was the more prolific poet of the two. The items put up for auction contain an envelope with the words 'written by Bonnie' scribbled on it.
Inside is a piece of paper with a poem titled The Story of Bonnie and Clyde.
It goes: 'You’ve read the story of "Jesse James", / Of how he lived and died. / If you’re still in need / Of something to read, / Here’s the story of "Bonnie and Clyde".'
The ending of the poem contains a premonition of what was to come for the outlaw couple.
'Some day they’ll go down together / they’ll bury them side by side / to few it’ll be grief / to the law a relief / but it’s death for Bonnie and Clyde.'
After the couple was killed by police in 1934, Parker's mother and Barrow's sister wrote a biography, Fugitives, which tells the story of the famous outlaws.
The book contains a copy of the poem and an explanation about its importance, The Guardian reported.
'Bonnie gave me the poem that night, "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde",' Emma Parker and Nell Barrow wrote.
'I shall present it here because it gives a little of the inside angle of the case … They would be back in two weeks, they promised, but in two weeks they were dead.'
The notebook going up for auction also contains a poem believed to have been written by Barrow, who was known for grammatical and spelling errors.
It reads: 'Bonnie s Just Written a poem / the Story of Bonnie & Clyde. So / I will try my hand at/ With her riding by my side.'
One of Clyde's poetic notes reads: 'As we travel down the highway not knowing where it will end. Never very much money, not even a friend. We don't want to hurt anyone, but we have to steal to eat, and if it's a shoot out to live then that's the way it will have to be. We have kidnapped some people and tied them to a tree, but not so tight that after we were gone they could not get themselves free.'
The couple weren't exactly camera shy and can often be seen posing in front of their vehicle while on the run from the authorities. One shot, top right, even shows Clyde as he holds a large gun while sitting on the edge of his car
Bonnie was known to write poetry and one of her offerings features in the sale. One passage of hers, which slams the police, reads: 'If a policeman is killed in Dallas and they have no clues for a guide. If they can't find the fiend, they wipe the slate clean, and hang it on Bonnie and Clyde.'
The pictures illustrate the couple's interest in staying in touch with their family as the photos offer snippets of the pair with their realtives. Pictured clockwise top left: Clyde's father Henry Barrow next to a car filled with bullet holes, Bonnie and Clyde with unknown accomplice, Clyde's father at the family grave and a snap of the family graves
Marvin Ivan 'Buck' Barrow (pictured left with his wife Blanche) was a member of the Barrow Gang and older brother of the gang's leader, Clyde (pictured right). The pair share a grave stone as their parents were sure Clyde would die shortly after his brother, who was shot in the head in 1933 and killed
The poem continues: 'We donte want to hurt anney one / but we have to Steal to eat. / and if it’s a shoot out to / to live that’s the way it / will have to bee. /
'We have kidnapped some / people. And tied them to a tree / but not so tight that after we / were gone tha could not get / themselves free. /
'We are going home tomorrow / to look in on the folks. We will / meet then out near Grape Vine / if the Laws donte get there / first. /
'Now that’s not as good as / Bonnies. So I guess I / Will call it a flop- /
'But please God Just one / moore visit before we are / Put on the spot.'
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