1906: Mrs. Elsie Klein, Woman Robber

Mrs. Elsie Klein, Woman Robber

Full-length portrait of Mrs. Elsie Klein, woman robber, sitting with three children in a room in Chicago.

Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.

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