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Fred Barker

Fred Barker when he entered the Kansas State Penitentiary, where met Alvin Karpis. Photograph by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1930.

Reward poster for Alvin Karpis and Fred Barker

Reward poster seeking Karpis and Barker for the 1931 murder of Sheriff C. R. Kelly, the crime that drove the gang from Missouri to St. Paul.

Barker‒Karpis Gang

The Barker‒Karpis gang, a revolving cast of Midwestern criminals, shuttled in and out of St. Paul in the 1930s, committing robberies and kidnappings under the protection of a corrupt police force.

Anoka County sesquicentennial coin, 2007

Anoka County sesquicentennial coin, 2007. Designed by Bromley Printing, Inc.

Float in the American Legion Parade at the Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1987

Anoka Halloween Celebration float in the July 1987 American Legion Parade. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Souvenir beer can from Anoka Halloween Celebration, 1978

A souvenir beer can from the 1978 Anoka Halloween Celebration.

Lincoln School PTA float in the Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1961

Lincoln School PTA float in the Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1961.
Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1953

Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1953. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Anoka Halloween Celebration, 1936

Bridge Square during the Anoka Halloween Celebration, October 31, 1936. Adults are Edwin Bune (1936 event co-chairman, left) and Larry Farrier (event chairman, right). Printed in the November 4, 1936 edition of the Anoka County Union. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Anoka Halloween Celebration, ca. 1925

Anoka Halloween Celebration, ca. 1925.

Gale Family Library