Noah Hamilton Rose

In 1904, he set up a photography studio in Del Rio and continued adding to his photograph collection. In 1921, Rose moved to San Antonio. He was ill for several months and was later struck by a car, suffering a fractured skull. His illness left him in debt with large medical bills. To pay his debt, he printed a mail-order catalog of the negatives he had collected and developed a successful mail-order business selling photographs to magazines and collectors. His images included pictures of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Belle Starr, Jim and Bob Younger, and the Dalton gang were well-received, and he also sold pictures of peace officers, Indians, Texas Rangers, and pioneers. He added to his collection when he purchased the rights to photographs owned by A. A. Brack who owned Brack's Studio in San Antonio. He eventually collected over 2,000 images. He partnered with his childhood friend John Marvin Hunter and published Album of Gunfighters in 1951. He died unexpectedly in San Antonio after a short illness in 1952 and was buried in Roselawn Cemetery. His photograph collection is now held by the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Other images from his collection are shown below. • Illustration — Chiricahua Apache warrior Geronimo • Illustration — Annie Oakley • Illustration — Doc Holliday • Illustration — Ribs of Apache wickiup