illustration credits

1. Christian Ross: Courtesy of Germantown Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA

2. Washington Lane: From Ross, Christian. Charley Ross, the Kidnapped Child: The Father’s Story. Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company, 1876.

3 and 4. The first ransom letter: From Ross, Charley Ross, the Kidnapped Child.

5. The first ransom envelope: From Ross, Charley Ross, the Kidnapped Child.

6. Pinkerton pamphlet: Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

7. Pinkerton flyer: Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

8. Pinkerton pamphlet: Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

9. Superintendent Walling: From Walling, George W. Recollections of a New York Chief of Police. New York, N.Y.: Caxton Book Concern, Ltd., 1888, c1887.

10. Main Street (Germantown Avenue) at Rittenhouse: Courtesy of La Salle University’s Connelly Library. Plate 12 of Richards, John. Quaint Old Germantown in Pennsylvania: A Series of Sixty Former Landmarks of Germantown and Vicinity Drawn on Zinc During the Years 1863-1888. Philadelphia: 1913.

11. Main Street (Germantown Avenue) at Manheim: Courtesy of La Salle University’s Connelly Library. Plate 27 of Richards, Quaint Old Germantown in Pennsylvania.

12. Main Street (Germantown Avenue) Life: Courtesy of La Salle University’s Connelly Library. Plate 31 of Richards, Quaint Old Germantown in Pennsylvania.