Original early 20th-century Texas penitentiary escapee wanted poster for Earnest Robinson, an African American inmate who escaped from the Wynne State Farm in Walker County, Texas. Includes a striking dual-view mug shot (frontal and profile) measuring approximately 4" x 5", affixed to a partially preserved official wanted sheet typed on fragile, browned paper with visible edge losses.

Robinson, age 33, was convicted of burglary in Tarrant County and sentenced to two years on August 17, 1912. He arrived at Huntsville Prison just days later on August 20 and escaped shortly after. The sheet details his physical features, background, scars, and tattoos — including a white spot in his right eye, red and blue five-point star tattoos on his forearms, and multiple scars on his neck and arms. His Bertillon measurements are fully listed below the description.

A rare survivor of the Jim Crow-era Texas penal system with deeply personal biographical detail. The wanted poster format with mounted mug shot is typical of Texas prison-issued escape notices from the 1910s. Documents like this are exceedingly scarce, especially for African American prisoners, and rarely survive in this condition.