[Collection of Photographs and Clothing Related to an Outlaw Motorcycle Club]

Mostly Georgia, 1984. Very good +. Eight commercial photo albums with mylar-covered gummed leaves containing a combined 969 color photos + large embroidered riding scarf, four jacket patches and a painted, heavily used helmet. Most photos measure approximately 3½" x 5" to 4" x 6" and around fifteen percent or more are captioned on versos. Generally very good plus or better, one of the albums good only due to water damage, a couple of albums a bit grubby as well; photos generally near fine or better.

This is a collection of nearly 1,000 photographs and a few other items compiled by an outlaw biker from Georgia. Someone self-identifies in one of the albums, and there's a pistol license as well as an addressed envelope with the same name, but we can't be sure he's the compiler. At least two albums are from 1976 and 1977, and a lot of the photos in those albums involve members of The Outlaws; the other six albums, as well as the patches and helmet, focus on the Remaining Few South Georgia (RFSG) chapter. The present incarnation of RFSG may not be the same as those shown in these albums, but The Remaining Few exists today as a non-profit established in 2009 and its Facebook page shows many examples of philanthropic rides for noble causes. The groups shown in these albums may have had a philanthropic side as one photo implies they participated in a toy drive, but these albums depict nothing but riding, rallying and partying. And funerals-there are at least four different series showing members gathering at tombstones or freshly marked graves.

Many photos show members hanging around a clubhouse. They are heavy in partying images, but also show members relaxing, playing pool and simply acting silly. Close examination of the walls of the clubhouse can provide a lot of insight into the ethos of the club as we see a lot of Nazi and Confederate imagery and there's a bunch of handwriting on the walls to be read. There are also many shots in the woods where they held campouts and cookouts. We see members passed out, and treated appropriately with varying degrees of magic marker on their faces, and at least two show a man with his penis out over the head of a snoozing fellow biker.

Many photos show female members, sometimes seen wearing jackets reading "Property of" a particular motorcycle club. At least 25 photos show nude women including a series where several of them are dancing fully nude inside a clubhouse. A couple of these include body paint.

A bevy of images show individual bikes, treasured tattoos and several show the act of tattooing. One great shot shows a member whose back is completely covered in ink. Images at rallies (one of which is identified as "Southern Jam" in June 1984) include shots of other outlaw motorcycle clubs as well as rides all over Georgia. One album has around eight great intentional multiple exposures and there's a series showing a small outdoor music festival, possibly showing Willie Nelson performing and including three images of Jimmy Carter. Another series shows members skinny dipping.

Some photos are captioned verso, though we've only lifted a few and have little idea of the total-a reasonable estimate is around 100 or so have captions. Often it's simply a date, but some have a little more detail, and some listed member names such as "Spider," "Paranoid," "Buzzard," "Lazy," and "Gorilla."

The collection is accompanied by a helmet, scarf and a few patches. The helmet is fantastic: it's colorfully painted with the logo of the Remaining Few and shows signs of heavy, heavy use. The large black and orange scarf is embroidered with "RFFR" and presumably the former owner's initials. Also included is a middle insignia embroidered with multicolored threads, top and bottom rockers and an embroidered small "M.C." patch.

A large trove of images, with some artifacts, shedding light on the inner workings of outlaw bikers in Georgia during the mid-70s and 80s.