John R. Peavey Collection

 

Creator

John R. Peavey

Identifier

LRGV_151

Creation Date

1916

Description

Black and white photographs. Newspaper clipping of Pharr in 1916, the train station is depicted "About the only feature in this picture recognizable in the Pharr of today is the railroad station in the background. Note horse drawn carryall and ancient vintage car in the foreground. Horse under tree at extreme right belonged to Tom Mayfield, first Pharr city marshall". Scouts on horse.

Physical Description

.JPG, 3 Photographs, 1.5 MB

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Keywords

1910-1919, Frontier and pioneer life -- Rio Grande Valley, Crime -- Rio Grande Valley, Criminals -- Rio Grande Valley, Law enforcement -- Rio Grande Valley, Mexican army, Mexican revolution, train station

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