John R. Peavey Collection
Identifier
LRGV_212
Creation Date
1929
Description
Black and white photographs. Five photographs. "800 gallons of Mexican alcohol apprehended by Jack and Jim Cottingham near Mission, Texas." "410 gallons of Mexican alcohol apprehended near the river near Penitas, Texas by Peavey, Terral and Vincent." "Small catches of liquor along the river but they were numerous, some of the very best liquor."
Physical Description
.JPG, 5 Photographs, 1.6 MB
Preview
Recommended Citation
Page 83, Prohibition in the Rio Grande Valley. Scrapbook of John Peavey reflecting his days as a U. S. Border Patrolman. John Randall Peavey Collection, ELIBR-0006. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. UTRGV Digital Library. https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/johnrpeavey/12
Keywords
1920-1929, Frontier and pioneer life -- Rio Grande Valley, Crime -- Rio Grande Valley, Criminals -- Rio Grande Valley, Law enforcement -- Rio Grande Valley, Prohibition
