John R. Peavey Collection
Identifier
LRGV_200
Description
Black and white photograph. "In the early days there was plenty of wild life deer. Were here for the taking anytime, we never had such things as game laws, in Jim Hogg county we had antelope plenty of wild turkey, doves and quail were everywhere in the winter season ducks and geese were plentiful along the coast line and they were easy to take."
Physical Description
.JPG, 1 Photograph, 536 KB
Preview
Recommended Citation
Page 71, Peavey beside a White-tailed deer he killed. 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/40
Keywords
1930-1939, 1940-1949, Frontier and pioneer life -- Rio Grande Valley, Crime -- Rio Grande Valley, Criminals -- Rio Grande Valley, Law enforcement -- Rio Grande Valley
