John R. Peavey Collection

 

Creator

John R. Peavey

Identifier

LRGV_176

Creation Date

1929

Description

Black and white photographs. Five photographs. Depicted: old water well in Starr County made with petrified wood; Old Spanish homes found north of Penitas, Texas in the northwest part of Hidalgo county; Matias Martinez, the smuggler who killed Gregg Gibson on the Frejola Ranch in Duval county on June 27, 1923, the story is on page 227 of Echoes From the Rio Grande book; Fort Trevino sundial in San Ygnacio; Duval county Texas Rangers on horse.

Physical Description

.JPG, 5 Photographs; 2 MB

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Keywords

1910-1919, 1920-1929, Frontier and pioneer life -- Rio Grande Valley, Crime -- Rio Grande Valley, Criminals -- Rio Grande Valley, Law enforcement -- Rio Grande Valley, railroads, trains, bandits, Spanish homes

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