John R. Peavey Collection
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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Recommended Citation
Page 47, Water well in Starr County, Spanish homes in Penitas, Matias Martinez who killed Gregg Gibson, Fort Trevino sundial, Duval County Texas Rangers. 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/47
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, Texas--Penitas, Texas--San Ygnacio, Texas--Starr County, Texas--Hidalgo County, Texas--Duval County
