John R. Peavey Collection
Identifier
LRGV_158
Creation Date
1913
Description
Black and white photographs. Three photographs. "There are people that say that Pancho Villa used to come into Mission once in a while and run around, that is not true if he had we have trapped him and collected the five thousand dollar reward, believe it or not." "Old timers around El Paso, Texas say that Pancho's father was a negro soldier from Fort Bliss, Texas in this picture his face shows that may be true." "The streets of Matamoros fortified for defense."
Physical Description
.JPG, 3 Photographs, 1.7 MB
Preview
Recommended Citation
John R. Peavey Scrapbook, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/johnrpeavey
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, bandits