John R. Peavey Collection
Identifier
LRGV_147
Description
Black and white photograph. Hand-drawn sketch. Photograph: "Mission, 1910 Lon C. Hill trying to convince William Jennings Bryan that he should move into the Valley country. Left to right: Greg Wood of Mission, Tex, Texas Ranger Sam McKinsey, seated Lon C. Hill of Harlingen, Senator William Jennings Bryan. Notice two guns under the rangers coat and one under coat of Lon C. Hill." Sketch: "Harlingen, Texas, in 1905. A man told me it was Six-shooter Junction, but the conductor called in Harlingen."
Physical Description
.JPG, 5 Photographs, 1.9 MB
Preview
Recommended Citation
Page 18, Lon C. Hill and William Jennings Bryan, Sketch of Six-shooter Junction/Harlingen. 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/72
Keywords
1900-1909, 1910-1919, Frontier and pioneer life -- Rio Grande Valley, Crime -- Rio Grande Valley, Criminals -- Rio Grande Valley, Law enforcement -- Rio Grande Valley
