John R. Peavey Collection

 

Creator

John R. Peavey

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

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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

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