Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories
Identifier
ELIBR0053-Polzin_Ernest_A_Part02-19850201
Files
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Creation Date
2-1-1985
Description
Ernest A. Polzin, a long-time merchant and resident of McAllen Texas, talks about his life. He talks about: How he met his wife, his home in San Antonio, a King Ranch loading dock, a man he lived with (A. A. Huntly) and partner who worked for King. He also discusses a situation that occurred about Mexicans who came from the east that laid on the railroad track who then had a shootout with Huntly. He remembers his partner and another man named George Forbs who was shot in the crossfire. He talks about Jimmy McAllen who also had a shootout with several Mexicans. He discuses the several name changes of the city of Alamo. He discusses other name changes throughout the Rio Grande Valley before the interview is concluded.
Format
Compressed from a .wav format into a .mp3 access format at 128kbps.
Length
00:16:48
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; Ernest A. Polzin - Part 02, 1985/02/01. ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/529