The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

[Blackthorn]

Nothing strikes fear in the heart of desperate fugitive like the sight of a mule-borne posse closing in on him.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[RJR]

Yup!

 

[RBH]

Texas Rangers in South Texas
1915

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Texas Rangers in South Texas
1915

Was going to post that one too

 

[Cattus Petasatus]

One riot...One ranger.

"Don't mess with Texas" has several meanings

 

[g.durand]

The Mercury astronauts, upon their arrival in Houston in 1962, were presented with "LBJ style" hats by the Houston Chamber of Commerce. Some research shows they were Stetson 7X CB Open Roads provided by Shudde Brothers.

http://www.shudde.com/historiccustomers.php

http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=68&lot=503

 

[T Jones]

The Texas Rangers who shot Bonnie & Clyde. Frank Hamer, seated on the far right...

 

[Zombie_61]

The Texas Rangers who shot Bonnie & Clyde. Frank Hamer, seated on the far right...

Not that it matters, but only Hamer (bottom right) and B.M. "Manny" Gault (top right) were former Texas Rangers. Bob Alcorn (bottom left) and Ted Hinton (top left) were Dallas County Sheriff's Deputies, and Henderson Jordan (bottom center) and Prentiss Morel Oakley (top center) were Sheriff and Chief Deputy (respectively) in Bienville Parish in north Louisiana. Oakley reportedly fired the first shot, which is believed to have killed Clyde Barrow instantly, but he and Jordan later expressed regret publicly that the couple weren't given an opportunity to surrender.

 

[T Jones]

Not that it matters, but only Hamer (bottom right) and B.M. "Manny" Gault (top right) were former Texas Rangers. Bob Alcorn (bottom left) and Ted Hinton (top left) were Dallas County Sheriff's Deputies, and Henderson Jordan (bottom center) and Prentiss Morel Oakley (top center) were Sheriff and Chief Deputy (respectively) in Bienville Parish in north Louisiana. Oakley reportedly fired the first shot, which is believed to have killed Clyde Barrow instantly, but he and Jordan later expressed regret publicly that the couple weren't given an opportunity to surrender.

Clarification noted. I thought the ambush was an unfortunate ending, but given Bonnie & Clyde's brief history, shooting it out first and asking questions later, I don't think they would have surrendered peacefully.

“No man but the undertaker will ever get me. If officers ever cripple me to where I see they will take me alive, I’ll take my own life,” Barrow vowed.

 

[RJR]

Interesting pics.

 

[Blackthorn]

Interesting pics.

+1

 

[Zombie_61]

Clarification noted. I thought the ambush was an unfortunate ending, but given Bonnie & Clyde's brief history, shooting it out first and asking questions later, I don't think they would have surrendered peacefully.

I agree. The murders of highway patrolmen H.D. Murphy and Edward Bryant Wheeler by Barrow and Henry Methvin nearly two months before the ambush put additional pressure on Hamer and his posse. Hamer had studied Barrow's methods and tactics and must surely have concluded that a firefight would ensue if Barrow had any warning that the posse was lying in wait for them, and didn't want to risk injury to, or death of, any members of the posse.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Nice info there.

Texas 1900

El Paso 1880

Graham, Texas 1911

 

[RJR]

Great pics today.

 

[T Jones]

Gotta love Texas. I'd like to visit there again one day. Last time I was there was 1971.

 

[RBH]

Gotta love Texas. I'd like to visit there again one day. Last time I was there was 1971.

Damn ... and you still remember it.

 

[T Jones]

Damn ... and you still remember it.

Ha! My long term memory's still pretty good. Can't say much about my eyesight and hearing though, so the wife says. I was nearly 17 then. My Uncle was a truck driver and I traveled with him that Summer from Ohio to California. I can remember when we stopped at restaurants for breakfast through the Southern States we were always served a side dish of grits with every meal.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Ha! My long term memory's still pretty good. Can't say much about my eyesight and hearing though, so the wife says. I was nearly 17 then. My Uncle was a truck driver and I traveled with him that Summer from Ohio to California. I can remember when we stopped at restaurants for breakfast through the Southern States we were always served a side dish of grits with every meal.

ah ah I made the same thing but with my sister husband. Travelled by truck (it was a green DAF 3000 with beds in the cabin) from Portugal to Germany and returned. Crossed Spain, France, Belgium and Holand.

 

[DanielJones]

From the book, Crooks Like Us...

Early 19th century crook or Hipster model?

Now if regular folks today could even achieve dressing like the crooks of then.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[DanielJones]

A few more from that book.

Now this is a couple of men I don't think I'd want any business with. The one on the left is rather creepy.

Cheers!

Dan