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Title

  • Main Title [The Mineral Wells Mounted Police]

Date

  • Creation: 1930/1939
  • Digitized: 2008-05-30

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: A copy of a newspaper clipping, the caption identifies members of the Mineral Wells Mounted Police "57 years ago." Identified are: "Uncle Billy Wood" on his white horse (not a member of the force); Bob Pate; Paul Craig; Jim Barrett, probably Chief of Police at the time; Paul Granbury. All are reported to be deceased at time of printing. The picture was furnished to the paper courtesy Mrs. Paul Granbury. The sign on the building at the far left of the picture has been tentatively identified as a Livery Stable. Though the sign is visible, the distance has made its contents extremely obscure. The first city hall was located at the corner of First Avenue and Third Street, with a fence to hold impounded livestock. The rounding up of stray livestock was the primary duty of the mounted police in 1910. Two more more individuals were also forbidden to fight in public; no-one was permitted to use obscene language; playing cards for liquor. The renting of houses for the playing of cards was also forbidden. Teams were not allowed to be unhitched while attached to wagons, and vagrants were fined $10- In short, the police team were kept busy. These details are taken from "The Mineral wells Police Department 1882-1988" by Kaye Ashby, in the custody of the Boyce Ditto Library.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Law Enforcement - Police
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Groups
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses
  • Named Person: Wood, Billy
  • Named Person: Pate, Bob
  • Named Person: Craig, Paul
  • Named Person: Barrett, Jim
  • Named Person: Granbury, Paul

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Palo Pinto County - Mineral Wells
  • Coverage Date: [1930..1939]
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: A. F. Weaver Collection
    Code: AFWC

Institution

  • Name: Boyce Ditto Public Library
    Code: BDPL

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: AWO_1788C
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth38082
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