The Dowes of Pinto Canyon
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Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Orin Curtis Dowe and Millie Wilson Dowe of Pinto Canyon, who met while O. C. Dowe was a Texas Ranger attempting to capture smugglers crossing the Mexico-Texas border.
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[34] p. ; 28 cm.
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Shurley, Mike November 21, 1966.
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Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Orin Curtis Dowe and Millie Wilson Dowe of Pinto Canyon, who met while O. C. Dowe was a Texas Ranger attempting to capture smugglers crossing the Mexico-Texas border.
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[34] p. ; 28 cm.
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- Accession or Local Control No: MRPL_1966-27
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth494437
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- [Portrait of Francis Dewitt Wilson], MRPL_1966-27-01
- [Photograph of Francis Dewitt Wilson's Home], MRPL_1966-27-02
- [Photograph of Marriage Certificate], MRPL_1966-27-03
- [Portrait of Francis D. Willson], MRPL_1966-27-04
- [Portrait of Hannah Wilson], MRPL_1966-27-05
- [Portrait of James Edward Wilson], MRPL_1966-27-06
- [Photograph of Francis Wilson's Home], MRPL_1966-27-07
- [Photograph of Francis Willson's Family], MTPL_1966-27-08
- [Photograph of W. H. Cleaveland and Harry Andrews], MRPL_1966-27-09
- [Photograph of Pinto Canyon], MRPL_1966-27-10
- [Photograph of Dora Wilson Riding a Horse], MRPL_1966-27-11
- [Photograph of Stone House], MRPL_1966-27-12
- [Photograph of James Edward Wilson], MRPL_1966-27-13
- [Photograph of Road into Pinto Canyon], MRPL_1966-27-14
- [Photograph of Angora Goat Herd], MRPL_1966-27-15
- [Photograph of James Edward Wilson's House], MRPL_1966-27-16
- [Photograph of Horses Pulling Car], MRPL_1966-27-17
- [Photograph of Annaway DeVolin], MRPL_1966-27-18
- [Photograph of Students at Pinto Canyon School], MRPL_1966-27-19
- [Photograph of the Horse Creek Canyon School House], MRPL_1966-27-20a
- [Photograph of the Horse Creek Canyon School House], MRPL_1966-27-20b
- [Photograph of Texas Rangers in Valentine, Texas], MRPL_1966-27-21
- [Portrait of O. C. Dowe], MRPL_1966-27-22
- [Photograph of O. C. Dowe and Charlie Brite], MRPL_1966-27-23
- [Photograph of O. C. Dowe and Bootleggers], MRPL_1966-27-24
- [Photograph of O. C. Dowe and Millie Wilson], MRPL_1966-27-25
- [Photograph of Millie Wilson], MRPL_1966-27-26
- [Photograph of Millie and O. C. Dowe and Friends], MRPL_1966-27-27
- [Photograph of O. C. and Millie Dowe's First Home], MRPL_1966-27-28
- [Photograph of the Dowe Home], MRPL_1966-27-29
- [Photograph of O. C. Dowe], MRPL_1966-27-30
- [Photograph of O. C. and Millie Dowe], MRPL_1966-27-31
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Shurley, Mike. The Dowes of Pinto Canyon, text, November 21, 1966; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth494437/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.