[Captain Frank Hamer and Walter M. Woodward on the Steps of the Texas Capitol]

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Photograph of Captain Frank Hamer of the Texas Rangers standing on the Texas Capitol beside young Walter M. Woodward. Woodward wears an overly large hat and has a revolver stuffed into his pants.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.

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Jordan Co. January 1925.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Abilene Library Consortium and was provided by the Coleman Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 18663 times, with 17 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Captain Frank Hamer of the Texas Rangers standing on the Texas Capitol beside young Walter M. Woodward. Woodward wears an overly large hat and has a revolver stuffed into his pants.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

Dr. Walter M. Woodward Texas History Collection

Historic books, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera related to two prominent Coleman families, the Woodwards and McClellans.

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  • January 1925

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  • July 10, 2015, 8:06 a.m.

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  • July 29, 2015, 11:35 a.m.

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Jordan Co. [Captain Frank Hamer and Walter M. Woodward on the Steps of the Texas Capitol], photograph, January 1925; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth624357/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.

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