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["Argonaut" passenger trains in West Texas]

Description: Long ago in the age of steam, the Southern Pacific's "Argonaut" passenger trains, numbers 104 and 103, east and westbound, respectively, meet in the early morning hours at mile post 450 between Langtry and Pumpville in far west Texas.
Date: 1929~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

Ranch Headquarters of E.E. Strichlin in Val Verde County, Texas

Description: Photograph of the ranch headquarters of E.E. Strichlin. On the left side of the frame is a wooden ranch house with two porches, a chimney and surrounded by a fence. On the right side of the frame is a barn. In-between the buildings are four old cars with a tall windmill behind them. In the foreground is a field of rocks and shrubs.
Date: unknown
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

[Judge Roy Bean's House]

Description: Photograph of Judge Roy Bean's House in Langtry, Texas. A man in a cowboy hat is standing to the left of the building. Signs on the house read "Judge Roy Bean" and "Justice of the Peace, Law West of the Pecos." A wagon is in front of the house.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Judge Roy Bean Trying a Case, 1900

Description: Photograph of a Judge Roy Bean holding court, trying a horse thief in 1900. He was the only peace officer west of the Pecos River at the time.
Date: 1900
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

Men with Bicycles Outside Building

Description: Copy negative of a group of men with two bicycles and a baby standing outside the Jersey Lilly Saloon. The bearded man at front center is Judge Roy Bean. There are signs on the front of the building advertising beer and the judge.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Men with Horses Outside Building

Description: Copy negative of a horse thief's trial held at the Jersey Lilly Saloon by Judge Roy Bean. The court proceedings are taking place on the porch of the saloon, with one man sitting on a barrel. There are men on horses on the left. A horse and a man on a donkey are on the right. There are signs on the front of the building. A paragraph at the bottom explains more about the scene.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Group Portrait with Judge Roy Bean]

Description: Photograph of a group of men including Judge Roy Bean in Del Rio, Texas. His house, a saloon and courthouse, is visible in the background. It has a sign reading "Jersey Lilly" and another advertising ice cold beer. Two of the men are standing by their bicycles.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Langtry, Texas Railroad Depot]

Description: Photograph of the Railroad Depot at Langtry, Texas. It's a small building by the train tracks. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "During the time of Judge Roy Bean's Law West of the Pecos."
Date: 1890
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

["Law West of the Pecos"]

Description: Photograph of Judge Roy Bean's House, the "Law West of the Pecos." Several men sit on the porch and more men are on horseback outside the house. Caption reads "This old relic is located in the little town of Langtry, Texas, which was the abode of Judge Roy Bean--a "Saloon" and also a "Hall of Justice" he being the only peace officer west of the Pecos River, at the time the photo was made, about 1900, and shows Judge Bean holding court, trying a horse-thief. Left of the picture is the stolen hor… more
Date: 1900~
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Men on Porch and Horses

Description: Copy negative of a group of men including Judge Roy Bean and Jersey Lilly. A description on the image reads "Judge Roy bean, the 'Law West of the Pecos,' holding court at the old town of Langtry, Texas, in 1900, trying a horse thief. This building was courthouse and saloon. No other peace officers in the locality at that time."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Billiard Hall & Judge Roy Bean]

Description: Photograph of Judge Roy Bean in front of the Jersey Lilly and Billiard Hall. The text, "Judge Roy Bean Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, Law west of the Pecos", is posted on the building.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Jersey Lily Saloon Photograph #2]

Description: Photograph of the Jersey Lily Saloon in Langtry, Texas. Two people stand on the wooden porch.
Date: unknown
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Suspension Bridge Over Pecos River]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of one of the Original Southern Pacific High Bridges over the Pecos River.
Date: June 23, 1929
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas
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