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[Clipping: D. B. Thomson of Lubbock Describes 1883 Trail Drive]

Description: Newspaper clipping of D.R. Thomson describing some of his adventures as a cattle driver. The name, Raider Thomson, is penciled at the top edge, and a partial advertisement is printed on the back.
Date: December 6, 1953
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Danish Newspaper Article]

Description: Danish newspaper article written about Andrew Jensen's visit to Svendborg, Denmark. According to accompanying information, Jensen has lived in Texas for forty-seven years, and he explains his thoughts on that period in the article. There is a photograph of Jensen with the article.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Jelly Bryce on his Myres gun belt]

Description: Newspaper clipping that delves into the backstory of Sam Myres and the holster that he made for Jelly Bryce, an FBI Agent in Oklahoma. The article goes on to talk about a time where Jelly squared off with an outlaw and survived due to him being able to quickly fire at the outlaw with the help of his Myres gun belt.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: DeLaPlane, Stanton
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sam Myres can recall the real west]

Description: Newspaper clipping detailing Sam Myres and his legacy as one of the last to be able to recall the real wild west. The article goes on to talk about how Myres was friends with "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Pawnee Bill, Will Rogers, and Pancho Villa. It also talks about how he started becoming involved in the saddle trade, learning the skill and then opening up his own shop at a mere twenty-two years of age. Myres also talks about his disdain for western films due to the fact that he feels they are not ve… more
Date: May 16, 1948
Creator: Myres, Sam
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sam Myres and his Buscadero Gunbelt]

Description: Newspaper clipping that talks about Sam Myres and his role as the inventor of the Buscadero Gunbelt. This belt was extremely efficient due to the fact that the belt "canted the pistol butt forward, and the holster toe backward, permitting the wearer to whip out his pistol efficiently and quickly." It goes on to explain that buscadero means "the one who is hunted" or "the one who was hunted." In the top right of the article, there are two pictures, the one on the left is a headshot of Sam Myres … more
Date: January 12, 1962
Creator: Braddy, Haldeen
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Clipping: Forty Years Ago March 7, 1920 (Sunday)]

Description: Newspaper clipping reprinting a story from "forty years ago" that describes the opening of a manufacturing plant by Sam Myres in El Paso. It also describes the saddle that Mr. Myres designed for the 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
Date: March 1960
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

"Mode of Catching Wild Horses on the Prairies, Texas"

Description: Picture taken from "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion" which shows men on horseback catching wild horses. This document also includes the text description about the engraving.
Date: June 26, 1852
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Excerpt from Harper's Weekly Magazine]

Description: Excerpt from an issue of Harper's Weekly Magazine that includes part of a text titled, "The Last of the Buffalo" and several plates of illustrations.
Date: July 12, 1890
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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