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[Photograph of Governor Briscoe and Cowboys]

Description: Photograph of a group of adults and children dressed in costumes, standing in a long line that starts in the front left mid-ground and extends out of frame in the background on the right. At the front of the line, facing right, a group of middle-aged and older men are wearing yellow and brown cowboy shirts with brown, flared trousers and light-colored stetson hats. An older middle-aged man in a grey-brown suit, with thinning brown hair, stands shaking hands with one of the men in cowboy hats. I… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: University of Texas Permian Basin

[Photograph of Cowboy Sculpture in Front of Building]

Description: Photograph of a sculpture of a cowboy pulling on the reins of a horse and lifting a rifle above his head with one hand, as he looks back over his left shoulder. There is a light-colored stone building and shrubs in the background, a man and woman walking behind the sculpture, and a person sitting in a chair in the entrance to the building. There are handwritten notes about the location and date on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Diorama with Vaqueros and Horses]

Description: Photograph of a diorama that includes two vaqueros in chaps, sombreros, and vests, a campfire, a horse with a saddle and lasso on its back, and a mule with a pack on its back. There are also twigs, meant to represent trees and brambles, stuck into the diorama's base. The model rests on a dark, smooth surface, and is set against s a light-colored, blank backdrop. There is a note about the location and date written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Cowboy Sculpture in Front of Museum]

Description: Photograph of a sculpture in front of the entrance of a large, light-colored stone building with two cubic columns and text over the entrance that reads, "Dallas Museum of Fine Arts." The sculpture is a cowboy pulling on the reins of a horse and lifting a rifle above his head with one hand, as he looks back over his left shoulder. There are small trees in the area to the left of the entrance, a man and woman walking behind the sculpture, a person sitting in a chair on the left side of the entra… more
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Photograph of Harry Truman and Sam Myres]

Description: Photograph of Harry Truman and Sam Myres. They are facing each other and both holding on to what seems to be a belt. Myres is wearing a brown fringed jacket and a black neck tie. He has grey hair and a white mustache and goatee. Truman is wearing a suit with a white shirt underneath and a black and white tie. He is also wearing glasses.
Date: unknown
Creator: Truman, Harry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Photograph of Sam Myres, two men and a woman hanging up a sign]

Description: Photograph of Sam Myres, a woman, and two men who are hanging up a sign on a tree that reads, "Notice! Today is Frontier Day in El Paso" with "Sheriff Capt. Falby" written below that. Myres is wearing a fringed jacket and a cowboy hat with black pants and a black neck tie. The woman is wearing a brown fur coat and a collared dress with a printed pattern on the front of the dress. She is wearing ankle strap heeled shoes. The man on the right is wearing a brown western suit, brown neck tie, and b… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Myres, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Photograph of Sam Myres with the champion cowgirl of El Paso]

Description: Photograph of Sam Myres and the Champion cowgirl. Myres is wearing a fringed jacket and a cowboy hat. The woman is wearing a shiny button up shirt tucked into trousers. The woman and Myres are holding an elaborately designed saddle with "Champion Cowgirl El Paso" engraved onto it. They are standing in front of a cement wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Myres, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Letterhead]

Description: Letterhead for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company with an image of two cows getting wrangled to the left of the logo with two cowboys on the right wrangling them; the lassos spell out "The Best" in the center, above teh name "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Cow Boy Supplies. Below the image are the words "Wholesale" (far left) and "Manufacturer" (far right).
Date: unknown
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Cowboy Holding Coil of Rope]

Description: Photograph of cowboy holding a coil of rope while sitting on a wooden bench. Behind him, there is a wood and mesh fence, and in front of him there are two small dogs.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas A&M University Kingsville

[Photograph of four men and a horse]

Description: Photograph of four men standing with a horse. There is one man standing on the right of the horse, he is dressed in Jockey gear complete with a helmet and goggles. The three men on the left are all wearing cowboy hats. The man on the far left is wearing a dark suit with a tie and glasses. Next to him to the right there is a man wearing a button up shirt with a jacket, he seems to be holding a large blanket. Next to him to the right is a man wearing a long sleeve, striped shirt with khaki pants.… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Myres, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Photograph of two men]

Description: Photograph of two men. The man on the left is dressed in an all white western outfit complete with a white cowboy hat and a white long sleeved shirt with a decorated design on the chest. He is also wearing a black belt. The man on the right is wearing an all black outfit complete with a black wide brimmed hat and a black suit with a white shirt underneath.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Photograph of Sam Myres posing with a man and two children]

Description: Photograph of Sam Myres wearing a black cowboy hat, a button up jacket, and a white button up shirt tucked in. He is also wearing dark pants and cowboy boots. To his right, there is a man wearing a white button up shirt with a tan cowboy hat. To his right, there is a young girl with short curly hair wearing a button up top, she is holding a white cowboy hat. Next to her is a young boy who is wearing a cowboy hat and striped button up shirt. There is a horse to the far right slightly in the back… more
Date: September 5, 1949
Creator: Myres, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015

Description: Transcript of interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).
Date: January 14, 2015
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).
Date: January 14, 2015
Duration: 52 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Parks, Jack Hunt
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).
Date: January 14, 2015
Duration: 55 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Parks, Jack Hunt
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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