I know this isn’t the timeframe I usually focus on, but I thought it was a fun story. Do they look like a train robbing gang? The one on the far left doesn’t, to me, but the one on the far right looks like he’d enjoy the whole process.
History as told by those who lived it
There was some amazing preservation work done by the WPA, this is just an excerpt from a huge undertaking. I’m glad stories were preserved before they disappeared.
Beach shot – Corpus Christi
What a great picture of the Corpus Christi beach! I grew up there, and it looks nothing like that today.
Seems like this should be from longer ago
I wonder where the horn is now?
A great street shot – the kind of fellows who sit outside a bank all day
This is who I pictured in the first book, the Case of Bonnie and Clyde, as being the gentlemen outside the courthouse. It’s a widespread practice, it looks like.
Interesting background of Smoot Schmid, sheriff of Dallas during Bonnie and Clyde
I’m going to start sharing some of the really cool stuff Facebook finds for me over here every couple of weeks. I can’t share it all the time from my page, otherwise y’all would know too much about my habits (I laughed just typing that).
Anyway, enjoy!