Markers and Monuments, Historical Markers - James Bowie Monument, in front of public library, Texarkana, Texas, November, 1960 [Bottom of monument] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1960.

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Markers and Monuments, Historical Markers - James Bowie Monument, in front of public library, Texarkana, Texas, November, 1960 [Bottom of monument] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1960.

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Negative taken for December 1, 1960, Arkansas Gazette article "Scanning the Pages of History of State's Southern Tier," B1:2. A James Bowie monument located in front of the Texarkana Public Library, Bowie County, Texas. The monument is locate just west of the Arkansas/Texas state border line.

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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Deane, Ernie

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Bowie, James, d. 1836

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The son of Reason (or Rezin) and Elve Bowie, James (Jim) Bowie (1796?-1836) moved around the southern United States in his early life, finally settling on a plantation near Opelousas, Louisiana, in around 1809. During the War of 1812, James and his brother Rezin Pleasant Bowie enlisted in the Second Division, Consolidated, of the U.S. Army. After the war, the brothers bought slaves from Jean Laffite and traded them in St. Landry Parish, until raising $65,0000, which James and Rezin ...