Sheriff Joseph Westley Damron, Waco, Texas

Sheriff Joseph Westley Damron, Waco, Texas

Sheriff Joseph Westley Damron, Waco, Texas
« on: May 22, 2022, 07:26:10 am »
Two original cabinet photographs, one taken by Bergstrom, Waco, Texas and the other by Jackson, Waco, Texas. The one on the left is of  McLennan County Sheriff Joseph Westley Damron . Waco is the County Seat. The images date in 1880s.  On the right is Sheriff Damron (upper row, middle) with his deputies. Sheriff Damron wears his badge as do two of the deputies standing beside him. All five men hold their Single Action Colts. The group image is extremely rare as 95% of images of officers do NOT show their guns. They often show their badges but guns are very rare. Seated man on the right holds a Mexican sombero hat.  Waco is located 100 miles from Fort Worth, Texas and 1/2 way between Fort Worth and Austin. I doubt the officers had much to enforce in Waco proper as it was never a "Wild West" town. More famous for, a house of prostitution (legal and controlled by the city), cotton growing, farming, and a Baptist University.
« Last Edit: May 22, 2022, 07:29:53 am by Emory Cantey »

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