A Real-Life, No-Kidding 1880’s Cowboy Talks True
We are both huge history dorks here at Nullary Sources. So you’ll understand why I couldn’t resist linking to this. Ptak Science Books:
This interview of L.M. Cox was conducted by Elizabeth Doyle in San Angelo (Texas), in 1937 as part of the WPA (Worker’s Project Administration) effort to record American oral history. We know only this of Mr. Cox: “L.M. Cox of Brownwood, Texas was born in Benton County, Arkansas, in 1858 and came to Brownwood in 1880. He engaged in the ranching business for a number of years before retiring.” I’ve got a feeling that this last sentence would be something like “Joe Dimaggio played baseball for several years before retiring”, perhaps intentionally droll, perhaps not.
Worth clicking through for the second photo alone. I won’t spoil it.