GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.289084000000
Longitude: -98.898222000000
Longitude: -98.898222000000
County:
- Gillespie
Date:
August 10, 1855
Time Period:
Description:
An Indian youth, possibly Tonkawa, looking for food is taken by local residents outside of town and shot. His body is subsequently burned.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
youth (13-18)
Citation:
Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, May 1927.
San Antonio Ledger, Vol. 5, No. 44, October 13, 1855.
The Texas State Times, Vol. 2, No. 38, August 25, 1855.
Tonkawa Chief Placido Original Title: Placido, chief of the Tonkawas.
Image Type: Still image of wood engraving
Creator: Robert Telfer
Collection: New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Image Viewed: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1c14-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.289084000000
Longitude: -98.898222000000
Longitude: -98.898222000000
County:
- Gillespie
Date:
August 10, 1855
Event Description:
An Indian youth, possibly Tonkawa, looking for food is taken by local residents outside of town and shot. His body is subsequently burned.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Tonkawas
Age:
youth (13-18)
Citation:
Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, May 1927.
San Antonio Ledger, Vol. 5, No. 44, October 13, 1855.
The Texas State Times, Vol. 2, No. 38, August 25, 1855.
Tonkawa Chief Placido Original Title: Placido, chief of the Tonkawas.
Image Type: Still image of wood engraving
Creator: Robert Telfer
Collection: New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Image Viewed: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1c14-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019