Serial/Series Title

States

[Deceased photograph of Desiderio Lasano shortly after he was shot]

Photograph of Desiderio Lasano shortly after he was shot to death. Lasano was a 23 year-old Mexican who was slain on April 29, 1938. The typed information on the back of the photograph reads, "On the night of April 29th, 1938 - Deciderio Losano (Mexican) 27 years old. Deciderio was shot with a 380 automatic pistole when he was trying to his his brother, Guadalupte Lasano, who has just been shot and killed with the same pistol and by the same Claudio Quiroz. Deciderio and his brother Guadalupe was having trouble with Claudio after gambling and drinking. Deciderio was killed about 3:30 o'clock at night (and brother, Guadalupe) in a Mexican camp about 16 miles west of Crowell, Texas. There was about 100 Mexicans in this camp. We caught Claudio about one hour latter and put him in jail. We put him and Braulio Lopez, Andrew Quiroz, Jeronimae Jalavis, Taislo Jalavis and Juan Garcia. Claudio was tried and convicted of the murder of Deciderio Losano and sentenced to serve seven years in the state penitentiary. Deciderio Losano was shot once in the left hip and the bullet made a complete circuit around his body, he died three minutes later."
Date: April 29, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Deceased photograph of Guadalupe Lasano shortly after he was shot]

Photograph of Guadalupe Lasano shortly after he was shot to death. Lasano was a 34 year-old Mexican who was slain on April 29, 1938. The typed information on the back of the photograph reads, "Guadalupe Losano, the first of the two brothers killed. He had a gun in his belt which was a 32-20 caliber. The gun has been fired twice. Guadalupe was shot once between the eyes, once in the left shoulder (rear) and once thru the heart. Murdered April 29, 1938. Losano brothers were both drinking and both had been gabline with Claduio Quiroz."
Date: April 29, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Floyd Hamilton]

Photograph of Floyd Hamilton, his mugshot from Sherman, Texas. Inmate number 8-623 dated 3-16-38.
Date: March 16, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Ted Walters]

Photograph of Ted Walters, his mugshot from Sherman, Texas. Inmate number 8-624 dated 3-16-38.
Date: March 16, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Flyer for the Eva Jessye Choir for "Porgy and Bess"]

"The Eva Jessye Choir" flyer for a Fine Arts Series performance in 1938.
Date: January 12, 1938
Creator: The New York Theatre Guild
Object Type: Image
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ann Sheridan "Letter of Introduction" Film Promo]

Photograph of a film promo for Ann Sheridan's film "Letter of Introduction."
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library