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[Sam Myres can recall the real west] (open access)

[Sam Myres can recall the real west]

Newspaper clipping detailing Sam Myres and his legacy as one of the last to be able to recall the real wild west. The article goes on to talk about how Myres was friends with "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Pawnee Bill, Will Rogers, and Pancho Villa. It also talks about how he started becoming involved in the saddle trade, learning the skill and then opening up his own shop at a mere twenty-two years of age. Myres also talks about his disdain for western films due to the fact that he feels they are not very accurate - especially the inclusion of "two-gun men" which he never encountered.
Date: May 16, 1948
Creator: Myres, Sam
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres catalog] (open access)

[S. D. Myres catalog]

Newspaper clipping advertising the S. D. Myres Saddle Company and its array of holsters, belts and gun carrying equipment. It goes on to say that Myres designed and produced the first belt holster for the FBI.
Date: May 1960
Creator: Myres, Sam
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Myres to R. C. Crane, May, 2 1933 (open access)

[Letter from Sam Myres to R. C. Crane, May, 2 1933

Letter from Sam Myres to Judge R. C. Crane apologizing for taking so long to write him back after his kind letter asking how Myers was doing. Myres explains that he has been avoiding doing work, and paying honest obligations and so that is why he has not responded. He tells Crane about a new book out that he has enjoyed and if Crane is interested, offers to mail it to him so he can also read it. Myres says that the next time he is in Sweet Water, he hopes to meet up with Crane to catch up.
Date: May 2, 1933
Creator: Myres, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History