[Clipping: The Red River War]

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Clipping of a running newspaper column titled "A Step Back in Time" discussing the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931. It provides information about the context, the incident, and later history of the bridge and the center of the events. Portions of another article and advertisements are on the back of the clipping.

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1 clipping : ill. ; 35 x 20 cm.

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This clipping is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2022 and was provided by the Fannin County Museum of History to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 13 times, with 11 in the last month. More information about this clipping can be viewed below.

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Fannin County Museum of History

The Fannin County Museum of History is located in the old Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot in Bonham, Texas. The Museum displays a great variety of historical artifacts, including the fire engine that fought the 1929 Courthouse Fire, a restored WWII PT-19 Fairchild airplane and a caboose. The Museum also has online collections of photographs and documents which can be accessed from its website, fannincountymuseum.org.

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  • Main Title: [Clipping: The Red River War]
  • Added Title: A Step Back in Time

Description

Clipping of a running newspaper column titled "A Step Back in Time" discussing the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931. It provides information about the context, the incident, and later history of the bridge and the center of the events. Portions of another article and advertisements are on the back of the clipping.

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1 clipping : ill. ; 35 x 20 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2022

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  • Dec. 20, 2023, 2:52 p.m.

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  • March 18, 2024, 10:48 a.m.

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[Clipping: The Red River War], clipping, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1627985/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannin County Museum of History.

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