Fort Stockton, Texas ~ Pecos County Jail, c. 1914 ~ Real Photo Postcard RPPC

Description: Original Real Photo Postcard image of the Pecos County Jail in Fort Stockton, Texas c. 1914. Very clear image showing great detail of the jail that was built in 1883. Now known as the Pecos County Historical Old Jail and is located at 101 West Gallagher Street. The card was published by Co-Mo Foto Company of Watertown, Wisconsin. Postally unused. The postcard is in excellent condition, considering it's age, with no noticeable defects. Please look at the photos as they are part of the description. The Old Pecos County Jail was built in 1883 and expanded and updated in 1913. Prisoners were held on the 2nd floor of the jail, while the ground floor served as the private residence for various Sheriffs, Deputies, and Jailers through the years. The Cell area was in use from 1883 until 1973 when it was entered into the National Registry of Historic Places, the home areas were used from 1883 until the year 2000. Sheriff Bruce Wilson and his wife Martha were the last to reside at the Old Jail. In 2001 Sheriff Cliff Harris was offered the house upon election and politely declined. In 2001 the Pecos County Historical Commission began procedures to open up the building as a museum. I have been collecting real photo postcard images of Far West Texas for over thirty years and have decided to start selling some of my treasures so that other collectors can enjoy them. They will not be cheap because of the rarity of the cards. Also, because of the time and trouble I have invested in them. I traveled tens of thousands of miles to different towns and cities throughout Texas and some other states going to postcard, book and paper, collector and gun shows. Checking out antique shops and second hand stores. Going to auctions before eBay existed and spending tens of thousands of hours culling through hundreds of thousands of postcards. Then came eBay and I have spent over ten thousand hours going through hundreds of thousands of postcards. I paid dearly for the items I offer on eBay as a collector, what I am trying to say is the search, finding, buying, storing and protecting took a lot of time, money and effort. I might end up having my collection cataloged and then selling it to an academic institution to realize the biggest return on my investment, but I will wait to see how it goes on eBay first.

Price: 249.88 USD

Location: Austin, Texas

End Time: 2024-11-06T02:02:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD