THEY ARE WORTH REMEMBERING.

Circus performers

just a great grandpa

he grew up to be a wrestler 
1885 - 1934

shell shocked during the great war, memory of him disappeared

table rock railroad man
finds a new career after catastrophic injury

she became a teacher

nicholas craig.  table rock marshal murdered in the line of duty.

the ineffable eddie hanna

veteran of the indian wars tells of custer's departure for the little bighorn, in old age cares for the park as if it were a child

Table rock people in a corpus christi hurricane
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A young Art Longwell, detail from a band picture, Photo 163.

a loving father finds a way
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The lovely story behind this 1907 photograph, the story of a creative and loving father

the doctor everyone remembers
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Dr. & "Mother" McCrea. She was quietly present in the home and hospital.

Harmon & Myrtle Marble
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Both were editors, usually co-editors but not always. He became an Indian agent, later was mayor of Las Vegas; a building at the University of Las Vegas is named after him

henry merwin, a man who walked the board sidewalks of of a table rock of long, long ago

henry mumford.  civil war veteran, died at 33, his tombstone lay in shards

bessie penn. wrongfully convicted of murder

the man with twinkling eyes

always a teacher

just a regular joe

a house full of niceness

philanthropists

A successful livery owner who then built the argus museum building.  He lost all.

collected arrowheads and other indian artifacts.
1871 - 1930

performed as a contortionisT, VETERAN OF BOTH WORLD WARS, SEAMAN
​1895-1959
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