NEW MEXICO
LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT
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REEVES COUNTY COURT HOUSE
Pecos, Texas
In its early days Pecos was a metropolis of
the desert cow country. Hitching rails lined the
streets and the clatter of boot heels on the
board-walks mingled with the musical jingle of
spurs. The early town knew the presence of
"Billy-The-Kid" and others of his kind. One of
the country's earliest versions of the popular
western spectacle "The Rodeo as today prac-
ticed is credited to Pecos. The first known Texas
rodeo in 1884 was so successful that it has be-
come an annual affair.
Color Photo by Gene Aiken
Published by F. J. Schaaf, Alamogordo, New Mexico
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