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BILL RAKOCY, Early Texas Art, w/c

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:1,400.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
BILL RAKOCY, Early Texas Art, w/c
<B>BILL RAKOCY (b. 1924)</B></I><BR><I>Salt War</B></I><BR>Watercolor<BR>13in. x 38in.<BR>Signed and titled lower right<BR><BR>Salt deposits located in the Guadalupe Mountains east of El Paso produce salt that is almost chemically pure. The salt flats cover several hundred acres, and the salt supplied all of western Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Mexico. Citizens on both sides of the border had always collected the salt for free. In the late 1860s, various factions began to try to gain private control of the site. The feud turned violent and eventually pitted Mexicans and Mexican Amercians against the Anglos. The Texas governor sent both the Texas Rangers and the U. S. Army to quell the violence. The "Salt War" forced the government to take a more assertive position in controlling what had been a fairly lawless part of the state.<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Collection of Bill and Mary Cheek<BR><BR> <B>Condition Report:</B> Excellent condition. Period frame in excellent condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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