TEXAS RANGER JIM HAWKINS c. 1870 Poster

From around 1870, a subtle digital painterly portrait of heavily-armed Jim Hawkins of Texas Rangers Company D. Rifle, pistol, knife and a bandolier of ammo at the ready for anything he might encounter on the trail. Displays a longstanding Texas Ranger tradition of toughness mixed with a reliance on the latest in technology. These Lawmen ranged often times alone across the vast frontier of Texas pursuing Outlaws and enforcing the law. Independent, resourceful, and tough men. The Texas Rangers are part of the history of the Old West. A tradition evolved that a Ranger is an officer who is able to handle any given situation without definite instructions from his commanding officer, or higher authority. This ability must be proven before a man ever becomes a Ranger.