Burl Stiff and Miss Paula Fitzgerald

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20141258

Description

Burl Stiff, left, a founder of the Texas Gun Collectors Association, prepares Miss Paula Fitzgerald of 1803 Brittain, for the association's meeting here. He's showing a Southern type Kentucky rifle, 1820 model, and a Confederate copy of the Walker Colt, made in about 1863. Miss Fitzgerald holds a Walker Colt, one of 60 known remaining of the 1,000 which were made. Miss Fitzgerald is shown sitting on a chair, and Burl Stiff is kneeling beside her.

Archival Date

1951-08-29

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1017

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Antiques; Firearms; Firearms owners; Handguns; Rifles; Collectors