Description
This sepia-toned postcard depicts the rustic Jersey Lilly Saloon, Judge Roy Bean’s Billiard Hall and Justice of the Peace office. Judge Roy Bean, “Law West of the Pecos,” ruled with an iron hand. This vintage postcard, marked “Post Card” P623, likely dates from the 1910s.
Front Text (cleaned):
Judge Roy Bean
Justice of the Peace, Law West of the Pecos
The Jersey Lilly
Billiard Hall
Back Text (cleaned):
P623
Post Card
JUDGE ROY BEAN MUSEUM, LANGTRY, TEXAS.
JUDGE ROY BEAN WAS THE LAW WEST OF THE PECOS AND RULED WITH AN IRON HAND.
