["Bonehead" Troop Gathers for Cato's Funeral]

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Photograph of the "Bonehead Boys" at the funeral of their deceased scout master, Edwin "KOW" Cato. The men are posing in four rows, the front two are kneeling and the back two rows are standing. There is a bus behind them with their troop name "Bonehead Boys" painted across the roof, right above the windows.

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1 photograph, color ; 6.5 in. x 8.75 in.

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. 1960.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2007 and was provided by the Childress County Heritage Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 487 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Childress County Heritage Museum

Since 1983, the Museum has recorded the history and preserved historical artifacts of the county, named after co-author of the Texas Declaration of Independence George C. Childress. The building that houses the Museum is of Spanish Colonial style and received Texas Historical Landmark designation in 1991.

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Photograph of the "Bonehead Boys" at the funeral of their deceased scout master, Edwin "KOW" Cato. The men are posing in four rows, the front two are kneeling and the back two rows are standing. There is a bus behind them with their troop name "Bonehead Boys" painted across the roof, right above the windows.

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1 photograph, color ; 6.5 in. x 8.75 in.

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"The 'Boneheads' gathered to memorialize their deceased scout master, Edwin 'KOW' Cato in 1960."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2007

The 2007 edition of Rescuing Texas History brings together photographs, postcards, letters, and more to give a glimpse into the rich history of the state.

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  • 1960

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  • Feb. 18, 2008, 10:50 p.m.

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["Bonehead" Troop Gathers for Cato's Funeral], photograph, 1960; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34450/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Childress County Heritage Museum.

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