Jones Academy Indian Baseball & the Choctaw Code Talkers

[smokelessjoe]

Seems I have been on a role here lately with some really obscure but amazing stuff... Picked up this Large Cabinet photo of the Jones Academy Ball Team. Aside from being a wonderful photo, I am fairly certain at-least one if not more of the Choctaw Indian Code Talkers are pictured. This came with several items that belonged to Walter Veach of whom was one of the original 15 Code Talkers. Also, see the letter below written to Walter Veach from Victor Locke, Jr., who was Choctaw Chief 1910-1918, appointed by President Howard Taft.

Here is a little info on Walter Veach aside from CodeTalker:

Walter Veach was given the charge to put together
an all-Indian company in the 36th division during
World War I. Prior to the war, Veach served in the Na-
tional Guard on the border between the United States
and Mexico. His company had a major hand in stop-
ping the Pancho Villa invasion of Texas.

[ramram]

Great stuff Shawn!

[smokelessjoe]

Thanks Rob, I always enjoy seeing your pickups.

Here are a few more that came with the collection - I cannot tell if one of these guys is Walter Veach or if any are pictured in the baseball photo? Interesting note that there was a Jones Institute in Paris, Texas that the Choctaw Chief Victor Locke attended. Could that photo be a young Victor Locke?

Also, the photo of "Chief Bacon Rind" does bare a striking resemblance to the Chief, but the ears are way off??? Either misidentified or the hat band is doing something crazy to his ears.

[Leon]

Great stuff Shawn. I thought Bender when I saw the one cabinet photo too..

[slidekellyslide]

Very nice! Great stuff, Shawn.

[ksfarmboy]

Very cool items!