James "Pistol" Wilson on the front porch of Pugh's Superette on Foster Street in Newtown, a neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama.

His cheeks are puffed; he appears to be smoking in other photographs shot at the time, so he may be holding smoke in his mouth. This image was taken for (but not used in) the article and photo spread "'Newtown'--A Community Apart," which appeared on pages 4 and 5 of The Southern...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/10346