Making Neighbors of the people of Dallas and Kaufman counties and the towns of Terrell, Forney, Mesquite and Dallas by the opening of the Texas Interurban Railway (open access)

Making Neighbors of the people of Dallas and Kaufman counties and the towns of Terrell, Forney, Mesquite and Dallas by the opening of the Texas Interurban Railway

Booklet containing information about the history of the Texas Interurban Railway and historical sketches of several Texas cities on the route: Dallas, Mesquite, Forney, and Terrell.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas Interurban Railway
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of North Texas Hospital for Insane]

Postcard of the main entrance of the North Texas Hospital for the Insane in Terrell, Texas. Handwritten message on the front of the postcard from Tom Rayburn to Lou Rayburn expresses his desire for her to see the buildings.
Date: June 1907
Creator: Rayburn, Tom
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Forney, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Forney, Texas fire department. The square patch has a light blue background and yellow edging. A Florian Cross with blue borders occupies the center. "Forney Fire Dept." is written across the top and bottom points. Images of a hydrant, hook, and ladder appear in the horizontal points. The circular center bears the image of a hydraulic rescue tool on top of a fire.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History