[Wandering Children Near Pin Oak Creek]

Photographs of two wandering children at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Texas. Both wear clean light-colored shirts, standing in a clearing of dirt in front of trees and bushes.
Date: July 28, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farmers Union Cotton Yard]

Photographs of a farmers' union cotton yard in Coolidge, Texas. On an wide, plain field are horse-drawn wagons full of cotton. In the far background are possibly piles or stacks of cotton bales.
Date: September 1, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Munger Gin Remains After a Fire]

Photographs of the remains of the Munger gin system after a fire in September 1911. Smoldering ruins are strewn across the background, with several workers standing nearby or sitting in front of the ashes. Twisted buildings and lumber lay behind the ruins.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ed Evans and Addie Wilson on a Buggy]

Photographs of Ed Evans and Addie Wilson, "prominent society young people". They wear formal clothes and are seated in a wooden buggy led by a single horse. The buggy is parked in a clearing in front of trees and bushes.
Date: October 2, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Dailey and Howell Campbell at Pin Oak Creek]

Photographs of John Dailey and Howell Campbell on a horse-drawn buggy at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Limestone County. The horse is parked on a dirt road, and both men face towards the camera, seated on the buggy.
Date: August 4, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hugh Clemens' Horse]

Photographs of Hugh Clemens and his horse, bowing its head, at the Munger farm and gin in Limestone County. The horse is saddled and is led by the reins by Clemens. Both stand in a field of tall grass in front of large trees.
Date: August 27, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Eason Findley's Home]

Photographs of William Eason Findley's home in the "BlackLand belt". Findley stands at right, next to three women in light-colored dresses and bonnets to his left. The house behind him has two stories, a porch covered with a second-floor balcony, and a wide extension emerging from the back of the house.
Date: August 26, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B. F. Hancock and Wife, Munger Farm]

Photographs of B. F. Hancock, the business manager of the Munger gin and farm, and his wife. They pose together several yards in front of a wooden chapel-like building, to which is attached a tall wooden tower capped with a belfry and a steeple. Open field surrounds the couple.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Eason Findley's Cotton Yard]

Stereographic photographs of William Eason Findley's cotton yard. Four workers face the camera standing among of long rows of cotton bales set on the grass. A building and a set of machinery, known as the Munger gin process, are visible in the background.
Date: August 25, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clyde J. Shelton, July 27, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clyde J. Shelton, July 27, 1987

Interview with Clyde J. Shelton, a United States Army veteran from Mexia, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after being captured when his artillery unit, the "Lost Battalion," was captured off the coast of java in 1942.
Date: July 27, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Shelton, Clyde J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Prison Uprising] captions transcript

[News Clip: Prison Uprising]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 24, 1993, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mexia Daily News (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 293, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1965 (open access)

The Mexia Daily News (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 293, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1965

Daily newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 10, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prendergast, Smith & Co. Bankers (open access)

Prendergast, Smith & Co. Bankers

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs with business name in lithographic print by Clarke & Courts Lith. Galveston. Letterhead contains names J. L. Smith; Jack Womack; J. W. Blake.
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
State of Texas, County of Limestone (open access)

State of Texas, County of Limestone

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of county name with decorative images and illustration of the courthouse. Letterhead includes names of district officers L. B. Cobe, District Judge; O. C. Kirven, District Attorney; W. W. Wright, District Clerk; County officers A. J. Harper, Co. Judge; W. L. Bond, County Clerk; Marrero Herring, Co. Att'y.; J. B. Gresham, Sheriff; Geo. Collum, Treasurer; J. I. Moody, Tax Collector; J. T. Smith, Tax Assessor; O. F. Davis, Surveyor; Commissioners J. G. Walling, Precinct No. 1; R. H. Ferguson, Precinct No. 2; H. C. Joiner, Precinct No. 3; H. A. Boyd, Precinct No. 4.
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: McKissack] captions transcript

[News Clip: McKissack]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the trial of former Dallas county deputy constable Sid McKissack, accused of shooting a mechanic while serving a summons.
Date: January 25, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Claude A. Nussbaum to I. H. Kempner, August 19, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Claude A. Nussbaum to I. H. Kempner, August 19, 1955]

Letter from Claude A. Nussbaum to I. H. Kempner discussing an article in an issue of Humble Oil Company's "Farm Friendly". He hopes Kempner has continued success, and mentions the farm he owns and operates, the previous Williams Farm.
Date: August 19, 1955
Creator: Nussbaum, Claude A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Claude Nussbaum, September 1, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Claude Nussbaum, September 1, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Claude Nussbaum discussing a previous he just received in his absence, and hopes that Kempner will visit whenever convenient for him.
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Sadie Nussbaum, May 21, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Sadie Nussbaum, May 21, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Sadie Nussbaum sending his condolences over the loss of her husband Lester Nussbaum.
Date: May 21, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: (No title)] captions transcript

[News Clip: (No title)]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about law enforcement officers attempting to apprehend a farmer barricaded in his home near Groesbeck after he shot and killed a county sheriff. The farmer is wounded and arrested after a long standoff.
Date: May 15, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: FBI probe] (open access)

[News Script: FBI probe]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about FBI who are still investigating treatment procedures and facility conditions at 3 state school for the mentally retarded.
Date: August 2, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: FBI probe] (open access)

[News Script: FBI probe]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about assistant Texas attorney general Larry York who confirms that the FBI is investigating conditions at state schools for the mentally retarded in Austin, Mexia and Abilene.
Date: August 2, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: State school probe] (open access)

[News Script: State school probe]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Texas assistant attorney general Larry York who has confirmed that the federal bureau of investigation which is probing conditions at state schools for mentally retarded in Austin, Abilene and Mexia.
Date: August 2, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Water board hearings] (open access)

[News Script: Water board hearings]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas water quality board which begins a series of public hearings in Fort Worth.
Date: July 11, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Anthrax] (open access)

[News Script: Anthrax]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about governor Dolph Briscoe who authorized the use of Texas national guard to help control an outbreak of highly contagious Anthrax disease found in eight North Central Texas counties.
Date: July 15, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library