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Man and Woman in Yard; Portrait of Woman

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Menvil Mae Buchanan and Scott Lavette Seastrunk standing in a yard with plants behind them, taken in 1924 in Putnam, Texas. The second picture is a portrait of Menvil Mae Buchanan Seastrunk in 1947, taken at the Baker Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Date: {1924,1947}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding Portrait

Copy negative of a wedding portrait of man and wife Frank and Harriet Cumi Black Mayes. He is wearing a dark suit and she is wearing a light colored dress. On the left, there is printing on the photograph that says "A. F. Casey, Extablished at Cisco, Texas 1882."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Snapshot of Three Men

Copy negative of John Berry, James French and Cliff Berry standing next to each other. All three men are wearing button-up shirts and large-brimmed hats. Mr. French wears eyeglasses.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Clyde's First Basketball Team

Copy negative of Clyde's first basketball team, including Cliff Berry. There are five team members, all wearing sleeveless shirts and shorts. One man is holding a basketball and there is a basketball court in the background. Written below the photograph is, "Clyde's first basketball team about 1920-21".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Women by House

Copy negative of eleven women gathered in front of an old car and a rock house. Four women are seated and seven are standing behind them. All women are wearing dresses or blouses and skirts and some wear hats and glasses. Written across the bottom margin is, "Thursday Club".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene

Topographic quadrangle map of Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Callahan County

Blue line print of survey map of Callahan County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map to denote the addition of Phantom Hill-Crogan and to emphasize various plots of land. Scale [ca. 1:290,909] (6000 varas to 11/16 of an inch).
Date: 1918
Creator: Blucher, Carl & Anthony, P. J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Callahan County, Texas.

Blueline format of survey map of Callahan County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 187u
Creator: Gast, August
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cat in Yard

Copy negative of Patches the cat sitting and licking its paw in the yard on a side of the house with clothes on a clothesline. Something is written at the top of the picture.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men in Garden; Men and Women in Garden

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of George Alexander, Robert Lee, and William Andrew Buchanan standing together in a garden wearing ties. There are bushes in front and a tree and building behind them. The second picture is the same except Mary Buchanan Springer and Charlotte Buchanan Teague are also standing with the brothers. The names of the people are written at the bottom of the pictures, and a date is at the top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men and Women by Car

Copy negative of two pictures of a group of people standing in front of a car in a dirt lot with another car on the right, surrounded by other partially visible pictures. The first picture is of Nancy Boles Buchanan, William Andrew Buchanan, Charlotte Buchanan Teague, Zennie White Buchanan, Robert Lee Buchanan, Mary Buchanan Springer, and others. The second picture is of Charlotte Buchanan Teague, Lucy White, Mary Buchanan Springer, Irene Teague Britain, Mary Boyd Buchanan, Naomi Buchanan Brazil, Nancy Boles Buchanan, Zennie White Buchanan, and others.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People Outside; Women on Rock

Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Menvil Mae and Bertha Leo Buchanan walking away in a snowy field with a fence and a house in the background. The second is of Artie Day, Vida Teague, Millie Teague, Ethel Iola Buchanan, and young Menvil Mae Buchanan sitting on a rock with a parasol. The names of those pictured are written at the top of the pictures.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family with Cattle

Copy negative of the Buchanan family standing in a field with cattle and a dog and trees in the background. Pictured are Mary Adeline Xenia, father William Andrew, Menvil Mae, mother Nancy Boles, Bertha Leo, and George Andrew.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman in Yard

Copy negative of Menvil May Buchanan Seastrunk standing in a yard in front of a tree and house with other trees and houses in the background. There are other pictures partially visible at the right and bottom.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train on a Bridge]

Photograph of a T&P train on a bridge. Written below the image are "#unknown - on Trestle at Baird, Texas 1888" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: 1888
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train on a Bridge]

Photograph of a T&P train on a bridge. Written below the image are "[sic] #unknowen 2-6-0 Blt. by Rogers 141-160 class 'a rare bird' on Trestle at Baird, Texas in 1888" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: 1888
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Depot in Baird, Texas]

Photograph of the Texas & Pacific depot in Baird, Texas. Printed on the image is "Texas & Pacific Depot, Baird, Texas." Written below the image are "Baird, Texas" and "H. D. Conner."
Date: unknown
Creator: Conner, H. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train Wreck]

Photograph of a T&P train wreck being inspected by a large group of people of all ages. The train number is obscured by a few of the people. Written below the image is "J. C. McDaniel - (Callahan County Museum - Baird, Texas)."
Date: unknown
Creator: McDaniel, J. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baird Station]

Photograph of the train station in Baird, Texas. Written underneath the image is "T&P Baird, Texas Station - Elevation 1,715 (1915-16 era)" and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: 1915~/1916~
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo of the Crew of Train #220]

Copy photo of the crew of train #220. Each person is numbered, and to the right is written a list of the identified people: "1. Jim Walker 2. Chas. Ruhruf 3. Jesse Daugherty 4. ? 5. ___ Stillings 6. ? 7. ? 8. ? 9. 'Daddy' Hamm 10. ? 11. Gus Turiff 12. ?" Written underneath the image is "Baird Texas early 1890's - T&P Roundhouse," and "J.C. McDaniel -(Callahan County Museum - Baird Texas)."
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: McDaniel, J. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #220]

Photograph of a group of men posing in front of T&P train #220 by the Baird, Texas roundhouse. The men are numbered, and to the right of the image are named #1, Jim Walker, #2, Chas Ruhruf, #3, Jesse Daugherty, #5, ____ Stullings, #9, "Daddy" Hamm, and #11, Gus Turiff. Written below the image are "Baird Texas early 1890's - T&P roundhouse" and "J. C. McDaniel - (Callahan County Museum - Baird, Texas)."
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: McDaniel, J. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Station in Clyde, Texas]

Photograph of the T&P train station in Clyde, Texas. An automobile is parked to the left of the building, and there are some barrels lined up to the right. Written below the image are "T&P Clyde, Texas Station - elevation 1,985 (1915-16 era)" and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: 1915~/1916~
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Walter Caldwell to T. N. Carswell - November 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Walter Caldwell to T. N. Carswell - November 14, 1944]

A letter written to Mr. Carswell from Mrs. Caldwell, Clyde Texas, dated November 14, 1944. Caldwell expresses her appreciation for the letter from Carswell and for his friendship advising that she had heard Walter say many times that "there isn't any one in the world, outside my own family, that I love more than I do Tommy Carswell". She discusses Walter's death and her decision to stay in their home in order to have a place for the children to come together.
Date: November 14, 1944
Creator: Caldwell, Mrs. Walter
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Building/Auditorium, Oplin, Texas: Roof Plan

Roof plan for a 5-room school building and auditorium in Oplin, Texas. It includes a layout of the building's roof.
Date: 1918
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History