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Portrait of Girl

Copy photograph of a portrait of Bessie and Jennie Perkins. They are posed with their hands on a prop gate. Behind them is a backdrop with trees. Below the photograph is a note that says, "Bessie & Jennie Perkins (Uncle Jack's daughters)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Girl

Copy photograph of a portrait of Lula Perkins. She is posed standing with her right hand on a prop gate. She is standing on a fur rug and there are flowers nearby. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Lula Perkins (Uncle Billy's daughter)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy photograph of a portrait of Lee Perkins. He is pictured from the shoulders up and is wearing a suit and bow tie. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Lee Perkins, Gordonville (Uncle Billy's son)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man and Woman

Copy negative of two photographs. The portrait on the left is of Nat D. Perkins. He is wearing a dark suit with a bow tie and holding a curtain. An attached typed note beneath the photograph reads, "Father, Nat D. Perkins". The portrait on the right is of an unidentified woman seated in a chair with fringe. She is wearing a long dress with a light-colored collar.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man and Woman

Copy negative of two photographs. The photograph on the left is of an unidentified man in a dark suit. The photograph on the right is of Johnny and Ida Perkins. Mr. Perkins is seated and wearing a dark suit and bow tie and Mrs. Perkins is standing beside him with her hand on his shoulder. She is wearing a dark dress with a large, ruffly white collar. Beneath the photograph is a typed note that reads, "Uncle Johnny & Aunt Ida Perkins".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Reunion

Copy negative of John and Jennie Dishman with other family members at a family reunion. The group includes seven women, two men, one girl, one boy and a dog. All of the women except one are wearing light-colored dresses, the men are wearing suits and ties and the young boy is wearing a loose-fitting shirt. The group is seated on a porch and a stoop. A typed note beneath the photograph reads, "Uncle John & Aunt Jennie Dishman & family, about 1908 (Collinsville, Tex)".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Couple

Copy photograph of a portrait of Jack and Tilda Perkins. They are posed with cutouts that look like a metal gate and stone wall. Behind them is a backdrop of trees. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Uncle Jack & Aunt Tilda Perkins."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Woman

Copy photograph of a portrait of Mollie Carson. She is posed next to a table covered with a tapestry and a wooden chair. Behind her is a backdrop of foliage. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Aunt Mollie Carson."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy photograph of a portrait of Dick Perkins. He is posed with his left hand on a wooden column. Near his hand is a book. He is wearing a jacket, trousers and work boots. There is a typed note that says, "Dick Perkins (Uncle Dick's Son)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Children

Copy photograph of a portrait of Ara, Eula and Hattie Dishman as young children. They are seated on a fur blanket in a chair. All three girls wearing light-colored dresses and are looking to their left. The studio is identified as Cole's Studio in Collinsville at the bottom of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Girls

Copy negative of a portrait of young Ara and Hattie Dishman leaning together, dressed up, taken by Cole's Studio in Collinsville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Woman

Copy photograph of a portrait of Bessie Perkins. She is wearing glasses and a light-colored dress with bows. Below is a typed note that says, "Bessie Perkins, Uncle Jack's daughter."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building Exterior

Copy negative of Josh Dishman Cotton Gin. In the picture there is a big house with many windows and a barn attached to the side of the house. In the picture there are three people standing outside a door on a small deck. Also on the piture a wagon with a man on it is being pulled by two horses. Behind them is another barn type building attached to the house. On the picture there is writing that reads " Uncle John Dishman's gin, Collinsville, Texas (1895)"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Forbis Family Portrait

Copy photograph of a portrait of the Forbus family. Luther and Nannie Forbus stand behind their two youngest children Mary Frances Forbis and Orval John Forbis, who stand and sit on stools. The children, a toddler and a baby, wear white dresses. Nannie Forbus also wears a white dress with a flower pinned to the front. Luther Forbus wears a three-piece suit. Behind them is a painted backdrop of curtains. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Luther & Nannie Forbus and daughters."
Date: 1895/1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grayson County, Fannin District

Blue line print of survey map of Grayson County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1885
Creator: Thielepape, George F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Jewel Biggerstaff to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Jewel Biggerstaff to Blanche Perry]

Letter and envelope from Mrs. Jewel Biggerstaff to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the church in Tom Bean, Texas. Mentions receipt of the painting, installation, check to cover costs, and details about Biggerstaff's health and that of her mother.
Date: December 14, 1943
Creator: Biggerstaff, Jewel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ball to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ball to Blanche Perry]

Letter plus envelope from Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ball to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the church in Tom Bean, Texas. Mentions dedication service.
Date: January 18, 1944
Creator: Ball, G. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nellie Biggerstaff to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Nellie Biggerstaff to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Nellie Biggerstaff to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting at the church in Tom Bean, Texas. Mentions dedication service, installation, and family health.
Date: January 12, 1944
Creator: Biggerstaff, Nellie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Irma Younger]

Portrait of Irma Younger as a baby, wearing a white dress and sitting in a wicker chair.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baum, G. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Mrs. Wylie, Ex-McMurry Fine Arts Dean, Dies] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Mrs. Wylie, Ex-McMurry Fine Arts Dean, Dies]

Newspaper clipping describing the life and career of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie (December 10, 1890-October 16, 1978). Wylie served as dean of the McMurry College Department of Fine Arts for more than 20 years and founded The Chanters.
Date: October 17, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Depot in Whitesboro, Texas]

Photograph of a train depot for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad in Whitesboro, Texas. The building is a long, single-story stone or brick building; the center portion of the building includes several taller portions including a round tower roof. Text in the upper-left corner says, "MK&T Depot 1960 Whitesboro, Texas."
Date: 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #805]

Photograph of T&P train #805 in Whitesboro, Texas in front of a water tank. Written below the image are "[sic] Whitesboro, Texas 1933 (without feedwater heater)" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: 1933
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Travis Street in Sherman, Texas]

Photograph of the view of Travis Street from T&P Rail Lines in Sherman, Texas. There are men on the street corner and a horse-drawn carriage in the street. The building on the corner has a sign on it that says "Royal Ins. Co." Written on the bottom of the photo is "Travis St. Sherman." Below the image are written "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."
Date: 1895/1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Building in Denison, Texas]

Copy photo of a historic building in Denison, Texas. Written on the bottom of the photo is "[sic] Res. at Denison ~." Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895 - 1896" and "T&P."
Date: 1895/1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History