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Life of the Marlows: a True Story of Frontier Life of Early Days

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The story of the five Marlow brothers and their tribulations in late nineteenth-century Texas is the stuff of Old West legend (and served to inspire the John Wayne movie, The Sons of Katie Elder). Violent, full of intrigue, with characters of amazing heroism and deplorable cowardice, their story was first related by William Rathmell in Life of the Marlows, a little book published in 1892, shortly after the events it described in Young County, Texas. It told how Boone, the most reckless of the brothers, shot and killed a popular sheriff and escaped, only to be murdered later by bounty hunters. The other four brothers, arrested as accessories and jailed, made a daring break from confinement but were recaptured. Once back in their cells, they were forced to fight off a mob intent on lynching them. Later, shackled together, the Marlows were placed on wagons by officers late at night, bound for another town, but they were ambushed by angry citizens. In the resulting battle two of the brothers were shot and killed, the other two severely wounded, and three mob members died. The surviving brothers eventually were exonerated, but members of the mob that had attacked them were prosecuted …
Date: September 15, 2004
Creator: Rathmell, William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Graham] captions transcript

[News Clip: Graham]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 30, 1979, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Graham] captions transcript

[News Clip: Graham]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 30, 1979, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Educational Achievement of Two Groups of Seventh Grade Students Matched on the Basis of Intelligence Quotient, One Group from Independent School Districts, the Other from Common School Districts in Young County, Texas (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Educational Achievement of Two Groups of Seventh Grade Students Matched on the Basis of Intelligence Quotient, One Group from Independent School Districts, the Other from Common School Districts in Young County, Texas

This study is the result of testing conducted on seventh grade students to determine the influence of environment on academic achievement.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Fain, William Floyd
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bowie youths killed] (open access)

[News Script: Bowie youths killed]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Pat Cleveland and Buddy Fernoglio dying during a fatal car crash in Olney, Texas.
Date: September 9, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Buggy-Shackle (open access)

Buggy-Shackle

Patent for a buggy shackle which "has a spring actuated coupling pin, and means for holding the pin in uncoupled position while the thills are being attached" (lines 10-13).
Date: August 2, 1910
Creator: Perry, Charles Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

House Exterior

Copy negative of a postcard showing Oliver Loving's residence in Graham, Texas. The picture is of a large multi-level house with four trees and a white fence in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Heydrick's Ownership Map of Young Co., Texas.

Survey map of Young County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, bodies of water, roads, railroads, and oil fields. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:48,000] (4000 feet to the inch).
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Old Colony and District Map 27.

Blueline format of survey map of Peter's Colony of North Texas and Young County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map by the surveyor, Dennis Corwin, and other agents of the Texan Emigration and Land Company to certify the map's authenticity. No scale information included.
Date: 1870
Creator: Corwin, Dennis
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls

Topographic quadrangle map of Wichita Falls, Texas, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights and includes a location diagram. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Young County, Texas.

Cadastral map of Young County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, railroads, bodies of water, pipelines, and oilfields. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Poison water] captions transcript

[News Clip: Poison water]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 24, 1980, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Graham] captions transcript

[News Clip: Graham]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 10, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Graham] captions transcript

[News Clip: Graham]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 10, 1979, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Poison water] captions transcript

[News Clip: Poison water]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 24, 1980, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1903 (open access)

The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 1903
Creator: Martin, P. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Young County News. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1884 (open access)

The Young County News. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 1884
Creator: Watson, J. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1918 (open access)

The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 30, 1918
Creator: Bowron, Frank H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 25, 1887 (open access)

The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 25, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Young County News. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1884 (open access)

The Young County News. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 6, 1884
Creator: Watson, J. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1902 (open access)

The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 1902
Creator: Martin, P. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1901 (open access)

The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1901

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 25, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1917 (open access)

The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1917
Creator: Bowron, Frank H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 29, 1886 (open access)

The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 29, 1886

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 29, 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History