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[Aerial Photograph of the Back Farm near Murphy, Texas]
Aerial photograph of the Back Farm located along Brand Rd. in Collin County, Texas; the road runs right in front of the house with the farm in the background.
Date:
1962~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Art Print of the Matlock Home]
Art print of an artist's rendition of the Matlock Home near Murphy, Texas; the house is two stories with windows along the upper and lower floors. The note printed on the reverse side of the picture says this was made "before the house was razed and replaced with a modern brick home." The note further says that Milton Meredith Matlock built it "when he settled on the land just South of the Back Homeplace."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Birthday Greeting Card from Kate Matlock]
Birthday greeting card from Kate with an illustration showing a man handing a woman a rose; the title of the card is "Greetings on Your Birthday" and the note below it wishes a happy birthday to the receiver.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card from Kate Matlock Entitled: "To my Other Mother"]
Christmas card from a girl named Kate with a drawing of a large candle burning behind a bowl full of flowers. There is a long poem written in the center that says, in part: "You've been my "Other Mother" - A mighty dear one too..."
Date:
December 25, 1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card from Lois and Patricia Matlock to their Grandmother]
Christmas greeting card from Lois and Patricia Matlock to their grandmother with an illustration of a snow house among trees.
Date:
191X
Creator:
Matlock, Lois & Matlock, Patricia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card from the Plano Lodge No. 114]
Christmas greeting card from the Plano Lodge No. 114 "Wishing you a Merry Christmas" and "Best Wishes for the New Year."
Date:
191u-12
Creator:
Plano Lodge No. 114
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card with a Short Poem]
Christmas card from Fowler's Grocery with an illustration of a snowy scene and a piece of text printed below that wishes a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas; at the end the note says thank you "for your business during the past year."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Postcard to a Mother]
Christmas postcard from an individual to their mother saying they are sending a lot of cards and she should send them to whoever she wants to. The illustration on the front of the card shows a Santa Claus surrounded by children; he is holding a tablet that says: "My Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas."
Date:
191u-12
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]
Class prophecy describing a person's eventful day dream that included a woman creating pictures in the room of different individuals; the pictures continue to appear and then disappear and showing different women in different locations. The last line of the piece comes after the person had awoken: "I was forced to turn from the glamers into the future and come back to the tasks of the present."
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Easter Card from Kate Matlock]
Easter card from Kate with a short piece of text printed on the front; the design on the card includes a golden cross surrounded by flowers and birds.
Date:
191X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Deed to the Church of Christ in Murphy, Texas]
Land deed from James T. Murphy and Emma Murphy to R. A. Sale and Han Murphy for the "consideration of twenty dollars." The purchasers are elders "of the Church of Christ at Decator, Collin County," and the next paragraphs detail the perimeters of the land and the purposes of the land, that being "used for Church purposes."
Date:
May 20, 1886
Creator:
Taylor, Mrs. Frank H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lee Frith Turney's Birth Certificate]
Birth certificate of Lee Frith Turney that includes the names of his parents, his birth legitimacy, and location where he was born. The next two sections include affidavits saying the accuracy of the information, and that it has been accepted with the state registrar.
Date:
January 22, 1942
Creator:
Harwood, George W.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from a Family Member to their Sister]
Letter from a family member to their sister saying that they have had a lot of rain in Kansas City, Missouri and that the weather will cool down since summer is over.
Date:
September 22, 1925
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Katharine to her Grandma, May 29, 1933]
Letter from Katharine to her grandma thanking her for the recent gift she sent. The letter goes on to say that she will be visiting her for three days and she hopes "you have lots to eat."
Date:
May 29, 1933
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Trans-State Oil Company to R. B. McMillen, January 23, 1935]
Letter from Claude Kavanaugh, of the Trans-State Oil Company, to R. B. McMillen concerning the value of Big Indian properties being highly valuable and "are going to be mad more valuable." This letter is in response to the huge amount of mail received by the unite holders from his original general letter. Also included is a flash announcement which, at the end, asks the unit holders to "sign and send in the enclosed proxy so that we may represent you...to defeat the present sale of the property."
Date:
January 23, 1935
Creator:
Kavanaugh, Claude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Maurine Concerning Lois Matlock's Death]
Letter addressed to Maurine Matlock concerning the death of Lois; the letter says that "our school has been made sad by the death of one of our sweetest girls."
Date:
191X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nelle King Turney's Birth Cirtificate]
Birth certificate of Nelle King Turney from 1942 stating her parents' names, her full name, as well as two affidavits acknowledging the accuracy of the information printed above. Also included is a small certificate from the Collin County Clerk stating that the birth certificate is accurate and true.
Date:
January 23, 1942
Creator:
Hagy, W. C. & Neilson, H. H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopy of a Photograph of Cleve Back in his World War One Uniform]
Photocopy of a photograph of Cleve Back dressed in his U. S. Navy World War One uniform and sitting in a chair; the note on the picture reads: "White Socks is Navy Regulation."
Date:
1914~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Hospital in Veracruz, Mexico]
Photograph of a military hospital in Veracruz, Mexico; the walls of the building are shielded by large trees on the left and there are three men walking across the gap between buildings.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Nelson Family Reunion]
Photograph of members of the Nelson Family Reunion; those present in the picture are arranged in five rows, placed on bleachers in order to get everyone in the photo. Most of the children in the picture are seated in the laps of those on the bottom row.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Stone Fort in Veracruz, Mexico]
Photograph of an old stone fort in Veracruz, Mexico.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a White Truck Co. Sales Meeting at the Adolphus Hotel]
Photograph of a White Truck Co. sales meeting taking place at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas. All of the men are sitting at a round table with a white table cloth; Lee Turney is seated third from the left, and according to the note on the back of the picture the manager of the company is J. D. Allen.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Allen Berryman Toler with Two Unknown Individuals]
Photograph of Allen Berryman Toler (center) standing against a Model A Ford truck with an unidentified child behind him and an unidentified man in front of him. There is a note on the back of the photograph that reads: "Berryman Toler in the center with two other men that are unknown. The car is a Model A Ford. The picture was made in the late 1920's."
Date:
192X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of an Unknown Girl]
Photograph of an unknown small girl on a postcard addressed to Nannie Scott in Humble, Texas. The photograph shows the girl wearing a dress and standing on a sandy beach with the water in the background; she has flowers in her hair and lace-up shoes on her feet.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History