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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
[The Texas Central Railroad Company vs. Mary E. Sayles et al.: Exception to Ruling] (open access)

[The Texas Central Railroad Company vs. Mary E. Sayles et al.: Exception to Ruling]

List of objections from the defendants to the court ruling in the case of The Texas Central Railroad Company vs. Mary E. Sayles et al.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Hulon B. Brown, February 18, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Hulon B. Brown, February 18, 1954]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Hulon B. Brown discussing putting a stop to construction of hotel on Lake Texoma and worries about communism.
Date: February 18, 1954
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin Sisk to Truett Latimer, February 26. 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin Sisk to Truett Latimer, February 26. 1953]

Letter from Melvin Sisk to Truett Latimer discussing opposition from various parties toward House Bill 207.
Date: February 26, 1953
Creator: Sisk, Melvin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Ed. Kanode, February 6, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Ed. Kanode, February 6, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Ed. Kanode discussing his intentions to carefully consider his vote on Texas House Bill #5, regarding amending laws on optometry, and when the public hearing on the bill will be.
Date: February 6, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Melvin Sisk, March 26, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Melvin Sisk, March 26, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Melvin Sisk criticizing Sisk's reasons for opposing House Bill 207.
Date: March 26, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred Conn, April 6, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Fred Conn, April 6, 1955]

Letter from Fred Conn discussing House Bill 685. He asks that the bill be supported.
Date: April 6, 1955
Creator: Conn, Fred
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. B. Fitzpatrick, March 5, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. B. Fitzpatrick, March 5, 1959]

Letter from Truett Latimer to J. B. Fitzpatrick discussing House Bill 237, a bill concerning a revision to Nursery Products
Date: March 5, 1959
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Clift to Truett Latimer, April 27, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from John Clift to Truett Latimer, April 27, 1961]

Letter from John Clift to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer discussing a ban on the public consumption of liquor in Texas state parks, arguing that the ban has severely affected state tourism and ought to be reconsidered.
Date: April 27, 1961
Creator: Clift, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Fitzpatrick to Truett Latimer, February 23, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Fitzpatrick to Truett Latimer, February 23, 1959]

Letter from J. B. Fitzpatrick to Truett Latimer asking for his support of House Bill 237.
Date: February 23, 1959
Creator: Fitzpatrick, J. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History