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[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
[Collin County Tax Receipt #11967] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #11967]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1905 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: December 29, 1905
Creator: Van Brown, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5762] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5762]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1908 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: December 17, 1908
Creator: Moore, W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5824] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5824]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1908 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: January 1, 1908
Creator: Moore, W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5857] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5857]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1904 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: December 9, 1904
Creator: Van Brown, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5865] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5865]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1902 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: January 10, 1902
Creator: Powell, Yancy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5866] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5866]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1902 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: January 10, 1902
Creator: Powell, Yancy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5955] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5955]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1906 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: November 9, 1906
Creator: Van Brown, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5996] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5996]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1902 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: December 30, 1902
Creator: Van Brown, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5997] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5997]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1902 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: December 30, 1902
Creator: Van Brown, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #6034] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #6034]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1901 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: January 1901
Creator: Powell, Yancy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #6055] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #6055]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1901 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: January 1901
Creator: Powell, Yancy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #6176] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #6176]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1904 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: January 29, 1904
Creator: Van Brown, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Return of an Election] (open access)

[Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Return of an Election]

Document certifying the return of an election for stock laws held on September 30, 1905 at Murphy, Texas in Election Precinct No. 25 of Collin County, Texas. The vote was reported 22 for and 15 against.
Date: September 30, 1905
Creator: Poindexter, Tom
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Lace Blouse]

Photograph of a woman wearing a light colored blouse with a high collar, lace, and tucks. The date, "Apr. 1901," is written on the back on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1901
Creator: Pennington & Burger
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Edna Matlock, January 10, 1908]

Postcard addressed to Edna Matlock with an image of Turkey Bridge in Portland, Maine, as seen from the Eastern Promenade; the image also shows the Wiley's' Waxene building situated along the water and next to the bridge. The short note on the card says that the weather "is so bad."
Date: January 10, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Lois Matlock, April 5, 1908]

Postcard addressed to Lois Matlock asking how she and her family are; the image on the front of the card depicts a demon figure bending over.
Date: April 5, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Lois Matlock, June 17, 1908]

Postcard sent to Lois Matlock with an illustration depicting a man walking up to a woman and being surprised by her appearance once she moves out from behind her umbrella; the caption reads: "Things Are Not What They Seem." There are also random notes throughout the card, including names placed above the man and the woman.
Date: June 17, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Gwendalen to Lois Matlock, April 9, 1909]

Postcard from a woman named Gwendalen to Lois Matlock with an image of three children playing with baby chicks next to a chicken entitled: "The New Pets." The note on the back discusses school and she asks Lois if she has started because her "school is out 23 or May."
Date: April 9, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation] (open access)

[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation]

Salutatory speech for a graduation ceremony at Texas Baptist University, providing inspiration to the students in attendance for the journey that is to come in the real world: "We stand upon the boundary line. We now must bid adieu to the school room, and turn our faces to the world,to shape our own destinies."
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Poll List] (open access)

[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Poll List]

Poll list of a special election held in Murphy, Texas, Election Precinct No. 25, in Collin County, Texas listing all the voters who cast a vote in the election.
Date: September 30, 1905
Creator: Turner, J. B.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Tally List] (open access)

[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Tally List]

Tally list for a special election held in Murphy, Texas, Election Precinct No. 25 of Collin County, to determine whether horses, mules, jacks, jennets, and cattle shall be permitted to run at large in the county.
Date: September 30, 1905
Creator: Turner, J. B.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History