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[Journal of William Maxwell]
Journal of William Reason Maxwell containing daily thoughts, activities, and accounts. Several pages in the back have been cut out.
Date:
January 1876
Creator:
Maxwell, William Reason
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell]
Journal of Henry Maxwell containing daily thoughts, activities, and accounts.
Date:
May 1876
Creator:
Maxwell, Henry Dixon
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. C. Walsh to Mary Maxwell, September 10, 1879]
Letter from W. C. Walsh to Mary Maxwell requesting real estate documents for review.
Date:
September 10, 1879
Creator:
Walsh, W. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from James Erwin to R. S. Maxwell, April 15, 1880]
Deed in which James Erwin transfers seven hundred and thirty-eight acres of land in Eastland County, Texas, to R. S. Maxwell for the sum of seven hundred and thirty-eight dollars. The borders of the land are described.
Date:
April 26, 1880
Creator:
Schmick, Peter Isaac (Ike)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from R. G. Anderson to H. D. Maxwell, November 19, 1881]
Invoice from R. G. Anderson to H. D. Maxwell regarding the sale of a black horse at the cost of twenty dollars.
Date:
November 19, 1881
Creator:
Anderson, R. G.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Complete Church Register.
Church register for the Round Valley Schoolhouse, Plum Creek Circuit, North West Texas Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Included are registers of pastors, baptisms, members, and deaths and disposals.
Date:
1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Standing Outside of Rising Star School]
Photograph of a group of people posing outside of the clapboard school building in Rising Star, Texas. Older girls and boys stand divided in the back of the group, a group of younger girls stands before them, and then a group of young boys sit in front of the group. An older man with a cane can be seen standing to the right.
Date:
1886~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Laura Courtney]
Portrait (copy) of Laura Courtney. She wears a dark dress with a white ribbon around her neck. The original photo is surrounded by a thin gold line and a dark frame.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Registration of Marks and Brands for H. D. Maxwell]
Certificate registering a cattle brand for H. D. Maxwell in Eastland County, Texas. The brand is a stylized 7, N, and L.
Date:
June 27, 1890
Creator:
Yeargin, John T.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Milner Filling Out Paperwork]
Photograph of John Milner, a clerk for Coryell County, Texas. He is filling out paperwork on a ledger that sits on a desk. He wears a white shirt, striped bow tie, and slacks.
Date:
1892~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Joyce Family Outside of a Home]
Photograph of the Joyce family posing in front of a house. Three women and two men stand in the back row, with the two men holding very young children. Two elderly men and a woman sit beside a younger woman who is flanked by a standing boy and girl. The blurry image of a dog can be seen to the right. Two of the people present are identified as John Dell Joyce and Sarah Abigail Joyce.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adults and Children Gather for Country Sporting Event]
Photograph of a group of people posing together for a country sporting event. Older girls and women stand to the left and older boys and men stand to the right behind a fence. Many of them are carrying farming implements. A mixed group of younger children sits by an open gate on the left. A small livestock pen has a boy seated beside it to the right. The heads of two reined horses are visible in the foreground at the bottom of the photo.
Date:
1896%
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Custer Cox and Schoolchildren]
Photograph of a group of boys and girls of various ages standing with Custer Cox in front of the door of a schoolhouse. The group is arranged in three rows, with younger children standing in the front and middle rows and older children standing on either side of Custer Cox in the back row. Cox is wearing a suit with a boutonniere and stiff white collar. The children in the front row are barefoot. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the mat says "Custer might be teacher."
Date:
1896~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Men Posing with Horse-Drawn Carts]
Photograph of a group of white men and boys posing with their animal drawn carts in a clearing. Eight carts are positioned around a small mound. Most are drawn by mules, though Custer Cox can be seen with a team of white mares to the upper right.
Date:
1896~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lone Star Brass Band]
Photograph of members of the Lone Star brass band posing together with their instruments. The thirteen white men are arranged in three rows, with six standing in the background, five kneeling in the middle, and two sitting in front. A bass drum to the right has the words "Carbon Band" written along its rim and "Lone" written above a star. A United States flag hangs in the background to the left. The leftmost man in the back row is identified as Custer Cox.
Date:
1896~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Standing on Main Street in Eastland, Texas]
Photograph of people standing on Main Street in Eastland, Texas. The center of the photo features the street filled with people and livestock. Shops, banks, and utility poles line the dirt road.
Date:
1896~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Children of Almis and Alice Newton]
Copy print photograph of a black and white portrait of the children of Almis and Alice Newton standing together in front of a wooden house and window. A crate topped with a bucket can be seen to the right. The children are identified from the left as Ada, Monroe, W. A. (Buddy), Carl, Minnie, and Maggie. The portrait is lying against a dark blue sofa.Original photograph taken ~1897, copy photo taken 1998
Date:
1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Early Physicians of Coryell County, Texas]
Photograph of a group of physicians wearing suits, vests, and ties. The men are arranged in front of a backdrop painted to resemble an ornate archway. A fur rug lies below them. Five of the men sit on a tasseled chaise longue. The man sitting in the center is identified as O. G. Gilder, and the man at the right end is E. B. Baker. The standing man is Andrew Graves.
Date:
1898~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eighteen Women in a Photography Studio]
Photograph of a group of eighteen reunited school friends sitting in front of a photography studio's forest backdrop. The women are wearing dresses and are arranged in three rows. They are identified on the back of the photo. "Josey Girls of 1898 - 1899" is handwritten on the mat above the photo.
Date:
[1898..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Gibbs Family in a Portrait Studio]
Photograph of a portrait of Moses and Francis Gibbs with their children. Moses, left, sits in a chair with a toddler. Frances, right, sits in a chair with an infant. A young boy stands over a young girl in the center. The children are named Joe, Paul, Rosa, and Silas.
Date:
1898
Creator:
Dyer, Joe M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1899 Graduating Class of Gatesville, Texas]
Photograph of several rows of people expanding outward from the doorway of the Coryell County courthouse. The young men and women are the graduating class of students from Gatesville, Texas, from 1899. The women primarily wear skirts and white blouses, while the men wear dark slacks and jackets.
Date:
1899~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carbon Mineral Water Company and Bath House]
Photograph of people standing outside of a wooden building that has "Mineral Water Well No. 1. Bath House" written along its overhang. The crowd is mostly comprised of men wearing suits and hats, though five women can be seen on the porch to the left. Horse-drawn carts flank the structure. "Carbon Mineral Water Co." is written in script on a sign that is suspended from one of the building's gables.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Freemasons in Front of the Carbon Mineral Water Company and Bath House]
Photograph of a group of men on- and in front of the porch of the Carbon Mineral Water Company and Bath House. Twelve men wearing dark suits, white aprons, and ornate collars bearing Freemason imagery. The men standing on the ground below the porch are wearing suits and white aprons. A door labeled "Office" is visible behind the men on the porch. Someone is standing within the doorway. The man standing on the ground a hat over his chest is identified as Custer Cox. The man on the top right with the sash is identified as William "Bill" Gilbert.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Hosea and Mabel Maxwell]
Photograph of siblings Hosea and Mabel Maxwell. Hosea wears a dark suit, while Mabel wears a lightly hued dress. A painted backdrop featuring flowers and a curtain is visible behind them. The photo is inside of a cardboard fame with a white front embossed with wavy lines.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History