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Man and Woman with Sheep; Woman with Sheep
1 copy negative of 2 images. The first is of Alpha Theta Cummings holding a sheep while John Robinson looks on. A barn can be seen in the background. The second is of Alpha Theta Cummings reaching over a fence and petting the head of a sheep.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Men by Barn; Man Holding Sheep
1 copy negative of 2 images. The first is of 4 members of the Robinson family - Jim, Joe, John, and Boss - standing next to a barn wearing work boots, jeans, and hats. The second is of John Robinson holding a sheep. A barn and wagon loaded with hay can be seen in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Derrick and Tank; Woman on Oil Well
1 copy negative of 2 images. The first (on the right) is of an oil derrick near Rotan, Texas. The second (on the left) is of Mary Virginia Hefner Robinson in a dress standing on the steps of an oil well.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Field and Farmhouse
Copy negative of Alex Davis' house in Roby, Texas. There are trees on both sides of the house. There are several people sitting on the porch and there is a horse on the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Field and Farmhouse
Copy negative of Alex Davis' house in Roby, Texas. There are trees on both sides of the house. There are several people sitting on the porch and there is a horse on the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Girl on Donkey
Copy negative of two photographs. In the image on the left is Galen Davis Orr as a young girl riding a donkey. She is wearing a dress and bow in her hair. In the image on the right is Audie Cornelia Davis as a young girl in a dress and bow in her hair. She is standing on a porch with a doll in a stroller.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man By House
Copy negative of J Frank Cummings standing outside a house. He is wearing a shirt, tie and slacks. Behind him is a house with a porch and a single window on one of the sides.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Man
Copy negative of two portraits of Walter E. Smith. The photograph on the left was taken in 1910 in Fort Worth, and the one on the right was taken in 1907 in Roby.
Date:
{1907,1910}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Girl Barrel Racing
Copy negative of Pat McDaniel barrel racing in an arena with a crowd in the stands behind her.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Racer
Copy negative of a barrel racer rounding the barrel and riding away from the camera in a large arena at night.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fisher County, Texas
Blueline format of survey map of Fisher County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
187u
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fisher County
Blue line print of survey map of Fisher County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (2000 varas to 3/8 of an inch).
Date:
1921
Creator:
Hedick, J. D. & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Map of Parts of Jones, Taylor, Fisher, and Nolan Counties.
Survey map of parts of Jones, Taylor, Fisher, and Nolan Counties, showing rivers, towns, boundaries, creeks, original land grants or surveys, roads, and blocks of land. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the lower-left corner of the second sheet. Handwritten notes have been made on the map in red pencil to outline specific tracts of land. Scale [ca. 1:66,667] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Big Springs
Topographic quadrangle map of Big Spring, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. A location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date:
1954
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, October 4, 1903]
Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan discussing selling H. and T. C. railroad lands, the illness of a man named, "Grogan", and his recent political business.
Date:
October 4, 1903
Creator:
Kirk, W. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Historical Association Yearbook: Historical Items; Damage Claims For Attacks, etc.
Section from the West Texas Historical Association Yearbook discussing the historical context of a poem titled, The Band of Hope, that centers around the trials of a gang of cattle rustlers from Noodle, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
West Texas Historical Association
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, February 2, 1905]
Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan discussing Bryan acquire a train pass for a trip Kirk is taking.
Date:
February 2, 1905
Creator:
Kirk, W. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Budget for a Railroad From Roby, Texas to Brownwood, Texas]
Document listing the costs of construction and the proposed earnings for a railroad from Roby to Brownwood, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sayles & Sayles
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to Tax Collector in Roby, Fisher County, January 11, 1892]
Letter from Henry Sayles to a tax collector in Roby, Texas inquiring about purchasing land that may partially be located in Fisher county, expressing the desire to purchase the land and pay any taxes necessary on the Fisher county section. On the back of the letter is a stationary header from Buie and Hanna's Land Agency, upon which several section and certification numbers for different pieces of land have been written in pencil along with a calculated price.
Date:
January 11, 1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alice Emma Cross to Truett Latimer, April 2, 1955]
Letter from Alice Emma Cross to Truett Latimer asking him to support H.C.R. 24 and H.B. 650, a Teacher Retirement System revision. The letter is signed by other individuals.
Date:
April 2, 1955
Creator:
Cross, Alice Emma
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Owen Thomas to Truett Latimer, February 22, 1955]
Letter from Owen Thomas to Truett Latimer discussing the statewide re-districting bill introduced by Representative Yancy of Houston. He also asks to be placed on the mailing list for the House Journal.
Date:
February 22, 1955
Creator:
Thomas, Owen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to John H. Alvis, February 23, 1959]
Letter from Truett Latimer to John H. Alvis; Mr. Latimer assures that he would oppose any move to take away counties from their District Court but asks Mr. Alvis not to make his position known. He thinks they can keep the bill tied up in the committee and wants to avoid any possible fighting. He also mentions extending Highway 36 from Abilene to Roby which he says would need the full support of the people in Fisher County.
Date:
February 23, 1959
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to The Rotan Advance, January 6, 1962]
Letter from Truett Latimer to The Rotan Advance discussing running a political advert on their paper. He encloses a news release concerning his announcement for State Senator from the 24th District.
Date:
January 6, 1962
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to E. G. Perkins, January 31, 1962]
Letter from Truett Latimer to E. G. Perkins asking for a list of names and addresses of school teachers in the Roby Public School System.
Date:
January 31, 1962
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History