Portrait of Man

Copy negative of a full length studio portrait of Frank Mayes wearing a suit, standing at a rustic fence and gate with a background made to look like the outdoors.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Run Down House #2

Copy negative of two pictures of the run down old Ely family house. The first is a view of the house with porch on the right and plants in front. The second is a view of the house and barn with plants in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marvin Methodist Church; Church #1

Copy negative of two pictures of churches. The first is of the Marvin Methodist Church building near Ely, Texas with a telephone pole, viewed from front left. The second is of another church in Marvin or Ely Texas with bushes in front and a house in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marvin Methodist Church; Church #2

Copy negative of two pictures of churches. The first is of the Marvin Methodist Church building near Ely, Texas with a telephone pole, viewed from front left. The second is of another church in Marvin or Ely Texas with bushes in front and a house in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Run Down House #1

Copy negative of two pictures of the run down old Ely family house. The first is a view of the house with porch on the right and plants in front. The second is a view of the house and barn with plants in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wallace Grocery Store; Barn Where Elys Lived

Copy negative of two pictures. The first picture is of the Wallace Grocery Store and Gas Station with a car parked under the front and another building on the right. The second picture is of the barn where the Ely's lived in Ely, Texas with three people in front of it.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Headstones; Lady with Headstones, Cemetery

Copy negative of two pictures. The first picture, taken in 1957, is of a headstone for a person in the Ely family who was born September 27, 1887 and died April 13, 1903 in a cemetery with other headstones in the background. The second is of Julia Etta Ely Cook standing between two Ely family headstones in the Ely, Texas cemetery with other tombstones and trees in the background. The stone on the right is for F. M. Ely who was born November 20, 1854 and died July 13, 1904.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Headstone, Cemetery

Copy negative of two pictures of headstones for Ely family members in the cemetery in Ely, Texas with other headstones and trees in the background. The stone on the left is for L. W. Ely who was born January 18, 1829 and died May 11, 1904.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fannin Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Fannin County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Hand drawn lines have been made on the published map in pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1901
Creator: Pressler, C. W. & Legg
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Portrait

Copy negative of the Ely Family in front of a house on Binckly Farm.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman by Signpost

Copy negative of a woman standing next to a signpost.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Depot in Bonham, Texas]

Photograph of the T&P depot in Bonham, Texas. Printed on the photo is "T&P Depot, Bonham, Texas." Written underneath the image are "Bonham, Texas" and "H. D. Conner."
Date: unknown
Creator: Conner, H. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Station in Honeygrove, Texas]

Copy photo of the T&P station in Honeygrove, Texas as printed on a postcard. A few people are visible to the left side of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: Black, John B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. O. Reed to T. N. Carswell - January 14, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from W. O. Reed to T. N. Carswell - January 14, 1941]

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Commander, American Legion Post, Abilene, Texas, from W. O. Reed, Commander, Rufus Shelton Post No. 247, Honey Grove, Texas, dated January 14, 1941. Reed advises of the help needed from Carswell for a Mrs. Pat Crowson, a widow of a Legionnaire, in trying to obtain a position with the Amy Camp.
Date: January 14, 1941
Creator: Reed, W. O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of Lee Roy Bilbo]

Photograph of Lee Roy Bilbo standing out-of-doors in front of a pine tree. He is wearing a button-down shirt and slacks with a stetson hat. There are bird feeders hanging from the tree and a metal-sided shed visible in the background. A handwritten note below the image says "Mr. Lee Roy Bilbo - T&P conductor at Bonham, Texas Apr 23rd 1982."
Date: April 23, 1982
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas & Pacific Train Bell #2]

Photograph of a train bell chained on a wheeled cart, among unidentified furniture. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P Bell supposedly off T&P #333 at Bonham, Texas Apr 23rd 1982 owned by Lee Roy Bilbo."
Date: April 23, 1982
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas & Pacific Train Bell #1]

Photograph of a train bell chained on a wheeled cart, among unidentified furniture. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P Bell supposedly off T&P #333 at Bonham, Texas Apr 23rd 1982 owned by Lee Roy Bilbo."
Date: April 23, 1982
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. R. Jackson, February 6, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. R. Jackson, February 6, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to J. R. Jackson discussing support for Texas House Bill #5 at the upcoming public hearing.
Date: February 6, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. J. R. Jackson to Truett Latimer, February 4, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. J. R. Jackson to Truett Latimer, February 4, 1953]

Letter from J. R. Jackson to Truett Latimer requesting support for Texas House Bill #5, regarding the visual welfare of Texas citizens.
Date: February 4, 1953
Creator: Jackson, J. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Delner Werner to Mickey McLernon, November 16, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Delner Werner to Mickey McLernon, November 16, 1943]

Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernon discussing his flight that day, his visit to Sherman, and making conversation.
Date: November 16, 1943
Creator: Werner, Delnar L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernon, December 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernon, December 14, 1943]

Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernon discussing the air time they have so far and what they have been doing.
Date: December 14, 1943
Creator: Werner, Delnar L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, January 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernon, January 15, 1944]

Letter from Delnar L. Werner to Mickey McLernan updating her on life in the Air Force, briefly mentioning the weather, and requesting a picture of her.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: Werner, Delnar L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 18, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 18, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the weather, difficulties he has been having at work, aviation, and the medical department at his job.
Date: September 18, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernan, November 8, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernan, November 8, 1943]

Letter from Delnar Werner to Mickey McLernon telling her about life in Jones Field and recent activities.
Date: November 8, 1943
Creator: Werner, Delnar L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History