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The Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum (Gatesville, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, March 4, 1949
Weekly newspaper from Gatesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 4, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum (Gatesville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1954
Weekly newspaper from Gatesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 7, 1954
Creator:
Post, John F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire filled out by Desree Arrowood Jordan]
Questionnaire created by Rosa Walston Latimer and filled out by Desree Arrowood Jordan of Gatesville, Texas, with questions about her experience working at Harvey Houses.
Date:
June 2, 1992
Creator:
Latimer, Rosa Walston
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Nancy Jane Maxwell]
Portrait of elderly Nancy Jane Maxwell in a portrait studio. She wears wire-rimmed eyeglasses and a dark dress with a linen collar.
Date:
1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901]
Petition from residents of Harman School District to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date:
May 1, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Thurman Maxwell Smiling]
Photograph of Thurman Maxwell smiling into the camera. He is wearing a lightly-hued buttoned shirt. The wall behind him bears a marble pattern.
Date:
1922~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alex and Winnie Freeman Standing by Trees]
Photograph of Alex and Winnie Freeman standing together in front of a pair of small trees on a prairie field. Winnie wears a white dress while Alex wears a dark suit and hat.
Date:
1917~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thurman Maxwell Standing Next to School Bus]
Photograph of young Thurman Dwaine Maxwell standing beside a Purmela school bus. He is barefoot, wearing shorts, and has a satchel over his shoulder.
Date:
September 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 2, 1901]
Petition from residents of Table Rock, Texas, to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date:
May 1, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Dwaine and Thurman Maxwell, May 6, 1946]
Postcard sent to Dwaine and Thurman Maxwell. On the reverse side of the postcard is a poem wishing good cheer and a scripture from Psalms at the bottom.
Date:
May 6, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maxwell Family Members with Musical Instruments]
Copy print photograph of members of the Maxwell family together in a fenced-in yard. Thurman, Herman, and Raymond Maxwell kneel while respectively holding a violin and two guitars. A young girl, Gladys Maxwell, is dressed in a white dress and hat and stands between Thurman and Herman. A young boy with a guitar sits on Raymond's knee. Houses are visible in the background.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Grantham Barlow and Nancy Grantham Freeman at Depot in Ireland, Texas]
Photograph of sisters Mary Grantham Barlow and Nancy Grantham Freeman standing in front of the brick Ireland Depot in Ireland, Texas. They are older women wearing dark dresses and hats while carrying suitcases. A young boy peers out from an alleyway in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coryell County Centennial
Program containing historical photographs of businesses and people in Coyrell County, Texas. It also includes advertisements from the area's businesses.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Gatesville Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alex Freeman and His sons Alvin, Louis, and Way]
Photograph of Alex Freeman sitting outside on a chair. His sons Alvin, Louis, and Way stand behind him.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Therman Dwaine Maxwell by a Brick Schoolhouse]
Photograph of young Therman Dwaine Maxwell standing in front of a brick building. "1935 Purmela Dist. 50" is written on a sign atop the building. Bushes and a short chain fence appear in the area, and a woman can be seen standing to the right.
Date:
September 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gatesville Senior High School Commencement Programs
Program for Gatesville High School's 1962 baccalaureate service and commencement ceremony. It includes a list of events, their times, and the people in charge of each. The program additionally includes a list of the graduating class of 1962 and of the senior high school faculty.
Date:
1962
Creator:
Gatesville High School
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Old Woman in a Rocking Chair Beside a House]
Photograph of an elderly woman, identified as Narcissus Keen Maxwell, wearing a black dress sitting in a rocking chair beside a wooden house. The house is raised from the ground via stacks of stones. A barbed wire fence covers the foreground.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Verda Freeman at the Gatesville High School Graduation]
Photograph of Verda Freeman standing outdoors wearing a dress and high heeled shoes while holding a rolled diploma. A pasted caption reads: "What a big moment,".
Date:
August 1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abner and Sarah Davis Standing by a House]
Photograph of Abner and Sarah Davis standing together near the porch of a house. Abner has a bushy mustache and is wearing a coat and trousers. Sarah is a larger woman wearing a pale dress and apron.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher with Students in Front of Purmela School]
Photograph of the first grade class of Purmela School in Coryell County, Texas. The teacher, a bespectacled woman named Mrs. Carroll, stands above a small group of boys and girls. Some of the children are identified as Johnny Myers, Patsy Comer, Pam Adams, Billy Miller, and Webster Bundrant. Thurman Maxwell is the child wearing a satchel over his shoulder.
Date:
September 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thurman and Herman Maxwell with Guitars]
Photograph of twins Thurman and Herman Maxwell standing behind a car and playing acoustic guitars. Both men are wearing dark suits.
Date:
1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
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
[Verda Freeman Maxwell Wearing a Blazer]
Portrait (copy) featuring Verda Maxwell. She is wearing a blue blazer over a brown blouse.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check from U. D. Maxwell to H. M. Haynes, November 27, 1942]
Check from U. D. Maxwell to H. M. Haynes in the amount of $150 as a down payment on a house and lot.
Date:
November 27, 1942
Creator:
Maxwell, U. D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History