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[Letter from J. A. Benton to Members of the Legislature Discussing the Veterans Hospital in McKinney]
Letter from J. A. Benton to Members of the Legislature asking them to write to their Senators and Congressmen about keeping the Veterans Hospital in McKinney open.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Benton, J. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin P. Hancock to Truett Latimer, April 6, 1953]
Letter from Austin P. Hancock to Truett Latimer requesting his support of House Joint Resolution 34, regarding abolishing ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles and substituting an increase on annual license fees.
Date:
April 6, 1953
Creator:
Hancock, Austin P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General Highway Map Collin County, Texas
Highway map of Collin County, Texas, showing rivers, lakes, creeks, streams, cities, towns, outlying buildings (including schools and churches), roads, highways (giving mileage between points), bridges, railroads, cemeteries, oil or gas wells, and state roadside parks. Map includes twelve inset maps - Weston, Melissa, Valdasta, Allen, Altoga, Climax, Culeoka, Copeville, Lavon, Inset No. 1, Renner, and Josephine - and an extensive legend indicating geographical and human-made features. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date:
1939
Creator:
Texas. Highway Department.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collin County
Blue line print of survey map of Collin County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants of surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date:
1916
Creator:
McDonald, H. F.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baptism in Stock Tank
Copy negative of two images showing a baptism in a stock tank. The top photograph shows several people lined up in the water and more sitting and standing on the shore. The bottom photograph shows three men chest-deep in the water, one with his hand raised.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baptism in Stock Tank
Copy negative of two images showing a baptism in a stock tank. The photograph on the left shows three men chest-deep in water, one with his hand raised. The image on the right shows several people gathered in the water and others on the shore.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
House Exterior
Copy negative of a two story house. At the front there is a picket fence, the house has a terrace that overlooks the yard. Also there are multiple visible windows overlooking the yard.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Woman
Copy negative of a woman graduating Wylie High School in 1936, wearing a light colored dress, standing in front of bushes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Large Gathering of Men
Copy negative of the gathering of J. L. Mayes, Jim Stinson, and several unknown men. The people in the image are all males from a variety of ages. The children are in the front row out of five rows. The men stand in their suits with hands by their sides holding onto their hat if they had one.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History