Johnson Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Johnson County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:166,667] (5000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1887
Creator: Blau, F. G.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the Postmaster, Cleburne, Texas - May 3, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the Postmaster, Cleburne, Texas - May 3, 1965]

A letter addressed to the Postmaster, Cleburne, Texas from T. N. Carswell, dated May 3, 1965. Carswell explains his concern as a friend of Dr. Cyrus N. Ray for the need of institutional care and requests assistance in locating the family of Dr. Ray.
Date: May 3, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Jo Donovan to Truett Latimer, April 12, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Jo Donovan to Truett Latimer, April 12, 1953]

Letter from Betty Jo Donovan to Truett Latimer discussing support for Texas House Bill #216 and Senate Bill #24 which would raise the beginning base pay of teachers to $3000 minimum.
Date: April 12, 1953
Creator: Donovan, Betty Jo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Superpower Train #610] (open access)

[T&P Superpower Train #610]

Clipping of a captioned photograph of T&P Train #610 en route to Fort Worth while pulling the American Freedom Train. The caption reads: "Super-power in the form of ex-Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 610 leads the American Freedom Train through Joshua, Tex., en route to Fort Worth on the Santa Fe on February 25, 1976. Photograph by Harold A. Edmonson." Written below the image is "July Trains Magazine pg 50."
Date: July 1976
Creator: Edmonson, Harold A.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bert Hall to Truett Latimer, N. D.] (open access)

[Letter from Bert Hall to Truett Latimer, N. D.]

Letter from Bert Hall to Truett Latimer requesting a list of names of people in Abilene that would like to contribute to his program's funding.
Date: 1954-01~
Creator: Hall, Bert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Hunt to E. M. Posa] (open access)

[Letter from James W. Hunt to E. M. Posa]

A letter from James W. Hunt to E. M. Posa in response to an earlier letter to Hunt on the subject of temperance and bootlegging.
Date: August 11, 1933
Creator: Hunt, James W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. William R. Jones to Truett Latimer, February 8, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. William R. Jones to Truett Latimer, February 8, 1953]

Letter from Dr. William R. Jones to Truett Latimer discussing support for Texas House Bill #5, relating to updating laws on optometry, stating that the majority of optometrists are in favor of the bill and that it will greatly improve the visual health of Texas Citizens.
Date: February 8, 1953
Creator: Jones, William R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Freedom Train in Cleburne, Texas]

Photograph of T&P train #610 with the American Freedom Train in Cleburne, Texas surrounded by a crowd of people. Written below the image are "Cleburne, Texas Feb 25th 1976" and "[sic] Chuck W Meehan."
Date: February 25, 1976
Creator: Meehan, Chuck W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from J.C. Patton to K.K. Legett - 1886] (open access)

[Telegram from J.C. Patton to K.K. Legett - 1886]

Telegram sent to K.K. Legett from J.C. Patton, congratulating him on his wedding.
Date: 1886
Creator: Patton, J. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #610 Moving Through Cleburne, Texas]

Photograph of T&P train #610 moving through Cleburne, Texas with a large plume of black smoke rising from the engine. Written underneath are "Cleburne, Texas Feb 25th 1976" and "Allen Rider."
Date: February 25, 1976
Creator: Rider, Allen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Water Stop for T&P Train #610]

Photograph of T&P train #610 stopping for water in Cleburne, Texas. Three men are standing on top of the train inspecting it while a crowd of people all ages watches. Written below the image are "Cleburne, Texas Feb 25th 1976 Stopping for water en route to Ft. Worth accompanied by Bicentennial Santa Fe Unit 5704" and "Michael L. Timchek."
Date: February 25, 1976
Creator: Timchek, Michael L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children by House

Copy negative of 4 children - Maurice Cummings, Matilda Cummings, Jay Frank Cummings, and Alpha Theta Cummings - standing in front of a brick house in Alvarado, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children by Windmill

Copy negative of two identical pictures of children standing at the base of a windmill with a cow. They are from left to right Martha Campbell with little J. Frank Cummings in front, Mary Ruth Campbell with little Alpha Theta Cummings in front, and Imogene Cummings with little Massey Cummings in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children in Back Yard

Copy negative of young Imogene and Maurice Hefner Cummings standing in a dirt yard with a fence. Imogene is holding on to her hat, and the town of Alvarado can be seen behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children on Steps

Copy negative of Susan Sanson, Ron and Don McLeroy and John Percifield seated on steps and smiling. Susan is wearing a bow tie and skirt, the two McLeroy boys are wearing matching blazers and caps and John is wearing a vest.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children with Cows

Copy negative of family members with cows. On the left is young Maurice Hefner Cummings, in front is young Imogene Cummings, and at the back right is William J. Cummings, each holding a cow by a rope.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family in Garden

Copy negative of two pictures of three family members standing together in a yard with plants and trees in the background. The top picture is of, from left to right, Poly, Alpha Theta, and Matilda Cummings. The second picture is of, from left to right, Polly, Maurice Hefner, and Matilda Cummings. The two girls in each picture are wearing light colored matching dresses. Maurice in the second picture is kneeling, wearing a suit.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family in Yard

Copy negative of a family out on a yard, including Dr. W J Cummings, Maurice Hefner Cummings, Eliza Emmaline Cummings, Jackson Malberry Cummings and Imogene Cummings. An older woman and man are sitting down while a baby is sitting on the man's lap. In the back another man is standing while holding a baby in his arms. In the background there are trees and a wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Portrait

Copy negative of the portrait of a family, including Jackson Malberry, Emma Cummings, Arra D. Cummings, Mary Elizabeth Cummings, Warren Cummings and William Jackson Cummings. In the picture a man and woman are sitting down on wooden chairs while the three children are standing up. They are all dressed in nice formal clothes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Reunion

Copy negative of two pictures of Cummings family reunions. The picture on the left is from 1970 and includes Polly Cummings Kline, Lela Hefner Cummings sitting in front, Matilda Cummings Baker, Alpha Theta Cummings McLeroy, Imogene Cummings Sanson, Maurice Hefner Cummings, and William J. Cummings, Jr. standing together. The picture on the right is from 1965 and includes Mary Virgina Hefner Robinson, Marsha Cummings, Anna Beth Cummings, Linda Cummings, Rhonda Jones, Randy Jones, Scott Baker, Alpha Theta Cummings McLeroy, Ruby Cummings, William J. Cummings, Jr., Lela Hefner Cummings, Matilda Cummings Baker, Arra D. Cummings, Imogene Cummings Sanson, Lin Sanson, Maurice Hefner Cummings, and John Otto McLeroy, Jr. sitting on stairs in front of a building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Reunion

Copy negative of two pictures at a family reunion. The picture on the left is of family members standing on stairs in front of a house in 1955. In the bottom row are, from left to right, Dale Cummings, Don McLeroy, Susan Sanson, Ron McLeroy, Kimberly Kline, and Gerald L. Kline, Jr. The women behind them are, from left to right, Alpha Theta Cummings McLeroy, Imogene Cummings Sanson, Polly Cummings Kline, and Matilda Cummings. The picture on the right shows more family members standing on stairs in front of a house in the 1940's. In front on the grass are Matilda Cummings and William J. Cummings, Jr. In the second row are, from left to right, an unknown person, Alpha Theta Cummings McLeroy, Polly Cummings Kline, and Imogene Cummings Sanson. In the back row are from left to right Maurice Hefner Cummings, William J. Cummings, Sr., and Lin Sanson.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Reunion

Copy negative of the Cummings family reunion, including Eliza Emmaline, Alpha Theta, Mary Elizabeth, Imogene, Jackson Malberry, Maurice Hefner, Lela Hefner, DR W J, Otta, Emma and Arra D Cummings. In the picture there are two rows with the people on the first row sitting down on chairs while the ones in the back stand. The two men in the picture are wearing hats, also shirts and slacks. The women are all wearing dresses. In the background there are trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Reunion Picture

Copy negative of a Cummings family standing on stairs in front of a building at a reunion in 1970. Pictured are Jana Petty, David Petty, James Petty, Susan Sanson Petty, Imogene Cummings Sanson, Lin Sanson, William J. Cummings, Jr., Marsha Cummings, Arra D. Cummings, Linda Cummings, Ruby Cummings, Maurice Hefner Cummings, Anna Beth Cummings, Lela Hefner Cummings, Gerald L. Kline, Jr., Randy Jones, Rhonda Jones, Otto Cox, Don McLeroy, Scott Baker, and Matilda Cummings Baker.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Football Team

Copy negative of the Alvarado High School football team. The team includes J Frank Cummings and John Otto McLeroy Jr. The group is divided into three rows, and they are all wearing football sportswear. Most of them look dirty as if they have just been playing. In the back a man stands in the middle wearing a jacket.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History