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[Postcard of Clifton, Texas Street Scene]
Postcard of a street lined with trees in Clifton, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Lalla D. Stivers in Celina, Texas and says "Hello! Awful hot and dusty here. Am following the Bosque and Brazos Rivers and am finding plenty of gravel. Every mountain is gravel. May go fishing awhile tonight. Goodbye. Hamlett."
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Murphy School Students Circa 1914]
Photograph of a class of students at the Murphy School in Murphy, Texas arranged in approximately four rows. The girls in the group are wearing dresses and the boys are wearing jackets and pants; the child in the front middle is holding a large ball.
Date:
1914~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his Father, January 16, 1911]
Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his father, M. M. Matlock with an image of the the U. S. Armored Cruiser "New York." There is a note on the back of the card asking his father how things have been at home and if he has started work yet.
Date:
January 16, 1911
Creator:
Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Poll Tax Receipt for J. M. Back, December 4, 1911]
Poll tax receipt prepared for J. M. Back which states that he paid $1.25 for the tax and that he is 52 years old residing in "voting precinct No. 25."
Date:
December 4, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from M. A. Matlock to his Mother, March 27, 1911]
Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his mother with a colored image of the marine barracks at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The note on the back of the photograph says that Milton is "in Guantanamo Cuba, this is a pretty place."
Date:
March 27, 1911
Creator:
Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock, February 27, 1911]
Postcard from a woman named Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock describing her current sickness she has dealt with since Matlock left there. The image on the front of the card is of an ivy plant and text around it that reads: "Close clings the Ivy to the Tree, So in my Heart I cling to Thee."
Date:
February 27, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to W. A. Scott, February 21, 1911]
Postcard from M. A. Milton to W. A. Scott with a photograph of a goat standing next to a child dressed in a navy uniform, the title of the photograph is: "The Visitor and a Ship's Mascot." The note on the back of the photograph concerns Milton's unanswered letters by Scott: "I guess you must be drownded. Why have you not answered my letter?"
Date:
February 21, 1911
Creator:
Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Lee Turney at the Seed Store]
Photograph of Lee Turney (center) standing at the cash register in a seed store with men standing on either side of him. The walls of the store are lined with bags and boxes of bird seed.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock]
Postcard from a woman named Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock with an illustration of a holly plant and a printed note that reads: "This little spray of Christmas Holly I hope will find you Gay and Jolly Christmas Greetings."
Date:
1917-12?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Poll Tax Receipt for J. M. Back]
Poll tax receipt prepared for J. M. Back stating that he paid $1.25 for the tax and that he is 57 years old, from Plano, and that he is white.
Date:
November 15, 1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Photograph of the Turney Family and Friends]
Photograph of he Turney Family as well as some of their friends on Christmas Day 1918. Baldwin Gonzales is standing at the front in his U. S. Army uniform and Lee Turney is standing in the back between two women and is wearing a suit.
Date:
December 25, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to Mrs. M. M. Matlock, April 25, 1917]
Postcard addressed to Mrs. M. M. Matlock with a photograph of an oil rig with its workers hanging out at the bottom. The note on the back of the card asks Mrs. Matlock how "the war [is] up their [sic]," and says that down there it "looks like real war some times."
Date:
April 25, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Lee and Nelle Turney in Rowlett Creek]
Photograph of Nelle and Lee Turney standing almost knee deep in Rowlett Creek located near Murphy, Texas.
Date:
April 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the 1916 Murphy High School Football Team]
Photograph of the 1916 Murphy High School football team; the players are arranged in three rows: one row seated on the ground, another kneeling behind them, and the third row standing in the back.
Date:
1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Milton A. Matlock to M. M. Matlock, February 21, 1911]
Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his father, M. M. Matlock, with a photograph of the "Prize Winning Gun Crew, U. S. S. Georgia," with the crew of the ship are sitting on the guns. On the back of the card there is a note from Milton Andrew saying he received letters from the family and was "glad to here it has rained in Tex."
Date:
February 21, 1911
Creator:
Matlock, Milton A.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Four Men Including Lee Turney on Christmas Day]
Photograph of a group of four men standing on a porch on Christmas Day; Lee Turney is the second from the left and Baldwin Gonzales is standing in his U. S. Army uniform.
Date:
December 25, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Murphy High School Students]
Photograph of the students at Murphy High School around 1914 with the boys all wearing suits and the girls all wearing dresses. The group is arranged in three rows, all standing, on a small set of bleachers in front of the wall of the building.
Date:
[1914,1915]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his Mother, June 12, 1912]
Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his mother with a tinted photograph the South Wellfleet Marconi wireless towers in Massachusetts; this includes four large towers and a small building. The note on the back of the card asks his mother why she has not responded to his letters, as well as mentions that he sent her a box of photos of the U. S. S. Utah and crew.
Date:
June 20, 1912
Creator:
Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Lena Southern to Lois Matlock, February 21, 1910]
Postcard from Lena Southern to Lois Matlock with an illustration of three pink flowers and a caption that reads: "The world is filled with flowers, The flowers are filled with dew, The dew is filled with love For you, and you, and you." Lena mentions in the note on the card that her school lets out in two months time.
Date:
February 21, 1910
Creator:
Southern, Lena
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Photographs of Students at the Murphy School]
Two photographs of classes at the Murphy School in Murphy, Texas; the bottom photo shows the younger students, and the top photo shows older age students. Both groups of students are arranged in three rows with their teacher standing on the far right.
Date:
1914~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Lena Southern to Lois Matlock, February 10, 1910]
Postcard from Lena Southern to Lois Matlock with a tinted photograph of the Cathedral Spires at the Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs, Colorado with a small carriage situated at the bottom. There is also a short note on the back of the card that asks how Lois and the family have been.
Date:
February 10, 1910
Creator:
Southern, Lena
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Ethel to Lois Matlock, October 26, 1911]
Postcard from Ethel (possibly Ethel Harris) to Lois Matlock asking her if she is going to the fair the next day and if she is excited for school to start. The image on the front depicts a child sitting down on the ground with a title that reads: "Never Trouble Trouble Till Trouble Troubles you."
Date:
October 26, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Jessie to Lois Matlock, December 10, 1910]
Postcard from a named Jennie to Lois Matlock with an illustrated sentence that reads: "Just a Line to Greet You." There is a note on the back of the card that is not readable.
Date:
December 10, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to Lois Matlock, November 22, 1910]
Postcard addressed to Lois Matlock (possibly from Ethel Harris) with an image of some flowers with a note that reads: "Good Wishes for Your Birthday." The note on the back of the card asks how Lois is and says that she loves her.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History