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[Aerial Photograph of the Back Farm near Murphy, Texas]
Aerial photograph of the Back Farm located in Collin County, Texas; the home backs up to a small road running from left to right in the picture.
Date:
1962~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of the Back Farm near Murphy, Texas]
Aerial photograph of the Back Farm located along Brand Rd. in Collin County, Texas; the road runs right in front of the house with the farm in the background.
Date:
1962~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of the Turneys' Farm]
Aerial photograph of Turneys' farm located on FM 544 in Murphy, Texas; this photo shows the grouping of the farm buildings with the large open fields in the front and back.
Date:
1970
Creator:
O'Neill, J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Art Print of the Matlock Home]
Art print of an artist's rendition of the Matlock Home near Murphy, Texas; the house is two stories with windows along the upper and lower floors. The note printed on the reverse side of the picture says this was made "before the house was razed and replaced with a modern brick home." The note further says that Milton Meredith Matlock built it "when he settled on the land just South of the Back Homeplace."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card from the Plano Lodge No. 114]
Christmas greeting card from the Plano Lodge No. 114 "Wishing you a Merry Christmas" and "Best Wishes for the New Year."
Date:
191u-12
Creator:
Plano Lodge No. 114
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
The Frisco Enterprise (Frisco, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1966
Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 17, 1966
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Journal (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1949
Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 8, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Rustler (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1941
Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 28, 1941
Creator:
Reed, Whitley
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Rustler (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1940
Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 22, 1940
Creator:
Reed, Whitley
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Rustler (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1940
Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 29, 1940
Creator:
Reed, Whitley
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Rustler (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1940
Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 24, 1940
Creator:
Reed, Whitley
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Rustler (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1941
Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 3, 1941
Creator:
Reed, Whitley
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Rustler (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1940
Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 27, 1940
Creator:
Reed, Whitley
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The History of Frisco 1902-1976
Compiled history of Frisco, Texas including information about its origins and founding, prominent historic persons in the community, schools and churches, and other information about life in the city.
Date:
April 1976
Creator:
Frisco Bicentennial Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Deed to the Church of Christ in Murphy, Texas]
Land deed from James T. Murphy and Emma Murphy to R. A. Sale and Han Murphy for the "consideration of twenty dollars." The purchasers are elders "of the Church of Christ at Decator, Collin County," and the next paragraphs detail the perimeters of the land and the purposes of the land, that being "used for Church purposes."
Date:
May 20, 1886
Creator:
Taylor, Mrs. Frank H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl Yates to his "Papa," May 12, 1902]
Letter from Earl Yates to his "Papa" discussing sales at the shoe store; there is a list on the back of the letter stating customers' names along with the total amount the each spent.
Date:
May 12, 1902
Creator:
Yates, Earl
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl Yates to "Papa," May 2, 1902]
Letter from Earl Yates to "Papa" with a report on how sales at the store had been going and on the back of the letter is a list of people who had made purchases as well as the total amount they spent.
Date:
May 2, 1902
Creator:
Yates, Earl
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Trans-State Oil Company to R. B. McMillen, January 23, 1935]
Letter from Claude Kavanaugh, of the Trans-State Oil Company, to R. B. McMillen concerning the value of Big Indian properties being highly valuable and "are going to be mad more valuable." This letter is in response to the huge amount of mail received by the unite holders from his original general letter. Also included is a flash announcement which, at the end, asks the unit holders to "sign and send in the enclosed proxy so that we may represent you...to defeat the present sale of the property."
Date:
January 23, 1935
Creator:
Kavanaugh, Claude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Maurine Concerning Lois Matlock's Death]
Letter addressed to Maurine Matlock concerning the death of Lois; the letter says that "our school has been made sad by the death of one of our sweetest girls."
Date:
191X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nelle King Turney's Birth Cirtificate]
Birth certificate of Nelle King Turney from 1942 stating her parents' names, her full name, as well as two affidavits acknowledging the accuracy of the information printed above. Also included is a small certificate from the Collin County Clerk stating that the birth certificate is accurate and true.
Date:
January 23, 1942
Creator:
Hagy, W. C. & Neilson, H. H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999
Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the interview transcript is a written memoir by Mrs. Henderson.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of Friends in Rowlett Creek]
Photograph of a group of friends swimming in Rowlett, Creek located near Murphy, Texas.
Date:
1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Horse Belonging to J. M. Back]
Photograph of a horse belonging to J. M. Back.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History