[Photograph of Murphy School Students]

Photograph of a class of students at the Murphy School in Murphy, Texas. The students are arranged in three rows and the names of three of the students are written on the back: "Charlie Cockrell, Mary Benbrook, Ed Boyd."
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll Tax Receipt for J. M. Back, December 4, 1911] (open access)

[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

[Photograph of Madge Daniel Visiting with Mary Benbrook]

Photograph of Madge Daniel (left) visiting with Mary Benbrook (right) at the Murphy School reunion.
Date: 198X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Remodeled Back Home]

Photograph of the remodeled Back home in Collin County, Texas; the note on the back says this was what the house looked like in 1974 prior to its demolition.
Date: [1973,1974]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store] (open access)

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store]

Receipt for Louise Back from the Murphy grocery store listing the prices for each item she purchased adding up to $14.80.
Date: November 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from a Family Member to their Sister] (open access)

[Letter from a Family Member to their Sister]

Letter from a family member to their sister saying that they have had a lot of rain in Kansas City, Missouri and that the weather will cool down since summer is over.
Date: September 22, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Curtis and Elsia Taber]

Photograph of Elsia Taber, sister of Ruth Back Toler, and Curtis Taber sitting in two chairs in front of a wall with two flower pots sitting on top.
Date: 198X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll Tax Receipt for J. M. Back] (open access)

[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

[Photograph of Ruth Ovela Back's High School Class]

Photograph of Ruth Ovela Back's high school class at Murphy High School in 1923; the students are arranged in three rows, the first kneeling, the second standing, and the third standing in the far back. Names of the students are written on the back of the photo from the top row to the bottom row.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Members of the Back Family]

Portrait of members of the Back Family including James McGoffin Back, Louise Hopkins Back, Elsie Back, Joe Back, and Cleve Back. James and Louise are seated next to each other in the middle, Elsie is standing on a box in the back, Joe is on the left and Cleve is on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back] (open access)

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back]

Receipt from the Murphy grocery store to Louise Back with a list of her purchases and the total amount printed at the bottom. According to the receipt she exchanged eggs thus subtracting 52 cents from her total.
Date: May 21, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back] (open access)

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back]

Receipt from the Murphy grocery store to Louise Back with an itemized list of her purchases and the price for each item, her total is written on the bottom of the receipt.
Date: June 2, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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

[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

[Photograph of Rex and Faye Strange with J. R. Gatlin and Ruth Toler]

Photograph of Faye and Rex Strange (left) standing with J. R. Gatlin and Ruth Toler at the Murphy School reunion; both of the men are wearing suits and the women are wearing sweaters.
Date: 198X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back] (open access)

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back]

Receipt from the Murphy grocery store prepared for Louise Back with the prices listed of each item she purchased and her total written at the bottom.
Date: May 11, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Members of the Nelson Family]

Portrait of five members of the Nelson Family with their names listed on the back in order from left to right, seated first and then standing: "Louise Brown, Great Grandmother Nelson, Uncle Jim Nelson, Uncle Taylor Nelson, Melinda Caroline Hopkins."
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photocopy of a Photograph of Cleve Back in his World War One Uniform]

Photocopy of a photograph of Cleve Back dressed in his U. S. Navy World War One uniform and sitting in a chair; the note on the picture reads: "White Socks is Navy Regulation."
Date: 1914~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Oscar D. Back by a Tree]

Photograph of Oscar D. Back sitting by a tree located on a farm in Stephenville, Texas. Oscar is sitting down and eating a sandwich with an automobile parked on the road behind him.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph the Murphy School Reunion]

Photograph of a Murphy School reunion with Ruth Toler, Reverend Charles Cockrell (standing far right), and Mary Benbrook in the main focus of the camera; Mary is seated to the right of Ruth who is wearing a blue jacket. There are a large number of people seated in the background of the photograph.
Date: 198X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store for Louise Back] (open access)

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store for Louise Back]

Receipt from the Murphy grocery store to Louise Back with a list of her purchases and the total amount printed at the bottom.
Date: April 21, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back] (open access)

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back]

Receipt from the Murphy grocery store to Louise Back with an itemized list of her purchases and the costs for each, the total is written on the bottom of the page.
Date: June 26, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History