Serial/Series Title

[Photograph of Charlie and Louise Brown's House]

Photograph of the home of Charlie and Louise Brown located in Murphy, Texas with the two individuals standing in their front yard behind the fence.
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Charley and Louesa Brown]

Portrait of Charley and Louesa Brown, Charley is seated in a chair and Louesa is wearing a long, dark dress. According to the note on the back of the photograph, Louesa is the aunt of Lou Hopkins Back.
Date: [1883..1900]
Creator: Webster, J. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Members of the Nelson Family]

Portrait of five members of the Nelson Family, their names, in order from left to right, seated first and then standing, are: "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

[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

[Portrait of Elsia Back and Louise Brown]

Portrait of Elsia Back and her aunt, Louise Brown both wearing dresses and hats.
Date: 1900~
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

[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

[Photocopy of a Portrait of Cleve Back in a U. S. Navy Uniform]

Photocopy of a portrait of Cleve Back in a U. S. Navy uniform during World War One.
Date: 1914~
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

[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

[Portrait of Joe Back as a World War One Soldier]

Portrait of Joe Back dressed in his World War One uniform.
Date: 1914~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Oscar D. Back in a Sailor's Uniform]

Portrait of Oscar D. Back standing in his World War One U. S. Navy uniform.
Date: 1914~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Wayne Back as a Soldier]

Portrait of Wayne Back as a World War One soldier in uniform.
Date: 1914~
Creator: unknown
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

[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
[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

[Portrait of Ruth Oleva Back]

Portrait of Ruth Oleva back wearing a dress and sitting in a chair.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Marie and Darmond Matlock in Rowlett Creek]

Photograph of Marie and Darmond Matlock sitting on a sand bar in Rowlett Creek.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Photograph of Eight Individuals at the Turley Home]

Photograph of a group of individuals, including children, sitting in the yard of the Turley Home in Murphy, Texas; there is one boy standing in overalls behind the girls.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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 Fanny Lou and Nola Taber at the Back Farm]

Photograph of Fanny Lou and Nola Taber sitting on the porch at the Back Farm near Murphy, Texas.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fanny Lou Taber at the Back Farm]

Photograph of Fanny Lou Taber standing at the Back Farm near Murphy, Texas.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Mary Jane Back]

Portrait of Mary Jane Back in a polka-dotted dress.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History