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2 Women Who Saw Sam Bass Shot See Desperado In Wax (open access)

2 Women Who Saw Sam Bass Shot See Desperado In Wax

Interviews with Mrs. Matilda Swenson Mayfield and Mrs. Justine Swenson James who saw the outlaw Sam Bass shot in Round Rock , Texas on July 19, 1878.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1930 Birdville School]

Photograph of the 1930 Birdville school students and teacher standing in front of the school building. There are five rows of children, and a teacher to the right of them.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1931 Birdville School 7th Grade and School Cornerstone]

Photograph of the 1931 Birdville School 7th grade class and a photograph of the old Birdville School cornerstone. The first photo shows the seventh grade class posing together outside of a building in rows with a sign of their class below them. The second photo shows two men holding the cornerstone of the old Birdville School next to a model of the school.
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1931 Sinton HS Football Team]

Photograph of the 1931 Sinton High School football team lined up in front of brick walls of the school. The players are wearing white jerseys with dark colored pants and cleats, and are flanked by their coaches, who are both wearing white shirts, dark jackets and dark pants. Handwritten text on the front of the photograph: "Pirates, Sinton High School, 1931 - J. B. Ewing, Coach, E. M. Smith, Asst. Coach."
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1933 - 34 Birdville Basketball Team]

Photograph of the Birdville Basketball team in the 1933 - 1934 school year. They all wear their uniforms, and stand in an open field with their arms crosses. In the front, a row of players sit on the ground with the player in the middle holding the ball while the back row stands with the coach.
Date: [1933,1934]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1935-1936 Goldthwaite Football Team]

Photograph of a group of football player posed in a mix of dark and light colored jerseys outside a brick building. The foremost two rows of players are sitting on the ground while the others behind them stand. The man standing to the far left is identified on the back as Coach Sylvan Clininger. Text on the bottom edge of the photo flanked by two images of eagles reads, "Goldthwaite High School Football Team - 1935-36". Names of the players are printed by row on the back back of the photo.
Date: [1935..1936]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1936 Goldthwaite High School Class]

Photocopy of a group of Goldthwaite high school students in graduation gowns and posed into four rows outdoors, beneath a window of a brick building. Many of the girls are wearing a corsage in the center of their collars. A woman in a light colored dress and hat is standing to the right, and a man in a dark suit is standing to the left. "1936" is written on the bottom right edge. A name roster for the graduates is adhered to the back, titled, "The Great Seniors of 1936". "G.H.S. Class of '36" is handwritten on the back in the top right corner.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1938-1939 Goldthwaite Football Team]

Photograph of a group of Goldthwaite high school football players from the 1938-1939 school year posed in their uniforms on a football field. The players have been numbered with blue marker on the photo, and their names are listed on the back of the photo, once in writing and once on a typed label.
Date: 1938/1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1938-1939 Sinton HS Graduates]

Photograph of the 1938-1939 graduating class seated in front of a brick wall outside the school. Handwritten text on the front of the photograph: "Photo by W. H. Congdon, R2-13112, Corpus Christi - 1938 Sinton 1939 - #2 - 1938-39." Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "1938-1939} Seniors - Loaned by Martha Tice."
Date: 1938
Creator: Congdon, W. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1938-1939 Sinton HS Marching Band]

Photograph of the 1938-39 Sinton High School marching band standing in uniform rows in the bleachers. Three drum majors are pictured in white in the front of the band, and the rest of the band members are seen wearing dark colored jackets with white pants. In the middle of the top row, a student can be seen holding a banner that reads "Sinton High School Band." Handwritten text on the front of the photograph: "Photo by: W. H. Congdon." Handwritten text on the back of the photograph "Sinton High School Band 1938/1939, Loaned by Martha Tice."
Date: 1938
Creator: Congdon, W. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1938-1939 Sinton HS Pep-Squad]

Photograph of 1938-1939 Sinton High School pepsquad. The girls are visible wearing white tops and black skirts. The group is sitting in front of a brick wall of the school. Handwritten text on front of the photograph: "Photo by W. H. Congdon, R2-131112 Corpus Christi - `938 Sinton 1939 - PepSquad 1938-39." Handwritten text on back of the photograph: "PepSquad 1938/1939, Loaned by Martha Tice."
Date: 1938
Creator: Congdon, W. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1939 Fort Worth Cats]

Photograph of the 1939 Fort Worth Cats baseball team posing together in a stadium. They wear their light colored uniforms and dark colored caps and are in two rows. The first row is crouching while the second row stands behind them.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Fire Department Fire Truck]

Photograph of the left side view of a fire truck that has "Abilene Fire Dept." printed on the hood and equipment stored in various parts of the vehicle.
Date: May 26, 1934
Creator: T. S. Higginbotham Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief T. A. Hackney with Two Dogs]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief T. A. Hackney posing with two black dogs; he is kneeling behind the dogs and wearing an all black uniform with a hat that has a badge on the front.
Date: [1937..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief William R. Sibley Riding a Horse]

Photograph of William R. Sibley riding a dark-colored horse and wearing a black police uniform with a star-shaped badge pinned on the left side of his chest.
Date: [1930..1937]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A. B. Blocker by Drugstore]

Photograph of A. B. Blocker on horseback in front of a drugstore with early model cars parked in front of it. There is a Coca Cola sign in the background. "Ab. Blocker 38 y-old." is written on the front of the photograph.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baggage Tag 225017]

Blue baggage-check tag 225017 from Bowen Motor Coaches, stamped from Houston, Texas. Printed and handwritten text on the front of the tag: "To Taft."
Date: March 29, 1938
Creator: Bowen Motor Coaches
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baggage Tag 225018]

Blue baggage-check tag 225018 from Bowen Motor Coaches, stamped from Houston, Texas. Printed and handwritten text on the front of the tag: "To Taft."
Date: March 29, 1938
Creator: Bowen Motor Coaches
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Big Lake, Texas Main Street]

Postcard of Main Street in Big Lake, Texas. The image shows a street lines with storefronts with a few early model automobiles. The caption on the image reads "Big Lake Tex."
Date: 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brand Carvings]

Photograph of brands carved into a desktop at the Rangeland schools.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: Galbraith Studios
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Branding in White River Country]

Photograph of three cowhands branding a calf on the range in White River Country, Colorado with firewood, a dog, and some brush in the foreground and other cattle, cowhands, trees, and mountains in the background.
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Branding Irons on Log]

Photograph of five branding irons resting on a log.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: Smithers, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bud Arnett on Red Bird the Horse]

Photograph of Bud Arnett on his horse, Red Bird with a fence on the left and trees and a field in the background.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[C. M. Pickering on Horseback]

Photograph of C. M. Pickering holding his hat on horseback in front of tent.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History