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[Postcard from Gwendalen to Lois Matlock, April 9, 1909]

Postcard from a woman named Gwendalen to Lois Matlock with an image of three children playing with baby chicks next to a chicken entitled: "The New Pets." The note on the back discusses school and she asks Lois if she has started because her "school is out 23 or May."
Date: April 9, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nelle and Lee Turney Wedding Photographs]

Wedding photographs of Nelle and Lee Turney; Lee is wearing a nice suit and Nelle is wearing a dress with a high neck collar.
Date: 1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5762] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5762]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1908 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: December 17, 1908
Creator: Moore, W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Lois Matlock, June 17, 1908]

Postcard sent to Lois Matlock with an illustration depicting a man walking up to a woman and being surprised by her appearance once she moves out from behind her umbrella; the caption reads: "Things Are Not What They Seem." There are also random notes throughout the card, including names placed above the man and the woman.
Date: June 17, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Lois Matlock, April 5, 1908]

Postcard addressed to Lois Matlock asking how she and her family are; the image on the front of the card depicts a demon figure bending over.
Date: April 5, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Edna Matlock, January 10, 1908]

Postcard addressed to Edna Matlock with an image of Turkey Bridge in Portland, Maine, as seen from the Eastern Promenade; the image also shows the Wiley's' Waxene building situated along the water and next to the bridge. The short note on the card says that the weather "is so bad."
Date: January 10, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5824] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5824]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1908 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: January 1, 1908
Creator: Moore, W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]

Class prophecy describing a person's eventful day dream that included a woman creating pictures in the room of different individuals; the pictures continue to appear and then disappear and showing different women in different locations. The last line of the piece comes after the person had awoken: "I was forced to turn from the glamers into the future and come back to the tasks of the present."
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nelle Turney with Friends]

Photograph of Nelle Turney (right) standing with two friends outside a fence in front of a home in McKinney, Texas.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nelle Turney with Two Friends]

Photograph of Nelle Turney (center) standing with her two friends wearing dresses.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation] (open access)

[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation]

Salutatory speech for a graduation ceremony at Texas Baptist University, providing inspiration to the students in attendance for the journey that is to come in the real world: "We stand upon the boundary line. We now must bid adieu to the school room, and turn our faces to the world,to shape our own destinies."
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #5955] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #5955]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1906 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: November 9, 1906
Creator: Van Brown, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Friends Sitting by the Railroad Bridge at Rowlett Creek]

Photograph of a group of friends sitting on a large rock next to Rowlett Creek near Murphy, Texas; the railroad bridge spanning the creek can be seen behind the group.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nelle Turney at the Murphy Farm]

Photograph of Nelle Turney in a long dress at the Turney Farm in Murphy, Texas.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Individuals at Rowlett Creek]

Photograph of three individuals standing by the bank of Rowlett Creek near Murphy, Texas; they are all bending over their left knee as part of their pose. Nelle Turney is standing in the middle with her dress on.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Individuals at Rowlett Creek]

Photograph of three individuals, including Nelle Turney, standing on the side of Rowlett Creek located near Murphy, Texas; Nelle is standing in a dress in the middle of the group.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Women Swimming at Bella Vista, Arkansas]

Photograph of three women about to dive into a body of water in Bella Vista, Arkansas.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #11967] (open access)

[Collin County Tax Receipt #11967]

Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1905 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date: December 29, 1905
Creator: Van Brown, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Return of an Election] (open access)

[Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Return of an Election]

Document certifying the return of an election for stock laws held on September 30, 1905 at Murphy, Texas in Election Precinct No. 25 of Collin County, Texas. The vote was reported 22 for and 15 against.
Date: September 30, 1905
Creator: Poindexter, Tom
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Poll List] (open access)

[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Poll List]

Poll list of a special election held in Murphy, Texas, Election Precinct No. 25, in Collin County, Texas listing all the voters who cast a vote in the election.
Date: September 30, 1905
Creator: Turner, J. B.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Tally List] (open access)

[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Tally List]

Tally list for a special election held in Murphy, Texas, Election Precinct No. 25 of Collin County, to determine whether horses, mules, jacks, jennets, and cattle shall be permitted to run at large in the county.
Date: September 30, 1905
Creator: Turner, J. B.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Charles Bohannon King]

Photograph of Charles Bohannon King, son of Dr. William and Dorothy Murphy King.
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Charles Bohannon King at a Pool in Arkansas]

Photograph of Charles Bohannon King in a swim suit standing on the dock by a pool in Bella Vista, Arkansas
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Charles Bohannon King with a Gun]

Photograph of Bohannon King hunting on the Murphy Farm; King is holding a gun up to his eyes and is aiming down range.
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History