[Program: Coryell County Centennial, May 1954] (open access)

[Program: Coryell County Centennial, May 1954]

Souvenir program for the Coryell County Centennial celebration, held by the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce, from May 6-9, 1954, in Gatesville, Texas. Includes the history of Coryell County with photographs and illustrations, details of events held during the centennial, and advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1954-05~
Creator: The Gatesville Messenger
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hornet's Nest (Gatesville, Tx.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Friday, November 1, 1957 (open access)

Hornet's Nest (Gatesville, Tx.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Friday, November 1, 1957

Gatesville High School's newspaper, from Gatesville, Texas, that includes school news written by students, anecdotes, articles by teachers, student birthdays, sports news, and advertisements.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Barton, Virginia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum (Gatesville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1954 (open access)

The Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum (Gatesville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Gatesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 7, 1954
Creator: Post, John F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thurman Maxwell Standing Next to School Bus]

Photograph of young Thurman Dwaine Maxwell standing beside a Purmela school bus. He is barefoot, wearing shorts, and has a satchel over his shoulder.
Date: September 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coryell County Centennial (open access)

Coryell County Centennial

Program containing historical photographs of businesses and people in Coyrell County, Texas. It also includes advertisements from the area's businesses.
Date: 1954
Creator: Gatesville Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Therman Dwaine Maxwell by a Brick Schoolhouse]

Photograph of young Therman Dwaine Maxwell standing in front of a brick building. "1935 Purmela Dist. 50" is written on a sign atop the building. Bushes and a short chain fence appear in the area, and a woman can be seen standing to the right.
Date: September 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teacher with Students in Front of Purmela School]

Photograph of the first grade class of Purmela School in Coryell County, Texas. The teacher, a bespectacled woman named Mrs. Carroll, stands above a small group of boys and girls. Some of the children are identified as Johnny Myers, Patsy Comer, Pam Adams, Billy Miller, and Webster Bundrant. Thurman Maxwell is the child wearing a satchel over his shoulder.
Date: September 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Supplement to the Centennial Story of the First Baptist Church (open access)

A Supplement to the Centennial Story of the First Baptist Church

Booklet containing biographies of members of the First Baptist Church of Gatesville, Texas, as well as information regarding the church's programs and organization.
Date: 1956
Creator: First Baptist Church
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History