[Andrew Montgomery Hancock picks blueberries at Eastex Farms]

Photograph of Andrew Montgomery Hancock at Eastex Farms, a pick-your-own fruit farm in Rusk, Texas. The boy is standing in the center of the photograph, holding a bucket full of blueberries. The leaves of a blueberry bush frame the sides and bottom of the photograph.
Date: 1999~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Arthur Overstreet eat some sugar cane]

Photograph of a young sugar cane harvester, Arthur Overstreet, taking a break to eat some sugar cane.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Artifact in Caddo Mounds]

Photograph of an artifact on display, inside of a glass case, at a museum in the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Caddo tour with children]

Photograph of information center employees giving a tour around the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cane syrup pouring into a container from the Wilcox syrup mill]

Photograph of the cane syrup pouring into a container from the Wilcox syrup mill. The label on the container reads Hulen Wilcox, Rusk Texas, Pure Sugar Cane Syrup. A woman seated on a stool, wringing her hands together waits for her container to be filled with the processed cane sugar syrup.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Caption draft for Wilcox syrup mill] (open access)

[Caption draft for Wilcox syrup mill]

Document from the Randy Mallory Papers, detailing caption information for Wilcox's syrup mill video (presumably) and about syrup maker Hulen Wilcox.
Date: 198X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk, TX]

Photograph of Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk, TX. The courthouse has pale greying walls made up by many small off-white stones, interrupted at regular intervals by columns of two tall windows set into concrete. A short set of stairs lead up to the entrance of the building which has two doors bordered by tall windows on their sides and above them. The entrance slightly faces towards the left side of the photo. The entrance has a small roof that's a dark green or blue and slopes slightly up to a decorative raindrop-shaped object. A cylindrical lantern sits on a short pole on the right side of the doors, on top of a short cube, matching the building's material. Short green bushes line the base of the courthouse's walls while trees grow in front of its entrance and at its tight corner. The central portion of the courthouse rise higher than the sections on either side of it, behind which different sections of rectangular stone structures rise from the roof. A walkway leads away from the courthouse to a curb lined with parking meters, which borders a parking lot occupied by five cars of varying styles.
Date: June 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Children admiring arrows]

Photograph of a group of children listening to someone explain how ancient arrows were built in the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Children in information center]

Photograph of children exiting a replica of a structure on display inside of the information center at the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Children interacting with display]

Photograph of children interacting with a display inside of the information center at the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Children learning about arrows]

Photograph of a group of children listening to someone explain how ancient arrows were built in the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Children walking around Mounds]

Photograph of information center employees giving a tour around the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The photo is taken from behind the group as they walk around the area. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Children watching clarinet performing]

Photograph of children watching a clarinet player performing inside of the information center at the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Children watching puppet show]

Photograph of information center employees putting on a puppet show inside of the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. Children watching the performance sit in the foreground. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Clarinet performer inside culture center]

Photograph of children watching a clarinet player performing inside of the information center at the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Clarinet player entertaining children]

Photograph of children watching a clarinet player performing inside of the information center at the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas. The photo is taken from above the visitors.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Clarinet player inside of information center]

Photograph of a child watching a clarinet player performing inside of the information center at the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Rusk Syrup Maker Keeping Tradition] (open access)

[Clipping: Rusk Syrup Maker Keeping Tradition]

Newspaper clipping, "Rusk Syrup Maker Keeping Tradition," c. November 1980. The clipping is about Hulen Wilcox, owner of Wilcox's syrup mill, who has been making his family's sugar cane syrup recipe since he was five (5) years old, in 1980 he is currently seventy-one (71) years old.
Date: November 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
Day Out with Thomas 2007: All Aboard Tour pulling into Rusk (open access)

Day Out with Thomas 2007: All Aboard Tour pulling into Rusk

Press release about the Day Out with Thomas 2007: All Aboard Tour event hosted by Texas State Railroad.
Date: May 2009
Creator: Texas State Railroad
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Faded Cartoon Mural: A Glimpse into the Past at Love's Lookout, Texas]

This captivating photograph captures an old, faded cartoon mural from the abandoned establishment known as The Lookout at Love's Lookout in East Texas. The mural, dated back to the mid-20th century, still retains traces of its vibrant colors, offering a nostalgic glimpse into the history and charm of this once-thriving place.
Date: February 1992
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Fading Memories of Family Feasts: A Nostalgic Glimpse into an Abandoned Diner]

This captivating photograph captures the essence of a bygone era, where an old mural portrays a family gathered around a table, savoring a meal filled with love and laughter. The weathered facade of the building bears the remnants of the word "DINER," now almost faded, hinting at its former bustling charm. As we gaze upon this scene, we are transported to a time of cherished moments and shared meals, now preserved only in faded memories and the nostalgic allure of this abandoned space.
Date: February 1992
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Faroy Barry placing sugarcane stalks through whirling gears]

Photograph of Faroy Barry shoving cane stalks through the whirling gears of a cane press, and squeezed juice flows through a burlap filter into a holding tank, Hulen Wilcox stands nearby. Both men are at the Wilcox sugarcane syrup-making mill in Rusk, Texas.
Date: 1979
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Faroy Barry placing sugarcane stalks through whirling gears, 2]

Photograph of Faroy Barry shoving cane stalks through the whirling gears of a cane press, and squeezed juice flows through a burlap filter into a holding tank, Hulen Wilcox stands nearby. Both men are at the Wilcox sugarcane syrup-making mill in Rusk, Texas.
Date: 1979
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Faroy Barry putting cane stalks through the whirling gears of a press]

Photograph of Faroy Barry shoving cane stalks through the whirling gears of a cane press, and squeezed juice flows through a burlap filter into a holding tank at the Hulen Wilcox syrup-making mill.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library