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Iron Guns, Bronze Arrows & Brass Scales: The Life of Col. Roswell W. Lee (open access)

Iron Guns, Bronze Arrows & Brass Scales: The Life of Col. Roswell W. Lee

Book documenting biographical information about Colonel Roswell W. Lee (1810-1873) who served during the American Civil War, incorporating transcripts of letters and documents, photographs, and other source information. Index starts on page 274.
Date: 2009
Creator: Fish, Ruth Holloway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leslie Line: Ancestors of Five Leslie Brothers (open access)

The Leslie Line: Ancestors of Five Leslie Brothers

A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of five generations of a single Leslie family line beginning in America with George Leslie (1734-1775). Chapters describe the Leslie origins in Scotland, biographical information on George Leslie, Samuel Leslie , James Leslie, and John T. Leslie, as well as the kinsmen of Agnes Allison Leslie, and E. A. Atkins Leslie.
Date: 1990
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie (open access)

The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie

A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of immigrant Richard Fenner and his son Robert Fenner and one line of his descendants: Robert Fenner, Jr., Joseph F. Fenner, and Lucy Fenner Leslie, the mother of Samuel Fenner Leslie. The texts includes information about Fenner family children, kin, and the family of their spouses as well as family military service spanning from the American Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War. Each chapter has a narrative, notes, sources, and appendices.
Date: 1987
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonham Bicycle Shop]

Photograph of a bicycle shop in Bonham, Texas, with bicycles hung on racks along the right wall and two employees posing with bikes placed on the floor. Three men are seated in the back counter, next to coat racks and a shelf of bicycle parts at right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonham Grocery Store]

Photograph of an unidentified grocery store in Bonham, Texas. Four men stand in the rear of the store, near the back counter. The man at left, in front of the counter's corner and standing next to a glass display, is Tom Locke (1879–1934). The third man from left with a hat and mustache is Sam Hancock (1854–1923), and the man at the very right is Audrey Bryant. The man second from left is unidentified. Meat is hung along the walls in the right corner, and coffee is for sale. Seed packers from C. C. Morse & Co. are displayed in rows in the right counter. Sacks of some grain-like material are placed along the wooden counters.
Date: 190X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonham Meat Market]

Photograph of a meat market in Bonham, Texas with three men standing in the store's back, with two behind the counter and one to its right. The man in the middle, wearing a white apron, is Sam Hancock (1854–1923). Saws, carcasses, and cuts of meat are placed along the counter and large carcasses hang from hooks along the left wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonham Wholesale Grocery, Exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of the Bonham Wholesale Grocery, located near the railroad in south Bonham. Mules with wagons are parked to a dry dock, where workers standing atop the dock and among the carts receive shipments of goods. Boxes of products are stacked on the deck, along the brick wall and under large metal awning covering the dock. The words "THE BONHAM WHOLESALE GROCERY" are painted on the bricks above, and a traincar is parked at far left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Dye Works of Bonham, Interior Front Counter]

Photograph of the interior of the City Dye Works of Bonham, located along North Main Street. The business's cash register is visible at left on the counter, on which are placed numerous articles of clothing. Pressing machines are lined against the wall at left, and clothes hangers are hung on a rail attached to the wall above. Four workers are visible behind the counter, among the room: Bob Cline, Flora Cline, Ruth Cline, and Jimmy Mitchell.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Red River War] (open access)

[Clipping: The Red River War]

Clipping of a running newspaper column titled "A Step Back in Time" discussing the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931. It provides information about the context, the incident, and later history of the bridge and the center of the events. Portions of another article and advertisements are on the back of the clipping.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dick Johnson's Saloon, Bonham]

Photograph of a saloon in Bonham, operated by Dick Johnson (1862–1928). Men stand along a tidy bar at the center of the photograph, next to a cash register, liquor bottles, and glass goblets. Cigar boxes are on display in a glass case along the front bar, and a ceiling fan hangs from above.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fannin County Clerk's Office, Four Workers]

Photograph of the County Clerk's office in the Fannin County Courthouse with four workers posing inside. From left to right is Myrtle Hancock (1886–1975), J. L. Dobbs (1874–1947), Evans Pritchett (1894–1936), and J[?]. T. Fitzgerald. Hancock and Pritchett are seated along a long table in the middle of the office, while Dobbs stands along a table in the back. Fitzgerald holds a large volume of the county deed records.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fannin County Clerk's Office, Two Workers]

Photograph of two unidentified workers reviewing files in the Fannin County clerk's office within the county courthouse. Large shelves of county deed records, placed horizontally, span the walls. The workers are looking over documents on a table in the center, while a larger table covered with papers is visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panther Row Grocery Store, Bonham]

Photograph of a grocery store along Panther Row (south Main Street) in Bonham, Texas. A soda fountain is along the counter at left, and shelves of merchandise are placed along the left wall, behind the counter. A large bunch of bananas hang from a rope tied to the ceiling at right. Sam Miller stands at center with his hand along the counter.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Taylor Grocery Company, Bonham Square]

Photograph of Taylor Grocery Company, a grocery store located on the Courthouse Square in Bonham. Three individuals stand within the store: a woman along behind a desk counter on the left, and two men standing next to glass displays. Cans and bags are arranged on shelves on the left and right walls, with baskets of foodstuffs in front of the counter at left. In the glass display, cigars are on sale. Large brooms are placed on the top of shelves and reclined against the wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas and Pacific Dining Hall, Bonham]

Photograph of the Texas and Pacific Dining Hall, located on Main Street in Bonham near the Texas and Pacific Depot. A long bar counter is at left, furnished with plates, jars, and bar chairs, with an employee standing at one of the counter's ends. Along the back counter is a coffeemaker, coffee mugs, and a sign stating that "meals are 35¢". At right is a set of dining tables, where two women are seated; one stands to the left of them. Portraits hang from the wall, and the tables are furnished with tablecloths and salt and pepper shakers.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication of the Bonham Veterans' Hospital]

Photograph of the dedication of the Bonham Veterans' Hospital and Domiciliary on July 9, 1948. Dignitaries, including Representative Sam Rayburn, are seated on the platform with flags positioned behind them with a band of musicians dressed in white uniforms are seated in front of the platform. Spectators are visible around the front of the stage, most standing and many wearing hats.
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fannin County Electric, Installing a Power Line]

Photograph of a truck from Fannin County Electric Cooperative, Inc. The letters "REA" are written on the side of the truck. One worker stands behind the truck and assists with the construction of a power pole for an electric line.
Date: November 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs Cook Book 1944 (open access)

Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs Cook Book 1944

A cook book compiled by the Home Demonstration Club members of Fannin County, Texas. It contains recipes for accompaniments and garnishes, beverages, baked goods, desserts, eggs and cheese, meat, Mexican dishes, pickles and relishes, salads, sandwich fillings, and vegetables. Several advertisements are also inside.
Date: 1944
Creator: Home Deomstration Clubs of Fannin County, Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Dye Works of Bonham, Exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of City Dye Works. Cars are parked along the front curb of the building, and Bob Cline, at right, stands to a car. A business named The Barbecue Pit, offering sandwiches, beef (10¢), and ham (15¢) is also in the same building. A beauty shop occupies the right half of the building.
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs' Cook Book, 1933 (open access)

Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs' Cook Book, 1933

A cookbook compiled by the members of various Home Demonstration Clubs across Fannin County, Texas. It contains recipes for baked goods, soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, cheese dishes, pickles and relishes, beverages, vegetables, meats, and egg dishes, along with several advertisements.
Date: 1933
Creator: Home Demonstration Clubs (Fannin County, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir Photographs of Texas-Oklahoma Span War (open access)

Souvenir Photographs of Texas-Oklahoma Span War

Series of photographs with text labels documenting the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931, including the closure and later re-opening of the bridge at I-75 and the destruction of the road leading to the toll bridge.
Date: 1931~
Creator: Kelley Studio
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[H. L. Rodgers Company Men's Store, Bonham]

Photograph of the interior of the H. L. Rodgers Compant men's store, located on the west side of the public square in Bonham. Standing in the store, from left to right, are Edwin Agnew, Robert S. Rogers (brother of Hugh, 1874–1944), Dwight Hackley (1890–1973), Claude Leatherwood (1892–1965), and Hugh L. Rogers (1873–1943). Mirrors are placed along the wall at left, and clothing is on display in glass cabinets along the right walls. A spittoon is placed in front of a table at center, and a tall tin ceiling hangs above. Stairs are at the very back of the building.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Bonham, Texas (open access)

A History of Bonham, Texas

Book outlining the early history of Bonham, Texas, including information about people, businesses, development of municipal services and government, and other related topics, organized into four main sections: Early Pioneer Days (1836-1861), War Period (1861-1865), Period of Reconstruction (1865-1875), and Later Development (1875-1929).
Date: 1929
Creator: Bonham High School. American History Class.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Inauguration Ground View]

Photograph of the inauguration of the Sowell's Bluff Bridge as viewed from the banks of the Red River. The bridge is located above, with people standing in it and a sign hanging over the span of the bridge, depicting caricatures of Oklahoma and Texas shaking hands. Spectators watch the bridge's opening from below, most wearing hats and looking upwards.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History