Resource Type
Partner
Decade
Language
Pottsboro, Texas 75076
Text describing the history of Pottsboro, Texas. Topics include its time as a trading post owned by Holland Coffee, Civil War history, and the growth of the community.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dickey, J. B. (Jim Bailey)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Roger Cook, Muriel June, and Jimmy Perdue by a House]
Photograph of Roger Cook, Muriel June, and Jimmy Perdue standing together in front of Cook's house. Marie has her arms around both young men.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Son of William Harvey Waterson Cook]
Photograph of the son of William Cook. He wears dark clothing and sits on a wooden chair. The young man is sitting in a studio with a backdrop painted to resemble rolling hills and trees.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Students and Teachers at the Overton School]
Photograph of a group of teachers and students posing in front of the Overton School in Texas. Younger children are seated in front of a group of older children. Two adult women can be seen to the left, one holding an infant. The reverse side of the photo identifies several people in the group.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Boys Riding Cows]
Photograph of two boys sitting on a pair of young cows. The child on the left holds a rifle. Houses are visible in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William, Henry, and Bertie Clountz]
Photograph of William, Henry, and Bertie Clountz standing together outside. They are wearing white shirts and dark slacks. William has thinning hair. Bertie wears a necktie. Handwritten notes indicate that these are children of Minnie Clountz.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Post Office Retirement Citation for Jim B. Dickey]
Citation recognizing Jim B. Dickey's service to the United States Post Office in the wake of his retirement. It bears an insignia of man riding a horse.
Date:
January 31, 1964
Creator:
United States Postal Service
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J. B. Dickey, Pottsboro Postmaster]
Photograph of Jim Bailey Dickey, who worked as the Pottsboro postmaster from 1944 until his retirement in 1964. Jim Bailey Dickey wears a grey suit with glasses and short hair.
Date:
1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings About Postmaster J. B. Dickey]
Newspaper clipping from The Denison Herald and Sherman Democrat regarding Pottsboro postmaster J. B. Dickey. The article from the Denison Herald refers to a new brick building with a photograph of the postmaster and his wife standing in front of the door, and the article from the Sherman Democrat refers to the postmaster's retirement.
Date:
October 5, 1962
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1960 Pottsboro Fire Department "in uniform"
Photograph of members of the Pottsboro, Texas, Fire Department posing between fire trucks at the Pottsboro Fire Department and City Hall. One group of the men stand between the trucks while another group sits out in front. Two of the seated men hold a sign that reads "Pottsboro Volunteer Fire Dept."
Date:
1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henry S. Clountz Holding Catfish]
Photograph of Henry S. Clountz on the gas dock at Loes Highport Resort, northwest of Pottsboro, Texas, where he worked as a night watchmen. Henry S. Clountz wears glasses and holds a very large catfish.
Date:
1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Men on a Pier]
Photograph of three men standing on a pier underneath a sign that reads "Loe's Highport Resort." Henry Sherman Clountz stands to the right wearing a uniform. Two men in white shirts stand beside Henry, the one on the left is his son, George William Clountz.
Date:
1960~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wesley Harshbarger and Family]
Photograph of Wesley Harshbarger, brother of Katie Dickey, who lived with J. B. and Katie Dickey until his death in 1960. The first row contains Charles Dickey and Keith Harshbarger, with the second row made of Marjorie Harshbarger, Alfred Dickey, Maxine Harshbarger, and Elmore Harshbarger.
Date:
1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clinton Bates and Dorothy Clement]
Photograph of Clinton Bates and Dorothy Clement standing together in front of a stage curtain. Bates wears a hat, striped shirt, and jeans. Clement wears a broad hat and dress. The reverse side of the image notes that this was from a Pottsboro High School play.
Date:
1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Calvin Eugene Wester Sitting on a Car]
Photograph of Calvin Eugene Wester sitting on the back of a 1950's model car. He is wearing a stetson hat, jeans, gingham shirt, and a jacket. Handwritten text of the photo suggest that the is twenty years old, has brown hair, blue eyes, and stands six feet and five inches.
Date:
March 6, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minnie Myers Clountz
Photograph of elderly Minnie Myers Clountz standing beside an outdoor wooden wall. She has long hair, eyeglasses, and an apron over her dress.
Date:
July 1, 1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sisters Minnie Clountz and Abbie Daniel]
Photograph of elderly sisters Minnie Clountz and Abbie Daniel standing beside one another at the outdoor corner of a wooden building. They have long hair, glasses, and simple dresses.
Date:
July 1, 1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[George Clountz Report Card, July 1, 1949]
Report card containing the scholastic merits of George Clountz from the Daily Vacation Bible School at Overton, Texas. The card includes religious quotes, grades, and information about the school. A yellow seal bearing the word "Honor" appears at the upper left corner.
Date:
July 1, 1949
Creator:
Perry, Restore S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Okla Coburne with Her Students]
Photograph of a teacher standing against a wall with eight students. The reverse side of the photo describes the people from the top left as: Lola Dane Smith, Jimmie Anderson, Teacher Okla Coburne, Bobbie Anderson (Baker), Bobby Smith, George Clountz, Bobby Tavis, Pete Anderson, and Kenneth Smith.
Date:
1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Georgetown School]
Photograph of the Georgetown School, a rural school in Greyson County, Texas. Girls of various ages stand behind a group of seated boys. An adult male in a suit stands behind the girls. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Front row, sixth from left George W. Clountz."
Date:
1946~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kenneth Smith by Stone School Building]
Photograph of young Kenneth Smith standing in front of the double doors of a stone school building.
Date:
1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Katie Dickey to Charles Dickey, June 15, 1943]
Letter from Katie Dickey to her son, Charles Dickey. She writes several Biblical verses for encouragement. A note on the reverse side that Charles was drafted into the United States Army during World War [II] and that he was leaving for Japan.
Date:
June 15, 1943
Creator:
Dickey, Katie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Dodger
Text of a poem that derides men who avoid going to war.
Date:
1943
Creator:
The State Register
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[James Cook in Uniform]
Photograph of James Waterson Cook wearing a military uniform while leaning against a prop fence in a portrait studio. A painted backdrop depicts trees in front of a white building. The the reverse side of the photo contains handwritten notes that include "Budo Cook," "WWII," "Pottsboro TX," and "Pacific Theater."
Date:
1943~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History