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[Photograph of Comanche, Texas from the Courthouse]

Copy negative of a postcard showing Comanche, Texas taken from the courthouse looking north, with Paris Smith Drug Store, C. L. Cox Groceries, C. M. Moore Hardware, and Dr. W. W. Sands Dentist visible. A handwritten note on the postcard says "Dear little girl, forgive my delay as I have been half sick. This is the street our office is on, only it is a little further east. Answer soon. Hilda."
Date: March 29, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of East Main Street Bridge]

Copy negative of a postcard with an image of the East Main Street Bridge over Indian Creek in Comanche, Texas. A handwritten note at the top of the postcard says "Thanks, little girl, for your card. You said you [...] a view of 'Mr. Coty' but couldn't find any." It's signed "Hilda" in the lower-right corner.
Date: March 29, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First Baptist Church in Comanche, Texas]

Copy negative of a postcard of First Baptist Church in Comanche, Texas, with a handwritten note at the top that says "From Hilda Paul," mailed circa 1907.
Date: March 29, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Girls' Basketball Team]

Copy negative of the 1929 Energy, Texas girls' basketball team posing together in two rows with one girl lying across the laps of the girls in the front row.. The girls are wearing uniforms with the letter "E" on their shirts, and one man wearing a suit is standing behind them. The girl in the front is holding a basketball with "Energy '29" written on it.
Date: March 27, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Gustine School Freshman Class of 1926]

Copy negative of the 1926 freshman class of Gustine School. Those on the back row are identified as (right to left) Mackie Johnston, Ruth Hill, Kathryn Moore, Allene Manning, Helen Williams, Mr. Leonard Hart (teacher), Leona Edmondson, Odessa Knapp, and Beurah Knapp, and the second person on the middle row is Carl Rallens.
Date: September 20, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Horse Creek Bridge]

Copy negative of a postcard with an image of Horse Creek Bridge in Comanche, Texas. A handwritten note at the top of the postcard says: " Will sure visit S'-ville in a short time. Are anxious to see you. Can't you come over soon? Lovingly, E. W."
Date: March 29, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Indian Creek]

Copy negative of a postcard with an image of Indian Creek in Comanche, Texas. Two men are on the right bank; one is mounted on a light-colored horse and the other is standing with a hand on the horse's back. A handwritten note across the top says: "Honey. Thank you for the card. As I told you I didn't receive but one. Come again. Another Dublin view. We have no "city" views here but will have soon. Hilda."
Date: March 29, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J.S. Burgess at Rest Home]

Photograph of Sheriff J.S. Burgess standing outside on the front porch of his in a rest home in Comanche, Texas. He wears a long-sleeve white dress shirt and grey trousers, and he holds a cane for support in his right hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mexico School Teachers and Students]

Copy negative of a group of students and teachers from Mexico School in the early twentieth century. One of the teachers is identified as Miss Ocie Johnson.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Railway Depot in Proctor, Texas]

Copy negative of a railway depot in Proctor, Texas during the early twentieth century. Grace Vandaver, and Bill Perry and posing together in front of the building and a small dog is standing to the right.
Date: October 16, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Singing School at Mexico]

Copy negative of a group of adults and children standing outside of a building, with a piano in the middle of the group. The group was gathered for a singing school at the Mexico schoolhouse, circa 1910; the teacher's name was Eiland.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Kite Family Home]

Copy negative of Wesley Kite, his wife Minnie Ulman Hancock, and their three children standing outside of their home in Comanche County in 1905.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Southwest Corner of Comanche Public Square]

Copy negative of a postcard with an image of the southwest corner of the public square in Comanche, Texas. There are men and horse-drawn wagons in the middle of the square, and Chilton Bros. Dry Goods in the background.
Date: March 29, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of W. L. Hancock Home and Family]

Copy negative of W. L. Hancock standing with his family and their dog standing in the front yard of their home near the turn of the twentieth century. The family members pictured are Charlie W. Hancock (1883-1939), William L. Hancock (1849-1908), Clara Alma (Lee) Hancock (1854-1927), Minnie (Hancock) Kite (1878-1942), and Eva May Hancock (188?-1940).
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Wesley Kite Home]

Copy negative of people sitting on the porch of the home of Wesley Kite, circa 1910.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Wesley Kite's Children and Their Teacher]

Copy negative of Miss Bertie Suber, teacher at Mexico School, with the children of Wesley Kite: Zadie, Vernon, and Zelma, circa 1915.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of White Point Cemetery Building]

Photograph of a building (possibly a chapel) in a field of wildflowers next to the White Point Cemetery in Comanche County, TX.
Date: April 23, 2006
Creator: Howington, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of J. and Emma]

Photograph of J. and Emma. A young baby lays against a pillow on a wicker chair, while a young toddler stands against the wicker table at left. Both wear white gowns.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brodio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Woman and Children]

Portrait of a woman sitting down and holding an object in her hand, with a young child standing next to her on the seat and an older child standing nearby. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Jessee."
Date: unknown
Creator: Brodie
System: The Portal to Texas History

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church

The exterior of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Comanche, Texas. There is a small red shrine on the left that honors St. Francis.
Date: April 23, 2006
Creator: Howington, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History

Statue of Justice that formerly adorned the Comanche County Courthouse

Justice statue that formerly adorned the Comanche County Courthouse, but was taken down when Comanche County's 1891 courthouse was razed in 1939. A windstorm blew away her scales in the early 20th century. They were never found. The arm and hand that rested on her sword have been severely damaged and the sword is long gone. Most unusual: she is not blindfolded. Atop the Coryell County Courthouse is a twin representation of this figure.
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vetch and Abruzzi Rye Seed and Soil Improvement on the W. H. Smith Orchard

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men standing in the orchard of W. H. Smith and looking at the fields vetch and Abruzzi rye which provides it with seed production and soil improvement. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Vetch in bloom and Abruzzi rye in orchard for seed and soil improvement. This is the second year that vetch has been used in the 400 acre orchard. Last year Smith seeded 85 acres and harvested seed on 45 acres, using the seed in the orchard this year. He brought additional land last year & put vetch on a badly eroded, clay hill. It was turned under & followed with peanuts which made 60 bu. per acre. Smith said "Peanuts were fertilized with about 70 to 100# per acre of 4-12-4, but I don't figure we would have made any peanuts there at all without the humus the vetch added to the soil." He will harvest about 120 acres for seed this year, and turn under about 280 acres. This year all the vetch was fertilized with 150# per acre of phosphate. One clipping test showed that the vetch was returning 10 tons per acre of green matter to the soil. In late …
Date: May 9, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician W. A. Morgan examining shaped and Bermuda-sodded collective outlet. Sodding was done in the spring of 1950. III - 7CT. TX-47, 546.
Date: April 17, 1951
Creator: Tompkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

White Point Cemetery

Stone wall surrounding the White Point Cemetery in Comanche County, Texas.
Date: April 23, 2006
Creator: Howington, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History