Family Portrait

Copy negative of the Ely Family in front of a house on Binckly Farm.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fannin Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Fannin County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Hand drawn lines have been made on the published map in pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1901
Creator: Pressler, C. W. & Legg
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fannin Land District

Blueline format of Fannin County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, roads, and blocks of land. No scale information given.
Date: 1859
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Headstone, Cemetery

Copy negative of two pictures of headstones for Ely family members in the cemetery in Ely, Texas with other headstones and trees in the background. The stone on the left is for L. W. Ely who was born January 18, 1829 and died May 11, 1904.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Headstones; Lady with Headstones, Cemetery

Copy negative of two pictures. The first picture, taken in 1957, is of a headstone for a person in the Ely family who was born September 27, 1887 and died April 13, 1903 in a cemetery with other headstones in the background. The second is of Julia Etta Ely Cook standing between two Ely family headstones in the Ely, Texas cemetery with other tombstones and trees in the background. The stone on the right is for F. M. Ely who was born November 20, 1854 and died July 13, 1904.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. J. R. Jackson to Truett Latimer, February 4, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. J. R. Jackson to Truett Latimer, February 4, 1953]

Letter from J. R. Jackson to Truett Latimer requesting support for Texas House Bill #5, regarding the visual welfare of Texas citizens.
Date: February 4, 1953
Creator: Jackson, J. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Commander W. O. Reed - January 22, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Commander W. O. Reed - January 22, 1941]

A letter written to Commander W. O. Reed, from T. N. Carswell, Post Commander, dated January 22, 1941. Carswell assures Reed that he is glad to do anything he can for Mrs. Crowson [Mrs. Pat Crowson].
Date: January 22, 1941
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. R. Jackson, February 6, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. R. Jackson, February 6, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to J. R. Jackson discussing support for Texas House Bill #5 at the upcoming public hearing.
Date: February 6, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. O. Reed to T. N. Carswell - January 14, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from W. O. Reed to T. N. Carswell - January 14, 1941]

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Commander, American Legion Post, Abilene, Texas, from W. O. Reed, Commander, Rufus Shelton Post No. 247, Honey Grove, Texas, dated January 14, 1941. Reed advises of the help needed from Carswell for a Mrs. Pat Crowson, a widow of a Legionnaire, in trying to obtain a position with the Amy Camp.
Date: January 14, 1941
Creator: Reed, W. O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marvin Methodist Church; Church #1

Copy negative of two pictures of churches. The first is of the Marvin Methodist Church building near Ely, Texas with a telephone pole, viewed from front left. The second is of another church in Marvin or Ely Texas with bushes in front and a house in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marvin Methodist Church; Church #2

Copy negative of two pictures of churches. The first is of the Marvin Methodist Church building near Ely, Texas with a telephone pole, viewed from front left. The second is of another church in Marvin or Ely Texas with bushes in front and a house in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy negative of a full length studio portrait of Frank Mayes wearing a suit, standing at a rustic fence and gate with a background made to look like the outdoors.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Run Down House #1

Copy negative of two pictures of the run down old Ely family house. The first is a view of the house with porch on the right and plants in front. The second is a view of the house and barn with plants in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Run Down House #2

Copy negative of two pictures of the run down old Ely family house. The first is a view of the house with porch on the right and plants in front. The second is a view of the house and barn with plants in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Exteriors

Copy photograph of two images of school houses. The top image shows Elm Grove School, a one-storey brick building. Outside the school is an automobile. The bottom image shows Valley Creek School, a wooden one-room structure with no windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wallace Grocery Store; Barn Where Elys Lived

Copy negative of two pictures. The first picture is of the Wallace Grocery Store and Gas Station with a car parked under the front and another building on the right. The second picture is of the barn where the Ely's lived in Ely, Texas with three people in front of it.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman by Signpost

Copy negative of a woman standing next to a signpost.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History