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[1899 Graduating Class of Gatesville, Texas]
Photograph of several rows of people expanding outward from the doorway of the Coryell County courthouse. The young men and women are the graduating class of students from Gatesville, Texas, from 1899. The women primarily wear skirts and white blouses, while the men wear dark slacks and jackets.
Date:
1899~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1908 Officials and Employees of Coryell County, Texas]
Photograph of the Coryell County, Texas, officers of 1908. Three rows of the men sit on the steps of the Coryell County courthouse. The men are identified from the top left as Pleas Post (collector), W. L. Carlyle (commissioner), J. O. Curry (commissioner), T. L. Allison (commissioner), J. P. Gardner (commissioner), G. E. Johnson (county attorney), Frank Parsons (janitor), W. W. Seeton (district clerk), Sam Davis (sheriff), R. T. Wilson (county clerk), Earl Stone (city marshal), John Caufield (county surveyor), R. E. West (county judge), Ben McClinton (deputy clerk), J. R. Saunders (county treasurer), illegible (county superintendent), Jim Shows (tax assessor), and Joe B. Watkins (justice of the peace).
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abner and Sarah Davis Standing by a House]
Photograph of Abner and Sarah Davis standing together near the porch of a house. Abner has a bushy mustache and is wearing a coat and trousers. Sarah is a larger woman wearing a pale dress and apron.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adults and Children Gather for Country Sporting Event]
Photograph of a group of people posing together for a country sporting event. Older girls and women stand to the left and older boys and men stand to the right behind a fence. Many of them are carrying farming implements. A mixed group of younger children sits by an open gate on the left. A small livestock pen has a boy seated beside it to the right. The heads of two reined horses are visible in the foreground at the bottom of the photo.
Date:
1896%
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alex and Winnie Freeman Standing by Trees]
Photograph of Alex and Winnie Freeman standing together in front of a pair of small trees on a prairie field. Winnie wears a white dress while Alex wears a dark suit and hat.
Date:
1917~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alex Freeman and His sons Alvin, Louis, and Way]
Photograph of Alex Freeman sitting outside on a chair. His sons Alvin, Louis, and Way stand behind him.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alexander Freeman Wearing a Hat and Overalls]
Portrait of elder Alexander Freeman outdoors while wearing a dark hat, buttoned shirt, and overalls. He is squinting and looking off-camera to the left.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
Studers
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Arlander Bedford Courtney and his Children]
Photograph of Arlander Bedford Courtney and his children standing outside next to a wheeled-barrel machine. Minnie and Ethel Courtney are wearing matching dresses and stand to the left. Young Earl sits atop a barrel in the center and wears overalls. Oma sits on a wheel to the right. Courtney himself stands to the right with two twin girls Elgie and Zelma.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bain Allen and Bud Henderson in the Buckhorn Saloon]
Photograph of elderly men Bain Allen and Bud Henderson behind a counter at the Buckhorn Saloon in Gatesville, Texas. The ceiling is covered with deer antlers. Cattle horns and animal heads are mounted above an arched window behind the counter. Assorted firearms hang from the wall over antique photographs on the left side of the wall.
Date:
1960~
Creator:
Bond, Joyce
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, December 24, 1853]
Bond wherein Hannah Maxwell states that she owes Henry Maxwell twenty five dollars. She also writes that she has sold ten and a half acres of headright land to Henry for six dollars and fifty-eight sense. The paper has been stamped with a five-pointed star and notarized by George Pegues.
Date:
December 24, 1853
Creator:
Maxwell, Hannah
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856]
Bond in which Joel Patterson sells 320 acres of land to Henry Maxwell for five hundred dollars. The borders of the property are described.
Date:
March 31, 1853
Creator:
Patterson, Joel
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from John Pugh to Henry Maxwell, 1861]
Bond describing a debt owed by John Pugh, Edward Pugh, John Wood, and Elizabeth Pugh, to Henry Maxwell in the amount of $1,015 and due by March 1, 1861.
Date:
November 14, 1860
Creator:
Pugh, John H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from R. T. Foster and J. A. Formwatt to R. S. Maxwell, July 6, 1872]
Bond describing a debt owed by R. T. Foster J. A. Formwatt to Henry Maxwell in the amount of $1,500 and due by September 1, 1875. Seven blue ten cent stamps and one red five cent stamp are glued to the bottom of the note.
Date:
July 6, 1872
Creator:
Foster, R. T. & Formwatt, J. A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bryan Daily Eagle (Bryan, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, June 24, 1962
Daily newspaper from Bryan, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 24, 1962
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carbon Mineral Water Company and Bath House]
Photograph of people standing outside of a wooden building that has "Mineral Water Well No. 1. Bath House" written along its overhang. The crowd is mostly comprised of men wearing suits and hats, though five women can be seen on the porch to the left. Horse-drawn carts flank the structure. "Carbon Mineral Water Co." is written in script on a sign that is suspended from one of the building's gables.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ceremonies Held For Sunset Seniors
Newspaper clipping regarding the graduation ceremony for the students of Sunset High School. The article lists the names of the students who received diplomas. The reverse sides of the clippings contain advertisements.
Date:
June 4, 1966
Creator:
Dallas Morning News
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Registration of Marks and Brands for H. D. Maxwell]
Certificate registering a cattle brand for H. D. Maxwell in Eastland County, Texas. The brand is a stylized 7, N, and L.
Date:
June 27, 1890
Creator:
Yeargin, John T.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check from U. D. Maxwell to H. M. Haynes, November 27, 1942]
Check from U. D. Maxwell to H. M. Haynes in the amount of $150 as a down payment on a house and lot.
Date:
November 27, 1942
Creator:
Maxwell, U. D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chicago Civic Opera Company program, March 12 & 13, 1930
Program for the Chicago Civic Opera Company's performance of "Lucia Di Lammermoor" and "Tannhauser" hosted by The Dallas Grand Opera Committee on March 12 and 13, 1930, at 8 p.m., in the Fair Park Auditorium.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dallas Grand Opera Committee
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cliff Temple Baptist Church Picnic]
Photograph of members of Cliff Temple Baptist Church having a picnic at Kidd Springs Park in Dallas, Texas. People of various ages line up near tables laden with foodstuffs to the right. People wearing white smocks and aprons attend to the food.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
France, Bert
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cliff Temple Baptist Sunday School Class
Photograph of attendees of Cliff Temple Baptist Church standing together on the steps of a brick building. The group is composed of men wearing suits and women wearing coats and hats.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County, Texas, School Tax Receipt, 1872]
Receipt for Collin County, Texas, school taxes received from J. N. McCreary, as agent for H. Maxwell in the amount of eleven dollars and eighty-eight cents.
Date:
July 30, 1872
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commencement Exercises
Program containing the events of the 1966 commencement ceremony at Arlington State College. The names of degree recipients and class honorees are included.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Arlington State College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Complete Church Register.
Church register for the Round Valley Schoolhouse, Plum Creek Circuit, North West Texas Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Included are registers of pastors, baptisms, members, and deaths and disposals.
Date:
1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History