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["Waterworks of Stephenville", Unle Jim Mansker, 1870]

Description:

["Uncle Jim" Mansker, the colored man who ran the town's first waterworks. He got water from a spring in the town and sold it to the customers who settled in Stephenville.]

Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: Unknown
Partner(s):
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Collection(s):
Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures
Creator:
Unknown
Original Creation Date: Unknown
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Erath County - Stephenville
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
1870
Description:

["Uncle Jim" Mansker, the colored man who ran the town's first waterworks. He got water from a spring in the town and sold it to the customers who settled in Stephenville.]

Physical Description:

1 photographic print, b&w 10.0 in. x 8.0 in.

Language: English
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): Tarleton College | Water Works of Stephenville |
Partner:
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Collection:
Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: AR406-4-12-5
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth38291
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image
Rights:
Access: public

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