Card from Lizzie Crosson's Funeral

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Copy photo of a card from Lizzie Crosson's funeral with an illustration of an angel to the left and a curtain drawn back by two cherubs on the other. The angle is leaning on a gravestone with the text "Mrs. Lizzie Crosson, Born Aug. 25, 1844. Died Nov, 17, 1924. Age 80 years 2 mos. 22 D."; the text of the poem is written on a lower part of the stone with "In Loving Remembrance" at the very bottom.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. November 1924.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Marfa, Diversity in the Desert and was provided by the Marfa Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 117 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Copy photo of a card from Lizzie Crosson's funeral with an illustration of an angel to the left and a curtain drawn back by two cherubs on the other. The angle is leaning on a gravestone with the text "Mrs. Lizzie Crosson, Born Aug. 25, 1844. Died Nov, 17, 1924. Age 80 years 2 mos. 22 D."; the text of the poem is written on a lower part of the stone with "In Loving Remembrance" at the very bottom.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm.

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Text of poem at bottom of card: We miss thee from our home, dear mother,
We miss thee from thy place,
A shadow o'er our life is cast,
We miss the sunshine on thy face.
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care,
Our home is dark without thee -
We miss thee everywhere.

This photo was included in a research paper by Jon Polson for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1978.

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Marfa, Diversity in the Desert

These photographs document the local history of Marfa and the surrounding area, as well as local families and the ghost town of Shafter.

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The Crosson Family (Text)

The Crosson Family

Paper written by Jon Polson for his history class at Marfa High School on January 29, 1978. It is about the family of George and Lizzie Crosson, two of the earliest settlers in west Texas. They arrived by covered wagon in 1866-1867. The started the Goat Mountain Ranch and had five children.

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The Crosson Family, ark:/67531/metapth39368

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  • November 1924

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  • Aug. 29, 2008, 8:30 p.m.

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  • Sept. 20, 2019, 8:44 p.m.

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Card from Lizzie Crosson's Funeral, photograph, November 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39453/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.

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