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"Arkansaw" Postcard
Silly photographic postcard depicting two men seated in a carriage pulled by a mule. They are outside of a small log cabin that has signs on it reading, "Arkansaw Traveler Hotel" and "A Vacant Room Up Stairs". There are signs on the carriage reading, "Arkansaw Traveler", "Home or Bust" and "I don't know where I am going but I am on my way". Correspondence on the back reads, "1/26/22 I will be driving that way in a few days No use to walk when you can ride. J.P. Shaw" It is addressed to Miss Perry Shaw in Dara, Ala and is postmarked Hot Springs, Arkansas on Jan 27, 1922.
[Emanuel Hebrew Rest Cemetery, 1928, grave of Ben Levy]
Photograph of Ben Levy's grave and tombstone in the Emanuel Hebrew Rest Cemetery in October of 1928. The grave is covered with flowers. Ben Levy, (b. 8-31-1881, d.10-14-1928) was a jeweler. This is the family plot in which his parents and brothers are also buried.
Fort Worth, Texas : "where golden West and sunny Southland meet"
A book promoting Fort Worth for business and development.
Fort Worth, "The convention city" : and a city of beautiful homes
A book promoting Fort Worth for business and conventions.
From Frontier to Metropolis: [Souvenir and History With Official Program of the Fort Worth Diamond Jubilee, an Event Commemorating the Years of Founding and Incorporation, November 11-12-13-14, 1923].
Program for Fort Worth's Diamond Jubilee.
Journal of the Central Texas Conference, Fifty-Fifth Annual Session (which is the eleventh session since division), Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Journal proceedings of Central Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, condensed minutes of the proceedings, reports of boards and committees, appointments, memoirs, resolutions, statistical tables, index, and advertisements.
[Mabel Strickland on a horse]
Photograph of Mabel Strickland on a horse at the Fort Worth Stock Show.
[Mulkey Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South Reunion]
Photograph of a Mulkey Memorial Methodist Episcopal South reunion. The reunion was for the Wesley Bible Class. The photograph was taken by Jernigan c. 1920's
[T.O. Bancroft]
Oval photograph of T.O. Bancroft, wearing a suit.
Sheep on the Range
Photograph of a herd of sheep grazing on the range in West Texas.
Street Scene in Ft. Worth, Texas
Photograph of a street scene in Ft. Worth, Texas. Inlaid in the brick road are trolley tracks and on the road are a few people and horse-drawn buggies. On either side of the road are large business buildings and sidewalks lined with railings. There is a sign on the left side of the road that reads, "Majestic Theatre, Moder Vaudeville, 2 Performances Daily." There are also many telephone and electric poles and wires.
Texas Cowboy Statue
Photograph of the dedication of the "Texas Cowboy", a statue by Constance Whitney Warren, in Austin, in 1925. It depicts a cowboy riding a bucking horse with cactus below.
Texas Cowboy Statue
Photograph of the unveiling of the "Texas Cowboy", a statue by Constance Whitney Warren, in Austin, in 1925. It depicts a cowboy riding a bucking horse with cactus below.
W.T. Farley Clothing Stores Convention in Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, 1923
Photograph of the Southwestern States Managers Convention in the Hotel Texas in Ft. Worth in 1923. There is a large table-cloth covered table topped with fine dinnerware. Seated around the table and standing behind the table are several men and women dressed in identical cowboy hats and bandannas. The men are wearing suits and ties and the women are wearing dresses. The wall has large curtain-covered windows and the hanging from the ceiling are several chandeliers. Printed in the center of the photograph it reads, "Southwestern States Managers Convention of the W.T. Farley Clothing Stores. Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, Tex., Oct 9, 1923."
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