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[Aftermath of Grandview Fire]

Description: Copy print of a photo taken of damage after a large fire in Grandview, Texas, including stacked bricks, ruined buildings, and lines of burned trees. Near the left side of the image, a person is standing on top of a telephone pole and a second person is on the ground, looking at a building that is still standing at the right side of the image. Other partial and undamaged buildings are visible in the background. Additional historical information about the fire is printed on the back.
Date: March 14, 1920
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Carolyn Scott with Bob Richards]

Description: Carolyn Street Scott with Bob Richards at Mark & Caroline Richards' wedding.
Date: May 14, 1954
Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Library Supporters]

Description: Dr. Rutledge McClaran of Marshall, Texas is pictured in a newspaper photo with a fellow library supporter, Mrs. Warren F. Keyes. Both served as presidents of the local Friends of a Public Library organization during the group's early years. Mrs. Keyes was also a member of the women's clubs which owned the private lending library which predated the Marshall Public Library. She successfully advocated for a public library.
Date: January 14, 1976
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Photograph of Boerne Lake and Dam Construction]

Description: Photograph of a large dirt construction site, taken from the top of one of two large mounds of dirt. The other dirt mound is shaped like a concave curve, inside which two diggers are parked. There is a range of tree-covered hills in the background. The date the photo was taken is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: January 14, 1976
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Arthur Bea Williams & Arthur Tipps]

Description: Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams standing with Judge Arthur Tipps. Mrs. Williams is being sworn in as the first woman Justice of Peace in Wichita County.
Date: December 14, 1983
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Arthur Bea Williams & Family]

Description: Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams with her family at her swearing-in as justice of the peace. From left: Mary Blair-Moore, Arthur Bea Williams, her mother Margie Blackmon, and uncle Jack Blair. Her daughter, Andrea Williams, is taking the photo.
Date: December 14, 1983
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Justice of the Peace Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams with (from left) Commissioner Dodd Wiley, Gordon Griffith, and Tom Baccus at her swearing-in as Justice of the Peace for Wichita County.
Date: December 14, 1983
Partner: Midwestern State University
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