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Historic Plaque, Jonathan Hamilton Baker

Description: Photograph of a historic marker in Palo Pinto, Texas. It reads: "Jonathan Hamilton Baker (July 13, 1832 - October 18, 1918). Virginia native Jonathan Hamilton "Ham" Baker came to Texas in 1858 with his brother G. W. Baker and his uncle Eli Young. Stricken by malaria while a teacher in Fort Worth, he later moved to Palo Pinto County where his uncle Frank Baker was homesteading. Here he opened a school in Palo Pinto, and soon after helped establish the town's first Methodist Church. In 1859 Baker… more
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Basement of the Texas State Capitol

Description: Photograph of the basement hall of the Texas State Capitol. Columns support the ceiling in some places. A group of tourists, mostly made up of children, walk down the hall with their backs turned. A man in a blue shirt and a tie walks in the opposite direction. On the far right side, a wall has pictures of the governors of Texas.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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