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[Postcard of "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a river with several people in white dresses and bonnets standing along the shore, and more standing on a raft in the river. A printed note on the front of the postcard identifies it as "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas. The handwritten note on the back of the postcard, sent from Roanoke, Texas and addressed to Miss Amy A. Allen in Manhattan, Kansas, says, "I had Jessie's letter sealed when yours came with the money order. Many thanks for the same. Baby isn't feeling well today but nothi… more
Date: February 3, 1908
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[Portrait of Lorene Estelle Prater]

Description: Portrait of Lorene Estelle Prater as a baby, wearing a white lace dress and sitting in an ornate chair. A handwritten note on the back of the photo states that she is the daughter of Dudley Green Prater. She was born January 13, 1900, in Garden Valley, Texas. Her mother was Eudora "Dora" Elliott.
Date: 1900~
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[Petition in the Court of Claims, William C. Wright]

Description: Petition filed in the court of claims: William C. Wright v. The United States and the Comanche and Kiowa Tribes of Indians. The subject of the petition is a theft of horses from William C. Wright by members of a Native American tribe. He filed a claim, but it was not fulfilled. A handwritten note on the back of the last page describes a testimony given as part of the case.
Date: July 1, 1891
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[Photograph of Louisa Prater Rogers]

Description: Photograph of Louisa "Lou" Prater Rogers sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of a house with the number 810 over the front door. She and her husband, Samuel G. Rogers, lived at 810 N. Throckmorton Street in Sherman, Texas [the Sherman City Directory incorrectly lists their house number as 910, but the number 810 can clearly be seen over the door frame] Louisa was the daughter of Erby "Erb" Boyd Prater and Katurah S. "Kitty." She did not marry until 1897. Samuel worked as a driver and Lou st… more
Date: 1925~
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[Photograph of Three Boys]

Description: Photograph of three young boys standing at the bottom steps of the porch of a house, with a woman in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the boys as Richard Wesley Prater's grandsons and the house as his house.
Date: unknown
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[Portrait of Fred and Olivia Moore]

Description: Portrait of Fred and Olivia Moore. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says: "These two children were brought to Denton each winter for several years in the early 1900s from their home in Indiana by their parents to escape the severe cold of the northern winters. They lived on N. Elm near (and south) of the present (1967) Catholic Church."
Date: unknown
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