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First Modern High School in Stephenville, Texas, 1886

First Modern High School in Stephenville, Texas, 1886

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Description: A large group of students pose for a picture outside of a stone school building in Stephenville, Texas. Information from article attached: During the 1880's this was the only public school in Stephenville and taught all grade levels. The building was torn down in 1906 and replaced by Stephenville Junior High School.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Fourth of July Parade, Stephenville, Texas, ca. 1890's

Fourth of July Parade, Stephenville, Texas, ca. 1890's

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of people aboard decorated horse-drawn carriages riding through a city street during a Fourth of July Parade in Stephenville, Texas, ca. 1890. Crowds of people stand on the sidewalk in front of businesses watching the carriages go by.
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Hotel in Purvis, Texas

Hotel in Purvis, Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a typical West Texas frontier hotel in the Purvis, Texas. It was operated by Mrs. M. M. Stephen. A porch surrounds the front and sides of the building. A small outbuilding stands next to the hotel.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
[Tarleton College Building, ca. 1899]

[Tarleton College Building, ca. 1899]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: The two story Tarleton College building, ca. 1899.
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Unidentified School Building in Stephenville, Texas

Unidentified School Building in Stephenville, Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Unidentified multiple-story school building in Stephenville, Texas.
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["Waterworks of Stephenville", Unle Jim Mansker, 1870]

["Waterworks of Stephenville", Unle Jim Mansker, 1870]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: ["Uncle Jim" Mansker, the colored man who ran the town's first waterworks. He got water from a spring in the town and sold it to the customers who settled in Stephenville.]
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries