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The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 20, No. 40, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 3, 1929

The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 20, No. 40, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 3, 1929

Date: 1929-10-03
Creator: Engleman, J.S.
Description: Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Holding Partner: Swisher County Library
Good Work Bears Fruit; Baptists Give First Impulse

Good Work Bears Fruit; Baptists Give First Impulse

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Newspaper clippings regarding biography of R.E.B. Baylor, history of Baylor University, and memorial to R.E.B. Baylor, ca. 1900-1920
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Market House, Caroline County, Va.]

[Market House, Caroline County, Va.]

Date: 1758
Creator: unknown
Description: Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Photograph of house; on front "Market House, Caroline County, Va. (John Baylor, 1758); on back "'New Market' Manor House, Caroline Co. Virginia. Home of the Baylors, who came from Tiverton, Devonshire, England, in 1676"
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Brief Biography of Anson Jones, Last President of the Republic of Texas]

[Brief Biography of Anson Jones, Last President of the Republic of Texas]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Newspaper clippings regarding biography of Anson Jones
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Greenville Avenue, Elevated View 1927, Richardson, Texas

Greenville Avenue, Elevated View 1927, Richardson, Texas

Date: 1927-05-05
Creator: unknown
Description: Elevated view of Greenville Avenue, looking south, probably from Main Street. In the foreground, on the left, is the First United Presbyterian Church (originally the Trinity Congregation), with Polk St. behind it. The building was completed in 1910. One car is on Greenville Ave. A sidewalk runs along the right/west, side of Greenville Ave. In the background is Philips Street, with the Mount Calvary Baptist Church on the SE corner of the intersection, completed in 1886. The Richardson School building, opened in 1914, is on the SW corner. Greenville Avenue curves to the left/east at Philips. Numerous residences are also shown, as are utility poles.
Holding Partner: Richardson Public Library
Texas Street, Richardson, Texas

Texas Street, Richardson, Texas

Date: 1880 - 1905
Creator: unknown
Description: Street block of four commercial buildings, all have front awnings and wooden walkways/sidewalks. The 2 buildings on the right are false front. The left most building has the gable end facing the unpaved street. Left to right: pony, possibly tethered to an awning support pole; three men in front of the left-most door; three men standing outside the next business; two children at the edge of the walk; one man standing under the awning of the Drug Store; one man standing in front of the right-most door. This printing is a copy of a photograph that at some time earlier had been edited with the addition of ink/pencil lines to darken the architectural outlines of the buildings.
Holding Partner: Richardson Public Library
Arapaho Road at West Branch, Cottonwood Creek, Richardson, Texas

Arapaho Road at West Branch, Cottonwood Creek, Richardson, Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Grade-level, iron trestle bridge over West Branch of Cottonwood Creek on Arapaho Road. The ends of the bridge spans have horizontal wooden boards attached. Arapaho Road appears to be hard gravel. In the background is the intersection with Martin Rd. (now West Shore Dr.), which extends right/north. The creek area is filled with trees. One utility pole is at the NW corner of the intersection. Beyond, to the horizon, appears to be a flat field.
Holding Partner: Richardson Public Library
Ghost Towns of Texas

Ghost Towns of Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: Etheridge, W. B.
Description: Newspaper clippings regarding biography of R.E.B. Baylor, history of Baylor University, and memorial to R.E.B. Baylor, ca. 1900-1920
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Greenville Avenue, Elevated View 1988, Richardson, Texas

Greenville Avenue, Elevated View 1988, Richardson, Texas

Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Description: Elevated view, looking south, of Greenville Avenue starting from the Main Street intersection. On the near left/east is the Exterior Rolling Shutter Co. building, with an "L" shaped retail building behind, facing south and west. The spires of the First Baptist Church at Philips and Greenville are visible. On the right/west side of the street is the Din Hao Market, P&R Auto Supply, houses and trees. In the back, on the right, is the RISD Administration building and the large bus barn. On the horizon, from left to right, are the Abrams Centre building, built in 1982, downtown Dallas, and buildings along Central Expressway.
Holding Partner: Richardson Public Library
Arapaho Road at North Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas

Arapaho Road at North Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas

Date: c. 1958
Creator: unknown
Description: Arapaho Road, east from North Central Expressway (U.S. Highway 75), taken from roadside between north-bound Central and its access road. A vehicle carrying earth-moving equipment is east-bound on Arapaho Road. At the SE corner of the intersection is a sign: "TURN LEFT FASCINATION HOMES NORTHRICH WEST." Five or six small trees are enclosed with a low fence on the right/south side of Arapaho. Further east is a gravel/cement/construction facility. On the left/north side of Arapaho are 2 houses. On the horizon a railroad crossing sign is visible, and a vehicle on the street at the horizon. Various utility lines and poles edge streets and the railroad.
Holding Partner: Richardson Public Library
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