[Letter from James [Metcalfe?] to his mother, April 20, 1854]
Date: 1854-04-20
Creator: Metcalfe, James
Description: Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter from James [Metcalfe?] to his mother; addressed to John W. Metcalfe on outside of letter
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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Model T Ford
Date: c. 1915
Creator: unknown
Description: Model T Ford Pickup. In the vehicle are W. D. Lucas's sons Howard and Ray, c. 1915
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
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Irving Motoring Enthusiasts
Date: c. 1912
Creator: unknown
Description: Early Irvingites prepare for a motor outing, c. 1912. On the left is the Schulze family automobile and on the right is the Robinson family car. The boy on the running board is Joe Williamson. Behind the wheel is Percy Schulze and next to him is his wife, Virginia. In the other vehicle, in no particular order are, Mr. T. G. Robinson, Mr. Williamson, May Williamson, Mrs. T. G. Robinson, Ward Robinson, and Mrs. Marsh.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
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C. P. Schulze, Sr., Otis Brown, and Fred Joffre in Schulze's Car
Date: c. 1912
Creator: unknown
Description: C. P. Schulze, Sr., Otis Brown, and Fred Joffre (in back) sit in Schulze's new Hupmobile. The house in the background is Otis Brown's house on Iowa Street (today 327 S. O'Connor Road). Brown built the house in 1905.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
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Dr. and Mrs. John Roberts
Date: c. 1910
Creator: unknown
Description: Dr. John Roberts and his wife Etta Williams Roberts in their horse-drawn buggy. Dr. Roberts was one of Irving's first physicians. He died at the age of 35 in 1918. The couple had three sons, one of whom became a physician and was instrumental in the development of Irving's first hospital during the 1950s and 1960s.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
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Mrs. Pierce's Jitney Service
Date: c. 1915
Creator: unknown
Description: Before Irving received bus service, one of the ways to travel to downtown Dallas was on one of the local jitney services. Mrs. B. L. Pierce operated a jitney service from Irving to Dallas and back. Here she poses with some of her customers, c. 1915.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
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Houston, a history and guide
Date: 1942
Creator: Writers' Program (Tex.)
Description: This book contains information about Houston including: Houston's history, Houston's economic interests, and interesting things to see and do while visiting Houston.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5865/
[Visitors Arriving at Train Station]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: The boy near the center of the picture is 10-year-old George Calvin Hazelwood, a newsboy, and the Negro man beside the boy is Louis Farris, who worked for the Hazelwood and C. W. Massie families of Palo Pinto. They are meeting the train to pick up the daily newspapers in 1920. This information came from Art Weaver's "Time Was in Mineral Wells" page 92.
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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[Brochure "Mineral Wells - A Town Built on Water"]
Date: c. 1981
Creator: unknown
Description: One side of a fold-out brochure produced by the Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce, probably during the City's Centennial year. On the reverse side is a statement: "Mineral Wells, a Texas Main Street City, looks back over a century of history rich with the tales of early day ranching and the discovery of mineral water and its medicinal qualities." Color photos of city and scenic area landmarks are contained in the brochure along with a listing of some annual local activities.
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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[Group Tours European Ruins]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: A group tours ruins that appear to be European. The group and the place are unidentified. The photo is from Harrison County.
Holding Partner: Marshall Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17578/