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Inventory of county records, Shackelford County Courthouse, Albany, Texas

Description: Inventory of records of Shackelford County housed in the Shackelford County Courthouse in Albany, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioner's Court, County Judge, County Clerk, County Court, County/District Clerk, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Treasurer, and School Superintendent. Also provides a list of Shackelford County records and an inde… more
Date: 1977
Creator: Ferrier, Douglas M.; Fortin, Maurice G.; Riney, James E.; Sall, Larry & Sumners, Bill
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Shackelford County Sketches

Description: This book describes the people and events throughout Shackelford County's history from the mid- to late 1800s. Sketches include excerpts from diaries and daybooks as well as short biographies of important persons in the area. Annotations start on page 73; index starts on page 111.
Date: 1974
Creator: Biggers, Don Hampton, 1869-1957 & Farmer, Joan
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Elderly Woman in a Long Black Peacoat]

Description: Photograph of an elderly woman wearing a long, black pea coat that is not fully buttoned up. She is also wearing a turban-style hat on her head and gloves on her hands. In one of her hands she is holding a handkerchief. Leafless trees are visible behind her, as is a wooden fence.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Three Girls on a Porch]

Description: Photograph of three girls on a porch near a partially shuttered window. A girl with a ponytail sits in a tricycle that is partially out of frame. Behind her, a girl in a dark striped dress attends to a very young girl sitting in a chair.
Date: 1892
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Group of People in a Lobby]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing together in a lobby. Lady Bird Johnson and another woman are wearing prairie dresses to the left, and elderly Watt Matthews stands to the right of them with a hat in his hand.
Date: 1975~
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Men Sitting in a Semicircle]

Description: Photograph of a group of men in cowboy dress sitting on grass in a semicircle. The one odd man out is the fifth from the left, who is wearing a headband instead of a hat. A large man is getting out of the car parked behind the group, and a cowboy is sitting on the bumper. Further in the background, a cowboy stands in front of a tacked horse. In the background to the right, people are gathered by a fence near a tied down horse.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Cowboys Escorting a Supine Man Down a Street]

Description: Photograph of a cowboys escorting a supine man down a street with people lined up along buildings to watch (including the Aztec Theater in the center). The three cowboys are riding horses down the street. One is riding slightly ahead. The other two hang back with two more horses between them. A man is lying across these horses on a blanket that has been stretched across the animals. His shirt is stained.
Date: 1949
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Oliver Jacobs' Room in a Bunkhouse]

Description: Photograph of Oliver "Jake" Jacobs' room in a bunkhouse. A clothesline and light bulb hang from the slanted wooden ceiling. A lamp, clothes, and hat hang on the wall by a white door to the right. A metal frame bed sits by the door side wall, with a rocking chair positioned directly to the left of the bed. Boxes, papers, and a chest rest at the foot of the bed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Oliver Jacobs Holding a Grandchild]

Description: Photograph of Oliver "Jake" Jacobs holding one of his grandchildren. Jacobs is wearing a white cap and apron. The boy is wearing a western shirt, jacket, and jeans. They are outside near a wooden post to the left.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Three Children in a Muddy Driveway]

Description: Photograph of three of Oliver Jacobs' grandchildren standing in a muddy driveway. The rear end of an automobile is visible to the left near power lines. A road passes through the photo in the background with other houses on the other side.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Man in an Indian Costume]

Description: Photograph of a wearing an American Indian costume. He is wearing a war bonnet, face paint, a bone necklace, metallic arm bands, a loincloth, and feathers around his ankles. Women in prairie dresses are behind him to the left, and a man in striped pants is behind him to the right. Buildings, field lights, fencing, and shrubs are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[A Large Outdoor Performance at Night]

Description: Photograph of an outdoor performance at night. Boys and girls, mostly in pairs, sit on a slightly raised stage in the foreground. A man and two women stand centered behind this group. Behind these three, a row of people stand together in front of a line of horsemen carrying flags and icons of Texas longhorn cattle heads.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch
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