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[Toyah Valley Land Company]

Photograph of a Toyah Valley Land Company building, possibly ca. 1890's. The building is three stories tall, the first story being only doors leading to and from a covered sidewalk, which contains several barrels. A short distance away from the barrels is a single-horse-drawn carriage. On the wall of the building just above the first story is a long sign advertising homes for sale in what they call "The California of Texas" They advertise things such as "cheap land," "healthy ideal climate," an… more

Date: unknown

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[A.B. Gant Land Locator, 1868]

A horse-drawn wagon stands near a two-story building. The second floor is the A.B. Gant Land Locator Times Office, and the first floor is a store for Drugs and Medicines. In 1868 it was the biggest land office west of Fort Worth.

Date: unknown

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Henry Cook at Payne Place

Photograph of Henry Cook, who was in charge of the Matador Land and Cattle Company line camp at Payne Place. He is sitting on a horse. There is a barn and corral in the background.

Date: 1914

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Sweetwater House hotel, Sweetwater, Texas, ca. 1880's

Men on horses outside the Sweetwater House hotel in Sweetwater, Texas, ca. 1880's. It was a cowboy hotel where men from the Tucson Land and Cattle Company Ranch, Bunton Ranch, Arlington Cattle Company, D.Q. and 9R Ranches would stay until the wagons began running again. The cowboy pictured on the left is Rick Burns, and the other one on his horse is Lang Aycock.

Date: unknown

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Oil Field in Beaumont, Texas, 1901

Photograph of very many derricks in an oil field. In the foreground are wooden shacks, stacks of wooden boards, smokestacks with smoke plumes rising out of them. In the bottom right-hand corner is the name, "Trost".

Date: 1901

Creator: Trost Studio

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Fort Worth High School Baseball Players, 1912

Photograph of the Ft. Worth High School Baseball Team in 1912. Four players are seated in the front row, three are kneeling in the center and five are standing in the back row. They are wearing baseball uniforms including tube socks, belts and baseball caps. On the uniform are the letters, "FWH". In the background is a field and a wooden fence. The men are numbered and the bottom of the mat reads, "1. Walton OF, Coleman 3B.P. Capt., 3. Vaughn 1B, 4. Sharpe, 5. Eagle P., 6. McKee 2B., 7. Vo… more

Date: 1912

Creator: Cone, D.A.

Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

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