[Fandangle Sampler at Reynolds Bend Cookshack]

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Photograph of a performance ("a mini Fandangle") staged in the side yard of the Reynolds Bend cookshack. Performers are standing behind a low stone wall facing the audience, which is seated in folding chairs. The backs of the performers, four men and a woman in western dress, are facing the photographer. On the left Alice Reynolds is seated behind an upright piano beside the cookshack. On the right a man is seated behind an organ. The image is framed by leaves and branches of trees.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 34 x 23 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1960.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2009 and was provided by the Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 182 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

Lambshead Ranch, one of Texas' most historic cattle ranches, is still owned and operated by the direct descendants of Judge J.A. and Sallie Reynolds Matthews. The Reynolds and Matthews families were pioneer ranchers and trail drivers who arrived in East Texas in the 1850s.

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Photograph of a performance ("a mini Fandangle") staged in the side yard of the Reynolds Bend cookshack. Performers are standing behind a low stone wall facing the audience, which is seated in folding chairs. The backs of the performers, four men and a woman in western dress, are facing the photographer. On the left Alice Reynolds is seated behind an upright piano beside the cookshack. On the right a man is seated behind an organ. The image is framed by leaves and branches of trees.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 34 x 23 cm.

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The Fort Griffin Fandangle is an outdoor musical by Robert Nail about the history of Fort Griffin produced annually in Albany, Texas.

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  • Is version of MATT_1960_0659MLCC

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Rescuing Texas History, 2009

Photographs, oral histories, artwork, letters, and more. These more than 5,000 items give a glimpse into the diverse people that have called Texas home over the years. Funding provided by the Summerlee Foundation.

Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

These photos showcase ranching history, ranching practices and changes in the land. Lambshead Ranch is still owned and operated by descendants of its original settlers.

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  • 1960

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  • Dec. 8, 2009, 5:07 p.m.

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  • June 28, 2012, 11:02 a.m.

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[Fandangle Sampler at Reynolds Bend Cookshack], photograph, 1960; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth65671/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch.

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