[Mary Jones Prowell, Virginia Davis Scarborough, and Helen Jane Farmer sitting on steps at Observation Post]

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On back: "Mary Jones Prowell, Virginia Davis Scarborough, Helen Jane Farmer at Observation Post on George Ranch property, spring, 1943." These three young women are sitting on the steps of a white wooden building that is held up by cinder blocks. Virginia Davis Scarborough is holding a white hat and a pair of sunglasses in her right hand.

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Paper; Length/Circumference: 12.5, Width/Diameter: 18.5

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Creator: Unknown. 1943.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: George Ranch Museum Collection and was provided by George Ranch Historical Park to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 23 times . More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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George Ranch Historical Park

This 23,000-acre working ranch and living history museum are located in Fort Bend County. The land was originally settled in 1824 as part of the Austin Colony by Nancy and Henry Jones. The park's mission centers on preserving the history of the county and galvanizing the appreciation of cultural heritage.

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On back: "Mary Jones Prowell, Virginia Davis Scarborough, Helen Jane Farmer at Observation Post on George Ranch property, spring, 1943." These three young women are sitting on the steps of a white wooden building that is held up by cinder blocks. Virginia Davis Scarborough is holding a white hat and a pair of sunglasses in her right hand.

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Paper; Length/Circumference: 12.5, Width/Diameter: 18.5

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George Ranch Museum Collection

This 23,000-acre working ranch and living history museum was originally settled in 1824 as part of the Austin Colony by Nancy and Henry Jones. Materials focus on the Jones and George families and the traditional Texas pursuits of cattle, cotton, and oil.

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[Mary Jones Prowell, Virginia Davis Scarborough, and Helen Jane Farmer sitting on steps at Observation Post], photograph, 1943; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8610/: accessed April 27, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting George Ranch Historical Park.