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[Gospel Tent at Bloys Camp Meeting]

Description: Photograph of a gospel tent at Bloys Camp Meeting. A large, light-colored tent is pitched in the middle of a field. A large hill occupies the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Granger Family Posing on a Porch]

Description: Photograph of the Granger family sitting and posing on a porch. The six individuals are all in formal dress, sitting and looking to the right of the camera. There is a house made of adobe brick behind them on the left side of the frame. On the left side, there is a smaller adobe brick building behind a picket fence.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Grierson Dam from Above]

Description: Photograph of Grierson Dam taken from a high vantage point. Sparse vegetation spots the rocky landscape. Two trees are reflected on the water's surface.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Grierson Dam up Keesey Canyon]

Description: Photograph of Grierson Dam up Keesey canyon. Sparse vegetation dots the sloping landscape. A note on the back of the photograph reads "Isn't this Grierson Dam up Keesey Canyon? I feel sure it is. Yes."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Grierson Spring Valley Ranch]

Description: Photograph of several buildings connected by fencing with a large yard in the middle. Several large hills loom in the background. Back of the photograph reads: "Picture of the Grierson Spring Valley "Ranch" near the northeast corner of Fort Davis. It was 'the Old Grierson Homestead.' Not to be confused with the big house a mile or so N. E. of the fort, which Harry and Bea Grierson occupied at least in the 1930s."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Group of 11 Poses with Barry Scobee]

Description: Photograph of a group of 11 people posing outside of Fort Barracks with Barry Scobee. The subjects are, left to right: Grace Schoafema, Bert Williams, Lucy Miller, Lela Weatherby, Mary Sproul, Katherine Scobee, Jim Stevens, Barry Scobee, Mrs. Hanelby, Annie Lou Clark, and W. Hoffman.
Date: April 22, 1972
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Guard House at Ft. Davis]

Description: Photograph of a small guard house at Ft. Davis located in front of Sleeping Lion Mountain. The large rock formation towers over the guard house.
Date: unknown
Creator: N. Brown & Son
Location: 30.594823 -103.898087
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Harold King Sitting in a Buggy]

Description: Photograph of Harold King smoking a cigar and sitting in a buggy. He is wearing a light-colored suit with a bowtie and a hat. Several cars are parked outside of a building behind him on the right side of the frame.
Date: 1905
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Harry Grierson Builds Dam]

Description: Photograph of Harry Grierson sitting on a cart next to a large rock that is hoisted in the air, working on the construction of a dam.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Home of C. H. Bird]

Description: Photograph of a single-story house is made of brick and surrounded by low vegetation; a handwritten note at the bottom labels it "Home of C. H. Bird." A windmill is visible above the roofline and rolling hills are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Home of E. H. Carlton]

Description: Photograph of a large, two-story house with a wrap-around porch that is surrounded by a light-colored picket fence. On the right side of the photograph, another building is visible in the background. On the left side, there is a large rock formation in the background. The back of the photograph notes the name "Roy Bloys."
Date: 1902?
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[House with Children]

Description: Photograph of two children outside of a crude house with a thatched roof. The older child stands facing the camera and holding the younger who is facing away. Various items are strewn about on the ground surrounding the house.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Irrigation Ditch at C. H. Bird's Ranch]

Description: Photograph of an irrigation ditch on C. H. Bird's ranch in Ft. Davis. The ditch itself is full of still water. Several flowering trees are scattered throughout the scene. A large, densely vegetated hill rises up in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Duncan Photo
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Jim Nunn-Smith House]

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick house in a rocky, sparsely vegetated landscape. The house is surrounded by fencing. In the background, a rocky hill rises above the roofline. The back of the photograph reads "Jim Nunn-Smith House. Built by an Englishman named Culley. Burned when Clive Acton lived there, T. E. Smith rebuilt and owned. Now occupied by Ronnie Rinehart. Historical So. 1971."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Keesey Fishing Camp]

Description: Photograph of several individuals gathered at a campsite for the Keesey Fishing Camp. A tent is pitched in the background. All of the subjects are standing except for one woman in a light-colored dress that is sitting on a log on the left side of the frame.
Date: 1907
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Lempert Hotel Looking West]

Description: Photograph of the Lempert Hotel (right) taken from a distance. The top of a wagon wheel is visible in the foreground. A wide street of packed dirt runs down the center of the photograph. On the left side, a line of fencing is visible.
Date: unknown
Location: 30.589030 -103.895986
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[The Limpia Post Office]

Description: Photograph of the Limpia Post Office, a small wooden shack. Two horses and a cart stand in front of the building. The back of the card reads "Thirteen or fourteen miles down Limpia from Fort Davis. Windmill and tank are there now, no evidence of post office. Warren Bloys ran it for McCutcheon."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Line of Military Wagons and Horses]

Description: Photograph of dozens of military wagons and horses lined up in a wide expanse of flat, bare dirt.
Date: 1917/1918
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Lt. David S. Stanley and Alice Grierson Posing]

Description: Photograph of retired Navy Lieutenant David S. Stanley (left) and Alice Kirk Grierson (right) posing outside of an adobe brick building. Stanley is wearing a light-colored button-down shirt with dark-colored pants and he is holding an object in his left hand. Grierson is wearing a patterned suit with a skirt that falls just below the knee, cat-eye glasses, and a pearl necklace. Their bodies are turned toward each other, but both are looking at the camera.
Date: May 7, 1972
Creator: Scobee, Barry
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Luncheon for Barry Scobee #1]

Description: Photograph of a luncheon for Barry Scobee. Six individuals are seated around a table full of food. The back of the card reads "Striped dress Bert Williams, to her left Katherine Scobee- Bary Scobee, Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Hambly. "
Date: April 22, 1972
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Luncheon for Barry Scobee #2]

Description: Photograph of many people gathered in a room with several tables for a luncheon honoring Barry Scobee. The room sports light-colored painted cinder block walls and a wide window with curtains. Two people stand behind a cash register in the corner.
Date: April 22, 1972
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Luncheon for Barry Scobee #3]

Description: Photograph of many people gathered in a room with several tables for a luncheon honoring Barry Scobee. The room sports light-colored painted cinder block walls.. Two people stand behind a cash register in the corner. The back of the photograph reads "Long haired lady Mary Williams, then Jim Stevens, then Betty Stevens."
Date: April 22, 1972
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Luncheon for Barry Scobee #4]

Description: Photograph of many people gathered in a room with several tables for a luncheon honoring Barry Scobee. The room sports light-colored painted cinder block walls and a wide window with curtains. Two people stand behind a cash register in the corner.
Date: April 22, 1972
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail
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