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[Beauchamp Siblings With Dog]

Description: Photograph of the Beauchamp siblings and family dog. Oluff Beauchamp is leaning against the car, Sarah Ellen Beauchamp Totten is getting out of the driver's side, and Mary Caroline Beauchamp Saan is sitting in the backseat. The family dog "Boy Dog" is sitting on the car's running boards.
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midwestern State University

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1930

Description: Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information.
Date: 1930
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church

Life of J. W. Holston

Description: Handwritten manuscript by John Willis Holston. Chronicles his family's journey to Texas from Mississippi in 1869. Includes stories from his days as a cowboy on a cattle drive, and his two year service as a Texas Ranger.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Holston, John Willis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Medicine Man in Texas

Description: Book outlining the early history of medicine and of medical societies in Texas, along with brief biographical sketches of prominent physicians by county. It includes excerpts of newspaper articles, association meeting minutes, and other sources documenting practices over time.
Date: 1930
Creator: Red, Mrs. George Plunkett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Schepps Bakery Baseball Team, The Yellow Jackets]

Description: Photograph of the Schepps Bakery Baseball Team, The Yellow Jackets, which was part of the Cleburne Amateur Baseball League. There are thirteen men in the photo, twelve in baseball uniforms and one wearing a suite. The names are listed on the back with a small picture numbering the men; "1. Jack Bowers, Manager 2. Lewis Stevens 3. J. B. McKemie 4. Lawrence Crutcher 5. Clayton (Tut) Harris 6. Harold Watson 7. Horace King 8. R. D. Patton 9. Tuffy Laytand 10. Lowell L. (Red) Harris 11. Jack Bowers,… more
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

When Texas was young

Description: The battle of San Jacinto -- A surgeon's story -- The "Twin Sisters" -- Reminiscences, piratical and revolutionary, from the career of Colonel Warren D.C. Hall.
Date: 1930
Creator: Ziegler, Jesse A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Postcard to Launa Leng, January 12, 1930]

Description: Postcard to Launa Leng, wishing her a happy birthday. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the town and some of the small farms/houses surrounding the town, taken from a great distance. There are large bushes on the right left side of the photo, and in the background, small bluffs are visible on the horizon.
Date: 1930-01-12~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Masonic Lodge Cornerstone Placement]

Description: Copy print of an image taken at the laying of the cornerstone for the Cleburne Masonic Lodge. The stone is visible near the center of the image, suspended by ropes next to a platform. A man wearing a suit is standing on the platform looking at the stone and other people are seated along the edge of the platform, facing outward. A large crowd of people is visible in the background, along the sidewalk in front of a tall, brick building. Additional historical information is printed on the back. more
Date: February 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.346934 -97.385709
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Postcard of Cherry Trees And Washington Monument]

Description: Postcard of rows of blooming cherry trees along the edge of the Potomac river with the white Washington monument in the distance. The scene is described as "These beautiful Japanese Cherry Blossom Trees which line Riverside Drive, Potomac Park, are a gift of the Japanese Government to the United States Government. In the Spring of the year they are a most beautiful sight and might suggest to the traveler a scene in old Nippon itself." The message on the back is illegible.
Date: April 16, 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard from Craig Sisters to Mrs. Doug Craig, June 28, 1930]

Description: Postcard from the Craig sisters to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Craig, discussing their journey to and arrival in Boerne, Texas. The postcard features a photograph of an observation tower surrounded by large trees. A wooden suspension bridge hangs above a large ditch, leading to the wooded area just to the observation tower.
Date: June 28, 1930
Creator: Southern Post Card Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard from the Craig Sisters to Mrs. Doug Craig, July 26, 1930]

Description: Postcard from the Craig sisters to their mother, Mrs. Doug Craig, discussing their day and night on their trip. One of the girls mentions she didn't have an asthma attack the night before. The front of the postcard features a photograph of two buildings - one is a light-colored stone building, and the other is a two-story building with porches on both stories. The light-colored building is situated in the center-ground, while the two-story house sits in the background. There are several leafles… more
Date: July 26, 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Floral Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a flatbed float decorated with flowers and an an arch at one end, with the word "Boerne" on the side. Other vehicles are partially visible behind it and a man is walking past them at right. Handwritten on back: "Miss Boerne Aug 1930."
Date: August 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[People Walking in Field Near a Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a large, flat-bed parade float decorated with an oil well and pump as well as a "throne" on one end with a "Miss Kendalia" sign on the side of the float. It is parked in a field and several people are visible walking in the vicinity. Handwritten on back: "Fair 1930 Aug."
Date: August 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1931 to 1936]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1931 to 1936, including the name of each property's owner, each property's information, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1931/1936
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1931

Description: Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page #.
Date: 1931
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church

[Elementary Diploma for Florence Vinson]

Description: Certificate issued to Florence Vinson by the Cass County, Texas Public School district. Text reads: "This Certifies that Florence Vinson has completed the Course of Study prescribed by the Board of education for the Elementary Schools which entitles the holder to this Elementary DIPLOMA and admission into the High School Department. Given at Linden, Texas, this the 30th day of May, 1931." There is an illustration of a bald eagle near the center holding a banner that says "United States of Am… more
Date: May 30, 1931
Creator: Cass County (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries
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