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[S. C. Forman Hardware Store]

Photograph of the S. C. Forman Hardware storefront in Longview, Texas. S. C. Forman owned and operated the hardware store, and he doubled as a mortician. There are two unidentified men standing outside of the hardware store.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[First Methodist Church of Longview]

Photograph of the First Methodist Church of Longview, Texas. The church was founded around 1840 and in 1871, the church building was moved to a plot of ground given by the Texas and Pacific Railroad.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.497255 -94.737599

[First Presbyterian Church of Longview]

Photograph of the First Presbyterian Church in Longview, Texas. The church was built in 1874 on land donated by the Texas & Pacific Railroad. There are several cars parked on the street outside of the church.

Date: 1930~

Creator: Culpepper's Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.496686 -94.739364

[Gladewater Jailhouse]

Photograph of the original Gladewater Jailhouse in Gladewater, Texas. There are two men standing outside the wooden jailhouse.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[Jackson Conner Howard]

Photograph of Jackson Conner Howard. Howard was Sheriff of Gregg County for 13 years, and he served as sheriff when the Dalton Bank Robbery took place in June 1894.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[LeTourneau Industries]

Photograph of a large crane designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau of Longview, Texas. It is pictured next to a barge ship, which shows the relative size of the piece of machinery.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[LeTourneau Industries]

Photograph of one of the large bulldozers designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau of Longview, Texas. LeTourneau designed and built machinery on such a large scale that his machinery was used all over the world in large projects, such as clearing land for building dams, airports and heavy offshore oil rigs. LeTourneau was a pioneer in his field, holding almost 300 patents for inventions. In the photograph, the bulldozer is parked next to an automobile.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[Longview Barber Shop]

Photograph of the inside of Clyde Thomas' barber shop in Longview, Texas. The barber shop was located at 108 West Methvin Street, inside the Gray's Building. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[Longview Triplets]

Photograph of the first triplets born in Longview, Texas. The triplets were born to the unidentified African American couple in the photograph. Dr. James D. Grant, the only Longview African American physician in 1930, is in the center of the photograph. He delivered the triplets.

Date: 1930~

Creator: Culpepper, Cody

Item Type: Photograph

[Oil Fields]

Photograph of an oil field in Longview, Texas. The oil fields in Longview and Kilgore, Texas. There were 24 wells on 10 lots owned by 6 different companies.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

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[Longview Barber Shop]

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