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[Abandoned Barn]

Description: Photograph of an abandoned barn in Murphy, Texas. A light colored wooden building sits in a forest, its roof bending and collapsing. A sheet metal wall sits at the center of the photograph, the windows and door frames of the building empty.
Date: September 14, 2013

[Albert Taylor and Tollie McMillen at Williams Farm]

Description: Photograph of Albert Taylor and Tollie McMillen at the Williams' Farm in Garland, Texas. Taylor stands on the left, wearing a white shirt, dark pants, a dark hat, and a patterned tie. McMillen is stood on the right wearing a light colored outfit with suspenders and a hat. They are stood outside an open garage to the left. Fence are visible in the background to the right.
Date: unknown
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[Ann Williams Outside Front Door]

Description: Photograph of Ann Williams outside a house front door. The wears a white dress with gloves and holds open a storm door of a white house. She is stood on a covered porch beside a second door to her right. The photograph is sat on a curvy piece of paper with the text "Oct 1960" at the bottom.
Date: October 1960

[Art Print of the Matlock Home]

Description: Art print of an artist's rendition of the Matlock Home near Murphy, Texas; the house is two stories with windows along the upper and lower floors. The note printed on the reverse side of the picture says this was made "before the house was razed and replaced with a modern brick home." The note further says that Milton Meredith Matlock built it "when he settled on the land just South of the Back Homeplace."
Date: unknown

[Bill McMillen]

Description: Photograph of a young Bill McMillen. The young boy wears a dark suit with shorts. He stands alone with his hands by his side. His hair is short and slicked down on his head. The photograph sits in a folded pamphlet.
Date: unknown

[Card from the Turneys to the Wooleys]

Description: Card from the Wooleys to the Turneys, which has an illustration of St. Francis of Assisi and woodland creatures in a green forest on the front of the card. Inside the card, there is a prayer by St. Francis of Assisi. There is a lot of handwritten text on the back of the card from the Wooleys.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Greetings Corp.

[Cemetery by Forest]

Description: Photograph of a cemetery near a forest in Murphy, Texas. Headstones of varying sizes sit in lines in a grass field covered in leaves. A few of the headstones are leaned over and broken. A line of tall grass sit ahead of green, yellow, and orange trees in the background.
Date: 1988?

[Cemetery in Murphy, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a cemetery in Murphy, Texas. Tall, stone headstones are scattered across a manicured, dark green, grassy field. Green and leafless trees surround the cemetery yard in the background. The shadow of a cemetery entrance is visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown

[Child on Donkey]

Description: Photograph of a child on a donkey. The child has short, light hair and wears a dark sweater, black leggings, and a white skirt. They sit on the back of a dark donkey, who stands still with a saddle on its back. A sidewalk is visible behind them, parallel to a short, wooden fence outside a house.
Date: unknown

[Christmas Card]

Description: Christmas Card illustrated with a scene of a a couple and two children walking up to a house where another couple and child are standing. The card is signed "Jo" and there is a handwritten note on the back addressed to "Aunt Edna" expressing well wishes in the holiday season.
Date: unknown
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