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Autographed Photo of Sam Rayburn

Photograph of Sam Rayburn. Sepia-toned toned photograph of Sam Rayburn from the chest up. He wears a dark suit, tie and white shirt. The photograph is autographed by Sam Rayburn. The words, "To my sister Meddie with my deepest affection--Sam Rayburn" are at the bottom of the photo. Meddie (Medibel Bartley) was one of Sam Rayburn's three sisters. She and her husband, S.E. Bartley lived in Sam Rayburn's home in Bonham beginning in the 1940s.

Date: 1882/1961

Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

Samuel Edward Bartley high school graduation photo

Photograph of graduation high school class. The photograph was likely taken sometime between 1880 and 1910. The man seated in the middle of the front row is Samuel Edward (S.E.) Bartley, Sam Rayburn's brother-in-law. Mr. Bartley married Sam Rayburn's sister Medibel in 1902 and together they had two children. S.E. and Medibel moved into the Rayburn home in the 1940s. Mr. Bartley's high school graduation photo shows twelve students; nine girls and three boys. The girls all wear long sleeved,… more

Date: 1880/1910

Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Portrait of an Unknown Man Sitting on a Chair]

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting in a cushioned chair. He wears a large coat.

Date: 1883~/1889~

Creator: Cadman, A. W.

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Taking Cotton to to the Mill, Bonham]

Photograph of a line of mule-pulled wagons loaded with cotton along South Center Street in Bonham. Some structures are lined along the road in the background, and the old Fannin County Courthouse is visible in the background.

Date: [1888..1929]

Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Laying the Cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse]

Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse in May, 1888. The ceremony was performed by a Masonic order, and they are identifiable in the photograph as individuals wearing white aprons around their waists. A man standing in a platform at center guides the cornerstone down to its place. The stone, a giant beige brick, hangs from above. A crowd of spectators, many wearing hats, are gathered around the ceremony.

Date: May 1888

Location: 33.577553 -96.178630