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[First Presbyterian Church Sign]

Photograph of a sign outside the First Presbyterian Church in Giddings, Texas. A Texas Historical Commission marker is visible behind the sign, and the church building is visible to the left. Cars are parked to the right.

Date: March 9, 2010

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.182425 -96.936202

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

[Historic Marker Application: First Lutheran Church]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the First Lutheran Church, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

Date: August 21, 1969

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Location: 29.302114 -94.794514

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: First Presbyterian Church, Galveston]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the First Presbyterian Church, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

Date: April 11, 1968

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Location: 29.304565 -94.788828

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: First Presbyterian Church, Karnes City]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the First Presbyterian Church, in Karnes City, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

Date: 1970

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Location: 28.887958 -97.897548

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: First Presbyterian Church, Georgetown]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the First Presbyterian Church, in Georgetown, Texas. The materials include the original application, and photograph.

Date: October 6, 1962

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Location: 30.637202 -97.675477

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

Juke Joints of Kerrville, Texas [Text]

Document describing seven juke joints in the African American community of Kerrville throughout the 20th century.

Date: unknown

Creator: Fifer, Clifton, Jr.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Parker and McDaniel Brick Home]

Photograph of the Lavinia Parker McDaniel and George W. McDaniel brick home at 774 Butternut, Abilene, Texas. The house is a brick two-story building, with a raised covered porch extending from the main structure with steps. The upper floor windows are lined with shutters. A pile of dirt is at center, next to bare trees and shrubs. A man in a top hat holds a baby at center, to the left of the covered porch. The McDaniel house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Date: [1924..]

Creator: The Fox Co.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.441120 -99.738476

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Rupert N. Richardson to Harris Leon Kempner, February 28, 1962]

Letter from Rupert N. Richardson to Harris Leon Kempner updating on the progress that has been made in the field of development over Texas. So, he requests a check of $100.00 or more as a contribution to the foundation which benefits Texans and out-of-state tourists.

Date: February 28, 1962

Creator: Richardson, Rupert N.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Historic Marker Application: George Francis Home and Dublin Plantation]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the George Francis Home and Dublin Plantation, in Prairie Lea, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

Date: August 23, 1968

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Rogers Street Bridge]

Photograph of the Rogers Street Bridge in Waxahachie, Texas.

Date: unknown

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Photograph of the Historical Marker for Indianola]

Photograph of the historical marker for Indianola. The marker is rectangular in shape and the text in it is bordered by an opened scroll-like design. The marker is in front of a beach.

Date: June 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Photograph of the Historical Marker for Indianola, Detail]

Photograph of the historical marker for Indianola. The marker is rectangular in shape and the text in it is bordered by an opened scroll-like design. The marker is in front of a beach.

Date: June 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Historical Marker for John York and Charles Eckhardt]

Photograph of the historical marker for John York and Charles Eckhardt, co-founders of Yorktown.

Date: June 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Handwritten Letter From Natalie Ornish to I. H. Kempner, April 28, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Natalie Ornish discussing her concerns over the future of the late Rabbi Cohen's home and suggests that it be made into a historical site or museum in his memory.

Date: April 28, 1954

Creator: Ornish, Natalie Gene Moskowitz

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to B. P. Briscoe, April 24, 1954]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to B. P. Briscoe discussing on a topic involving vapor barriers in construction. He appreciates Mr. Moore's advice on the subject. Additionally, the letter refers to a past conversation about historical sites in Texas, specifically the old Baker place from the Republic of Texas era, and inquires about any published information on it, hoping for a copy.

Date: April 24, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

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[News Clip: Payton]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: February 21, 1995, 5:00 p.m.

Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Historical Marker Ceremony: Marker and Two Men #1]

Photograph of the unveiling of a historical marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission in front of the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two men stand on each side of the historical marker, facing forward. A crowd of people is scattered behind the marker.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.924455 -96.460660

Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall

[Historical Marker Ceremony: Unveiling]

Photograph of the unveiling of a historical marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission in front of the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two men are removing the covering from the historical marker, while a crowd watches from behind. The church building is in the background (right).

Date: 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.924455 -96.460660

Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall

[Historical Marker Ceremony: Marker and Two Men #2]

Date: 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.924455 -96.460660

Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall

[Historical Marker Ceremony: Crowd at Marker Unveiling #1]

Photograph of the unveiling of a historical marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission in front of the Rockwall First Baptist Church. A crowd of people stand along the sidewalk and around the marker, currently obscured with a covering wrapped around it. The corner of Goliath Street and Boydstun Avenue runs across the image, behind the crowd.

Date: 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.924455 -96.460660

Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall

[Historical Marker Ceremony: Crowd at Marker Unveiling #2]

Date: 1976

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.924455 -96.460660

Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall

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Juke Joints in Kerrville, Texas

Recording of a presentation by teacher, historian, and Kerrville, Texas citizen Clifton Fifer describing seven juke joints in the African American community of Kerrville throughout the 20th century.

Date: unknown

Duration: 23 minutes 57 seconds

Creator: Fifer, Clifton, Jr.

Item Type: Video

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Dedication Ceremonies Celebrating the Placement of Offical Texas Historical Markers at the SItes of The Bartlett Colored School and The Booker T. Washington School, June 28, 2003

Booklet documenting the events for the dedication ceremonies to place historical markers for the Bartlett Colored School and the Booker T. Washington School, along with notes about the history of the schools and the text of the markers.

Date: 2003

Creator: Brown, Laurice Sanders; Capers, Mary & Powell-Loatman, Carol

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: African American Library of Bell County

Pioneers in Education: The G.L. & Marguerite Powell Story [Supplement]

Supplementary text and images related to the life and educational careers of Marguerite and G. L. Powell, including narrative anecdotes about their lives along with includes newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and other materials.

Date: 2003~

Creator: Powell-Loatman, Carol

Item Type: Book

Partner: African American Library of Bell County