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[Sworn Statements Regarding Francisco Rodriguez]

Text of four statements sworn and signed by a number of people about finding the body of Francisco Rodriguez. A final statement, signed by the members of the jury, presents their decision that Rodriguez died due from a blow to his head.

Date: December 11, 1860

Creator: Rodriguez, Cenobio; Rodriguez, Roque; Garcia, Antonio & Cano, Encamacion

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Headstone of Billy Jackson - Anderson County, Texas]

Photo of the headstone of Billy Jackson, which is located in the Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, Texas (Anderson County).

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[F.S. and Lela Wallace Jackson Headstone]

The headstone of F.S. Jackson - Born Jan 8, 1854 - Died July 25, 1884, and his wife, Lela Wallace Jackson - Born March 2, 1863 - Died April 28, 1883. This headstone is located in the Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, Anderson County, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Searching for submerged bodies after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Three men are standing in a small boat using oars to check for submerged bodies in the port area after the explosions. The boat and the men are smeared with oil/petroleum. Wooden and metal debris covers the surface of the water behind the men. On the back of the photograph is written "Searching for submerged bodies."

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Rescue workers recover a body from the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Seven men climb over wooden and metal debris carrying an unidentified body. Two men in the foreground on the left, and another man behind on the right, are watching. Large pieces of metal and wooden debris litter the ground. Cars are parked behind the men, with windows broken or blown out. On the bottom of the picture is the caption "Texas City Disaster, April 16, 1947".

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Inside the temporary morgue after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Two men in white medical coats are standing in the temporary morgue. One man examines a body wrapped in a blanket. Another body lies covered on a wooden slab.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A victim of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A dead body lies sprawled on top of a pile of boards and pipes. In the upper left corner, a man unrolls a sheet of plastic. To his right is another large heap of metal and wood debris.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Rescue workers remove a body from debris after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Rescue workers remove a dead body from charred wooden and metal debris during the aftermath of the 1947 Texas City Disaster.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[At the temporary morgue for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Four men lift a cot holding a blanket-covered body in the temporary morgue after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. Another man stands in the foreground, ready to assist. In the foreground, another blanket-wrapped body lies on a wooden table.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

Grave of Maggie Graham

Photograph of grave site. Photograph of fenced grave of Maggie Graham located near Van Horn Wells, near Van Horn, TX. Graham was killed by Indians in 1880

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Clark Hotel Museum

[Guarding the Bodies of U.S. Soldiers Killed at Columbus, New Mexico]

Postcard of a U.S. soldier guarding the tent where the caskets of fallen soldiers are held in Columbus, New Mexico.

Date: March 1916

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Executed Man]

Postcard of a deceased man. The caption on the postcard indicates that the individual was executed. He appears to have been shot; a pool of blood runs down the sidewalk. Papers are strewn about the body. The feet of onlookers are seen on a doorstep at the top of the postcard.

Date: November 19, 1913

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: El Paso Public Library

Telephone Conversation between Dr. Spies and Dr. Brindley, July 30, 1941

Manuscript of a telephone conversation between Dr. Brindley and Dr. Spies on the autopsy conducted on Dr. Meyer Bodansky's body and Dr. Brindley's findings.

Date: July 30, 1941

Item Type: Text

Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

20th Century Burials in Hutchinson County, Texas from 1901-1999

Alphabetical listing of 20th century burials in the seven cemeteries of Hutchinson County, Texas. Includes Highland Park, Holt, Leib, Sanford, Sunset, Westlawn, and Plemons Cemeteries along with burials on ranches and at Adobe Walls. Each entry consists of surname, given name, birth date, death date, and any known miscellaneous information.

Date: 2000

Creator: Morrison, Cleo McGraw & Morrison, R. D.

Item Type: Book

Partner: Hutchinson County Genealogical Society

Glasscock County Cemeteries, 1890 - 1992

Alphabetical listing of burials in the Garden City Cemetery and the St. Lawrence Cemetery of Glasscock County, Texas. Each entry consists of surname, given name, birth date, death date, and any known miscellaneous information.

Date: 1992~

Creator: Clanton, Jimmy & Clanton, Kandi

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

[Soldier In Front of Dead Bodies]

Photograph of a soldier standing in front of a pile of dead bodies. Soldiers in the background watch over the bodies.

Date: [1942..1943]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Corpses in Germany]

Photograph of the corpses of victims lying on the ground in Landsberg, Germany.

Date: [1942..1943]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Bodies on the Ground]

Photograph of bodies on the ground in Landsberg, Germany.

Date: April 28, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Two Dead Prisoners]

Photograph of the bodies of two dead prisoners lying on the ground in Germany.

Date: [1942..1943]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

Perini Family Shrine

Copy negative of two pictures of Perini family shrines in Italy. The print over the entrance of the first says "Famiglia Perini," and the second says "Coniugi Perini." Both are concrete structures with a metal gate across the front, cross decorations, and a plaque in the back with writing on it. There are mountains in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Perini Family Headstone

Copy negative of the Perini family headstone in Italy with names and death dates of members of the Perini family, including Cottardo and Maria Domenica, Ciuseppe and Marianna Perini, Giuseppe Perini, and others.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Oswald in Morgue [Print]

Photograph of deceased Lee Harvey Oswald in a morgue.

Date: 1963~

Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Oswald in Morgue [Negative]

Photograph of deceased Lee Harvey Oswald in a morgue.

Date: 1963~

Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Heritage, Volume 14, Number 2, Spring 1996

Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.

Date: Spring 1996

Creator: Texas Historical Foundation

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Texas Historical Foundation

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