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[Antique Carriage in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of a black, old-fashioned carriage transporting costumed passengers in League City's sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The four passengers, seated in the rear cab of the carriage, are wearing clothing in the style of the mid-1800s. In keeping with the theme, the driver, who is seated in the front cab, is wearing a curly-haired wig. With the reins in hand, he drives the wagon down the major road in League City where the parade took place.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[King and Queen of the May]

Description: Copy negative of Leticia Franks and Lloyd Harrison Medsger dressed as a queen and a king, respectively; they are standing outdoors near a large bush. Franks' costume consists of a crown, a staff, a long white gown, and a cape with an exaggerated stand-up collar. Medsger's costume consists of a jacket, a vest and shirt, short trousers, and a long, extravagant cape.
Date: unknown
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Mrs. Edmond's Class]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Edmond's 1st-grade class at Alamo Heights Elementary School. Mrs. Edmond is holding the Texas flag in the background. Bottom row, 1st child on the left is John Russell Stephenson, Col USAF, MSC (Ret.).
Date: 1939
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Wire Gang]

Description: Photograph of the wire gang, who set up the first long-distance phone lines from Waco, Texas to Belton, Texas. From left: Herbert Barrett, Frank Stone, H.C. Traylor, Srar Barrett, Chas. Straubs. The men are sitting on a wagon pulled by a couple of horses.
Date: 1910
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Telephone Crew]

Description: Photograph of Texas telephone line crew posing with tools. The child in front is William Donald Stephenson. The names of the crewmen are written below the photo.
Date: 1908~
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Battle of Flowers]

Description: Photograph of the Battle of Flowers parade in San Antonio. A group of women in white is sitting atop a float being pulled by horses down a crowded street. The man at the bottom center, smiling into the camera is William Donald Stephenson.
Date: May 1924
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Deer Hunt]

Description: Photograph of a group of men holding a dead deer, while a hunting dog lays on the ground. Some men are holding hunting rifles. The man on the far left is William Donald Stephenson.
Date: 1922
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Thornberry's]

Description: Photograph of William Carey Thornberry on a horse. Mr. Amos Thornberry is sitting with a couple of dogs and his wife, Mrs. Amos Thornberry is standing behind the fence. An unknown woman is standing with another horse.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Arthur Bea Williams & Family]

Description: Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams with her family at her swearing-in as justice of the peace. From left: Mary Blair-Moore, Arthur Bea Williams, her mother Margie Blackmon, and uncle Jack Blair. Her daughter, Andrea Williams, is taking the photo.
Date: December 14, 1983
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Archie Griffith on Motorcycle]

Description: Photograph of Archibald "Archie" Hughes Griffith sitting on an Indian motorcycle with "Miss. Barabara" written on the windscreen. He lived from March 22, 1890-August 6, 1982. Archie is the maternal grandfather of Sandra Person Wyche.
Date: 1940~
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Mary Beulah Cartwright Oualline]

Description: Photograph of Mary Beulah Cartwright Oualline. She was born in Montgomery County, Texas on September 5, 1881. She died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on January 29, 1966. She is the maternal great-grandmother of Sandra Person Wyche.
Date: 1940~
Partner: Midwestern State University
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