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[Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree and tree house]

Description: Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree and tree house. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the tree was planted by Nancy Jones in 1824 and is located in the George Ranch house yard. The tree house was added by Albert Peyton and Mamie George for Mary Jones, daughter of Mamie's cousin Henry Jones. In this photograph, the tree house spiral stairway is blocked by two wooden braces. A long pole is supporting the limb on which the tree house sits (to left… more
Date: July 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree]

Description: Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the tree was planted by Nancy Jones in 1824. The tree house was added by the Georges for Mary Jones, daughter of Mamie's cousin Henry Jones. There is a vine covered utility pole in center foreground. Tops of shrubs in bottom right corner of photo. Wooden fence with dog house (?) on other side. Trees in background. Written on back of photo in pe… more
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of the George Ranch house yard focuses on the Nancy Jones oak tree]

Description: Photograph of the George Ranch house yard focuses on the Nancy Jones oak tree. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the tree was planted in 1824 by Nancy Jones and the Georges later added the tree house for Mary Jones, daughter of Mamie George's cousin Henry Jones. A spiral staircase around the trunk of the tree leads to the large wooden tree house. A pole to the left of the photograph is being utilized to support a huge sagging limb. Another oak tre… more
Date: January 27, 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of five children playing in the George Ranch house yard]

Description: Photograph of five children playing in the George Ranch house yard beneath the Nancy Jones oak tree. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the oak tree was planted in 1824 by Nancy Jones and the tree house was later added by Mrs. And Mrs. A.P. George for Mary Jones, daughter of Mrs. George's cousin Henry Jones. There is a little girl standing in front of the tree trunk while four other children play near the wooden lawn furniture near the right side o… more
Date: August 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of the George Ranch house yard]

Description: Photograph of the George Ranch house yard. The huge oak tree on far left is the Nancy Jones oak tree which, according to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", she planted in 1824. The tree house was later added by the George's for Mary Jones, daughter of Mamie's cousin Henry Jones. There is a wooden rocking chair to the left, near the trunk of the oak tree and there are three more wooden chairs in the yard on the right. A corner of the George Ranch house is visibl… more
Date: January 27, 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of Jefferson Tower with Christmas Lights]

Description: Street view photograph of the front of Jefferson Tower, a tall multi-story stone building with Christmas lights arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree on the face of the building. There are Christmas lights draped along the top and ground floors, and two cars parked in front. On the ground floor, there is a gift shop and the entrance to the Medical and Dental Building. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photo.
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.743121 -96.827365
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Jefferson Towers with Christmas Lights]

Description: Street view photograph of Jefferson Towers and the buildings to the right, taken from Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas, Texas. The tower is a nine-story stone building with Christmas lights along the ground floor, top story, and arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree on the face of the building. There are cars parked in front of the building strip and puddles in the street. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photo.
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.743094 -96.827760
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Byrd Williams III on a shore]

Description: Photograph of Byrd Williams III on the rocky shore of a lake near Fort Worth, Texas. He bends down as if to pick something up off of the ground. He wears a long-sleeved shirt with suspenders and dark, striped pants. A small leafless tree grows in the shallow water behind him.
Date: [1937..1939]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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