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Cattle Ranges of the Southwest

Description: This book contains information about the use and condition of Texas pastures contemporary with the book. It also gives information about the obstacles in the way of renewing the cattle ranges and how the cattle ranges could possibly be renewed.
Date: 1898
Creator: Bentley, Henry Lewis
Partner: UNT Libraries

Life of J. W. Holston

Description: Handwritten manuscript by John Willis Holston. Chronicles his family's journey to Texas from Mississippi in 1869. Includes stories from his days as a cowboy on a cattle drive, and his two year service as a Texas Ranger.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Holston, John Willis
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Texas Panhandle: 1885.

Description: Map shows cattle brands of ranches and identifies their owners in the late nineteenth century "Texas Panhandle." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,265,000].
Date: 1965
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Navajo Saddle Blanket]

Description: Navajo Saddle Blanket. Red, Black and White Patterned. Belonged to donors great grandfather who acquired the blanket while pursuing a criminal into Colorado during his service as a Texas Ranger. Blanket Believed to be over 100yrs old.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Congressman John M. Moore, Sr. with African American chuck wagon cook]

Description: Postcard of Congressman John M. Moore, Sr. with African American chuck wagon and camp cook, ca. 1915. Moore is standing behind camp table in a three piece suit and hat, with his foot up on the bench. African American chuck wagon cook is sitting on the other bench, wearing a cowboy hat, light shirt, dark pants. Chuck wagon is behind Moore and cook.
Date: 1915
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Congressman John M. Moore and his ranch hands.]

Description: Photograph (copy) of Congressman John M. Moore and his ranch hands: Alex Anderson, and Frank Bell. Moore, who is standing to the right of the wooden table, is wearing a three piece suit with tie and hat. The ranch hand who is standing is wearing light colored pants, jacket, and hat with white collar-less shirt. The man seated at wooden bench is wearing dark pants, white shirt, vest, and cowboy hat. A buggy is in the background. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Man standing next to a bull]

Description: Photograph (copy) of a man standing next to a bull. The man, wearing light colored pants, shirt and hat, is holding a cane in his left hand. He has his right hand on the back of the bull. An automobile can be seen in the right background. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[A.P. George Ranch]

Description: Photograph (copy) of the original ranch house of the A.P. George Ranch. The wooden house is a one and a half story white house with dark trim. Photograph is of the northwest corner of the house where the porch is located. White picket fence around house and a wire fence encloses the picket fence and the house. Pasture in foreground. Small tree on left of photograph and two large oak trees in backyard on left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Farmer with cattle, Joe Kovar]

Description: Copy of photograph of a farmer with cattle. On back in pencil: Joe Kovar. Man standing behind two Holstein cows. Man is wearing dark pants, light colored shirt, jacket and dark hat. Wood building (probably barn) in background on right. Wooden fence in background on right. Scanned image is of a copy.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum
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