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[Photograph of the William Murphy House Built in 1874]

Photograph of the William Murphy House, built in 1874. This photograph shows the home with its fenced in yard and long front porch; William Murphy, Dorothy Murphy, and John Murphy are standing by the bare tree next to the fence.

Date: 1874~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Land Deed to the Church of Christ in Murphy, Texas]

Land deed from James T. Murphy and Emma Murphy to R. A. Sale and Han Murphy for the "consideration of twenty dollars." The purchasers are elders "of the Church of Christ at Decator, Collin County," and the next paragraphs detail the perimeters of the land and the purposes of the land, that being "used for Church purposes."

Date: May 20, 1886

Creator: Taylor, Mrs. Frank H.

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Students at the Decatur School]

Photograph of a large group of students and adults outside of the Decatur School; there are five rows of people in the photo with one adult standing in the middle of the kids.

Date: 1894

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Nelle Turney and her Friend Riding Horses]

Photograph of Nelle Turney (right) and her friend riding horses across a piece of land.

Date: 1905

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Friends Sitting by the Railroad Bridge at Rowlett Creek]

Photograph of a group of friends sitting on a large rock next to Rowlett Creek near Murphy, Texas; the railroad bridge spanning the creek can be seen behind the group.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Nelle Turney at the Murphy Farm]

Photograph of Nelle Turney in a long dress at the Turney Farm in Murphy, Texas.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Three Individuals at Rowlett Creek]

Photograph of three individuals standing by the bank of Rowlett Creek near Murphy, Texas; they are all bending over their left knee as part of their pose. Nelle Turney is standing in the middle with her dress on.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Three Individuals at Rowlett Creek]

Photograph of three individuals, including Nelle Turney, standing on the side of Rowlett Creek located near Murphy, Texas; Nelle is standing in a dress in the middle of the group.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]

Class prophecy describing a person's eventful day dream that included a woman creating pictures in the room of different individuals; the pictures continue to appear and then disappear and showing different women in different locations. The last line of the piece comes after the person had awoken: "I was forced to turn from the glamers into the future and come back to the tasks of the present."

Date: 1907

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Nelle Turney with Friends]

Photograph of Nelle Turney (right) standing with two friends outside a fence in front of a home in McKinney, Texas.

Date: 1907

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Nelle Turney with Two Friends]

Photograph of Nelle Turney (center) standing with her two friends wearing dresses.

Date: 1907

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation]

Salutatory speech for a graduation ceremony at Texas Baptist University, providing inspiration to the students in attendance for the journey that is to come in the real world: "We stand upon the boundary line. We now must bid adieu to the school room, and turn our faces to the world,to shape our own destinies."

Date: 1907~

Item Type: Text

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Lee Turney at the Seed Store]

Photograph of Lee Turney (center) standing at the cash register in a seed store with men standing on either side of him. The walls of the store are lined with bags and boxes of bird seed.

Date: 1911

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Lee Turney Driving an Automobile]

Photograph of Lee Turney driving an automobile, being apart of the Davis-Turney Auto Co., with S. G. Davis sitting in the front seat. Nelle Turney and Mrs. Wallace Marshall are both sitting in the back seat with a third unidentified woman.

Date: 1911~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Lee and Nelle Turney in Rowlett Creek]

Photograph of Nelle and Lee Turney standing almost knee deep in Rowlett Creek located near Murphy, Texas.

Date: April 1913

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Three Men by the Davis-Turney Automobile Co. Building]

Photograph of the automobile sales team standing outside of the Davis-Turney Automobile Co. building in Dallas, Texas.

Date: September 1914

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Turney and King Family Members at the Turney Farm]

Photograph of members of the Turney and King families standing by a fallen tree on the Turney Farm in Murphy, Texas; the man on the far left is possibly Dr. William King followed by Lee Turney, Nelle Turney, and Dorothy Murphy King.

Date: 1915?

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Two Women at the Turney Farm]

Photograph of two women sitting on the ledge over a small stream running through the Turney Farm in Murphy, Texas; there is also a dog seated next to the woman on the left.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of King and Turney Family Members Swimming]

Photograph of five members of the Turney-King family including Dorothy King, Lee Turney (second left), and Nelle King Turney (second right); all of the members are wearing swimming suits in the picture.

Date: 1917

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Baldwin Gonzales in a Football Uniform]

Photograph of Baldwin Gonzales in his football uniform and standing across a pathway from an automobile.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Christmas Photograph of the Turney Family and Friends]

Photograph of he Turney Family as well as some of their friends on Christmas Day 1918. Baldwin Gonzales is standing at the front in his U. S. Army uniform and Lee Turney is standing in the back between two women and is wearing a suit.

Date: December 25, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Four Men Including Lee Turney on Christmas Day]

Photograph of a group of four men standing on a porch on Christmas Day; Lee Turney is the second from the left and Baldwin Gonzales is standing in his U. S. Army uniform.

Date: December 25, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a White Truck Co. Sales Meeting at the Adolphus Hotel]

Photograph of a White Truck Co. sales meeting taking place at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas. All of the men are sitting at a round table with a white table cloth; Lee Turney is seated third from the left, and according to the note on the back of the picture the manager of the company is J. D. Allen.

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Nelle and Lee Turney with Two Unknown Women]

Photograph of Nelle and Lee Turney (right) along with two other unidentified women standing along the bank of Rowlett Creek near Murphy, Texas. The women in the group are all wearing dresses and Lee is wearing a shirt, tie, and pants.

Date: July 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

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[Photograph of the William Murphy House Built in 1874]

[Land Deed to the Church of Christ in Murphy, Texas]

[Photograph of Students at the Decatur School]

[Photograph of Nelle Turney and her Friend Riding Horses]

[Photograph of Friends Sitting by the Railroad Bridge at Rowlett Creek]

[Photograph of Nelle Turney at the Murphy Farm]

[Photograph of Three Individuals at Rowlett Creek]

[Photograph of Three Individuals at Rowlett Creek]

[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]

[Photograph of Nelle Turney with Friends]

[Photograph of Nelle Turney with Two Friends]

[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation]

[Photograph of Lee Turney at the Seed Store]

[Photograph of Lee Turney Driving an Automobile]

[Photograph of Lee and Nelle Turney in Rowlett Creek]

[Photograph of Three Men by the Davis-Turney Automobile Co. Building]

[Photograph of Turney and King Family Members at the Turney Farm]

[Photograph of Two Women at the Turney Farm]

[Photograph of King and Turney Family Members Swimming]

[Photograph of Baldwin Gonzales in a Football Uniform]

[Christmas Photograph of the Turney Family and Friends]

[Photograph of Four Men Including Lee Turney on Christmas Day]

[Photograph of a White Truck Co. Sales Meeting at the Adolphus Hotel]

[Photograph of Nelle and Lee Turney with Two Unknown Women]