[Photograph of a House Covered with Roses]

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Photograph of a small house in the side yard of 405 N. Main Street in Cleburne, Texas. There is a picket fence around the yard and several rose bushes in front of the house. Information about the house is written on the back of the photograph.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm., on mat 21 x 26 cm.

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Bennett & Co. Creation Date: Unknown.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2019 and was provided by the Private Collection of the Curtis Estate to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 18 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of the Curtis Estate

The Private Collection of the Curtis Estate consists of images from the latter half of the 19th century up to about WWII. The images by professional photographers include tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet photos, real photo postcards and “modern” photographs. Snapshots from the 20th century were made by family members or friends. The photographers are identified where known.

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Photograph of a small house in the side yard of 405 N. Main Street in Cleburne, Texas. There is a picket fence around the yard and several rose bushes in front of the house. Information about the house is written on the back of the photograph.

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm., on mat 21 x 26 cm.

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Text from the back of the photograph: "Hugh Wimberly (moved back in 190[..]) First house built in Cleburne. Originally two rooms made of logs with hall between. Attic also two rooms with hall between. Bought by father of S. M. Wimberly. Her mother, Mrs. Moody, and 'Miss Sally' later kept a boarding house here. The Johnson County jury was frequently sent here. The kitchen was in the yard. The original building - cut in two - is still in back yard of Mrs. Wimberly."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2019

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  • March 19, 2021, 7:55 a.m.

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  • May 17, 2021, 5:44 p.m.

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Bennett & Co. [Photograph of a House Covered with Roses], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1319258/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of the Curtis Estate.

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