[Photographic Portrait of Thurman and Herman Maxwell]

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Postcard featuring twin infants Thurman and Herman Maxwell, children of Franklin Lee and Nancy Maxwell. They are sitting on a chair with spiral metalwork on its back and legs. The twins are wearing white dresses and bonnets. "Twins" has been written over their heads in red ink, and a T and H have been written on their heads. The reverse side of the postcard has the infants' names written in blue marker, and a handwritten note that reads "To grandma and uncle Ben."

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1 postcard : red and blue ; 5 x 3 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1913.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2013 and was provided by the Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 65 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

The Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell includes family photographs, letters, and documents along with journals and church registers. The collection spans many Texas counties and over 150 years of Texas history.

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Postcard featuring twin infants Thurman and Herman Maxwell, children of Franklin Lee and Nancy Maxwell. They are sitting on a chair with spiral metalwork on its back and legs. The twins are wearing white dresses and bonnets. "Twins" has been written over their heads in red ink, and a T and H have been written on their heads. The reverse side of the postcard has the infants' names written in blue marker, and a handwritten note that reads "To grandma and uncle Ben."

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1 postcard : red and blue ; 5 x 3 in.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2013

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[Photographic Portrait of Thurman and Herman Maxwell], postcard, 1913; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth426830/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell.

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