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[Freeman Family Standing in Front of Home]

Description: Photograph of members of the Freeman family standing in front of their wooden home in Purmela, Texas. They are identified from the left as Alvin (age six), Louis (age eight), Way (age four), Alex, Thoyce (age two), Winnie, Lillian (age ten), and Vivian (age eleven). A windpump is visible in the background to the right. The reverse side of the mat has a note that says "To Dred & Emma."
Date: 1909
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Postcard of Girl Diving]

Description: Postcard of a girl in a yellow dress diving into water. Text on the front of the postcard says: "Down she goes, Galveston Texas." Handwritten message on the back of the postcard expresses Sam Rayburn's desire for Lou Rayburn to be with him on his trip.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: Rayburn, Sam
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site
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