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[Luncheon for Barry Scobee #1]

Description: Photograph of a luncheon for Barry Scobee. Six individuals are seated around a table full of food. The back of the card reads "Striped dress Bert Williams, to her left Katherine Scobee- Bary Scobee, Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Hambly. "
Date: April 22, 1972
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Wood Hauler Boy on Mule #1]

Description: Photograph of a young wood hauler sitting on the back of a light-colored Mule with empty baskets hanging from both of its sides. Both the mule and the boy are facing the camera. Large rock formations rise up in the distance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[The Limpia Post Office]

Description: Photograph of the Limpia Post Office, a small wooden shack. Two horses and a cart stand in front of the building. The back of the card reads "Thirteen or fourteen miles down Limpia from Fort Davis. Windmill and tank are there now, no evidence of post office. Warren Bloys ran it for McCutcheon."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Group Portrait of the Merrill Family]

Description: Photograph of the Merrill family posing for a group portrait. The back of the photograph identifies the subjects as Richard, George, Mrs. J. W., and Alice.
Date: 1910
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Five Founders of Historical Society at Fort Davis]

Description: Photograph of five founders of the Fort Davis Historical Society standing in front of an an old adobe brick building at Fort Davis. The subjects are, left to right: Espy Miller, Rowena Fenstermaker, Ralph Yarbrough, Barry Scobee, and Leslie Fenstermaker.
Date: October 1957
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Adobe Building with a Collapsed Roof]

Description: Photograph of a single-story adobe structure with a roof that has completely collapsed in the middle. The walls below the collapsed roof are mostly gone. There appear to be no windows on the remaining walls. The ground around the building is flat and sparsely vegetated.The back of the photograph notes that "this is what winds and time did to the last structure built on the post, in 1885. Picture taken by the author in 1961."
Date: 1961
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Distant View of Fort]

Description: Photograph of Fort Davis taken from a high vantage point. The back of the photograph reads. "D. Noble probably took this view---Mrs. Janes had a lot of his negatives, and she gave them to me. I found it in an envelope with long letter re Masonic Lodge bldgs. Mailed to me in 1960 from Mrs. Lois Thompson Brown. Sco. 9-1-71. Apparently this pic really goes back in the years. " A line that has been crossed out reads "the long white building was probably the Caruthers' home."
Date: unknown
Creator: Noble. D.
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Oddfellows in Full Regalia]

Description: Photograph of six members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows in full regalia. They wear formal uniforms with feathered hats and carry sabers. The bottom of the photograph identifies the subjects. From left to right, they are A. G. Prude, A. Aggerman, W. E. Pruett, Chase Mulhorn, W. Keesey, and N. Mersfelder.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Fort Davis Historical Society on 30th Anniversary]

Description: Photograph of the members of the Fort Davis Historical Society 30 years after its founding. The back of the photograph identifies the subjects from left to right as Preston Johnson, Teda Neill Johnson, Malcolm "Bish" Tweedy, Lucy "Daughter" Miller, Dale Crawford, Flora Merrill, and J. W. Crawford. The back of the photograph also notes that these individuals were the Historical Society's officers when the photograph was taken.
Date: February 1983
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[R. S. Sproul Family Posing on Porch]

Description: Photograph of the R. S. Sproul family. 8 individuals of various ages are standing on a porch and looking toward the left of the frame. The porch is made of dark-stained wood and supported by several posts. A large window is visible on the left side of the frame. A note on the photograph lists the subjects from left to right; "R. S. Sproul, Roberta Sproul Williams, Mrs. R. S. Sproul, Ruth Sproul Miles, F. L. Sproul Sr., Mary Sproul, M. H. Sproul, and Alice Sproul."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Mrs. Mattie Belle Anderson and Students]

Description: Photograph of a large group of students and teachers posing in front of an adobe brick building. The back of the photograph Identifies Mrs. Mattie Belle Anderson as a teacher at Fort Davis School and identifies the rest of the subjects; "Front Row: Joe Epsy, Tella Duncan, Charles Jones, Dosie Duncan, Mattie Belle Anderson, O. Z. Finley, Ankie Duncan, May Carpenter. Back Row: Charles (Albert?) Carpenter, Will (Tim) Merrill, Kate Epsy, Sargie Espy, Ina Walbridge, Mabel Bloys, Osterson girl, Frank… more
Date: 1892/1893
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Mrs. Emily Anderson Merrill Poses with Students]

Description: Photograph of a large group of students and teachers posing in front of an adobe brick building. The back of the photograph Identifies Mrs. Emily Anderson Merrill as a teacher at Fort Davis School and identifies the rest of the subjects; "Front row: Chess Carpenter, Doug Duncan, Pearl Richmond, Lela Chadborn, Edna Bloys, Emily Merrill?, Frank and Charlotte Webster, and Dutchovers (?) Back Row: Hugh Cavitt, Mac & Alice Sproul, Scottie Finley, Lee Sproul, Maude Carpenter, Judge Espy. Kitty Cavitt… more
Date: 1892/1893
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Rock Formations from a Distance]

Description: Photograph of a large, natural rock wall taken from a distance. The landscape in the foreground is rocky and sparsely vegetated. The back of the photograph says "McCutcheons."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Fishing at Balmorhea]

Description: Photograph of several men fishing alongside a river. The river is lined by rocky banks with sparse vegetation.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Pruett Barn]

Description: Photograph of a large barn surrounded by fencing in a flat, sparsely vegetated landscape. The back of the photograph identifies it as the "Pruett barn."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Rock Totem in Fort Davis]

Description: Postcard of a large rock formation in Fort Davis, Texas. The formation is framed by trees on either side.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Gospel Tent at Bloys Camp Meeting]

Description: Photograph of a gospel tent at Bloys Camp Meeting. A large, light-colored tent is pitched in the middle of a field. A large hill occupies the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Adobe House with Goat on the Ledge]

Description: Photograph of an adobe house with a goat standing on the ledge of the window. The back has "adobe house old in 1900 with goat" written on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[House with Children]

Description: Photograph of two children outside of a crude house with a thatched roof. The older child stands facing the camera and holding the younger who is facing away. Various items are strewn about on the ground surrounding the house.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Harry Grierson Builds Dam]

Description: Photograph of Harry Grierson sitting on a cart next to a large rock that is hoisted in the air, working on the construction of a dam.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Grierson Dam from Above]

Description: Photograph of Grierson Dam taken from a high vantage point. Sparse vegetation spots the rocky landscape. Two trees are reflected on the water's surface.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Dr. W. J. Jones-Irving House]

Description: Photograph of a two-story house with a wraparound porch. There is a large rock formation visible behind the house. A note on the front of the photograph identifies it as the "Dr. W. J. Jones-Irving House."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail
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