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Historic plaque - Nolan County

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Sweetwater, Texas. It reads: "Nomadic Indians crossed this region before Anglo-American pioneers arrived here in the 1870s. The first settlers were buffalo hunters such as I. S. (Tuck) Focht, who later became a rancher and businessman, and cattlemen such as Confederate veteran John R. Lewis. Created in 1876, Nolan County was one of 54 counties carved from Bexar Territory. It was named for Philip Nolan (1771 - 1801), an Irish-born adventurer who came to Texas t… more
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Kevin Fitzpatrick Teaching Roping Techniques]

Description: Photograph of Kevin Fitzpatrick demonstrating trick roping techniques at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Kevin wears a black cowboy hat, white collared shirt, and denim jeans tucked into cowboy boots. Children stand around Kevin as he teaches the techniques.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Hamilton Texas Calf Raisers group photograph]

Description: Photograph of the Hamilton Texas Calf Raisers. The group is in a conference room that has light colored curtains on both of the side walls and leaf print curtains on the back wall. There are young boys sitting and kneeling on the floor at the front of the group and they are either holding cowboy hats or have them on the floor in front of them. Behind them is a group of adult women who are also kneeling on the floor. Behind the women is a group of men who are separated by age with the teenage bo… more
Date: May 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Weather]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a snowstorm.
Date: February 7, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Durwood Allen Merritt, February 7, 2010

Description: Transcript of interview with Durwood Allen "Boss" Merritt, a descendant of the Merritt and Foster families, from Hunt, Texas. Merritt speaks of his life in the rural area of Hunt, his family history, his time serving in the army during World War II, and founding the Hunt Methodist Church.
Date: February 7, 2010
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
captions transcript

[News Clip: Cold Cattle]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 7, 1989, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Calf Raisers group photograph]

Description: Photograph of the Hamilton Texas Calf Raisers. The group is in a conference room that has light colored curtains on both of the side walls and leaf print curtains on the back wall. There are young boys sitting and kneeling on the floor at the front of the group and they are either holding cowboy hats or have them on the floor in front of them. Behind them is a group of adult women who are also kneeling on the floor. Behind the women is a group of men who are separated by age with the teenage bo… more
Date: May 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Hamilton Texas Calf Raisers]

Description: Photograph of the Hamilton Texas Calf Raisers. The group is in a conference room that has light colored curtains on both of the side walls and leaf print curtains on the back wall. There are young boys sitting and kneeling on the floor at the front of the group and they are either holding cowboy hats or have them on the floor in front of them. Behind them is a group of adult women who are also kneeling on the floor. Behind the women is a group of men who are separated by age with the teenage bo… more
Date: May 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Briscoe]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about rancher Dolph Briscoe Jr.'s intent to run for Governor of Texas.
Date: May 7, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
transcript

Oral History Interview with Durwood Allen Merritt, February 7, 2010

Description: Interview with Durwood Allen "Boss" Merritt, a descendant of the Merritt and Foster families, from Hunt, Texas. Merritt speaks of his life in the rural area of Hunt, his family history, his time serving in the army during World War II, and founding the Hunt Methodist Church.
Date: February 7, 2010
Duration: 28 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher & Merritt, Durwood Allen
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Durwood Allen Merritt, February 7, 2010

Description: Interview with Durwood Allen "Boss" Merritt, a descendant of the Merritt and Foster families, from Hunt, Texas. Merritt speaks of his life in the rural area of Hunt, his family history, his time serving in the army during World War II, and founding the Hunt Methodist Church.
Date: February 7, 2010
Duration: 54 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher & Merritt, Durwood Allen
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Fence-Post.

Description: Patent for improvements to Fence-Posts, preferably made from metal, providing for simple construction and a means for holding wire, which is also of simple construction.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Copeland, Walter G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Folding Feed-Box.

Description: Patent for a folding feed box that may be "readily carried or packed in a small space" (lines 18-19) when not being used.
Date: January 7, 1913
Creator: Young, Benjamin Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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