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[Portrait of Margaret Almeda Harpole Prater]

Description: Portrait of Margaret Almeda Harpole with gray hair and wearing a black dress. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the woman and notes her date of birth as March 31, 1857 [this date cannot be true for two reasons: in the 1860 census she is listed as being nine years old, which makes more sense for her age at time of marriage: 17 instead of 11]. She married Richard Wesley Prater in 1868. Margaret died in Smith County, Texas. A photo of Richard Prater can also be found in the co… more
Date: 1922~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Flood On Bridge]

Description: Photograph of a wooden bridge, named Low Lamp, flooded from the overflowing Brazos river it crosses. A small group of people stand on the bridge and watch the rising water.
Date: April 13, 1922
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries
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