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Life and career of Senator Robert Love Taylor (Our Bob)

Description: Biography of Robert (Bob) Love Taylor, a senator during the 46th Congress, who later served as governor of Tennessee. It includes recollections around the Civil War and other parts of his life including his time in school and his work as a newspaper editor.
Date: 1913
Creator: Taylor, James Patton; Taylor, Alf A. & Taylor, Hugh L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Who is W. T. Eldridge?

Description: Pamphlet taking a position against the prison reform ideas of W.T. Eldridge, a businessman who ran the Imperial Sugar Company. The political commentary is addressed to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Legislative Investigating Committee, and the Members of the Legislature of Texas. It includes several letters, question-and-answer transcripts and other documentation discussing Texas legislation and policies related to prisons.
Date: August 1913
Creator: Dunovant, Adelia A.
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[John S. Heard Ledger #1: 1893-1913]

Description: Ledger containing financial records of John S. Heard documenting expenses, deposits, and investments, organized by various fund locations and sellers. There is a card for Royal Insurance Company included with the ledger.
Date: 1893-06/1913
Creator: Heard, John S.
Partner: Heard-Craig Museum

[Index to Stock Register]

Description: Book containing an alphabetical listing of selected stock information that can be found in a separate ledger, which documents more information about investment shares and accounting. Each index entry lists the name of the company for the stock and a page number in the register.
Date: 1913~/1920~
Creator: Heard, John S.
Partner: Heard-Craig Museum

[Photograph of Group Standing on Dam Wall]

Description: Photograph of a group of people, mostly women in light-colored dresses, standing on top of a stone wall. There is a small body of water and some bushes at the bottom of the wall, and a group of skinny trees on the left of the water. More trees are barely visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph indicate that the wall is a remnant of the Dietert Mill that burned down, and also includes the name of the donor of the photo.
Date: 1913
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[First Jury in the New Courthouse, 1913]

Description: Photograph of the first jury, judge, and attorneys involved in the first trial in the new courthouse, likely in Johnson County. There are fifteen portraits, each labelled with the pictured man's name underneath. Listed from left to right and top to bottom; "M. M. Co[a]llings," "A. D. Ewing," Jno. I. Rogers, foreman," "M. C. Myers," "L. P. Shirley," "W. H. Bennett," "H. W. Renfro," "Jno. Prest[..]," "Tom W. Hines," "J. R. Scott," "F. P. West," "Co. Atty. J. K. Russell," "Judge O. L. Lockett," "[… more
Date: 1913
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[American National Insurance Building Under Construction #3]

Description: Photograph of the American National Insurance Building under construction circa 1913. A large, multistory building with a partially complete brick and stone edifice looms over a street lined with businesses and strewn with construction materials. A small building to the left of the frame advertises hot and cold baths. Another small building has a car parked in front of it.
Date: [..1913]
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[American National Insurance Building Under Construction #4]

Description: Photograph of the American National Insurance Building under construction circa 1913. A large, multistory building with a partially complete brick and stone edifice looms over a street lined with businesses and strewn with construction materials. A small building to the left of the frame advertises hot and cold baths. Toward the center, another small building has a car parked in front of it.
Date: [..1913]
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Dannel Funeral Home]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman, Texas. Text: After training in the mortuary sciences in Chicago, John C. Dannel moved with his new wife, Flossie Louella Wade, to Sherman, Texas, where he purchased the Sherman Undertaking Company. John's father had owned and operated an undertaking parlor in Illinois, where John was born, and he followed his father into the business. The Dannels' first funeral parlor in Sherman was located at the corner of… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

General Plan for the City of Dallas, Texas: Map Showing General Features of Suggested Improvements in Transportation Facilities Except Street Car Lines

Description: Map displaying proposed changes to railroads and transportation infrastructure (colored green and red) in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Kessler Plan. The main part of Dallas and Oak Cliff are represented, with some streets, railroads, and bodies of water.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Geo. E. Kessler & Co.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Clebarro College Baseball Team]

Description: Copy print of a baseball team posing in a field near a large brick building, organized in two lines, with ten of the players seated in the front and the others standing behind. Most of the players are wearing uniforms and there are several men wearing suits in the group; bats have been arranged in an "x" in the middle of the front row and others are laying on the ground. Other people who do not appear to be part of the group are partially visible in the background. Additional information abo… more
Date: [1913..1916]
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troup 44)]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troup 44) in Van Alstyne, Texas. Text: The U.S. Congress chartered the Boy Scouts of America organization in 1910. Just two years later, three Van Alstyne boys, Rowland Barnett, Otis White, and Rae Nunnallee, received a Boy Scout storybook. Barnett made a Christmas wish and, in March 1913, the Van Alstyne troop received its charter - one of the first in the state. W.F. Barnett, Rowland's father and Van Alstyne school s… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West
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