[Men and women on the lawn of a boarding house]

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Photograph of a group of students sitting on the lawn in front of an unidentified boarding house. The image is affixed to a cardboard matte and a list of handwritten names is written on the back of the matte. The image is undated. The names on the back are: Mrs. D.W. Brown, Denton, Texas; Ruby Granger, Comanche; Miss Emma Martin, Savoy; Nora Brown, Denton, Texas; Jonna Gillispie, Edgewood; J.D. Cochran, Ft. Worth; C.A. Glass, Farmersville Coll. Co. Texas; Maud Quindlin, Edgewood, Texas; Miss Clara Sadler, Coalgate, I.T.; Miss Celia Jenkins, Edgewood, Texas; Miss Margarite Thornton, Arlington, Texas; J.W. Rodgers, Van … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. [1900..1910].

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: University Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 125 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Description

Photograph of a group of students sitting on the lawn in front of an unidentified boarding house. The image is affixed to a cardboard matte and a list of handwritten names is written on the back of the matte. The image is undated. The names on the back are: Mrs. D.W. Brown, Denton, Texas; Ruby Granger, Comanche; Miss Emma Martin, Savoy; Nora Brown, Denton, Texas; Jonna Gillispie, Edgewood; J.D. Cochran, Ft. Worth; C.A. Glass, Farmersville Coll. Co. Texas; Maud Quindlin, Edgewood, Texas; Miss Clara Sadler, Coalgate, I.T.; Miss Celia Jenkins, Edgewood, Texas; Miss Margarite Thornton, Arlington, Texas; J.W. Rodgers, Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas; Miss Stella Womack, Fairfield, Texas; Raymond Odell, Gustine, Texas; Miss Ozella McMan (possibly McNair); Opal Cathey, Comanche, Texas; Routh, Blanket, Texas; Miss Bessie Burks, Comanche; Miss Cecil Crawford, Louisville, Texas; Myrtle Brown, Denton, Texas; Miss Nellie Nelson, Sulphur Springs; Andrew Tally, Kerens Navara (Navaro), Texas; Elzma Cunningham, Comanche; H.C. Dodd, Rosalee; L.L. Neal Olney, Young, Texas; Miss Jennie Greene, Denton, Texas; Mineral Wells. The photograph may have been taken at the D.W. Brown home on Oak Street, which acted as a boarding house for students. The photograph was most likely taken between 1900 and 1910.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photograph Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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University Photography Collection

Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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  • [1900..1910]

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  • July 6, 2016, 10:14 p.m.

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  • April 23, 2020, 8:51 a.m.

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[Men and women on the lawn of a boarding house], photograph, [1900..1910]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc851418/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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