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[Aerial Photograph of the Turneys' Farm]

Description: Aerial photograph of Turneys' farm located on FM 544 in Murphy, Texas; this photo shows the grouping of the farm buildings with the large open fields in the front and back.
Date: 1970
Creator: O'Neill, J.
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Art Print of the Matlock Home]

Description: Art print of an artist's rendition of the Matlock Home near Murphy, Texas; the house is two stories with windows along the upper and lower floors. The note printed on the reverse side of the picture says this was made "before the house was razed and replaced with a modern brick home." The note further says that Milton Meredith Matlock built it "when he settled on the land just South of the Back Homeplace."
Date: unknown
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Christmas Photograph of the Turney Family and Friends]

Description: Photograph of he Turney Family as well as some of their friends on Christmas Day 1918. Baldwin Gonzales is standing at the front in his U. S. Army uniform and Lee Turney is standing in the back between two women and is wearing a suit.
Date: December 25, 1918
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]

Description: Class prophecy describing a person's eventful day dream that included a woman creating pictures in the room of different individuals; the pictures continue to appear and then disappear and showing different women in different locations. The last line of the piece comes after the person had awoken: "I was forced to turn from the glamers into the future and come back to the tasks of the present."
Date: 1907
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Nelle and Lee Turney Wedding Photographs]

Description: Wedding photographs of Nelle and Lee Turney; Lee is wearing a nice suit and Nelle is wearing a dress with a high neck collar.
Date: 1909~
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a Couple Cleaning the House]

Description: Photograph of a couple doing some house cleaning on the front porch to their home; the woman is sweeping and the man is carrying four empty bottles in his hands.
Date: unknown
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a Couple with a Dog]

Description: Photograph of a couple, possibly Mr. and Mrs. Henley Rood, standing behind an automobile in heavy coats; the man in the picture is holding a dog in his arm.
Date: 1924
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a Group of World War Two Soldiers]

Description: Photograph of a group of World War Two soldiers standing by the side of a ship; the group is arranged into two rows of men with the back row standing on a raised platform behind the first row. All of the men are wearing heavy coats, gloves, and hats.
Date: 194X
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a Nelson Family Reunion]

Description: Photograph of members of the Nelson Family Reunion; those present in the picture are arranged in five rows, placed on bleachers in order to get everyone in the photo. Most of the children in the picture are seated in the laps of those on the bottom row.
Date: unknown
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a Soldier with a Woman]

Description: Photograph of a soldier and a woman hugging each other; there is a note on the back of the photo that reads: "Claudie and Celle. Bet they marry some day."
Date: 194X
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a Unknown Couple at a Gas Pump]

Description: Photograph of an unknown couple standing by an advertisement for Coca Cola at a gas station. There are two large containers with the company logo printed on the sides but they are not readable.
Date: unknown
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a White Truck Co. Sales Meeting at the Adolphus Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a White Truck Co. sales meeting taking place at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas. All of the men are sitting at a round table with a white table cloth; Lee Turney is seated third from the left, and according to the note on the back of the picture the manager of the company is J. D. Allen.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a Woman Feeding Chickens]

Description: Photograph of a woman kneeling down on the ground and feeding a large group of chickens; the note on the back reads: "Me and the chickens."
Date: unknown
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a Woman Holding a Dog]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a heavy coat and holding a dog while sitting on a car bumper; a man is standing behind her and leaning against the car.
Date: 1924
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of a Woman on a Horse]

Description: Photograph of a woman named Elizabeth sitting on a horse while wearing a large hat on her head; she was participating in the Tulsa Horse Race.
Date: 1924
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Allen Berryman Toler with Two Unknown Individuals]

Description: Photograph of Allen Berryman Toler (center) standing against a Model A Ford truck with an unidentified child behind him and an unidentified man in front of him. There is a note on the back of the photograph that reads: "Berryman Toler in the center with two other men that are unknown. The car is a Model A Ford. The picture was made in the late 1920's."
Date: 192X
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.
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