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Oral History Interview with Jack and Frances Real Stevens, January 31, 2001

Interview with Jack and Frances Real Stevens, a ranching and former Navy couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple describes their individual childhoods, growing up in town and on a ranch, as well as their travels around the world. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens also discuss their involvement with the Kerrville community. The interview includes a history of the Kerrville German Dance Club, on pages 2-4.

Date: January 31, 2001

Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Stevens, Jack & Stevens, Frances Real

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Portrait of Wirt A. Paddock]

Portrait of Wirt A. Paddock, a young man wearing a suit and polka dot tie. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Wirt A. Paddock, January 1889. Knox College, Class of '89. Fort Worth, Texas. Property of Alpha Xi of Beta Theta Pi."

Date: January 1889

Creator: Merritt

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of rows of tents at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A note on the front of the postcard says "Co. C, 127th Infantry." A handwritten note on the back, which is addressed to Mrs. J. A. Miller in Shulane, Illinois, says "Dear Mother, We are still sailing on. It is about 9:30 and time to go to bed. Am well and alright and hope you the same. Some where in Kansas, Son Clare."

Date: January 25, 1918

Item Type: Postcard