Elida: Bonnie Little City of the Plains

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Pamphlet advertising the new town of Elida in west Texas and describing information about the locale including business opportunities and climate.

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1 pamphlet ; 17 x 22 cm., folded to 17 x 8 cm.

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This pamphlet is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2019 and was provided by the Private Collection of J. K. Johnson to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this pamphlet can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

The materials in this collection are culturally, historically, and scientifically significant representation of late 19th century life in North Texas. J.J. Click was a skilled carpenter and builder, meticulous shopkeeper and entrepreneur, and prolific inventor. The materials in this collection offer provenance to three patents associated with Click in the Portal to Texas History. Culturally, Click’s effects tell a tale of quotidian interaction on the Frontier. From his Bellevue homestead records, we learn how to run a general store, build a farm house, and mend a wagon wheel. We see community members’ consumption of durable and nondurable goods, and recognize his contributions to the broader community, including building a school house, a grist mill, and a wind-powered well. Historically, Click’s stamp on Texas history extends far beyond Bellevue, as he designed and built private and public works in Anna, McKinney, Amarillo and Waco. Meanwhile, he invested in oil, purchased stock in Hollywood, and tirelessly rendered, patented, crafted and marketed his own inventions. It is this last category of items to be digitized that tie together the cultural, historical and technological elements, making this collection truly unique.

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Pamphlet advertising the new town of Elida in west Texas and describing information about the locale including business opportunities and climate.

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1 pamphlet ; 17 x 22 cm., folded to 17 x 8 cm.

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Contents: Facts About Elida -- Climate -- What Elida Has at Present and Her Immediate Prospects -- Cement Plant -- Farming Interests -- Vegetables and Fruit

"It is situated on the Santa Fe R. R. 140 miles from Amarillo; 65 miles from Roswell."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2019

Rescuing Texas History collects photographs, newspaper articles, letters, postcards, and other historical materials from across the state and beyond to document and preserve the rich history of the state.

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  • Sept. 25, 2021, 7:24 p.m.

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  • June 22, 2022, 1:04 a.m.

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Elida: Bonnie Little City of the Plains, pamphlet, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1384971/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of J. K. Johnson.

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