Mural on south wall of Heritage Room, depicting 17 scenes throughout the history of northeast Tarrant County, from the coming of the settlers from Missouri to DFW Airport. The mural, which measures 20' x 8' was painted by five local artists: Evelyn Schmidt, Joy Clifton, Freddie Fisher, Rebecca Maus, and J. Paul Davidson in 1975 as part of the college's celebration of the US Bicentennial.
The Heritage Room and District Archives were officially established in 2010, but their origins date back to the mid-1970s, with the former opening in 1975. With an emphasis on the cultural heritage of Tarrant County and North Texas, they house thousands of items.
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Mural on south wall of Heritage Room, depicting 17 scenes throughout the history of northeast Tarrant County, from the coming of the settlers from Missouri to DFW Airport. The mural, which measures 20' x 8' was painted by five local artists: Evelyn Schmidt, Joy Clifton, Freddie Fisher, Rebecca Maus, and J. Paul Davidson in 1975 as part of the college's celebration of the US Bicentennial.
Physical Description
1 painting : color, tempera paint ; 20 x 8 ft.
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Tarrant County College Northeast, Heritage Room
Materials documenting local and state history, including images of businesses, cemeteries, churches, courthouses, lawmen, monuments, outlaws, schools, Native Americans, and early pioneers of Tarrant County.
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Schmidt, Evelyn; Clifton, Joy; Fisher, Freddie; Maus, Rebecca & Davidson, J. Paul.Heritage Room Scroll,
photograph,
Date Unknown;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20061/:
accessed May 27, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room.