[Adults and Children Gather for Country Sporting Event]

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Photograph of a group of people posing together for a country sporting event. Older girls and women stand to the left and older boys and men stand to the right behind a fence. Many of them are carrying farming implements. A mixed group of younger children sits by an open gate on the left. A small livestock pen has a boy seated beside it to the right. The heads of two reined horses are visible in the foreground at the bottom of the photo.

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm., on mat 25 x 30 cm.

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. 1896%.

Context

This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2013 and was provided by the Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 55 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

The Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell includes family photographs, letters, and documents along with journals and church registers. The collection spans many Texas counties and over 150 years of Texas history.

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Photograph of a group of people posing together for a country sporting event. Older girls and women stand to the left and older boys and men stand to the right behind a fence. Many of them are carrying farming implements. A mixed group of younger children sits by an open gate on the left. A small livestock pen has a boy seated beside it to the right. The heads of two reined horses are visible in the foreground at the bottom of the photo.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm., on mat 25 x 30 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2013

The 2013 edition of Rescuing Texas History brings together thousands of items that reflect the history and preserve the legacy of the Texas of the past. They include photographs, letters, and more.

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  • 1896%

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  • June 23, 2014, 12:09 a.m.

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  • Nov. 24, 2020, 4 p.m.

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[Adults and Children Gather for Country Sporting Event], photograph, 1896%; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth426806/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell.

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