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[54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association #1]

Photograph of the attendees of the 54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association in San Angelo, Texas. The group is in front of a large stone building decorated with red, white, and blue banners. The text, "54th Annual Convention State Fire Association San Angelo, Tex. June, 1930" is written on the front of the photo.

Date: June 1930

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association #2]

Date: June 1930

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

Bonham Texas Standard City Directory, 1938

Directory for Bohham, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "an Alphabetical Directory of All Residents Over 18 Years of Age, With Detailed Information Concerning Each; a Numerical Telephone Directory; a Classified Business Directory; and a Street Guide and Householders Directory."

Date: 1938

Creator: Baldwin, Robert Morton

Item Type: Book

Partner: Fannin County Historical Commission

[Cavalry Soldiers on Horses]

Photograph of cavalry soldiers on horseback riding down a road with palm trees visible in the background. One of the men in the front is holding a rifle and a man on the far right appears to be wearing a Native American headdress.

Date: July 31, 1932

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Celebrating the 76th Birthday of Lon C. Hill]

Photograph of men riding horseback with others following behind. The man to the right is dressed in Native American clothing with a headdress on. Handwritten text on back reads "Celebrating the 76th birthday of Lon C. Hill Sr. Valley Pioneer - Founder of Harlinger, Texas. July 31, 1932".

Date: July 31, 1932

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Class of the Ninth Annual School For Firemen]

Photograph of the class of the 1938 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and some are wearing peaked caps. The text reads, "Ninth Annual School for Fireman, College Station, Texas, July 18-22, 1938, Aggieland Studio."

Date: [1938-07-18..1938-07-22]

Creator: Aggieland Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Class of the Second Annual School For Firemen]

Photograph of the class of the 1931 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and many are wearing suits or uniforms. The text reads, "Second Ann[ual School for] Fi[rema]n, College Station, Texas, April 27-28-29, 1931, Aggieland Studio."

Date: [1931-04-27..1931-04-29]

Creator: Aggieland Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Class of the Tenth Annual School For Firemen]

Photograph of the class of the 1939 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and some are wearing peaked caps. The text reads, "Tenth Annual School for Fireman, College Station, Texas, July 17-21, 1939, Aggieland Studio."

Date: [1939-07-17..1939-07-21]

Creator: Aggieland Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Clippings: Splendora Oil Lease]

Several newspaper clippings from stories on oil exploration, wells, and leases in Montgomery County, Texas, near Splendora in the 1930s.

Date: 1934-01-24/19XX

Item Type: Collection

Partner: Private Collection of the CC Cox Family

The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Ferris, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: March 27, 1931

Item Type: Newspaper