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Oral History Interview with Thomas Weir Labatt, III, April 27, 2022

Description: Interview with Thomas Weir Labatt, III, community leader from San Antonio. Weir Labatt discusses the history of his family, which had roots in Kerrville, his grandfather's company, his career in water conservation, and the various leadership positions he held in Kerrville and San Antonio.
Date: April 27, 2022
Creator: Jones, Mary Elaine & Labatt, Thomas Weir, III
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Weir Labatt, III, April 27, 2022

Description: Interview with Thomas Weir Labatt, III, community leader from San Antonio. Weir Labatt discusses the history of his family, which had roots in Kerrville, his grandfather's company, his career in water conservation, and the various leadership positions he held in Kerrville and San Antonio.
Date: April 27, 2022
Duration: 45 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Jones, Mary Elaine & Labatt, Thomas Weir, III
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Portrait of an Unknown Family]

Description: Photograph of a family of four. In front is a young girl, seated on a chair covered with a plaid blanket. Behind them are three older people, with two older women in dark-colored corseted dresses at left and right and a young man in a coat and bowtie at center. All stand on a rug in front of a painted jungle background and look forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Borel Portrait Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Clay McGonagill]

Description: Photograph of Clay McGonagill (1879–1921), a significant and talented steer roper during the early days of the rodeo circuit, and one of the first to make a career out of rodeo. He is pictured here with combed hair, wearing a dark-colored coat and looking to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brack
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Portrait of Samuel Craig Rothwell #2]

Description: Photograph of Samuel Craig Rothwell (1887–1951), son of the photographer, Isaac Newton Rothwell (1851–1927). In this picture, he has mounted a tricycle and appears to be pedaling. He faces the left, wearing a top hat and a dark-colored coat.
Date: unknown
Creator: Paris & Rothwell
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Samuel Craig Rothwell #3]

Description: Photograph of Samuel Craig Rothwell (1887–1951), son of the photographer, Isaac Newton Rothwell (1851–1927). In this picture, he has mounted a tricycle and appears to be pedaling. He faces to the left of the photographer, wearing a top hat and a dark-colored coat.
Date: unknown
Creator: Paris & Rothwell
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Samuel Craig Rothwell and an Unknown Girl]

Description: Photograph of Samuel Craig Rothwell (1887–1951), son of the photographer, Isaac Newton Rothwell (1851–1927), and an unknown girl behind him. Samuel has mounted a tricycle with his feet on the pedals. The girl, wearing a bonnet and a light-colored gown, stands behind him, head on his back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Paris & Rothwell
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Suburban House with Yucca Plant]

Description: Photograph of a suburban house with a prominent yucca plant in the front yard. The house is two stories and has a large front porch, but most of it is obscured by large bushes and trees. The yucca plant is at center right, and has broad leaves. The house is fenced with rustic wooden posts and chicken wire, with a small gate at far right. A dirt road runs in front of the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Fox Co.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Women with a Thos. Goggan & Bros Piano]

Description: Photograph of two women sitting with an upright piano manufactured by Thos. Goggan and Bros. One woman at left sits in a wicker chair with a bouquet of flowers in her hand, and the other stands next to the piano, looking at papers on a stool with her hand resting on the keys. The lid of the piano is decorated with a shawl and a vase of flowers, above which hangs a portrait of a woman in a dress. At left is a table with a bust of a man; at right, behind the woman with the papers, is a table with… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Ebers-White
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Young Girl Dressed for Confirmation]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified young girl dressed for her Confirmation. She wears a white dress and a veil with flowers on her hand. In one hand, she holds a small missal. In the other hand, she clasps a tall candle, placed on a cross-shaped candlestick atop a table to her left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brack, A. A.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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