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The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie

Description: A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of immigrant Richard Fenner and his son Robert Fenner and one line of his descendants: Robert Fenner, Jr., Joseph F. Fenner, and Lucy Fenner Leslie, the mother of Samuel Fenner Leslie. The texts includes information about Fenner family children, kin, and the family of their spouses as well as family military service spanning from the American Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War. Each chapter has a narrative, notes, sources… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
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[H. L. Rodgers Company Men's Store, Bonham]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the H. L. Rodgers Compant men's store, located on the west side of the public square in Bonham. Standing in the store, from left to right, are Edwin Agnew, Robert S. Rogers (brother of Hugh, 1874–1944), Dwight Hackley (1890–1973), Claude Leatherwood (1892–1965), and Hugh L. Rogers (1873–1943). Mirrors are placed along the wall at left, and clothing is on display in glass cabinets along the right walls. A spittoon is placed in front of a table at center, and a tall … more
Date: 1930~
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Location: 33.577549 -96.177942

A History of Bonham, Texas

Description: Book outlining the early history of Bonham, Texas, including information about people, businesses, development of municipal services and government, and other related topics, organized into four main sections: Early Pioneer Days (1836-1861), War Period (1861-1865), Period of Reconstruction (1865-1875), and Later Development (1875-1929).
Date: 1929
Creator: Bonham High School. American History Class.
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[Laying the Cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse in May, 1888. The ceremony was performed by a Masonic order, and they are identifiable in the photograph as individuals wearing white aprons around their waists. A man standing in a platform at center guides the cornerstone down to its place. The stone, a giant beige brick, hangs from above. A crowd of spectators, many wearing hats, are gathered around the ceremony.
Date: May 1888
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.577553 -96.178630

The Leslie Line: Ancestors of Five Leslie Brothers

Description: A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of five generations of a single Leslie family line beginning in America with George Leslie (1734-1775). Chapters describe the Leslie origins in Scotland, biographical information on George Leslie, Samuel Leslie , James Leslie, and John T. Leslie, as well as the kinsmen of Agnes Allison Leslie, and E. A. Atkins Leslie.
Date: 1990
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
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[North East Texas Senior Golf Association, Charter Members]

Description: Photograph of the charter members of the North East Texas Senior Golf Association at their initial meeting of the group in May 1925. The men are arranged in two rows with their golf bags and clubs scattered in front of them, while others watch from the back of a wooden building behind the group. Only some names are provided: along the front row, A. B. Scarborough, S. B. Hindman, Charles Halsell, C. A. Kingston, J. B. Clayton, C. L. Wood, L. M. Rideout, S. C. Knaur, and G. A. Summer; along the b… more
Date: May 1925
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[Panther Row Grocery Store, Bonham]

Description: Photograph of a grocery store along Panther Row (south Main Street) in Bonham, Texas. A soda fountain is along the counter at left, and shelves of merchandise are placed along the left wall, behind the counter. A large bunch of bananas hang from a rope tied to the ceiling at right. Sam Miller stands at center with his hand along the counter.
Date: unknown
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[Postcard from Penelope and Charles Torter to Richard Morgan]

Description: Letter to Richard Morgan (1877–1964), rector of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bonham lodging at the Dupont Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, from Charles and Penelope Torter. The front of the postcard depicts the west side of the Courthouse Square in Bonham, looking north from Main Street. Buildings line the west and north side of the square, including the First National Bank building on the street corner. Cars drive along the paved road at left and are parked on the curb at right, alongsid… more
Date: [1891..1915]
Creator: Torter, Charles & Torter, Penelope
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

Presbyterian Guild Cook Book

Description: A cook book compiled by the Ladies of the Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church. Alongside advertisements, it contains recipes for soups, fish and oysters, meats, croquettes, vegetables, bread, salads, sandwiches, frozen desserts, cakes, cookies, other desserts, puddings, pies and pastries, preserves and jellies, pickles, candies, drinks, invalid cookery, and things worth knowing.
Date: 1922
Creator: Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
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[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Inauguration Ground View]

Description: Photograph of the inauguration of the Sowell's Bluff Bridge as viewed from the banks of the Red River. The bridge is located above, with people standing in it and a sign hanging over the span of the bridge, depicting caricatures of Oklahoma and Texas shaking hands. Spectators watch the bridge's opening from below, most wearing hats and looking upwards.
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.753913 -96.196776

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Platform on Bridge Deck]

Description: Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge over the Red River on its opening day, with a wooden platform built along the wooden guardrails along the side of the bridge. People are standing on the platform and looking out alongside a metal sign with an American flag flying above and the banks of the Red River visible below. The ceremony here may be the inauguration of the bridge. Written on the back of the photograph: "ISABEL MOOR WHEELER, Breaking Beech."
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.753913 -96.196776

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Suspension Tower]

Description: Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge, viewed from the banks of the Red River. Prominently at center is one of the bridge's suspension towers, atop which fly two American flags. Below on the deck, pedestrians and a single car move along the bridge and over the river, while some people stand along the sandy edges of the river among pieces of wood debris and small bushes.
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.753913 -96.196776

[Taylor Grocery Company, Bonham Square]

Description: Photograph of Taylor Grocery Company, a grocery store located on the Courthouse Square in Bonham. Three individuals stand within the store: a woman along behind a desk counter on the left, and two men standing next to glass displays. Cans and bags are arranged on shelves on the left and right walls, with baskets of foodstuffs in front of the counter at left. In the glass display, cigars are on sale. Large brooms are placed on the top of shelves and reclined against the wall.
Date: unknown
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[Texas and Pacific Dining Hall, Bonham]

Description: Photograph of the Texas and Pacific Dining Hall, located on Main Street in Bonham near the Texas and Pacific Depot. A long bar counter is at left, furnished with plates, jars, and bar chairs, with an employee standing at one of the counter's ends. Along the back counter is a coffeemaker, coffee mugs, and a sign stating that "meals are 35¢". At right is a set of dining tables, where two women are seated; one stands to the left of them. Portraits hang from the wall, and the tables are furnished w… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.573566 -96.179650
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