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[Portrait of George W. Gleim]

Description: Photograph of George W. Gleim taken from the torso up. He is wearing a dark-colored three-piece suit with a light-colored shirt underneath and a light-colored pocket square. His hair is slicked back and his mustache ends in two carefully manicured curlicues.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hughes

[Portrait of Lois Thompson on a Donkey]

Description: Photograph of a young girl in a dark-colored dress and wide-brimmed hat sitting on the back of a donkey in a well-decorated room. The girl looks toward the camera and the donkey faces the left side of the frame. In the background, there is a wall with intricate wainscoting and a large wooden mantle. The back of the photograph reads "Mrs. Tyre Brown. Lois Thompson."
Date: unknown

[Portrait of Nancy Keesy]

Description: Photograph of Nancy Keesey on a portrait card. She is wearing a high-necked dress with a light-colored lace collar framed by a darker colored dress. Her hair is gathered on top of her head and she is looking to the left of the camera.
Date: unknown

[Portrait of W. Keesey's Mother]

Description: Photograph of W. Keesey's Mother. She is wearing a dark-colored long-sleeved dress with a light-colored collar and she is clasping her right elbow with her left hand. Her hair is pulled back and she is looking directly at the camera, though she is not smiling.
Date: unknown

[Pruett/Kokernot House]

Description: Photograph of a single-story L-shaped light-colored stucco house. In front of the house, there is a fenced-in yard with lots of foliage. Two trees frame the photograph on either side. The back of the photograph notes that this was the "Pruett House" but is "now Kokernot."
Date: unknown

[R. S. Sproul Family Posing on Porch]

Description: Photograph of the R. S. Sproul family. 8 individuals of various ages are standing on a porch and looking toward the left of the frame. The porch is made of dark-stained wood and supported by several posts. A large window is visible on the left side of the frame. A note on the photograph lists the subjects from left to right; "R. S. Sproul, Roberta Sproul Williams, Mrs. R. S. Sproul, Ruth Sproul Miles, F. L. Sproul Sr., Mary Sproul, M. H. Sproul, and Alice Sproul."
Date: unknown

[Residence Scene on Court Avenue]

Description: Postcard of Court Avenue in Fort Davis, Texas. The photograph has been taken from a high vantage point, looking down a dirt road lined with homes on the left side and power lines on the right side. Several hills are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Duncan Photo

[The Reynolds Brothers at the Rock Pile]

Description: Photograph of the Reynolds brothers containing a large herd of horses, which the back of the photograph refers to as "remuda," in rope corrals. In the background on the right side of the frame, a large pile of boulders is visible. In the background on the left side of the frame, the base of a large hill is visible.
Date: unknown

[Sara Jane's Peacocks]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Sara Jane's peacocks. The peacocks are contained by a fence in a pen of bare dirt. A woman stands partially out of frame on the right side, wearing a collared shirt and long skirt with a tightly cinched waist while looking down at the peacocks. There is a small adobe brick building in the background which the back of the photograph identifies as Sarah Jane's studio.
Date: unknown

[Tony Medley Standing Outside]

Description: Photograph of Tony Medley holding a garden tool with a long handle in his left hand while standing in a patch of gravel outside of an adobe building with striped awnings. A portion of a patch of foliage is visible in front of him on the right side of the frame. He is wearing a long-sleeved collared shirt and high-waisted slacks with a cowboy hat. He is turned toward the right side of the frame.
Date: June 1966

[Trueheart Mansion]

Description: Photograph of the Trueheart mansion. The back of the photograph also refers to the home as the Fowlkes House, noting that it was built in 1899. The photograph is overexposed, obscuring many of the fine details. Several people stand outside of the home.
Date: unknown

[Two Men Pose with a Fish]

Description: Photograph of two men posing with a fish on a fishing trip in Balmorhea. The man on the left is identified by the back of the photograph as Scott Locke and he is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a vest over a long-sleeved shirt with matching pants. The man on the right is unidentified and wears a smaller-brimmed hat and a collared shirt with dark pants.
Date: unknown
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