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[Letter to Maurine Concerning Lois Matlock's Death]

Letter addressed to Maurine Matlock concerning the death of Lois; the letter says that "our school has been made sad by the death of one of our sweetest girls."

Date: 191X

Item Type: Letter

[Marriage Certificate of Lee Turney and Nelle King, September 30, 1909]

Marriage certificate of Lee Turney and Nelle King on September 30, 1909, officiated by Reverend C. G. Chastain. The certificate has colorful illustrations of flowers and three people in a boat on a pond.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Legal Document

[Members of the Murphy Volunteer Fire Department]

Photograph of members of the Murphy Volunteer Fire Department standing in a row in front of a fire engine.

Date: 1970~

Item Type: Photograph

[Mother's Day Card From Lois Matlock]

Mother's Day card form Lois Matlock to her grandmother. There are two illustrated flowers with an abstract background on the left side of the card.

Date: unknown

Creator: Matlock, Lois

Item Type: Text

[Nelle and Lee Turney Wedding Photographs]

Wedding photographs of Nelle and Lee Turney; Lee is wearing a nice suit and Nelle is wearing a dress with a high neck collar.

Date: 1909~

Item Type: Photograph

[Nelle King Turney's Birth Cirtificate]

Birth certificate of Nelle King Turney from 1942 stating her parents' names, her full name, as well as two affidavits acknowledging the accuracy of the information printed above. Also included is a small certificate from the Collin County Clerk stating that the birth certificate is accurate and true.

Date: January 23, 1942

Creator: Hagy, W. C. & Neilson, H. H.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Newspaper Clipping of Daniel Brothers and Keenan Working on Tractor]

Newspaper clipping with a photograph of three men in jumpsuits and work clothes standing around the left side of the open engine of a large tractor. The man on the left, who is wearing a cowboy hat and has a cigar between his lips, is using a screwdriver to work on the pipes inside the tractor. One of the men on the right is also wearing a cowboy hat, while the other man is pointing to something inside the engine. In the background, a sign reading, "Oliver," is nailed to a tree and the metal ro… more

Date: unknown

Creator: Lawrence, Fred

Item Type: Clipping

[Official Collin County Election Ballot]

Official ballot for an election in Collin County, Texas listing the candidates in the Democratic Party, Republican Party, and Independent parties. The ballot appears to have been torn at the bottom and there is typewritten information about the court case, J. Perry Watson vs. Texas Electric Railway on the back.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

[Pamphlet for Summer Piano Classes by Edouard Potjes]

Pamphlet for Summer Piano Classes by Edouard Potjes, with descriptions of the courses and their prices. There is a picture of the teacher on the front of the pamphlet.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Photo Album of the Hogge Family]

Album of portraits and family photographs of Hogge and Herring family members. The people are identified under each photograph with a handwritten note.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Book

[Photocopy of a Photograph of Cleve Back in his World War One Uniform]

Photocopy of a photograph of Cleve Back dressed in his U. S. Navy World War One uniform and sitting in a chair; the note on the picture reads: "White Socks is Navy Regulation."

Date: 1914~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photocopy of a Photograph of Cleve Back's Children]

Photograph of Cleve Back's four children standing next to a goat in Fort Worth, Texas.

Date: 192X

Item Type: Photograph

[Photocopy of a Portrait of Cleve Back in a U. S. Navy Uniform]

Photocopy of a portrait of Cleve Back in a U. S. Navy uniform during World War One.

Date: 1914~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion Reunion]

Photograph of a large group of middle-aged and older men, mostly in casual dress with a few men in suits, sitting and standing in three rows against a large wallpapered wall. A large wooden frame with a picture of a big cat eating a military tank inside sits at the feet of one of the men in the middle of the front row.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion Reunion]

Photograph of a large group of middle-aged and older women and ten children sitting and standing in five rows in a courtyard. The brick wall of a tall building on the right is visible, and above the group, a flight of stairs leads up to a second-story of the building. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the location at which and date upon which the photo was taken.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Couple Cleaning the House]

Photograph of a couple doing some house cleaning on the front porch to their home; the woman is sweeping and the man is carrying four empty bottles in his hands.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Couple with a Dog]

Photograph of a couple, possibly Mr. and Mrs. Henley Rood, standing behind an automobile in heavy coats; the man in the picture is holding a dog in his arm.

Date: 1924

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Group at Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Chandler's Wedding]

Photograph of men and women at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Chandler; the group is made up of three women wearing dresses and three men wearing suits.

Date: 195X

Creator: Doc Allen Studio

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Group of Friends in Rowlett Creek]

Photograph of a group of friends swimming in Rowlett, Creek located near Murphy, Texas.

Date: 1937

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Group of World War Two Soldiers]

Photograph of a group of World War Two soldiers standing by the side of a ship; the group is arranged into two rows of men with the back row standing on a raised platform behind the first row. All of the men are wearing heavy coats, gloves, and hats.

Date: 194X

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Horse Belonging to J. M. Back]

Photograph of a horse belonging to J. M. Back.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

[Photograph of a Hospital in Veracruz, Mexico]

Photograph of a military hospital in Veracruz, Mexico; the walls of the building are shielded by large trees on the left and there are three men walking across the gap between buildings.

Date: 1912~

Item Type: Postcard

[Photograph of a Nelson Family Reunion]

Photograph of members of the Nelson Family Reunion; those present in the picture are arranged in five rows, placed on bleachers in order to get everyone in the photo. Most of the children in the picture are seated in the laps of those on the bottom row.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Soldier with a Woman]

Photograph of a soldier and a woman hugging each other; there is a note on the back of the photo that reads: "Claudie and Celle. Bet they marry some day."

Date: 194X

Item Type: Photograph

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[Letter to Maurine Concerning Lois Matlock's Death]

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[Nelle and Lee Turney Wedding Photographs]

[Nelle King Turney's Birth Cirtificate]

[Newspaper Clipping of Daniel Brothers and Keenan Working on Tractor]

[Official Collin County Election Ballot]

[Pamphlet for Summer Piano Classes by Edouard Potjes]

[Photo Album of the Hogge Family]

[Photocopy of a Photograph of Cleve Back in his World War One Uniform]

[Photocopy of a Photograph of Cleve Back's Children]

[Photocopy of a Portrait of Cleve Back in a U. S. Navy Uniform]

[Photograph of 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion Reunion]

[Photograph of 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion Reunion]

[Photograph of a Couple Cleaning the House]

[Photograph of a Couple with a Dog]

[Photograph of a Group at Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Chandler's Wedding]

[Photograph of a Group of Friends in Rowlett Creek]

[Photograph of a Group of World War Two Soldiers]

[Photograph of a Horse Belonging to J. M. Back]

[Photograph of a Hospital in Veracruz, Mexico]

[Photograph of a Nelson Family Reunion]

[Photograph of a Soldier with a Woman]