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Interview with Edna Blair Davis, July 2, 1984

Description: Transcript of an interview with Edna Blair Davis, born Ellen Jane Blair in 1895. She is a long-time resident of the Central Texas region, from Round Rock, Texas. The interview covers her family life, businesses run by her family, her education, and relations of hers throughout the Austin area.
Date: July 2, 1984
Creator: DiGesualdo, Jane & Davis, Edna Blair
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[Interview with Ernest Anderson, Xenia Voigt, and Mrs. D. B. Greg, April 5, 1981]

Description: Transcript of an interview with Ernest Anderson, Xenia Voigt, and Mrs. D. B. Greg, all from Round Rock, Texas. There are several spots in the transcript where the speaker is unknown, and there are handwritten notes on the pages made by an unknown person. The interview is an oral history meeting that covers things like education, farming, travel, business, and courtship from the interviewees' lives.
Date: April 5, 1981
Creator: Fulkes, C. D.; Anderson, Ernest; Voigt, Xenia & Gregg, Mrs. D. B.
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Interview with Fred Martin Anderson and Esther Israel Anderson, June 28, 1984

Description: Transcript of an interview with Fred Martin Anderson and Esther Israel Anderson, residents of Round Rock, Texas. The interview covers historical details about people buried in Bratton Cemetery, slaves, road building prison chain gangs, and families that owned land in Round Rock in the early 20th century.
Date: May 21, 1991
Creator: DiGesualdo, Jane; Anderson, Fred Martin; Anderson, Esther Israel & Galetto, Sylvia
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Interview with Joe Lee Johnson, February 24, 1977

Description: Transcript of an interview with Joe Lee Johnson, a 94 year old descendant of enslaved African Americans from the area of Round Rock, Texas. The interview covers Johnson's family history in the area and the names of other families descended from slaves, and centers around who is buried in the Round Rock slave cemetery.
Date: February 24, 1977
Creator: Ham, Murray; Richardson, Reggie & Johnson, Joe Lee
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Interview with Norman Dedear, February 25, 1981

Description: Transcript of an interview with Norman Dedear, an 82 year old man from Round Rock, Texas, whose ancestors arrived in in Texas in 1850. The interview covers Dedear's childhood and education, his career endeavors, and descriptions of the Round Rock area at different point in his life.
Date: February 25, 1981
Creator: England, Kenneth & Dedear, Norman
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[J.A. Nelson & Co. Building Historic Marker Ceremony Dedication]

Description: Photograph taken facing west at a historic marker dedication ceremony for the J.A. Nelson & Company building. Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, "Dedication John A. Nelson Building, l to rt: unknown, Oliver Berglund, Gus Lundelius, Gus Sager, William M. Todd, Jr., unknown, Mrs. Cornforth - Dale Rickley 6-2011 JA Nelson Building".
Date: 1970
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.508850 -97.677587

[Nelson Home in the Country]

Description: Photograph taken facing north of the Nelson family posed on the front porch of their home. A typed label on the from mat reads, "The Old Nelson Home In Country Nelson Family settled in front (No date on photo. Judging from clothing to be prior to 1890's)". In pencil, "Old Nelson Home in Country Nelson Family" can be seen written on the bottom right of the front mat. Nelson can be seen sitting in the front row to the left.
Date: unknown
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[Nelson Merrell Home, Back Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the back exterior of the Nelson Merrell house, once owned by Captain Nelson Merrell. The photo is taken facing south, where a walkway leading up through a garden of shrubs to the two-story home's porch can be seen in the foreground, and bare tree branches that frame the view can be seen on either side of the photo. At the photo's bottom edge, a wood fence can be partially seen.
Date: 1990
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.517876 -97.661517

[Nelson Merrell Home, Side Exterior]

Description: Photograph of a side view of the Nelson Merrell house, taken facing northeast. Both the double porches on the front side of the two-story home and the single back porch at the rear of the house can be seen in photo, as well as one of the home's two chimneys. The building sits in a grassy lawn surrounded by bare trees, with one tree seen prominently to the left, partially blocking view of the building.
Date: 1990
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Location: 30.517659 -97.661725

[Nelson Merrell Home, View of Smoke House]

Description: Photograph of the crumbled remains of what was once a smokehouse on the Nelson Merrell property. The photo is taken facing northeast, and a grouping of trees can be seen behind the remains, while a small, shed-like building can be seen beyond the trees in the background. Parts of a shrub and a pathway can be seen in the foreground, at the bottom edge of the photo.
Date: 1990
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Location: 30.517873 -97.661482

[Nelson Merrell House Exterior]

Description: Photographs on contact sheet of the exterior of a home that once belonged to Captain Nelson Merrell. The first two photos show close up views of the two story home, while the third photo shows the home at a distance, surrounded by trees and a field or large yard. The top picture faces northeast, the middle faces northwest, and the bottom photo faces southeast.
Date: 1960?
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Location: 30.517764 -97.661546

[Nelson Merrell House Interior]

Description: Photographs on contact sheet of the interior of a home that once belonged to Captain Nelson Merrell. The top photo shows a view of a stair case, with a seating area seen to the left and a passage to another room seen in the background. The bottom photo shows a kitchen dining table, with a door frame seen to the left, and large wooden cabinet doors seen to the right. A metal shelf can be sen hung on the wall above the table.
Date: 1960?
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Location: 30.517731 -97.661541

[Nelson's Hardware Store Postcard]

Description: Postcard featuring a pencil drawing of Nelson's Hardware Store, a historic two-story building built 1900 in Round Rock, Texas. The artist's signature can be seen on the bottom right edge of the drawing, and a typed description about the history of the building can be seen on the back..
Date: unknown
Creator: Winnette, Ward P.
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[Noel Grisham at Trinity College Historic Marker Ceremony]

Description: Photograph taken facing north at a historic marker dedication ceremony for Trinity College. Noel Grisham can be seen standing at a podium on a small stage outdoors, with a large bell seen on the stage to the right. A building can be seen in the right background, and three people can be seen sitting in chairs on the stage behind Grisham, to the left. The heads of three more people can be seen in the foreground.
Date: May 28, 1972
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[Photo Taken During Dedication of the Round Rock Marker]

Description: Photograph taken facing east of several individuals standing during a historic marker dedication ceremony for Round Rock in Brushy Creek. A highway bridge can be seen in the back ground, and a creek can be seen against a tree line to the far right. A woman stands near the center of the group, seen wearing a bright red coat, and another woman in a black coat can be seen from behind, walking to the right.
Date: November 7, 1971
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Location: 30.513202 -97.689259

[Photographs of the Owens House Complex]

Description: Four photographs of structures in the Owens House complex. The first photo is of a Texas historic marker on the property. Photo two shows a two-story house with a sign that reads, "St. Charles Square" and "Welcome". Photo three shows the same building at an angle from the right, with more signs seen in the left foreground and the top of a picket fence seen at the bottom edge of the photo. In photo four, a small, one-story building can be seen with another sign fro St. Charles Square seen attac… more
Date: 199X
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