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[Program: Coryell County Centennial, May 1954]

Description: Souvenir program for the Coryell County Centennial celebration, held by the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce, from May 6-9, 1954, in Gatesville, Texas. Includes the history of Coryell County with photographs and illustrations, details of events held during the centennial, and advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1954-05~
Creator: The Gatesville Messenger
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 31.434940 -97.750589
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Letter from W. B. Hudson to Thomas F. Forrest, November 6, 1956]

Description: Letter from W. B. Hudson to Thomas F. Forrest discussing the replacement of a temporary certificate of honorary recognition with a permanent one. He explains that he had sent Mr. Forrest the temporary one because the certificate from the postmaster general in Washington had not arrived yet. He writes that he has enclosed it with his letter, along with a commendatory letter from the postmaster general.
Date: November 6, 1956
Creator: Hudson, W. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Admission Ticket]

Description: A ticket to the State Fair of Texas, for one high school teacher, valid on Friday, October 22, 1954. The ticket is signed by the president and executive vice president of the fair. The ticket has a tear down the middle, and the ticket is held together by tape.
Date: 1954
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Group of Women and Three Men]

Description: Photograph of a group of thirty-one women and four men, arranged in three rows in a room with wood flooring and light-colored walls. The first row of people are sitting on wooden chairs, while the back two rows are standing. Three of the men are standing and sitting on the far left and one man is standing on the far right. The women are all wearing dresses or skirts and blouses, and most have short hair. There is a large tear down the left side,and on the back of the photograph there are notes … more
Date: March 16, 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Letter from Miss Frankie Waits to Miss Glenda Sartain, November 25, 1953]

Description: Letter from Miss Frankie Waits to Miss Glenda Sartain, discussing Miss Sartain's request for clippings about her school, L. V. Stockard Middle School, from the Daily Times Herald's records. She suggests Miss Sartain come to the Times Herald Building to look through the clippings personally, and asks her to call ahead. The letter is folded inside an official Daily Times Herald envelope, that has been torn open along the top edge.
Date: November 25, 1953
Creator: Waits, Frankie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Carhartt of Texas Employees]

Description: Photograph of a group of people arranged in seven rows, some crouching on the wood floor, some sitting, and some standing, with a sign that says "Carhartt of Texas." The group is mostly made up of women, with the six men on the front row. The group is in a high-ceiling factory warehouse room, with visible hanging pipes, light fixtures, and wires, as well as a sewing machine table (on the bottom right of the photo). There is a rectangular hole cut out of the middle of the group, where someone's … more
Date: December 1956
Creator: Garrett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.726955 -96.891229
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Harry Lloyd Desmond Standing Next to a Road Sign]

Description: Photograph of Harry Lloyd Desmond - an older man wearing a sports coat, polo, slacks, and a fedora hat - standing on the side of a road next to a wooden city sign that says "Point Blank." In the background are a gas station, a barb-wire fence, and people standing along the road. There is information about the photo on the back and the photo printer's stamps.
Date: February 1959
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Soldiers and Women Dancing]

Description: Photograph of uniformed American soldiers dancing with women on a dance floor. The photograph is taken from an angle above the group. Soldiers and women can be seen in the background sitting on a low stone wall or pieces of furniture.
Date: 1950
Creator: United States. Army.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Devotion to Duty: Thomas F. Forrest]

Description: Certificate of honorary recognition accorded to Thomas F. Forrest by the United States Post Office Department for devotion to duty. The certificate says Mr. Forrest is receiving this award on the occasion of his retirement from the postal service. The certificate is signed by the postmaster general, and was issued in Washington D.C.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Meritorious Accomplishment: Thomas F. Forrest]

Description: Certificate of honorary recognition accorded to Thomas F. Forrest by the United States Post Office Department for meritorious accomplishment and devotion to duty. The certificate says Mr. Forrest is receiving this award on the occasion of his retirement from the postal service. The certificate is signed by the postmaster and postmaster general, and was issued in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Thurman and Verda Maxwell Street Scene]

Description: Photograph of middle aged couple Thurman and Verda Maxwell walking together down a populated sidewalk. Thurman wears a hat, glasses, and an unbuttoned suit. Vera wears a pillbox hat and dress while carrying a cylindrical bag. Behind the couple, businesses are visible. A handwritten note at the top of the photo says "Street Picture in Waco."
Date: 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Image
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Rosa Fleetwood]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Rosa Fleetwood. In the photo, Fleetwood wears a dark blouse and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

Coryell County Centennial

Description: Program containing historical photographs of businesses and people in Coyrell County, Texas. It also includes advertisements from the area's businesses.
Date: 1954
Creator: Gatesville Chamber of Commerce
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Teacher with Students in Front of Purmela School]

Description: Photograph of the first grade class of Purmela School in Coryell County, Texas. The teacher, a bespectacled woman named Mrs. Carroll, stands above a small group of boys and girls. Some of the children are identified as Johnny Myers, Patsy Comer, Pam Adams, Billy Miller, and Webster Bundrant. Thurman Maxwell is the child wearing a satchel over his shoulder.
Date: September 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs Dyke]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs Dyke. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from six to twenty-one. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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