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[Court of Claims, Indian Depredations, No. 6640 Evidence for Claimant]

Description: Booklet containing evidence for claimant for the Court of Claims case William C. Wright v. The United States and Kiowa and Comanche Indians, or Indian Depredations, No. 6640. The document includes depositions of William C. Wright, Allen Simpson, Daniel Bromley, Isaac D. Ferguson, John W. Gober, Robert H. Hopkins, John Skaggs, Austin Popinaw, Matthew Gray, John Hudson, and Lock S. Forester.
Date: 1898
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Portrait of Fred and Olivia Moore]

Description: Portrait of Fred and Olivia Moore. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says: "These two children were brought to Denton each winter for several years in the early 1900s from their home in Indiana by their parents to escape the severe cold of the northern winters. They lived on N. Elm near (and south) of the present (1967) Catholic Church."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Traction Company transfer ticket]

Description: Transfer ticket for the Denton Traction Company, a system of streetcars. Instructions on the ticket say "Good only for continuous passage at transfer point - Northwest Corner of Public Square - on first connecting car after time and on date punched in margin."
Date: [..1918]
Creator: Denton Arts Council
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Portrait of Mary Myrtle Wright]

Description: Portrait of Mary Myrtle Wright, wearing a white dinner gown trimmed with possibly chenille or lace. The sleeves of the dress have small puffs at the shoulders. She is standing with her left hand on her hip, wearing fingerless mitts.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Jones Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Portrait of Margaret Almeda Harpole Prater]

Description: Portrait of Margaret Almeda Harpole with gray hair and wearing a black dress. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the woman and notes her date of birth as March 31, 1857 [this date cannot be true for two reasons: in the 1860 census she is listed as being nine years old, which makes more sense for her age at time of marriage: 17 instead of 11]. She married Richard Wesley Prater in 1868. Margaret died in Smith County, Texas. A photo of Richard Prater can also be found in the co… more
Date: 1922~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Thomas Oren Prater]

Description: Photograph of a young Thomas Oren Prater holding a cap and wearing knee socks, knickers and a waist-suit coat. He is standing next to a table with a vase of flowers on it. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the boy as Oren Prater. Oren was born 26 October 1909 to William Erb Prater and Mary "Mollie" Francis Stone. According to the 1920 census, the Prater family was living in Garden Valley, Texas. Mr. Prater had previously been a farmer, but made a living by working as a rura… more
Date: 1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library
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