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The LH7 Ranch in Houston's Shadow: The E.H. Marks' Legacy From Longhorns to the Salt Grass Trail

Description: This book gives an overview of the history of the LH7 ranch, near Houston, Texas starting with the father of Emil Henry Marks, who founded the ranch. The chapters include biographical information of people in the Marks family and other people connected to the ranch as well as historical aspects of the ranch and the community. Index starts on page 217.
Date: 1991
Creator: Sizemore, Deborah Lightfoot
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

[Wendell Tarver at Houston Fat Stock Show]

Description: Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver and two unidentified men crouching in a cattle pen filled with straw at the Houston Fat Stock Show in Houston, Texas. Wendell (left) is wearing jeans , a button-down shirt, and a cowboy hat; he is holding a rope attached to a dark-colored calf standing just behind the men with a larger, dark-colored cow. The two men are wearing suits and hats and are gesturing as if they are speaking to Tarver. There are other animal pens partially visible in the background.
Date: [1947..1949]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of the Tarver Family

Convict Labor vs. Honest Labor.

Description: Circular formatted as a letter to state legislator from Harris County constituents, calling for state-level legislation to quit employing prisoners within Texas.
Date: 1891-07-15~
Creator: Smith, D. C.; Charlton, James; Ashe, S. S.; Hamilton, H.; Campbell, E. A.; Harris, Jonathan et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Lena Armstrong Public Library

[Postcard from Mabel to Mrs. M. E. Wise, November 28, 1949]

Description: Postcard from Mabel to Mrs. M. E. Wise, thanking her for her letter, sending her apologies that Mrs. Wise's father is unwell, and promising to explain why she will be unable to visit Boulder, Colorado until February. The front of the postcard features a photograph of two women standing on a large rock inside a dark cavern. Both women are wearing trousers and t-shirts, and the woman on the right has her hair pulled back into small draped turban. They are illuminated by a light from somewhere on … more
Date: November 28, 1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library
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[News Clip: Cancer Series I]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 16, 1977, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cars Parked Along a Chain-Link Fence]

Description: Photograph of a cars parked along a chain-linked fence on a dirt road. There are six people walking around two of the cars. Across the dirt road there is a small, light colored house with large trees around it. Another small hous can be made out farther in the background; it is covered by trees. In front of the houses there is an electric pole with cables spanning the image. Handwriting on the back reads, "At Presbytery 1953".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Members of Houston V.C.S. Institute Sitting in Pews #1]

Description: Photograph of two women and three men sitting in the pews of a church. There is another woman standing and facing the group with papers in her hands; the rest of the group is looking in her direction. In the background next to the last row of benches there is a double doorway that is propped open. The walls of the interior are made of wood, and the ceiling is light in color. There is typed writing on the bottom of the photograph that reads "May 1953 Studer S.A. TEXAS". Handwriting on the back o… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Members of Houston V.C.S. Institute Sitting in Pews #2]

Description: Photograph of the back of six people sitting in the pews of a church. There is another woman standing and facing the group with papers in her hands. Most of the group of people are facing her direction. A man who is sitting on the far lefthand side of the image is looking down at a stack of papers he is holding. There is typed writing on the bottom of the photograph that reads "May 1953 Studer S.A. TEXAS". Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "V.C.S Institute Houston 1953".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Women Sitting at a Table at the V.C.S. Institute #1]

Description: Photograph of five women sitting around a table and reading packets of papers. There are stacks of papers on the table, as well as a stand up sign and various packets of papers. The women are all wearing printed or solid cotton dresses. Behind them are three large windows and a silouette of a large piece of furniture. There is text on the bottom of the image that reads, "May 1953 Studer S.A. TEXAS". There is also handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads "V.C.S Institute Houston 1953… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Women Sitting at a Table at the V.C.S. Institute #2]

Description: Photograph of five women sitting around a table and reading packets of papers. There are stacks of papers on the table, as well as a stand up sign and various packets of papers. The women are all wearing printed or solid cotton dresses. Behind them are three large windows and a silouette of a large piece of furniture. There is text on the bottom of the image that reads, "May 1953 Studer S.A. TEXAS". There is also handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads "V.C.S Institute Houston 1953… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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