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Historic Plaque, Shackelford County

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque in Albany, Texas. It reads: "Shackelford County. First inhabited by nomadic Indian tribes, Shackelford County was created in 1858 and named for Dr. John Shackelford (1790-1857). The first permanent Anglo-American settlers in this area included J. C. Lynch (1828-1912), a native of Ireland who moved here in 1858; W. H. Ledbetter (1833-84), who arrived in 1859 and later started the Ledbetter Salt Works; T. E. Jackson (b.1820), a merchant who settled in the northern … more
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Group of Men After a Fire]

Description: Photograph of a group of six men standing in a row wearing jeans, button-up shirts, and hats. Several are holding sacking. Three are identified from left to right: Ardon Judd, Jr., John M. Brittingham, Doc, Lanham Martin, Harry Milholland, and Watt Matthews.
Date: August 22, 1947
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Children Milking a Cow]

Description: Photograph of three of Olive Jacobs' grandchildren with a cow in a barn. Bailey Woods, squatting to the right, extends a hand onto the cow's udder. Sue Antoinette Emory leans over him while a younger boy squats next to him. An unidentified adult is obscured in the background.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Oliver Jacobs and Granddaughter Playing Dominoes]

Description: Photograph of ranch cook, Oliver "Jake" Jacobs and one of his granddaughters sitting at a table. Jacobs is wearing a white hat and apron and is studying dominoes on the table in front of him. An unidentified girl in a striped shirt is leaning one elbow on the table next to him. In the background, the ranch yard is visible through an open door.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Children with a Pail]

Description: Photograph of Oliver Jacobs' grandchildren looking at a pail. Sue Antoinette Emory stands at the back of the group, holding the pail with a younger sister to the right. Two young boys look on from the front. Ranch buildings and vehicles are visible in the background.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Watt Matthews at Lambshead Ranch]

Description: Photograph of Watt Matthews at Matthews Ranch headquarters (Lambshead). He is wearing a jacket and cowboy hat and is visible from the waist up, leaning against a counter in front of an open barn area.
Date: 1948~
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[People Gathered Outside of a Ranch Building]

Description: Photograph of four people gathered together outside of a ranch building. To the left stands a younger man wearing a plaid shirt and jeans with his back to the camera. To the right, a woman wearing a kerchief sits on a table with a young man wearing a jacket, while a man in a ball cap and jacket stands in front of them.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Oliver Jacobs Under a Beehive]

Description: Photograph of Oliver "Jake" Jacobs standing underneath a beehive in a tree. He is wearing a white hat and a long coat, and is looking up to the hive.There is an open crate directly under the hive.
Date: 1947
Creator: Wallace, Sally Brittingham
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch
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