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[Mr. Byrd, Heading to New Mexico]

Description: Photographs of a Mr. Byrd, heading west from South Carolina to New Mexico by ox-wagon. He is depicted here resting and eating in the Chickasaw Nation, seated on a stool with a plate in his hands and a cup on a small box in front of him. His covered wagon is behind him, with packages laid to its side. Oxen are seated at left, resting on the grass. Trees and bushes are scattered in the background.
Date: June 1, 1906
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Texas

Description: There are two maps on this sheet, one on each side. The map on the front shows Texas with the northern portion in an inset (lower left corner). The back of the sheet contains two pages (numbered 113 and 116); the left half contains six illustrated advertisements from "Pittsburgh, PA." and the right half contains a map of the state of Oklahoma (labeled "Indian Territory") with the panhandle portion in an inset (upper left corner). Both maps have all of the counties labeled and shaded in vario… more
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Walt Speyer Outside Sod House

Description: Photograph of Walt Speyer sitting outside of his sod home, also known as a "dugout". The home is on the right side of the photograph and on the left side are two dark horses. Walt Speyer is dressed in pants, a light-colored shirt, and a hat. Written on the photograph at the top is, "Pioneer Days in Beaver County". Underlined is, "Walt Speyers". Written on the door to his house is, "1903", and written across the bottom is, "Daddy as a bachelor".
Date: 1903
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Texas and Indian Territory

Description: This map shows the state of Texas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). The counties of Texas are labeled and shaded in various colors; regions of Indian Territory are outlined in red. Major cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief marked by hachures). Additionally, completed and proposed railroads (as well as some other travel routes) are marked with red lines. There are three insets: "Mexico" and the "Western Part of Texas" in the lower left corner, a… more
Date: 1878
Creator: Monteith, James
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Portrait of People Sitting in a Car and Standing in a Building]

Description: Photograph of a white building with sliding doors. One man is standing in the doorway, wearing a jacket, overalls and hat, and two men in hats are squatting in front of the doors. Next to the building is a Model-T Ford with one man in a suit, tie, and hat standing next to it, and one man, one woman, and five children in the car. All the people in the photograph are African-American. On the far left side of the frame is a small white building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

South Ivanhoe, Oklahoma

Description: Photograph of seven buildings in South Ivanhoe, Oklahoma. A small building on the far left side of the frame has a person standing in the doorway. Next to that is a one-story building with a sign on the front that reads, "Ivanhoe State BANK, Guarantee Fund Bank". Next to the bank are two two-story buildings, one with an awning. There are three small buildings on the right side of the frame. In the foreground is a field of dirt and weeds.
Date: unknown
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

Texas and Oklahoma Boundary: Fort Augur Area, Map Number 4

Description: Map of the Fort Auger area around the Red River showing portions of both Texas and Oklahoma. Various areas are marked off into numbered segments and there are red lines radiating from specific points on either side of the river. A legal notice at the bottom of the page asserts that the map is accurate, verified by the Supreme Court of the United States. Scale 1:24,000
Date: September 3, 1924
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dr. J. W. Allen at nineteen]

Description: Cabinet card photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen at the age of nineteen. He wears a dark pea coat and slightly baggy pants. He leans one arm on a studio prop that looks like the end pillar of a low decorative stone wall. The backdrop is painted sky, pathway, and trees. At the bottom of the card is printed text that reads, "Ardmore. Downing, Ind. Ter." An inscription in pencil on the back of the card reads, "Father - when I was nineteen-"
Date: 1893~
Creator: Downing
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

South Ivanhoe, Oklahoma

Description: Photograph of three buildings in South Ivanhoe, OK. On the left side of the frame is a white wooden building with "Montgomery - Hardware" painted on the front. The middle building has a front porch with small pillars. The building on the right side of the frame has "General Merchandise S.F. Cross" painted on the front of it. The foreground is a wide dirt road.
Date: unknown
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

La Babia Ranch Headquarters

Description: Photograph of Robert Hunt Jr. and another man standing with a dog in front of an old car. The car is parked at the end of a dirt road in front of a two-story garage and next to a two-story house with a chimney and front porch. The house is surrounded by tall shrubs and there are trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

National Band Competition

Description: Copy negative of the National Band Competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1931. There is a large group of people on the field and a large crowd in the stands, and John Philip Sousa is directing music on a platform.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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