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[Portrait of Grandmother McFerrin and Granddaughter]

Description: Portrait of Mrs. McFerrin and granddaughter visible from the waist up. Mrs. McFerrin wears a dark-colored dress with many small folds pulled close together along the shoulders and puffy sleeves. Her granddaughter, on the left, wears a light-colored shirt with a square neckline. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Mrs. McFerrin and granddaughter. Mrs. M. F. Barcus's maternal uncle's wife. Wife of Rev. Dr. John Berry McFerrin of Tenn."
Date: unknown
Creator: Thuss
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Dr. John Berry McFerrin and Grandson]

Description: Portrait of Rev. Dr. McFerrin and grandson visible from the waist up. Dr. McFerrin wears a dark-colored three-piece suit and a bow tie. His grandson, on the left, wears a light-colored suit with a polka dot necktie. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Dr. J. B. McFerrin was the uncle of Mrs. M. F. Barcus. Rev. Dr. John Berry McFerrin. June 15, 1807, Rutherford Co., Tenn. - May 10, 1887, Nashville, Tenn. Noted Methodist pastor."
Date: unknown
Creator: Thuss, W. G. & Thuss, A. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Man and woman with family]

Description: Photograph mounted on cardboard substrate of a man and woman (seated) with two young men standing behind them, and a young woman standing behind the young men. Shrub (background) to far right of photo. Printed at bottom of photo: Williams, Winchester, Tenn. Back of photo: R. B. Williams, Photographer. Winchester, Tenn. Framed in curling design.
Date: unknown
Creator: Williams
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Letter from Maud Fentress, October 10,1863]

Description: Letter Maud Fentress wrote to her family regarding the problems she experienced when trying to send letters. She discusses the cotton crop and what her expenses are. The difficulties in acquiring a horse are given. She discusses the risk of capture, pillaging, and warns not to wear uniforms if going on furlough. She gives updates on family and friends. She expresses her anxiety over the freed slaves. She also gives her opinion on books she has read.
Date: October 10, 1863
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Envelope from Gallatin, Tennessee, June 13, 1878]

Description: An envelope that is torn and stained has a postal stamp on the front stating that it was sent from Gallatin, Tennessee. On the back is a message dated June 13, 1878. The note talks about a visit from Dudley and the children, letters received this week, and the weather.
Date: June 13, 1978
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Dinkie McGee to C. B. Moore, January 11, 1884]

Description: Letter from Dinkie McGee to her family in which she said that her family is well. She discussed the cold weather and snow that caused plants and animals to freeze. Willie caught some rabbits. She ended the letter by wishing that her family could be together. A note was added on January 12 saying that Jim had refused to haul manure, demanded "his money" and left for town to put a "levy" on the sheep when he was not paid. The envelope was addressed to C. B. Moore, Melissa, Texas.
Date: January 11, 1884
Creator: McGee, Dinkie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Patty Brown, March 1891]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Moore to Patty Brown. In the letter, Charles discusses the Annie Laura story and gives Brown a brief, yet detailed family history. Highlighting major life events, he notes how he was born in Gallatin, moved to Texas, and moved away from Texas during the war. He also details his work with mills,how he changed career paths, and when he was married. This letter is dated March 1891.
Date: March 1891
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter to Mary Ann Dodd Moore, January 11, 1914]

Description: Letter written to Mary Moore and family discussing family, livestock, and farm work. The letter is opens with "Dear Aunt and Cousins," so the author is related to Mary Moore. It includes an envelope addressed to Mrs. Mary Moore in Kansas City, Missouri. Some of the text is missing as the pages are torn.
Date: January 11, 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter to Mollie Dodd and Family, February 25, 1914]

Description: Letter from Birdie to Aunt Mollie and family discussing the family's upcoming move to Texas, health, family news, and sewing. Birdie specifically addresses Linnet in the letter as well. It includes an envelope addressed to Mrs. Claude D. White in Kansas City, Missouri. Birdie's last name is not given.
Date: February 25, 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a family walking through a clearing]

Description: Photograph of a family; a man, a girl, and a boy, walking through a grassy clearing. The man is wearing at hat and carrying a bucket in his hands. The edges of the clearing are surrounded by trees and fencing. At the back of the clearing, behind the fencing, is a farmhouse.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a family walking to their horse]

Description: Photograph of a family of three, a man and two children, walking down a path towards a horse with dark fur. Down the path behind the family is a farm house lined wood and wire fencing. The entire grassy clearing is surrounded by more fencing and trees.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a family guiding a cow on horseback]

Description: Photograph of a family; a man, a girl, and a boy riding on horseback through a grassy pasture, guiding a cow back to its herd. The horse they are riding is a dark color and the cow is a lighter color with white legs and belly. The pasture is split into parts by a post and wire fence.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Foggy photograph of a family on horseback herding their cow]

Description: Under developed or under exposed photograph of a family riding on horseback, herding their cow through a grassy field. On the horse is a man in front, a girl in the middle, and a boy at the back. The horse and the cow are walking close to a post fence lined with barbed wire. In the field behind the fence and some adjacent fields are some trees sparsely dotted through the fields.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a family riding their horse]

Description: Photograph of a family riding their horse. At the front of the horse is the man holding the reins, then a girl with her arms wrapped around the man, and then a boy at the back with his arms wrapped around the girl. On the right side of the photo is the backend of a cow. The field they are riding in is separated into parts by barbed wire fencing. At the edge of one of the fields is a small copse of trees.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a family on horseback herding cows]

Description: Photograph of a family riding on horseback, herding a couple of cows through a field. On the same horse is a man, a girl, and a boy. At the back of the field is a line of barbed wire fencing and a shed. Beyond the fencing is another field and a forest. Along the fenceline and above the field are powerlines.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A family sitting with their new chair, 2]

Description: Photograph of a family sitting with their new chair. Starting from left to right, the older child is a girl that is wearing a patterned dress that goes just past the knee and buttons in the front while she is looking down half smiling at the chair. Her hair is tied back with a ribbon and her hair is dark in color that goes past her shoulders. Next to her is an older man sitting in a chair is wearing a dark-colored hat with a light-colored long-sleeve shirt that is under suspenders that are conn… more
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man using a drawknife, 3]

Description: Photograph of a man using a drawknife. While the man is using the drawknife on the piece of timber, there are two little girls watching him or talking to him. The man is wearing a dark-colored hat with a light-colored long-sleeve shirt tucked into light-colored pants that have a patch on his left upper thigh area. The piece of timber that the man is working on has some of its bark still left on the upper and lower areas that he is not working in. There are shavings from him working on the piece… more
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A family sitting with their new chair]

Description: Photograph of a family sitting with their new chair. Starting from left to right, the older child is a girl that is wearing a patterned dress that goes just past the knee and buttons in the front while she is looking down half smiling at the chair. Her hair is tied back with a ribbon and her hair is dark in color that goes past her shoulders. Next to her is an older man sitting in a chair is wearing a dark-colored hat with a light-colored long-sleeve shirt that is under suspenders that are conn… more
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Family picture]

Description: Photograph of a family sitting together on a low wooden bridge. In the image, the mother sits in the middle wearing shoes while the rest of the children sit on either side barefoot.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[New Baby Willene Seal]

Description: Photograph of Jo Anne Wright serving the new baby, Willene Seal, a glass of milk while sibling gather around. In the image Iva Wright is sitting, Irene Wright is crouching, and Franklin Wright stands on the other side observing.
Date: 195X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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