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Comfort Women in Comfort History

Description: Book about the history of notable women in Comfort, Texas. The book discusses female school teachers, journalists, religious leaders, free thinkers, artists, authors, and other women who made significant contributions to the establishment of the city of Comfort.
Date: 2008
Creator: Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
Partner: Anne and Mike Stewart Collection

[Photograph of Benjamin Price]

Description: Photograph of Ben Price, former teacher, seated in a wooden chair. He is wearing a shirt and vest with pants and the photo was taken outside of a house that has a porch with pillars. A handwritten note on the back says, "My Great-grandfather Ben Price. Grandmama Nellie B. Price Cumming's father."
Date: unknown
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Birth Certificate for Benjamin F. Price]

Description: Birth certificate for Benjamin F. Price, born in Palestine, Texas, February 1873 to Sam Price and Mary Foster. According to the certificate, both of his parents were slaves in Palestine at the time of his birth. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form.
Date: 1958
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Photograph of Lovie Price]

Description: Photograph of Lovie Price and an unknown man standing side-by-side in front of an interior wall. Lovie is wearing a long, dark, double-breasted button-up dress with light-colored buttons and trim. She is also wearing an assortment of long beaded necklaces. The man standing next to her on the left is wearing a dark suit, white collared shirt, and a printed tie. He has glasses and a pocket watch chained to his belt. A couple of photos and a calendar are hanging on the wall behind the two.
Date: unknown
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Photograph of Aunt Bennie]

Description: Photograph of Bennie Benita Price posing for a portrait. The photograph shows Bennie Price, daughter of Ben Price, from the bust up, and her head and eyes are turned slightly to face the right side of the image. The woman has short hair that is brushed toward the left side of her head, and is wearing a floral patterned dress with a white scooped collar. She is also wearing a beaded necklace around her neck. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Aunt Bennie".
Date: unknown
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings]

Description: Birth certificate for Vera Mae Cummings, born in Palestine, Texas, May 15, 1922 to Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form. There is also a certificate stapled to the top of the back page certifying that the birth certificate is legitimate.
Date: January 30, 1943
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Death Certificate for Vera Nash]

Description: Photocopy of the death certificate for Vera Nash, daughter of Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price, who died December 25, 1990 in Pontiac, Michigan from congestive heart failure. She was buried in Hillview Cemetery in Springfield, Michigan.
Date: December 28, 1990
Creator: Michigan. Dept. of Public Health.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Birth Certificate for Azilea D. Johnson]

Description: Birth certificate for Azilea D. Johnson, born in Palestine, Texas, February 1878 to Ab Johnson and Emma Johnson. According to the certificate, both of her parents were slaves in Palestine at the time of her birth. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Death Certificate for Nellie Cummings]

Description: Photocopy of the death certificate for Nellie Cummings, daughter of Benjamin F. Price and Asalene Johnson, who died May 1, 1982 in Palestine, Texas from apparent heart failure. She was buried in Price Cemetery in Palestine, Texas on May 8, 1982.
Date: May 5, 1982
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Funeral Program for Rosa Lee Berry, March 31, 1982]

Description: Funeral program for Rosa Lee Berry, born February 16, 1918 and died March 19, 1982. The funeral was held March 31, 1982 at Sand Flat Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Roy C. Davis. Funeral arrangements were made through McCoy Funeral Home and she was buried in Price Cemetery near Palestine, Texas.
Date: March 31, 1982
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Portrait of Ada Jennings]

Description: Daguerreotype portrait of Ada Jennings (later Mrs. Alfred VanUxen). In the image, she is wearing a dark-colored dress and posed so that she is seated with her right elbow on a table next to a large book. The image is in a decorative case with a flower design on the front.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of Alfred VanUxen]

Description: Daguerreotype portrait of Alfred VanUxen. He is visible from the waist up and is wearing a dark-colored suit including a bow tie, jacket, and waistcoat. The image is in a decorative case with a flower design on the back; the front half of the case is missing.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of Young Girls]

Description: Tintype portrait of two young girls. In the image, the girl on the left (identified as Sue VanUxen, later Mrs. Edwin R. Smith) is seated with her hands in her lap; the girl on the right is standing with her arm on Sue's shoulder. The girls are wearing matching, dark-colored dresses and the unidentified girl is also wearing a necklace with a cross on it. The photograph is in a decorative case with a flower design on the front and metalwork flowers surrounding the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of Alfred VanUxen]

Description: Daguerreotype portrait of Alfred VanUxen when he was a young man. He is visible from the waist up and is wearing a dark-colored suit including a bow tie, jacket, and waistcoat. The image is in a decorative case with a design on the front.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of Sue Smith]

Description: Tintype portrait of a young girl, identified as Sue Smith. She is seated in a wooden chair with her hands on the arms and is wearing a light-colored dress. The photograph is in a decorative case with a flower design on the front and metalwork flowers surrounding the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of Ada Jennings]

Description: Daguerreotype portrait of Ada Jennings (later Mrs. Alfred VanUxen) when she was a young woman. In the image, she is wearing a dark-colored dress and posed with her right arm propped up. The image is in a decorative case with a colored design on the front.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of Mrs. VanUxen and Daughter]

Description: Tintype portrait of Mrs. Ada VanUxen and Sue VanUxen. In the image, Mrs. VanUxen is seated and holding her young daughter; Ada is wearing a striped dress and Sue is wearing a polka-dotted dress. The photograph is in a decorative frame with metalwork flowers surrounding the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of Henry Hart]

Description: Tintype portrait of Henry Hart wearing a military uniform, including a cap. In the image, he is seated and posed with a rifle; he has several other weapons on his belt. His buttons, rings, and belt buckle ahave all been hand-colored gold. The photograph is in a decorative case with a design on the front and a metalwork design surrounding the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of a Young Woman]

Description: Tintype portrait of a young woman with the last name McMillian. She is seated and appears to be wearing a light-colored dress with a dark-colored over-dress. She also has dark-colored lace gloves and an oval broach at the collar of her dress. The photograph is in a decorative case with a design on the front and a metalwork design surrounding the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of Duncan B. Mcmillian]

Description: Tintype portrait of Duncan B. McMillian smoking a pipe. He is seated and is wearing a suit that includes a dark-colored jacket, waistcoat, and bow tie with lighter pants. The photograph is in a decorative case with a floral design on the front surrounding the image in metalwork.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portrait of a Young Woman]

Description: Tintype portrait of a young woman with the last name McMillian. She is visimle from the waist u p and is wearing a dark-colored pleated dress with a lighter-colored belt and collar. She appears to be holding a small posy in her right hand and something else in her left. The buckle on her beld and broach at her throat are hand-colored to look gold gold. The photograph is in a decorative case with a design on the front and a metalwork floral design surrounding the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Portraits of G. S. and Henry Hart]

Description: Tintype portrait G. S. Hart (left) and ambrotype portrait of Henry Hart (right). In each of the portraits, the men are visible from the waist up and wearing dark-colored suits. Henry appears to be posed in a seated position. The photographs are in a plain wooden case.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend

[Young Holland Children]

Description: Photograph of two children, seated on a large wooden chair. The older child on the right is holding the young baby against its chest. The text "Holland Children" is written across the photograph.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Big Bend
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