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[Baptist Church Parsonage]

Description: Photograph of the parsonage of a Baptist Church. The house is a small, single story structure with a wraparound porch that is surrounded by a low fence. The back of the photograph notes that it was "built by Knox."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Jim Nunn-Smith House]

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick house in a rocky, sparsely vegetated landscape. The house is surrounded by fencing. In the background, a rocky hill rises above the roofline. The back of the photograph reads "Jim Nunn-Smith House. Built by an Englishman named Culley. Burned when Clive Acton lived there, T. E. Smith rebuilt and owned. Now occupied by Ronnie Rinehart. Historical So. 1971."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[C. H. Bird's Apple Orchard in Bloom]

Description: Photograph of C. H. Bird's apple orchard in full bloom. The trees are arranged in straight rows with a generous amount of space between each individual tree. The ground beneath the trees is largely bare. A densely vegetated hill rises up in the background on the left side.
Date: unknown
Creator: Duncan Photo
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Chapel at Old Fort Davis]

Description: Photograph of the Chapel at old Fort Davis. The building itself is dilapidated with partially-boarded up windows and several holes in the roof. The surrounding landscape is hilly with sparse vegetation.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Ruins of Old Fort Davis]

Description: Photograph of the ruins of old Fort Davis taken from a distance. A long, low, skeletal structure stretches across a wide expanse of sparsely vegetated ground. Several hills loom in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: King, Harold A.
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Officer Quarters of Old Fort Davis]

Description: Photograph of the Officer quarters of old Fort Davis. There is a large rock formation behind the various buildings. The back of the photograph notes "The Gillespies lived in # 3 until Mr. Gillespie's death. When Mrs. Gillespie and Bess returned to Ft. Davis they lived in # 9. Later moved 'uptown' to the north half of the Jeff Davis Country Club."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Grierson Spring Valley Ranch]

Description: Photograph of several buildings connected by fencing with a large yard in the middle. Several large hills loom in the background. Back of the photograph reads: "Picture of the Grierson Spring Valley "Ranch" near the northeast corner of Fort Davis. It was 'the Old Grierson Homestead.' Not to be confused with the big house a mile or so N. E. of the fort, which Harry and Bea Grierson occupied at least in the 1930s."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[The Limpia Post Office]

Description: Photograph of the Limpia Post Office, a small wooden shack. Two horses and a cart stand in front of the building. The back of the card reads "Thirteen or fourteen miles down Limpia from Fort Davis. Windmill and tank are there now, no evidence of post office. Warren Bloys ran it for McCutcheon."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Mrs. Mattie Belle Anderson Posing]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Mattie Belle Anderson posing on her 84th birthday. She is sitting and wearing a long, dark dress with boots and a light-colored collar. A note on the front of the photo reads "Mrs. Mattie Belle Anderson, a native from Kentucky, the early public school teacher in Ft. Davis in the 1880s. She later becomes Postmistress in 1886"
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Ernest H. Carlton with Apples on a Rope]

Description: Photograph of Ernest H. Carlton holding a bushel of apples. He stands with his hand resting on his hip, wearing a vest that matches his dress pants and a light-colored collared shirt. He is also wearing a bowtie and a hat which casts a shadow that obscures most of his face.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Mr. Granger with a Shotgun]

Description: Photograph of an older man with a long white beard standing outside of an adobe brick building holding a shotgun. A horse with a saddle stands behind him. The man is wearing a hat, a vest over a long-sleeved shirt, and a belt with various weapons attached. A note at the bottom of the photograph identifies him as "Mr. Granger."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Granger Family Posing on a Porch]

Description: Photograph of the Granger family sitting and posing on a porch. The six individuals are all in formal dress, sitting and looking to the right of the camera. There is a house made of adobe brick behind them on the left side of the frame. On the left side, there is a smaller adobe brick building behind a picket fence.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Cowboy and Child on Horses]

Description: Photograph of a cowboy and a child, both on horses and wearing hats, looking at something to the left of the camera. The horses face the right side of the frame. The cowboy holds his horse's reins with his left hand and is resting his right on his thigh. The child is largely hidden behind the cowboy. A pointed hill looms in the distance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Four Women Sitting by a Bridge]

Description: Photograph of four women sitting on the ground at the edge of a bridge. They are sitting underneath several barren trees and wearing heavy winter dresses. The back of the photograph identifies 3 of the women. The subjects are, from left to right, Mrs. Nannie Keesey, Katherine Keesey Blank (Aunt Kate), an unidentified woman, and Miss Carmichael (niece).
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Members of the Espy, Filey, and Prude Families Pose]

Description: Photograph of a group of 14 people largely belonging to the Espy, Filey, and Prude families posing for a picture in front of a brick wall with several large windows. A note lists the subjects as being, "seated left to right, Kate Espy Finley, Rowena Marley Espy, Jim Espy holding Joe Robert Espy, Lena Espy Miller, Audrey Miller, Sargie Espy Prude. Standing: Z. Finley, Rebecca Espy, Joe Espy, Lola Prude Espy, Gunter Prude, R. H. 'Judge' Espy, Chandler Prude."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Campmeeting Cook Clemente Calderon]

Description: Photograph of Clemente Calderon "of Valentine," a campmeeting cook. He is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and apron and is using a tool with a long handle while looking down. Another man in a wide-brimmed hat is standing in the background and looking toward the camera.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Nick Mersefelder Standing with a Bicycle]

Description: Photograph of Nick Mersefelder standing outside of his house with a bicycle. His body is turned towards the right side of the frame, but he is looking back towards the left side of the frame. He is wearing a long-sleeved collared shirt and dark-colored pants with a wide-brimmed hat. The bicycle has a bag attached to the handlebars. His house is covered in light-colored siding and features a wide front porch.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[R. S. Sproul Family Posing on Porch]

Description: Photograph of the R. S. Sproul family. 8 individuals of various ages are standing on a porch and looking toward the left of the frame. The porch is made of dark-stained wood and supported by several posts. A large window is visible on the left side of the frame. A note on the photograph lists the subjects from left to right; "R. S. Sproul, Roberta Sproul Williams, Mrs. R. S. Sproul, Ruth Sproul Miles, F. L. Sproul Sr., Mary Sproul, M. H. Sproul, and Alice Sproul."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Portrait of Mrs. Beau McCutcheon]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Beau McCutcheon taken from the torso up. She is wearing a dark-colored dress with an even darker-colored collar. Her hair is pulled back and teased into a bump on top of her head. She is looking to the right side of the frame.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail
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