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Not A Creature Was Stirring

Description: Photograph of a float in Taylor Christmas Parade that has a flat base with a sign that says, "Not A Creature Was Stirring" along the bottom. There is an upright wall in the center of the float meant to look like a brick fireplace with a rug in front and two giant stockings on either side of the opening with children inside; two other young girls are seated at either end of the wall, dressed in pajamas, with stuffed animals and bedding. A large crowd is visible in the background, watching the … more
Date: 1950~/1959~
Partner: Taylor Public Library

First Five Bicyclists of Taylor

Description: Photograph of the first five bicyclists of Taylor. Photograph taken in the front yard of the Sturgis home at the corner of 4th & Burkett Streets. Pictured are: Mrs. J.P. Sturgis, Mrs. Bryon Heard, J.W. Council, F.E. Carradine Sr., John Brunner.
Date: 190X
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Standing by the Car

Description: Photograph of two men and two women standing in front of 1930's Ford. Behind is a field with a few stalks of milo, or grain sorghum, still standing. From the Hugo Randig Estate, transferred from the Austin History Center.
Date: 193X
Partner: Taylor Public Library

The Baby Eagle

Description: Photograph of the Baby Eagle in Rodeo Parade, Main Street, Taylor, Texas, on July 24, 1958. This is a half-size version of the Missouri Pacific Line's Eagle Trains.
Date: July 24, 1958
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Boy Scout Troop 169

Description: Photograph of float by Boy Scout Troop 169, sponsored by the Taylor Optimist Club in the Taylor Rodeo Parade, Sept 14,1950. Picture taken from office window of Dr. E.M. Krenek, Dentist at 217 1/2 N. Main Street, Taylor.
Date: September 14, 1950
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Bledsoe House

Description: Photograph of workers building the Bledsoe House, located at 724 Huff Street, Taylor, Texas. A group of workers is standing in a line near one corner of the house holding buckets and there are ladders propped against the house; a horse-drawn carriage is next to them, to the right. Handwritten text on the back says "unverified if this is the Bledsoe home -- a surgeon who moved to Taylor in 1911 & left in 1927. Address: 724 Huff Street."
Date: 191X
Partner: Taylor Public Library

City Hall

Description: Postcard with a colorized image of City Hall in Taylor Texas, viewed from a corer to show the front and one side. It is a two-story building with classic-style architecture and a tower above the entrance. Correspondence on the back says: "Taylor Sept. 34 - 1915. Dear Laura! I'm now in Taylor I came home two weeks agoe [sic] was in Round Rock too but you was not there. I'm been [...] on the country and came home today best regards from Mrs. Sandstrom"
Date: September 24, 1916
Creator: Sandstrom, Mrs.
Partner: Taylor Public Library
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