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[Letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore]

Description: Handwritten letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore, inquiring about her well-being and whether she had a safe and pleasant trip to Illinois, as well as a desire to meet her again in Indiana. The two would marry later that year. The lined paper is embossed in the far left top corner with a small crown and shield.
Date: June 8, 1860
Creator: Glessner, Oliver J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Letter from Robert M. Dickson]

Description: Letter from Robert M. Dickson, Administrator of Flow Memorial Hospital, to employees of the hospital. In the letter, he introduces a new budget program called "Be Cents-ative," in which he encourages his employees to participate. A handwritten note on the back of the letter gives more details about the program.
Date: January 2, 1965
Creator: Dickson, Robert M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Payroll Memo from W. R. Finch]

Description: Payroll memo from W. R. Finch to employees at Flow Memorial Hospital giving information about the hospital's new payroll policies for the new year, including a schedule of pay periods and days.
Date: January 2, 1970
Creator: Finch, W. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Petition in the Court of Claims, William C. Wright]

Description: Petition filed in the court of claims: William C. Wright v. The United States and the Comanche and Kiowa Tribes of Indians. The subject of the petition is a theft of horses from William C. Wright by members of a Native American tribe. He filed a claim, but it was not fulfilled. A handwritten note on the back of the last page describes a testimony given as part of the case.
Date: July 1, 1891
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Louisa Prater Rogers]

Description: Photograph of Louisa "Lou" Prater Rogers sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of a house with the number 810 over the front door. She and her husband, Samuel G. Rogers, lived at 810 N. Throckmorton Street in Sherman, Texas [the Sherman City Directory incorrectly lists their house number as 910, but the number 810 can clearly be seen over the door frame] Louisa was the daughter of Erby "Erb" Boyd Prater and Katurah S. "Kitty." She did not marry until 1897. Samuel worked as a driver and Lou st… more
Date: 1925~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Richard Wesley Prater]

Description: Photograph of Richard Wesley Prater as an old man with a white beard, standing in a doorway holding a broom on the porch of his home in Garden Valley, Texas. He appears to have been sweeping off the inside of a screened in porch, directing the dust outside and is smiling at the person who is taking the photo. The shades are partially pulled down and a bare light bulb can be seen hanging to the left of him. Richard Prater was born on September 20, 1848, in Texas and died on October 2, 1936, in G… more
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of the Florence Family in front of their home]

Description: Photograph of George Washington "Wash" Florence and his wife Beulah Mae Prater with their children Howell and Gus standing in front their home which was located at Garden Valley and Lindale Road in Tyler, Texas. The house had a breezeway running through the middle with what appears to be a fireplace on the left and possibly, the living quarters on the right. A full-length porch can be seen in front of the house and a separate building on the left. Wash made his living as a farmer until his deat… more
Date: 1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Thomas Oren Prater]

Description: Photograph of a young Thomas Oren Prater holding a cap and wearing knee socks, knickers and a waist-suit coat. He is standing next to a table with a vase of flowers on it. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the boy as Oren Prater. Oren was born 26 October 1909 to William Erb Prater and Mary "Mollie" Francis Stone. According to the 1920 census, the Prater family was living in Garden Valley, Texas. Mr. Prater had previously been a farmer, but made a living by working as a rura… more
Date: 1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Three Boys]

Description: Photograph of three young boys standing at the bottom steps of the porch of a house, with a woman in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the boys as Richard Wesley Prater's grandsons and the house as his house.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Woman and Baby]

Description: Photograph of an older woman sitting down in a yard next to a baby in a stroller, with a house in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies it as "Mirtle and Linda, first grandchild."
Date: November 13, 1942
Creator: Caddo Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library
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