Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures - 49 Matching Results
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- Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District
- This atlas contains maps of the Grand Canyon area and colored illustrations.
- Cheyanne Club about 1888
- Photograph of a large two-story building with several brick chimneys, a wrap-around porch and a large staircase on the front. Standing on the porch are nine men in dark coats.
- Commerce Street Scene in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1888
- Aerial photograph of Ft. Worth at Commerce Street in 1888. In the center is a large strip of buildings, homes and businesses, surrounded with dirt roads and more homes across those streets. A store on the right corner of the black has a sign that reads, "Black Smith Shop". In the foreground are dirt trakcs, a telephone pole, and a few horse-drawn wagons.
- [Copy of Settlement with Mrs. L.A. Crockett, September 28 1889]
- Copy of Settlement with Mrs. L.A. Crockett made September 28, 1889. "150 bushels corn, 60 bushels wheat, 3 head hogs, 1 brindle cow, 1 yellow horse, 1 buggy and harness, 200 dollars paid."
- Cowboys Having Dinner in Coke County, Texas
- Photograph of cowboys having dinner on a ranch in Coke County. The lid for a skillet in the foreground was used for baking bread. On the lid of the chuck box, lowered to serve as a cook table, can be seen an old time coffee grinder and leg of roasted beef. An oil lantern hangs on the bow above the chuck box and the harness is hanging over the front wheel. The men are, L-R: Henry Russell, unknown, Jack Montath, Ned Richards, Jake Stubblefield, and John Dodd.
- [Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard, April 12 1882]
- Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard. The witness was clerk, James Hines.
- Headquarters if the Bar CC Ranch
- Photograph of the headquarters at the old Bar CC Ranch in 1886. There are four buildings in this picture, one is a log cabin. The headquarters was located in Ochiltree County at the top of the Texas panhandle.
- [Hood County Payment Receipt for Milton Parks]
- Hood County Payment Receipt for Milton Parks for the amount of ninety-three dollars and fifty nine cents. The document required Parks to pay one-hundred and eighty-two dollars by November 1, 1886. The document is dated July 13, 1886.
- [Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks]
- Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1884 in the amount of fourteen dollars and sixty cents. The orginal grantee was R.W. Boyce and the document was signed by B.W. Morris.
- [Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 7 1889]
- Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of fifteen dollars and sixty-six cents for the year 1889. R.W. Boyce (240 acres) and Isaac Morris (91 acres) were the original grantees. This document is signed by collector B.W. Morris.
- [Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 10 1887]
- Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of eleven dollars and seventy cents for the year 1887.
- [Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, February 19 1887]
- Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of sixteen dollars and fifteen cents for the year 1886.
- [Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for 1883, December 15 1883]
- Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1883 in the amount of nine dollars and seven cents. The original grantee was R.W. Boyce. The document is signed by the collector H.A. McDowell.
- [Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, November 19 1885]
- Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the amount of eleven dollars and sixty-seven cents. The document was signed by B.W. Morris.
- [Letter from A. Parks to Milton, April 29 1888]
- Letter from A. Parks to Milton Parks. The letter is dated April 29, 1888.
- [Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks, June 29 1883]
- Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks. The letter is dated June 29, 1883.
- [Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, February 16, 1882]
- Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated February 16, 1882.
- [Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, March 13 1881]
- Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents. The letter is dated March 13, 1881. Fannie Curits was born October 27, 1852 and died Jan 18, 1898. She was the widow of J.C. Curtis.
- [Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 28 1882]
- Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated May 28, 1882
- [Letter from Fannie McKinny to her parents, June 9 1889]
- Letter from Fannie McKinney to her parents. The letter is dated June 9, 1889.
- [Letter from Fannie McKinny to parents, June 23 1883]
- Letter from Fannie McKinny to parents. The letter is dated June 23, 1883.
- [Letter from H. Howard to J.F. Higgason, March 30 1888]
- Letter from J.F. Higgason to H. Howard. The letter is dated March 30, 1888.
- [Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett, September 25 1883]
- Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett. The letter is dated January 4, 1884.
- [Letter from J.C. Curtis to parents and letter from Fannie to "Pink", February 7 1880
- Letter from J.C. Curtis to his parents and from Fannie to "Pink". The letters are dated February 7, 1880.
- [Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks, February 17 1887]
- Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks. The letter was written February 17, 1887.
- [Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks, February 27 1885]
- Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks. The letter is dated February 27, 1885.
- [Letter from Matilda Field to Robert Crockett, December 28 1885]
- Letter from Matilda Field to Robert Crockett. The letter is dated December 28, 1885.
- [Letter from Mrs. Ella W. Mills to Milton Parks, June 2 1888]
- Letter from Ella W. Mills to Milton Parks. The letter is dated June 2, 1888.
- [Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett, May 7 1883]
- Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated May 7, 1883 and was sent from Bronson
- [Letter from Smith Rudd to R.P. Crockett, June 1881]
- Letter from Smith Rudd to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated June, 1881.
- [Letter to Uncle James, Sender Unknown February 22, 1882]
- Letter to Uncle James from an unknown sender. The letter is dated February 22, 1882.
- Minutes of Northwest Texas Conference, Seventeenth Session.
- Minutes of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the conferences, resolutions, constitution of the board of church extension, selected biographical sketches, and the report of the treasurer of the board of missions.
- Minutes of the Northwest Texas Conference, Eighteenth Annual Session.
- Minutes of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the proceedings, supplementary reports, and a statistical table of the Northwest Texas Conference.
- Minutes of the Twentieth Annual Session of the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
- Minutes of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the proceedings, reports of the committees, and advertisements.
- Minutes of the Twenty-First Annual Session of the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
- Minutes of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the proceedings, report of the Board of Missions, and statistical tables.
- Minutes of the Twenty-Second Annual Session of the Northwest Texas Conference, of the M. E. Church, South.
- Minutes of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the proceedings, reports of the boards, memoirs, and statistical tables.
- Minutes of the Twenty-Third Annual Session of the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
- Minutes of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, condensed minutes of the proceedings, appointements, reports of the conference boards, and statistical tables.
- OX Ranch
- Group of cowboys at dinner time on the OX Ranch. This photo was taken in 1886 upon the spot where Childress, Texas stands today. The OX Ranch covered parts of Childress, Hardeman and Cottle Counties. The ranch headquarters was about 10 miles southeast. -
- [Photograph of LS Ranch in Oldham County, Texas]
- Photograph of the LS Ranch. In the foreground is a river with tall dead trees on either side. Up the hill from the river are two large houses connected by a wall. The house facing the viewer has a large front porch. Written across the bottom of the photograph is, "LS Ranch 1887, Oldham County, Texas".
- [Portrait of "Little Bessie May"]
- Photograph of a baby in a white gown.
- [Reunion of the Veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto]
- Photograph of several men gathered for the veteran reunion of the Battle of San Jacinto of 1836. Behind the men are several buildings and horse drawn carriages. This photo was taken at the Texas Veterans Association annual convention in Belton in 1883.
- Roundup at Bar CC Ranch
- Photograph of a roundup on Bar CC Rance in 1886, near the old ranch headquarters on Wolf Creek. Jas McKenzie the ranch manager, is in the center on the bobtailed horse and Ed Brainard, the range boss, is the furthest man on the right.
- Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co., 1881
- Photograph of the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co., 1881. The building is three stories tall with stairs on the side and a covered sidewalk with a banner. The building is surrounded by a dirt road and many large telephone poles and wires. Written at the top of the frame is, "Fox Newspaper" and at the bottom is, "Office and East 2nd Sts, Fort Worth."
- The Stock manual : containing the name, post office address, ranch location, marks and brands of all the principal stockmen of western and northwestern Texas, showing marks and brands on electrotype cuts as they appear on the animal.
- A book providing man details on the principal ranchers in Texas.
- [Tax receipt for Milton Parks, December 15 1881]
- Hood County tax receipt for Milton Parks for the year of 1881 in the amount of nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. The document is dated December 15, 1881.
- [Tax receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1882, July 6 1883]
- Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1882 in the amount of six dollars and forty cents. The original grantee was R.W. Boyce. The document is signed by the collector H.A. McDowell.
- [Tax receipt for Milton Parks, March 5 1881]
- Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the year of 1880 in the amount of eight dollars and twenty-seven cents.
- Texas spring palace city, Fort Worth. A parody on H.M.S. Pinafore
- A historical drama of Fort Worth, a parody on the comic opera the H.M.S. Pinafore, by Gilbert and Sullivan.
- [Written land agreement between H. Howard, A.J. Rigsby and J.M. Northworth, October 11 1888]
- This document is an agreement by Hartsford Howard, party of the first part, and A.J. Rigsby and J.M. Northworth, parties of the second part, on a portion of land. The land was part of the Washington-Howard Survey in Hood County. The agreement was for the cultivation of cotton, corn, wheat, oats and millet. The document was witnessed by J.C. Donathan.