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Speeches delivered by Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas, discussing certain phases of contemplated legislation

Description: This book contains a collection of speeches delivered by Governor Pat M. Neff. The subjects of those speeches include: the Constitutional Convention, the supremacy of the law, the educational system of Texas, the penitentiary system of Texas, building highways, industrial development, revision of tax laws, conservation, and reclamation. Also includes the inaugural address.
Date: 1923
Creator: Neff, Pat M.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Pitching Hay

Description: Photograph of men and cattle in a field on the Sanzenbacher Ranch. Cecil Mullins is standing on the top of a hay wain filled with hay, holding a pitchfork of hay aloft. Two men on horseback in the front of the image are identified as Henry Sanzenbacher (right) and Uncle Henry Carle Sanzenbacher on the light horse (left). Cattle are grazing in the background.
Date: 1923~
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive

Description: Memoir of Theodore 'Dot' Babb, describing his experiences when he and several others were taken captive in the 1865 by Comanches near present-day Decatur, Texas and what happened after he was released.
Date: 1923
Creator: Babb, T. A. (Theodore Adolphus), 1852-1936
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

East Texas.

Description: This book was created to provide "authentic information concerning the natural and co-operative resources and opportunities offered by East Texas and her people" for the general public. It contains information about the "General Development in 1921-22, The Evolution of transportation and Fixing of Lower Rate Levels, The Marketing Problem Nearing Solution, Organization, Concentration and Standardization of Quality; Pack and Grade, Co-Operative Work of A. & M. College Department of Extension Serv… more
Date: 1923
Creator: East Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Photograph of Mechanical Drawing Class of 1923-1924]

Description: Photograph of students and their instructor standing and sitting at desks in a classroom. A note below the photograph indicates that the class is a Mechanical Drawing Class and identifies the people (with handwritten numbers on them) as 1. Ivan Kuykendall, 2. Carl Hicks, 3. Frank Hill Elmore, 4. Fay Cable, 5. Dave James, 6. Regan Smith, 7. Mr. C. E. Koen (Instructor), 8. Joe, 9. Myron Coleman, 10. Sidney Arnold, 11. Winifred Weisinger, 12. George, 13. Floyd Stewart, 14. Pat, 15. John, 16. Nilon… more
Date: [1923..1924]
Partner: Montgomery County Memorial Library

[Photograph of Conroe Public Schools Faculty, 1923-1924]

Description: Photograph of the 1923-1924 Conroe Public Schools Faculty sitting and standing outside of a building. A note below the photo identifies the people as (left to right) bottom row: Lillian McGuire, Janie Smyth, Maude Gilmore (Bell), Ethel Ross, Hulon N. Anderson, Beth Parrish, Agnes Hopson, Mary Alice Beazley (Hunt), Auline Baker (Roy Phinney); top row: Emory Anderson, Eddie Burgess, Kathleen McCall, Esther May Morris (Creighton), Ila Rice (Hummel), Edgar Koen, R. W. Runyan, Mattie Bess Anderson (… more
Date: [1923..1924]
Partner: Montgomery County Memorial Library
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