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[Statues at Lee Park]

Description: Photograph of the bronze statue "Robert E. Lee on Traveller" depicting two men on horseback, on a stone pedestal with the name "Robert E. Lee" engraved on the front end. The statue is at the top of a short flight of stairs in Turtle Creek Park and there are trees and a partial structure visible in the background.
Date: [1936..2015]

[Lee Harvey Oswald's Birth Certificate]

Description: Photocopy of Lee Harvey Oswald's birth certificate. It reads "This is to Certify, that Lee Harvey Oswald, lawful son of Robert E. Lee Oswald (Dec.) and Marguerite Claverie was born on the 18th day of October, 1939, and registered in Book NO. 807, Folio 1321, on the 25th day of October, 1939."
Date: October 25, 1939
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

What Does "Our City" Need?

Description: Printed speech about city planning that was presented to the Woman's Forum of Wichita Falls, Texas by the secretary of the Kessler Plan Association in Dallas, Texas. The address includes an overview of what city planners need to consider, including growth, parks and recreation, alleys, landscaping around highways, consultants, and funding.
Date: 1930
Creator: Surratt, John E.

[Sanger Pilot Point Highway while Flooded]

Description: Photograph taken from the west end of a bridge on the Isle du Bois looking west at Sanger Pilot Point Highway. The road is dirt and is lined with grass. There is high water on either side of the road; part of the road is flooded. A group of men are standing in the middle of the road near the flooded area. The photograph was taken at 2:15 p.m.
Date: May 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)

[Flooded Areas]

Description: Photograph of a large body of water. Near the center of the photograph, there is a partially-submerged post-and-wire fence and trees running the length of the image. Trees are visible in the background and a patch of grass is visible in the foreground, at the edge of the water. Text on the back of the photograph says: "May 5 - 1935 2:15 PM. Taken from same point as No. 17 but looking North West."
Date: May 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)

[Wheat Washed Down]

Description: Photograph of wheat washed down on the side of Justin and Ponder Road. Water had been over the road for a distance of about 2000 feet at the second branch east of the creek near Justin.
Date: May 24, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)

[View Southwest of Denton Creek]

Description: Photograph of Denton Creek facing the southwest. There is a wire fence in the foreground and trees are visible around the creek. Text on the back of the photo says "5/10-1935, 3:15 P.M. View of Denton Creek same as No. 10 except looking southwest."
Date: May 20, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
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