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Callahan County, Texas.

Description: Blueline format of survey map of Callahan County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 187u
Creator: Gast, August

Clyde's First Basketball Team

Description: Copy negative of Clyde's first basketball team, including Cliff Berry. There are five team members, all wearing sleeveless shirts and shorts. One man is holding a basketball and there is a basketball court in the background. Written below the photograph is, "Clyde's first basketball team about 1920-21".
Date: unknown

Family with Cattle

Description: Copy negative of the Buchanan family standing in a field with cattle and a dog and trees in the background. Pictured are Mary Adeline Xenia, father William Andrew, Menvil Mae, mother Nancy Boles, Bertha Leo, and George Andrew.
Date: unknown

[Hand Drawn Map and Notes]

Description: Map and notes proposed railroad lines to Abilene, Texas. The map has several towns labelled, including Abilene and Eula, and some natural features such as the Cottonwood Creek. The notes are discussing the terrain to be covered and the possibly routes and obstacles.
Date: unknown

Man and Woman in Yard; Portrait of Woman

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Menvil Mae Buchanan and Scott Lavette Seastrunk standing in a yard with plants behind them, taken in 1924 in Putnam, Texas. The second picture is a portrait of Menvil Mae Buchanan Seastrunk in 1947, taken at the Baker Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Date: {1924,1947}

Men and Women by Car

Description: Copy negative of two pictures of a group of people standing in front of a car in a dirt lot with another car on the right, surrounded by other partially visible pictures. The first picture is of Nancy Boles Buchanan, William Andrew Buchanan, Charlotte Buchanan Teague, Zennie White Buchanan, Robert Lee Buchanan, Mary Buchanan Springer, and others. The second picture is of Charlotte Buchanan Teague, Lucy White, Mary Buchanan Springer, Irene Teague Britain, Mary Boyd Buchanan, Naomi Buchanan Brazi… more
Date: unknown

Men in Garden; Men and Women in Garden

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of George Alexander, Robert Lee, and William Andrew Buchanan standing together in a garden wearing ties. There are bushes in front and a tree and building behind them. The second picture is the same except Mary Buchanan Springer and Charlotte Buchanan Teague are also standing with the brothers. The names of the people are written at the bottom of the pictures, and a date is at the top.
Date: unknown

[Paper Advocating Building a Railroad From Abilene, Texas to Cross Plains, Texas]

Description: Paper proposing a new railroad from Abilene, Texas to Cross Plains, Texas, discussing the projected revenue of a new line and the best places to locate depots. The paper also extolls the virtues of the country between Cross Plains and Abilene, stating it's likely to become more populated and need more freight capabilities due to the fertile farm land in the region. There are some corrections to the text and handwritten notes on the first and last pages.
Date: unknown

People Outside; Women on Rock

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Menvil Mae and Bertha Leo Buchanan walking away in a snowy field with a fence and a house in the background. The second is of Artie Day, Vida Teague, Millie Teague, Ethel Iola Buchanan, and young Menvil Mae Buchanan sitting on a rock with a parasol. The names of those pictured are written at the top of the pictures.
Date: unknown

Portrait of Man

Description: Copy negative of a full length portrait of B. F. Mayes in a suit standing with a rusting style chair, on a textured rug, and with a background made to look like the outdoors. "W. Fischer's, Extra Finish, Photo Car." is printed at the bottom of the picture.
Date: unknown

Wedding Portrait

Description: Copy negative of a wedding portrait of man and wife Frank and Harriet Cumi Black Mayes. He is wearing a dark suit and she is wearing a light colored dress. On the left, there is printing on the photograph that says "A. F. Casey, Extablished at Cisco, Texas 1882."
Date: unknown

Woman in Snow

Description: Copy negative of Nancy Boles Buchanan in a patterned dress standing in a snowy field while children Menvil Mae and Bertha Leo Buchanan walk away, with a house and fence behind them on the left. "Mama, Menvil, Bertha" is written at the top of the picture.
Date: unknown

Woman in Yard

Description: Copy negative of Menvil May Buchanan Seastrunk standing in a yard in front of a tree and house with other trees and houses in the background. There are other pictures partially visible at the right and bottom.
Date: unknown

Women by House

Description: Copy negative of eleven women gathered in front of an old car and a rock house. Four women are seated and seven are standing behind them. All women are wearing dresses or blouses and skirts and some wear hats and glasses. Written across the bottom margin is, "Thursday Club".
Date: unknown

[Letter from Ray D. Black to Truett Latimer, April 19, 1961]

Description: Letter from Ray D. Black to Truett Latimer; In regards to Mr. Latimer's previous letter about Mr. Carothers changing local boards, he informs him that the Selective Service regulations do not permit such an action. He says the registrants are assigned a unique number that cannot be assigned to anyone else and explains what the digits mean in the number.
Date: April 19, 1961
Creator: Black, Ray D.
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