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[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - February 29, 1972]

Description: A letter written to Tommy Carswell from Jake [J. D. Sandefer, Jr.], Breckenridge, Texas, dated February 29, 1972. Sandefer expresses their appreciation for the "thoughtful long-hand letter" of Sunday the 27th confiding their knowledge that Carswell has similar problems and closes the letter by stating, "It is useless to tell you that we consider you a member of the family".
Date: February 29, 1972
Creator: Sandefer, J. D., Jr.

[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - September 7, 1971]

Description: A letter written to T. N. Carswell from J. D. Sandefer, Jr., Breckenridge, Texas dated September 7, 1971. Sandefer expresses his appreciation to Carswell for the clipping from "days of old". He recalls that he used, in his speech at the inauguration of Dr. White, practically everything Carswell said and would always recall "what a hard time I had with the final words when I passed the torch from one hand to another".
Date: September 7, 1971
Creator: Sandefer, J. D., Jr.

Baseball Team

Description: Copy negative the Ivan, Texas baseball team. The group includes Blanton Norton, Len Martin, Sterling Weatherford, Drew Johnson, Slate Walker, Walter Watkins, Pete Delong, Elmer Milam, Walter Milam, Wesley Weatherford and Jim Norton. Six of the men are wearing baseball uniforms and six are wearing button-up shirts, including one man wearing a hat. Eight cowboy hats are on the floor in front of the group.
Date: unknown

Community Group Picture

Description: Copy negative of a community group photograph in Ivan, Texas. The group includes men in suits and hats, women in long dresses and hats and small children. People are standing in the center of the frame and several horse-drawn buggies with people are on the right and left sides. In the foreground is a dead tree and in the background is a township.
Date: unknown

Family Portrait

Description: Copy negative of a Boles family portrait with some of the people labeled. Some of the labels are "Boyd's wife," "Ballard's wife," "great Grandmaw Boles," and "her sister." There are five women, three men, and 10 children. Some people are sitting. and some are standing.
Date: unknown

Map of Stephens County, Texas

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Stephens County, Texas, showing rivers, towns, boundaries, creeks, original land grants or surveys, mountains, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. The yellow blocks of land denote Texas and Pacific Railway Company land. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: Strickland, M.

Map of Stephens County, Texas

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Stephens County, Texas, showing rivers, towns, boundaries, creeks, original land grants or surveys, mountains, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. The yellow blocks of land denote Texas and Pacific Railway Company land. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: unknown
Creator: Strickland, M.

Music School Class

Description: Copy negative of the Ivan Singing School in 1902. The group includes twenty girls and thirty boys. The girls are wearing light-colored lace dresses and the boys wear suits, vests and neckties. In the center of the group is an organ with a young man seated in front of it. Behind the group is a building with a banner that reads, "Ivan Singing SChool Closed Aug thr 15, 1902. J.J. Day Teacher, J.M. Day Organist, G.A. Mangrum".
Date: unknown

Music School Class

Description: Copy negative of the Ivan Development Music Normal in 1903. The group includes twenty-five young women in high-collared lacy dresses, fourteen men and boys dressed in suits and neckties, and an infant on a woman's lap. In the center is an organ with a woman seated at its bench. Several people are holding guitars and violins. There is a dog in the foreground. Behind the group hangs a banner that reads, "First Session of Ivan Development Music Normal, Closed Aug 29, 1903. J.J. Day Prin., J.W. Day… more
Date: unknown

Portrait of Couple

Description: Copy negative of an unidentified couple seated on chairs atop an animal-hide rug. The man has a dark beard and is wearing a dark suit with a vest and cowboy boots. The woman is wearing a long dark dress with puffed sleeves and a high collar.
Date: unknown

School Children

Description: Copy negative of a group of school children and their teachers in Ivan, Texas. The group includes the teachers Tommy Clyde Hefner and Mr. Shook. There are eighteen young girls, twelve young men and two grown men. The boys are dressed in shorts and jackets, the girls in dresses and bows, and the men in suits and bow ties. Seven hats are on the ground.
Date: unknown

School Group Picture

Description: Copy negative of a school group picture in Ivan, Texas. The group includes Mr. Vaughn, the teacher, in the center of many students. There are twenty-six girls in dresses and bows and thirty-two boys in dark suits and ties. Several boys are holding hats or have them placed in front of their feet.
Date: unknown

Stephens County, Texas

Description: Survey map of Stephens County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, cities, towns, and railroads. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 187u
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