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[A Memo From John Brandon]

Blue print of personal stationary reads: "A Memo From John Brandon [and at bottom of note] The Cattleman" The notation in pencil reads: "Paul, these are pics [sic] from Hilmar Moore's. Walter wanted to see these contacts for the ad to use and maybe order some more from. Whoever goes to the meeting needs to carry them to Greenville." Two 8 x 10 photograph (collages) were attached to this memo with a paper clip.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Letter

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[A large congregation gathered in a church]

Photograph of a large congregation of African-Americans gathered in a wooden church building. The photograph, taken from the pulpit, shows three rows of pews with extra chairs added in the aisles. There is a loft near top of photograph with band members and instruments; banner to the left of the loft partition reads: "Class Offerings". A section of women to the bottom left may be part of a choir since they are dressed similarly in light colored dresses and dark jackets. Windows on the left wall… more

Date: [1950..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[An infant wearing a white outfit]

Studio portrait of an infant. The baby is wearing white booties, and a white two piece outfit with a fabric belt at the waist. He is leaning against a blanket covered structure (infant seat?). The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate.

Date: [1960..1970]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Three unidentified boys prepared for hunting]

Color photograph of three unidentified boys prepared for hunting. The boys are kneeling in a pasture with their guns and straw cowboy hats in their hands. They are wearing denim pants, light colored shirts, and hunting vests (two on right only). There are trees in the background.

Date: [1960..1975]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Two unidentified boys wearing denim pants and hunting vests]

Color outdoor photograph of two unidentified boys. The boys are wearing denim pants, print shirts, hunting vests, and straw cowboy hats. They are standing near the front of a car. There is a tractor with shredder in center right background and a station wagon beneath an oak tree on far right.

Date: [1960..1975]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Unidentified man standing on a sidewalk]

Color photograph of an unidentified man posed on a sidewalk in front of a white stucco building. The man is wearing black shoes, gray pants, white short sleeved shirt, and a striped tie. There is a large potted plant to the right rear of the man, a glass window framed door on right; double windows on left with flower filled window boxes.

Date: [1960..1980]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Albert Peyton George and Mamie George standing in the yard of the George home]

Photograph of Albert Peyton George and Mamie George standing in the yard near the northwest corner of the George home. Mr. George, who has gray hair and wears glasses, is wearing pants, and matching vest, white shirt, and tie with lattice print. He has his left arm around Mrs. George. Mrs. George, who also has gray hair and wears glasses, is wearing a dark long-sleeved dress with a round brooch just below the center of the rounded neckline. Written on back of photo: in red "2 col P 78" in penci… more

Date: [1945..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Letter from Miss Jean Kiger to Mrs. Mamie George]

Letter enclosed in a portrait [2000.042.009b] of Miss Jean Kiger to Mrs. Mamie George. The letter, written in black ink, reads as follows: "Miss Jean Kiger R. 6 Box 1012 Houston 8, Tex Dear Mrs. George, I thought you might like to have one of my graduation pictures. I would have sent you one with the invitation but the studio did not have them finished then. I hope Mr. George is over his flu by now. Tell him "Hello" for me. Very Sincerely Yours Jean Kiger".

Date: unknown

Item Type: Letter

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of a "Prize cross breed at George Ranch - 1960"]

Photograph of a "Prize cross breed at George Ranch - 1960" as written on back of photograph in black ink. The calf is standing near a white wooden fence. Partial view of an automobile in background. George Ranch yard in background. Stamped on back in black: "Photograph by David J. and Mattie V. Morris box 428 So. Houston, Texas".

Date: 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of Mamie Davis George as she is entering her car]

Photograph of Mamie Davis George as she is entering her car to leave the dedication ceremony of the Mamie Davis George Prayer Chapel that was located adjacent to the Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital. Davis, who is wearing dark rimmed glasses, a dark hat with two tone ribbon in front, and dark dress with floral corsage on left shoulder, has her right hand on the passenger car door. Two men and one woman are assisting George. Several automobiles in background with a man and woman standing next to nea… more

Date: 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of Mamie Davis George and a group of five women and one man]

Photograph of Mamie Davis George and a group of five women and one man standing outside the Mamie Davis George Prayer Chapel. The plaque bearing the name of the building can be seen just to the right of the open double doors of the chapel. Mrs. Davis is standing to the left of the plaque. The plaque reads: "MAMIE DAVIS GEORGE CHAPEL 1960". George has gray hair and is wearing dark rimmed glasses. Her dark dress has a corsage pinned on the left shoulder in honor of the dedication of the chapel na… more

Date: 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Fourteen women and three men in the Mamie Davis George Prayer Chapel]

Photograph of a group of fourteen women and three men in the Mamie Davis George Prayer Chapel taken during the dedication of the chapel. George, who is wearing a dark dress and hat, is seated in the metal folding chair in the center of the photograph. The chapel was adjacent to the Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital and the building was once the Calvary Episcopal Church. [This photograph is similar to 2000.018.008 except two of the women in the front row have removed their eyeglasses and the woman o… more

Date: 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Fourteen women and three men in the Mamie Davis George Prayer Chapel]

Photograph of a group of fourteen women and three men in the Mamie Davis George Prayer Chapel taken during the dedication of the chapel. George, who is wearing a dark dress and hat, is seated in the metal folding chair in the center of the photograph. The chapel was adjacent to the Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital and the building was once the Calvary Episcopal Church. [This photograph is similar to 2000.018.009 except two of the women in the front row have removed their eyeglasses and the woman o… more

Date: 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of Jean Kiger with enclosed letter]

Photograph of Jean Kiger with enclosed letter 2000.042.009a. Kiger was associated with Mr. And Mrs. Albert Peyton George through the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition where Kiger exhibited George Ranch cattle. The graduation portrait of Kiger shows her dressed in her graduation cap and gown. The cap partially covers her shoulder length dark blonde hair. The photograph is secured in a tan folder. The interior of the folder secures the photograph with a matte. The matte has an embos… more

Date: [1960..1963]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Mamie Davis George seated on a floral print sofa]

Photograph of Mamie Davis George seated on a floral print sofa. George has her gray hair pulled back into a bun and she is wearing wire rimmed glasses. She is wearing a dark black dress with black shoes. There is a round wooden table with a floral arrangement. To the right of the photograph is a table with a lamp and various other glass items. Above the lamp is a painting of a boy fishing.

Date: [1960..1965]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of four cowboys on horseback in a pasture on the George Ranch]

Photograph of four cowboys on horseback in a pasture on the George Ranch. There is a black Brahman calf lying in the grass in the foreground. Herd of cattle in background. Windmill in far right side of photograph. Printed in black in bottom right corner of photo: "Harper Leiper Studios Commercial Photographers". Stamped on back of photograph in blue: "5734 - 4 Harper Leiper Studios, Inc. Commercial Photographers 2800 W. Dallas Phone 526-2101 Houston, Texas 77019".

Date: [1950..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of cowboys with a herd of cattle on the George Ranch]

Photograph of cowboys with a herd of cattle on the George Ranch. The chuck wagon in the center of the photo has several cowboys and horses gathered around it. Two saddles can be seen on the ground between the chuck wagon and two horses (one white and one brown) near right side of photograph. A cowboy on horseback can be seen keeping the herd together in far left and right background. The image measures 23.1 cm x 11.3 cm and is surrounded by a large white border. Bottom of photo in black print: … more

Date: [1960..1970]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph consisting of 11 individual proofs]

Photograph consisting of 11 individual proofs (numbered 600 [marked through 574] 13-23). Photograph in top right corner #15 focuses on a bull with man, stock pens, and barn in background. Photograph #13 has a bull in the center with stock pen and bar in background. Back of photograph in pencil: "Mamie E. George Ranch". Each individual proof measures: 5.6 cm x 5.7 cm.

Date: [1960..1970]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph consisting of 12 individual photograph proofs]

Photograph consisting of 12 individual photograph proofs (numbered 600 [marked through 574]-1 through 12). Bottom right photo (would be #1 but number is cut off) is a photograph of three cowboys (two African-American) working cattle in a stock pen. Top right photograph (#4) centers on a bull in a pasture; fence in background; white wooden barn in top right corner. Back of photograph in pencil: Mamie E. George Ranch". Individual photographs measure approximately: 5.7 cm x 5.6 cm.

Date: [1960..1970]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of the George Ranch house yard focusing on the Nancy Jones oak tree]

Photograph of the George Ranch house yard focusing on the Nancy Jones oak tree. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the tree was planted by Nancy Jones in 1824 and the Georges later added a tree house for Mary Jones, daughter of Mamie George's cousin Henry Jones. The tree trunk with spiral staircase is to the right of the photograph. White building on left, row of cedar trees in center with white wooden fence behind them. White buildings in right ba… more

Date: [1935..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of five men with Mamie Davis George]

Photograph of five men with Mamie Davis George at a dedication ceremony at the George [Foundation] Building. George is wearing a black dress, dark glasses, and a black hat. She is holding paper in her left hand and a purse and handkerchief in her right hand. The plaque is mounted on a brick wall of the George Building. The entrance glass doors to the building are on the left of the photograph. Back of photograph in top right corner: "Mrs. George."

Date: [1955..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of Mamie Davis George (right)]

Photograph of Mamie Davis George (right) with her hand on the arm of an unidentified woman. George is wearing a dark dress with a v- neck collar. She has a cameo pin at the end of the "v". Print stripe insets on right side of collar. A dark hat partially covers Mamie's gray hair. She is wearing wire rimmed glasses. There is a crowd of people in the background.

Date: [1940..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of Mamie Davis George holding the hands of two little boys]

Photograph of Mamie Davis George holding the hands of two little boys in the south portion of the George Ranch house yard. The stone walkway is just beyond the threesome. The white painted cistern house can be seen between the shrubbery and trees in the right background. The boys are wearing dark colored pants, and short-sleeved plaid shirts. Mamie is wearing a short sleeved dress with buttons from neckline to below belted waist. She has a black strip of cloth with two pins near her left should… more

Date: [1945..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Trees and shrubs around the George Ranch house and yard]

Photograph of the George Ranch house and yard. The ranch house is a two story white wooden house with the upper and lower porches screened. The once shuttered windows are now unadorned. The cistern house to the left rear of the house is painted white and has a white railed stairway leading to upper entrance. A storage tank can be seen in the back yard to the left of the house (with a white wooden building partially seen behind it). The house is enclosed by a white wooden picket fence. There ar… more

Date: [1951..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

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