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[News Script: Donkeys]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a race on the backs of donkeys from Lake City, Colorado to a new housing development, Lake City, U.S.A., near Lewisville.
Date: June 10, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Family Vacation Shot with Pack Mules

Description: Copy negative of the Paxtons in Colorado on vacation. The individuals shown from left to right, starting in the front, are George Paxton Sr., Ralph Darr, George Paxton Jr., Mrs. Mattie Warren Paxton, Helen Paxton, Mildred Paxton and Euna Darr. Mary Paxton and Winnie Warren are standing in the second row behind the group. In the background is a waterfall.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Rodeo Clowns

Description: Copy negative of rodeo clowns at the HSU Rodeo. One is riding a tiny horse, being pursued by another riding a donkey. There are other men on horses by the edge of the arena.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Boy on Pony by Barn

Description: Copy negative of a little boy on a pony in front of a barn. Next to the pony is a donkey. In the background is a picket fence and vines. Printed across the bottom margin is, "W. Fischer's, Extra Finish, Photo Car".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Girl on Donkey

Description: Copy negative of two photographs. In the image on the left is Galen Davis Orr as a young girl riding a donkey. She is wearing a dress and bow in her hair. In the image on the right is Audie Cornelia Davis as a young girl in a dress and bow in her hair. She is standing on a porch with a doll in a stroller.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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[News Clip: Mules]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 15, 1980, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mineral Wells Vacation]

Description: Photograph of a morning donkey ride during a vacation at Mineral Wells, Texas. Five women and three men are pictured riding donkeys. Mineral Wells was a popular vacation spot for residents of Longview, Texas.
Date: 1880~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Mexican Boys on Donkeys]

Description: Postcard image of a group of young Mexican Boys sitting on their donkeys. Eight unidentified young Mexican boys sit on their donkeys to pose for this picture - eight boys sitting on six donkeys. The boys look proud to be on their donkeys - their faces show their character. The boys are posing in front of some unmarked buildings and railroad tracks but there is not much provided, in the way of landmarks, to give us the exact location of where this image was captured. The smaller boy, far lef… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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[News Clip: Palm Sunday]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 12, 1981
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Group at Manitou Colorado]

Description: Group of visitors at a resort in Manitou Colorado. Men and women sit on donkeys, children sit in a cart pulled by a horse, a small burro is standing in the center of the photo with a man holding it. A few people sit on the large porch near the office in thew background. The name "Eugene" is handwritten below the photo.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Line of People on Horses at a Rodeo]

Description: Photograph of a group of people sitting on top of horses that are arranged in a line. They are standing outdoors on a fenced-in earthen area. Pennants are hanging from lines attached to power lines. A small portion of a crowd can be seen on the bottom left. An animal holding pen is visible to the right underneath a bandstand.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Skeet Richardson Photos
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palo Pinto County Historical Association

[People Posing Atop Donkeys at Lover's Retreat]

Description: Photograph of a group of people posing on donkeys at a rocky location in Palo Pinto County, Texas, known as Lover's Retreat. Two pairs of men and women are positioned from the left, with a young man named Bert Turner to the right. The second pair is Hugh Collins and his wife.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palo Pinto County Historical Association

[Mexican Children and Barbara Gibbs]

Description: Photograph of Mexican children selling rocks to Barbara Gibbs in Big Bend National Park. There are structures located in the background and an individual is riding off into the distance on the back of a donkey. Various vegetation is growing throughout the area.
Date: April 1977
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Postcard of Images from Mountain Scenes]

Description: Postcard bearing three images of scenes from mountainous regions of North Carolina. The image at the top left depicts a small house with a wood roof and stone chimney, with a person sitting on one of two chairs in front of the house. The image in the top right depicts a young boy in loose clothes and a cap, riding a saddled and bridles donkey. The image at the bottom shows a man in cowboy's riding clothes and a miner's hat, holding the lead of an ox hitched to the sledge upon which the man stan… more
Date: 19uu
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Taking Turkeys to the Market

Description: Copy negative of the Louise Trading Company store in Louise, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. In the photograph, there are two donkeys pulling a cart full of turkeys. There are also several turkeys standing in front of the store. There is a large sign above the store that reads, "People's Bank. Louise Trading Co, Furniture Harness, Hardware Feed Hay Car."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[A Mayor's Granddaughter on a Donkey]

Description: A copy of this photograph may be found in A. F. Weaver's, "TIME WAS In Mineral Wells", First Edition, on page 151. The caption reads, "Mary Berta Perry, granddaughter of Mayor Laverty, 1908." Jim Laverty was the first City Marshall of Mineral Wells. He was elected mayor when the City was first incorporated in 1882. The first incorporation was defeated by vote in 1894, and Mineral Wells was reincorporated with G.C. Green as the first elected mayor. This picture was the style of so… more
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Daniel Photo 1907

Description: Shown is a group of seven women (riding "sidesaddle" as was the fashion for women at the time), two men and a boy, all riding donkeys. A handwritten note on the photograph's mat identifies it as: "Daniel Photo 1907." The identities of the people are unknown, but the caption suggests this could have been a Daniel family outing. Riding donkeys over the "mountains" of Mineral Wells was a popular pastime of the day. The picture appears to have been taken atop East Mountain in Mineral Wells… more
Date: 1907
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[A Donkey on 6th Street Mineral Wells, 1916]

Description: Donkeys were still prevalent in 1916, and so were the grass-grown steel tracks of the "Dinky Cars" (Mineral Wells Lakewood Park Scenic Railway which had ceased operations in 1909) on NW 6th Street. The house to the left is probably Colonial Revival--an example of the architecture of this time. The source of the photograph is A. F. Weaver's, "TIME WAS in Mineral Wells..." first edition, 1975, on page 82.
Date: 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[A Fun Day in Mineral Wells]

Description: Four individuals are shown here, out for a day of fun. From left to right are: Joe Myers, Ida McLendon, Hamp Russell and Elizabeth Crisp. This photograph comes from A. F. Weaver's, "TIME WAS in Mineral Wells," first edition, page 71. The photograph was taken on one of the donkey paths on East Mountain. J. C. McClure, an early photographer, first owned the donkeys. He was killed while riding a wild stallion on Oak Avenue. J. L. Young and his wife then took over the donkeys, and bui… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[The Donkey Trail up East Mountain - 1901]

Description: A trail ride, going up East Mountain on burros, is pictured here. The participants listed on back of picture are: "Jessie Padgett - Dallas, Mr. Oscar Levin, Miss [unidentified], Mr. Coy Wimberly - Tyler, Miss [unidentified], Miss Burriss - Terrel, Mr. Jacobs - Atlanta, Lilian Webster - Dallas, Raymond Caruth - Dallas, Johnetta Armstrong - Dallas, Mr. Cousins - Tyler, Maggie Street - Dallas, Katie Elliott - Dallas, Miss Hyman - Min. Wells, Mr. Nance - Dallas, Mr. Brown - Tyler, Mary Roberts - … more
Date: June 11, 1901
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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