[Hemphill County Courthouse in Canadian, TX]

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Photograph of Hemphill County Courthouse in Canadian, TX. The courthouse is a square building made of red brick with white-frame windows and a clocktower. It sits on a yellow lawn with leafless trees, contained by a short pale wall. Below and next to the wall is a sidewalk that runs alongside a curb that three cars and a truck have parked in front of, facing away from the camera. The ground they park on is made of grey break, laid out in rows. The entrance the courthouse has two doors containing and bordered by windows and faces the left side … continued below

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 6 x 6 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. February 14, 1972.

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Photograph of Hemphill County Courthouse in Canadian, TX. The courthouse is a square building made of red brick with white-frame windows and a clocktower. It sits on a yellow lawn with leafless trees, contained by a short pale wall. Below and next to the wall is a sidewalk that runs alongside a curb that three cars and a truck have parked in front of, facing away from the camera. The ground they park on is made of grey break, laid out in rows. The entrance the courthouse has two doors containing and bordered by windows and faces the left side of the photo. Three rows of windows span the width of each side of the courthouse, with the bottommost rows partially peeking above the edge of the ground. A fire escape on the right side of the building, which faces the right edge of the photo, extends from the third floor to the ground. The clocktower of the courthouse sits on the building's flat roof and has a row of thin windows under its clockfaces, which are shaded by short white overhangs covered by blue roofing. A dome sits at the top of the clocktower with two thin poles or wires extending rom it into the air.

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 6 x 6 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Historical Collection (U0663), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Collection of documents, photographs, and personal papers donated to the former museum, known as the Historical Collection, on the University of North Texas campus.

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  • February 14, 1972

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[Hemphill County Courthouse in Canadian, TX], photograph, February 14, 1972; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1940577/: accessed August 14, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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