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[Grimes County Courthouse in Anderson, TX]

Description: Photograph of Grimes County Courthouse in Anderson, TX. The courthouse sits in front of an empty parking lot with a yellow curb at its center, which has a sign on it reading "Keep right " with an arrow. The courthouse sits on an elevated platform with a grassy lawn enclosed by concrete walls, with three short sets of stairs leading from the parking lot to the top of the platform. The building itself is comprised of two rectangular sections, one narrower and positioned in front of the other thou… more
Date: May 1969
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[Letter from A.D. Kennard to his brother, January 4, 1861]

Description: Letter from A.D. Kennard to his brother discussing his mother staying with Mr. Fanthorp. He mentions that his wife and children have been visiting in Houston. The crop failures are causing him financial difficulty and his legal work goes well, but people can't pay because of the crop failure. He shows his support for secession, he expresses wishes for the return of the "Lone Star Republic," and he discusses his unhappiness with a "Black Republican President."
Date: January 4, 1861
Creator: Kennard, A. D.
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[Letter from Michael M. Kennard to A.D Kennard, February 25, 1860]

Description: Letter from Michael M. Kennard to his brother, A.D Kennard, updating him on how the community is doing. He describes his mother's sale of a house, and dividing the Negros among the children. He also includes the price of corn, and other details including how stock throughout the county have died because of the rough winter.
Date: February 25, 1860
Creator: Kennard, Michael M.
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[News Script: Accidents]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about vehicular accidents in Navasota, Texas and in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: April 23, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Amtrak Derailment]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of six cars of a 17-car Amtrak train which was loaded with 300-400 passengers derailed at Anderson, California on a trip from Seattle to Oakland, California.
Date: December 28, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Bank robber]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about authorities looking for a bank robber that took eight thousand dollars.
Date: September 6, 1972, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: K609]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news about three members of the Texas industrial commission who will begin a series of public hearings across the state.
Date: April 2, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Navasota train]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about nine cars of the Southern pacific freight train which derailed near Navasota as it tried to avoid hitting a man lying on the tracks.
Date: June 2, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Tyler court]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a federal court which order on re-districting results in the election of the first black county commissioners for Nacogdoches and Anderson counties .
Date: March 15, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Tyler court]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a federal court order which was issued at Tyler.
Date: March 15, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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