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[Letter from G. W. Duncan to Mary Moore, May 22, 1905]

Description: Letter from G. W. Duncan to Mary Moore. He doesn't have news, but he says that he hasn't done any farm work because of the rain. He says that he has some of the payment, if they want it. He would like to renew the rate for another year. He doesn't think he will make a profit with cotton and has used his money for another purpose. He wants to pay the money if they want it by the due date. He asks that they respond soon.
Date: May 22, 1905
Creator: Duncan, G. W.
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[Letter from W. J. and Birdie McKinley to Mary Moore and Claude and Linnet White, November 27, 1905]

Description: Letter to Aunt Mollie and Claude and Linnet White. W. J. wants to explain why Uncle Tobe was not brought along. He doesn't like to leave. Bessie is the only one that can get him to leave for short amounts of time. He wants to tell Uncle Tobe first before his aunt. He wishes them the best wishes. The second letter Birdie wants to inform her Aunt Mollie on Uncle Tobe's condition. He is so worried about his money. He won't eat or drink and has become bedridden. Aunt Bettie wants to send him to the… more
Date: November 27, 1905
Creator: McKinley, W. J. & McGee, Birdie

[A group of engineers]

Description: Photograph of a group of engineers, including Johnson and Byrd Williams Junior, sitting around a table. The men are all wearing button up shirts with ties and Johnson, Byrd, and another man in the center of the group are wearing dark vests. The table is covered in a dark, shiny tablecloth and there are books, papers, and an inkwell and pens sitting on the tabletop. The walls of the room are covered in clusters of photographs and on the right wall there is a book shelf and a mirror sitting on to… more
Date: 1905
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Johnson Williams and three other men with a dog]

Description: Photograph of four men posing on a porch with a dog, Robert Johnson Williams is second from the right. Two of the men are standing and the two other men are sitting on the railing of the porch. The men are all wearing suits and the two men who are standing are wearing bowler hats. The man who is sitting on the railing on the right side of the image is wearing a sombrero. There is a small dog standing on the railing. The men are posing in front of a window that is reflecting the pillars of the … more
Date: [1905..1915]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Seawall in Galveston]

Description: Photograph of the seawall on the beach in Galveston. A man can be seen standing on a pile of large rocks next to the seawall. In the background, a building over the ocean is visible.
Date: 1905
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Freshman 1 Class, 1905, North Texas State Normal College]

Description: Photograph of the Freshman 1 class of 1905, North Texas State Normal college. The 26 young women and 10 young men stand in rows on the steps of brick building, with Professor J. A. Sanders (Arithmetic and Book-keeping) standing at front center. Photographic print mounted on card. Written on photograph are three identifications, "Mr. J. A. Sanders", "Josie", and "ERW"(?). Reverse of mount with various handwritten notes: "College. J.S. Kendall, President"; "Freshman Class Freshmen 1 North Tex… more
Date: 1905
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[Letter to Mrs. Linnet White, June 1905]

Description: Letter to Mrs. Claude White. The author is sorry that Lillian did not come. The author was going to go visit her yesterday, but couldn't find a horse. The author wants Mrs. White to write her Aunt and convince her to let the author go visit Mrs. White's house. The author would like her to invite Lillian again and explain what is happening.
Date: June 1905
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[Obituary for J.K. "Tobe" Dodd, November 30, 1905]

Description: Obituary for J. K. "Tobe" Dodd. Dodd passed away on Thursday, November 30, 1905 at the age of sixty-five at his home on the Dobbins Pike in Gallatin, Tennessee. According to the obituary, Dodd died due to a "general breakdown and softening of the brain." Dodd was a Confederate Lieutenant in Company D of the Second Tennessee Cavalry, and was later Sheriff of Sumner County, Tennessee.
Date: November 30, 1905
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