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  Barcode: 708084

  • Series 1: Charles Dickens Photographs, 1855-1868

    Accession Number: 2014-56

    Twenty photographs of famous novelist Charles Dickens. This set includes an albumen photograph bearing a blind-embossed stamp from the London Stereoscopic Company taken by George Herbert Watkins in 1861. Herbert Fry commissioned Watkins in 1856 to take photographs of various celebrities for Fry's series, National Gallery of Photographic Portraits. Watkins took several photographs of Dickens between 1858 and 1861, though Dickens declined any for use in Fry's series.

    Other photographs include those taken by C. Watkins, London; Mason & Co., London; and Gurney, New York. Additionally, one photograph is from an 1855 daguerrotype by Mayall, a photograph of an 1870 sketch of Dickens by Leslie Ward, and a photogravure of a photograph from 1867 by Mason & Co., London. Two documents are provided from the seller, containing the included information.

    • Folder 1: 1855-1868

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      18 photos of a portrait series of Dickens seated, standing, or working at his desk in either London or New York. Includes one photograph of a sketch of his face.

    • Folder 2: 1861, undated

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      Two photos, including an 1861 albumen with an embossed stamp. Both are of Dickens seated at a table or desk.

  • Series 2: Daguerrotypes, undated

    Accession Number: 2015-057

    Three daguerrotypes housed in small, ornamented cases with cushioned amd glass insides. Two have clasps that keep them closed securely; the other snaps open and shut.

    These are housed in three small boxes within the larger Box 1.

    • Item A: undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

      The smallest, shows a portrait of a man and woman. The man wears a hat, while the woman has a shawl wrapped around her head and shoulders.

    • Item B: undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

      Features a young boy and girl holding hands.

    • Item C: undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

      Features a small boy standing beside an arm chair.

  • Series 3: Wyoming cowboy, undated

    Accession Number: 2016-010

    Photograph of a young cowboy standing beside an ornate, white chair in Laramie, Wyoming. He wears a hat and has a holstered gun with ammunition at his waist. He stands against a painted backdrop.

    A handwritten note attached on the back of the photograph reads "Armed Wyoming dude. $60. Laramie, Wyoming."

    • Folder 3: One photo, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

  • Series 4: Normal Texas State Teachers College Photo Album, April 1930

    Accession Number: 2017-024

    Album won as prize on Freshman Day in 1930

    • Folder 4: Photo album, April 1930 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

      Contains pictures of NT campus and personal photos

  • Series 5: NTSTC class trip scrapbook, 1938

    Accession Number: 2017-024

    Scrapbook containing itinerary and photos from a North Texas State Teachers College (NTSTC, now UNT) Geography class trip to Natchez, MS

    • Folder 5: Scrapbook, 1938 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

      Photo content includes students, houses, local architecture, bridges, and other landscapes.

  • Series 6: Female factory worker and Star Trek Photographs, 1934-1999

    Accession Number: 2018-001

    This set includes a 1934 photograph of a female factory worker sitting at her station. Various pieces of equipment line the background around her. A handwritten note on the back that reads, "Johanna in hosiery mill, Topping 1934."

    The remaining eight photographs are autographed headshots of various Star Trek actors from the original 1960s TV series, as well as its many spin-offs up through the 1990s. The end date is approximate.

    • Folder 6: Nine photos, 1934 - 1999 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

  • Series 7: Local Texas Area Photos, circa 1880s-1921

    Accession Number: 2018-001

    Thirteen photos from various Texas sites in the late 19th century

    One photo separated to Oversized Box 2 - Grocery store - Eagle Lake, Texas

    • Folder 7 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

      • Item 1: Portrait of unidentified woman in white dress, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        Front matte reads: Goben. Gainesville, Tex.

      • Item 2: Alvarado town square, April 21, 1921 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        Three photos of cars parked along and riding around the Alvarado, Texas town square during a celebration. A few women can be seen in two, looking up at the camera.

        One photo has the location on the back written as "Gramham [sic], Texas," but that is misidentified.

      • Item 3: L.S. Ranch headquarters, 1897 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        In Alamosa, Texas. Cattle ranch buildings surrounded by small fenced in areas.

        A computer print-off historical note is included.

      • Item 4: Men and horses with bales of cotton outside manufacturing building, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        Handwritten note on the back reads:

        42 bales cotton from one picking on a plantation in the Red River Valley near Denison, Texas. Sold to the Denison Cotton Mill Co.

      • Item 5: North side of Snider, Texas square, 1898 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        Horses and carts stand off to the side of an empty square and surrounding buildings

      • Item 6: Horses for sale in San Antonio, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        In Alamo plaza. Groups of men and horses stand around. Some men sit at tables, as others congregate in a covered structure in the background.

      • Item 7: Wichita Falls, Texas stores, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        Group of men posing in front of three stores - the W.O. Wright General Merchandise store, J.M. Spoonts Drug Store, and Pioneer Grocery Store.

        Handwritten note on the back reads:

        Wichita Falls, TX. - James Monroe Spoonts - Wilbur Wright

      • Item 8: White Wright, Texas main street, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        Horse and buggies line the street in front of several buildings. People drive and mill about.

      • Item 9: Hand-colorized street view of 5th street in Kingsville, Texas, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        A boy rides a donkey in the middle of the street. Buildings line either side.

      • Item 10: Bonham, Texas courthouse, June 1, 1889 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        Handwritten note on back reads:

        Fannin County's New Court House. View taken June 1st, 1889. - Compliments of Will B. Thompson - Artist

      • Item 11: Man driving Alliance Millin Co. truck, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        Handwritten note reads: Ollie Skaggs

      • Item 12: Rembert & Yankee grocery store - Eagle Lake, Texas, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

        Separated to Box 2 - Oversized - Barcode: 712343

  • Series 8: Clyde Tremor, undated

    Accession Number: 2018-004

    Photograph of a boy in a suit holding a trumpet, standing on a fur rug

    • Folder 8: One photo, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

      Name "Clyde Tremor" written in pen on back

  • Series 9: Celebrity photos, undated

    Accession Number: 2018-060

    • Folder 9: Postcard + Photos, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

      Contains 1 postcard of Jayne Mansfiled and 8 photographs of celebrities, including Errol Flynn, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, and stars of The Andy Griffith Show and The Long Ranger

• Box 2: Oversized Request Reading Room Access

  Barcode: 712343

  • Series 7: Folder 7 - Item 12, undated

    Separated from Box 1

    Photo of Rembert & Yankee grocery store - Eagle Lake, Texas

    Sign in store reads: "Rembert & Yankee Groceries & Meats"