Photographs of Mary P. Murphey's farm near Stafford, Texas

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Title: Photographs of Mary P. Murphey's farm near Stafford, Texas
Published / Created: 1914-1916.
Abstract: Photographic postcards of farm buildings, stock, the Murphey family, and farming scenes, apparently gathered and captioned for promotional purposes
Description: The Murphey farm was owned by Mary P. Murphey of Houston, Texas, located 3/4 of a mile north of Stafford, Fort Bend County, Texas. Crops included corn, alfalfa, cotton, and hay.
Manuscript captions on verso and/or at bottom of image.
Provenance: Purchased from Ronald Rayman on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1997.
Extent: 31 photographic prints (postcards) : 8.7 x 13.7 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: WA Photos 213
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Genre: Pictorial works
Photographic prints
Material: b & w ;
Subject (Geographic): Texas
Fort Bend County (Tex.)
Subject (Name): Murphey, Mary P.
Subject (Topic): Agriculture
Farms
Subjects: Murphey, Mary P.
Agriculture > Texas > Pictorial works
Farms > Texas > Pictorial works
Fort Bend County (Tex.)

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Photographs of Mary P. Murphey's Farm Near Stafford, Texas. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.