{"product_id":"1880s-texas-frontier-photo-album-ephemera-lot-cabinet-cards-marriage-license","title":"1880s Texas Frontier Photo Album Ephemera Lot Cabinet Cards Marriage License","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eWe are offering \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003ean incredibly rare, museum-quality Texas frontier \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003efamily archive comprised of photos, newspaper clippings, event invitations, \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eofficial documents, and more. This time capsule tracks a family’s journey \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003efrom the historic railroad hub of Marshall in East Texas to the North West Texas plains of Quanah.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUnlike standard anonymous Victorian scrapbooks, every signed\/captioned \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003ephotograph and\ndocument in this collection has been researched and identified, \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eforming a complete 25-year biographical life loop (1883–1904). The book \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eoriginally belonged to a Mittie E. Clower (nee Harcrow), who later died \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003ebirthing her second child. Newspaper clippings following her death \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e(presumably collected by a surviving family member) continue the story \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eof her husband W. W. Clower's remarriage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cul style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRare 1888 West Texas Marriage License:\u003c\/b\u003e A stunning, original \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ecolor-lithographed Brewster County, Texas marriage certificate from Alpine, \u003cbr\u003eTexas (issued just one year after the county\nwas organized).\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdentified Frontier Cabinet Cards:\u003c\/b\u003e A highly cohesive set of named portraits\n\u003cbr\u003efeaturing a local Texas sibling group, childhood friends, and prominent\nlate-1800s \u003cbr\u003eMarshall, Texas town square merchants.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecret Victorian Romance Poem:\u003c\/b\u003e A beautiful, handwritten unrequited love \u003cbr\u003epoem\npenned directly onto the album pages by a heartbroken local suitor \u003cbr\u003esigning\nunder a theatrical alias.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFraternal \u0026amp; Civic History:\u003c\/b\u003e Newspaper obituaries and a rare,\nlarge-format \u003cbr\u003e1891 \"Resolutions of Respect\" from the Knights of\nPythias (Quanah Lodge No. 142)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarly Texas College History:\u003c\/b\u003e An original 1889 invitation to an elite\ncollegiate \u003cbr\u003eevent at Add-Ran College, the historic\nfrontier institution that would later become \u003cbr\u003eTexas Christian University (TCU).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTexas Indian Wars Lore:\u003c\/b\u003e Features a vintage newspaper clipping detailing \u003cbr\u003ethe\nlegendary return of Millie Durgan, the famous infant captive of the 1864 Elm\nCreek Raid.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\nExtensive historical notes included:\u003cbr\u003e\nPlease Note: The buyer of this archive will receive extensive printed \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003ehistorical\/genealogical research notes. These notes\nfully document the \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003enames, dates, true-life frontier tragedies, and local\nbusiness ties of the \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eindividuals featured within, adding immense display value to the collection.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eApprox. Dimensions:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eLength: 10 in.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eWidth: 8.5 in.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eHeight: 2 1\/4 in.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eWeight: 6 lbs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eThis archive is in good age-related condition. The\nvelvet-bound album shows \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003ebeautiful, honest frontier wear consistent with age,\nwith intact brass clasps. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eThe spine is mostly intact, but is slightly detached in\na few spots and should \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003ebe handled with care. Cabinet cards and ephemera pieces\nrange from good \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eto excellent vintage condition with beautiful contrast, clear captions,\nand rich \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003ehistorical patina. Multiple of the individual frame slots have a\ndetached or missing \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003ebottom piece (examples pictured). \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eSome documents have some tears and need \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eto be handled with care. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Arial;\"\u003ePlease see all photos!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003c!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003eID. 50 LOC. 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