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.
Photographs of South Dakota farming scenes, Montana and Dakota Badlands landscapes, and the Moonlight, Bell, and Clark's Smelter mining operations in Butte, Montana. Photographs taken by William Henry Jackson, probably before 1900, and published by th...
Description:
Accompanied by a box list.
Publisher:
Detroit Publishing Co. or Detroit Photographic Co.
Subject (Geographic):
Montana, South Dakota, Badlands (N.D.), and Butte (Mont.)
Subject (Topic):
Mineral industries, Farms, and Coaching (Transportation)
Photographs of trails, rivers, and open farmland in the Bitter Root Valley, including views of Hellgate Canyon in winter, two men floating railroad ties down Lolo Creek, and Mr. O.D. Wheeler and his wife in their camp tent near Ross' Fork
Photographs of horse-drawn threshers and crew working a field near Rugby, North Dakota, and a group portrait of the crew with a completed field in the background
Description:
Manuscript captions on verso of mounts with the words "Rugby, North Dakota, from Andy Jones" on the verso of one mount and "Farming near Rugby, North Dakota, from Andy Jones" on the verso of the other.
