Collection, 1935-1938.

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Collection, 1935-1938.

Consists of a scrapbook related to the Texas Centennial. Includes newspapers and magazine articles, cards, stamps, and miscellaneous items. Also, includes information on Will Rogers, Carlsbad, New Mexico, and Odessa, Texas.

1 microfilm reel (20 ft.) : negative

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Rogers, Will, 1879-1935

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The youngest of eight children, William Penn Adair Rogers was born on November 4, 1879 at Rogers Ranch in Oologah, Indian Territory (what is now Oklahoma). His parents, Clement Vann Rogers and Mary Schrimsher, were partly of Cherokee descent. While growing up on the family ranch, Will worked with cattle and learned to ride and lasso from a young age. He grew so talented with a rope, in fact, that he was placed in the Guiness Book of World Records for throwing three lassos at once. One went ar...

Black, William R. (William Robert Dean), 1923-

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William Black moved to Iraan, Texas from Thurber, Texas in 1935. Married the former Miss Fincher of Strawn, Texas. Her grandfather owned a meat market on the west side of the train depot in Strawn. From the description of Collection, 1935-1938. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25776355 ...