Property, Family, and Unknown

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US TxAM-C C000003-B1-S4-S4-F18

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Property, Family, and Unknown

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  • Undated (Creation)

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Items 53 - 61

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Item 53 - Photograph of house, handwritten inscription on the back reads - “The Bohman’s home, they had built on 911 N. Tan Cahua. 'Nita Mama' - my grandmother - can be seen walking in the rear of the drive-way, carrying Tommy (about the 30s).”

Item 54 - Photograph of house, handwritten inscription on the back reads - “The Old Mays home before remodeling. 1301 N. Mesquite St., Corpus Christi, Texas.”

Item 55 - Photograph of house, handwritten inscription on the back reads - “The Rent house at the old Mays home 1301 N. Mesquite St. Corpus Christi, Texas. Sharing vacant spot on the corner of the lot where the old original homestead before moving to Shamrock Corvy [?]. All old trees and shrubs cut down.”

Item 56 - Postcard photograph of an unidentified African American woman in a broad-rimed hat. The handwritten inscription reads - “What do you think of this? The Loving Kid.”

Item 57 - Postcard photograph of a group of unidentified African Americans (3 men standing, 2 women seated).

Item 58 - Photograph of 2 men (one identified as Annie Garcia Bohman’s brother, the other unidentified), a handwritten inscription on the back reads - “Left - Uncle Willie Cox on left. Just after a win in a cock’s fight. Bag contains $1,000 in gold. San Luis Portis, Mexico. Brother to Annie Garcia Bohman.”

Item 59 - Photograph of Alice Sinclair Mays and son, Walter Mays. The handwritten inscription reads - “Mrs. Alice Sinclair Mays and son Walter Mays (grandmother and uncle of Mrs. Alclair Pleasant. Mrs. Sinclair was brought to Corpus by a Ms. Cora Hennens. She married W. H. Mays and is the half-sister of Rev. Moses Sinclair.”

Item 60 - Photograph of Ms. Mildred Gertrude Mays and Mrs. Alclair Mays Pleasant. The handwritten inscription reads - “Ms. Mildred Gertrude Mays (R) with her half-sister, Mrs. Alclair M. Pleasant. Mildred was born to James M. Mayys and his second wife, Mrs. Millie West Blacksheare. Mrs. Blacksheare is from an early settler family, the Sam West family.”

Item 61 - Photograph of house, handwritten inscription on the back reads - “Home of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Bohman - 911 N. Tancahua. They had it built in 1924. It has since been sold and moved to 1906 Van Loan Avenue.”

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