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THE LITTLEFIELD
BRONZE DOORS
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David B. Gracy IIGovernor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise
School of InformationThe University of Texas at Austin
Great, Great Nephew of George Washington Littlefield
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The Bronze Doors
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Bronze Doors In Situ, 1912
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The Sculptor--H. Daniel Webster
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GEORGE W. LITTLEFIELD
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Early LifePanola County, Mississippi
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Mildred Terrell Satterwhite White Littlefield
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Fleming Littlefield
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Gonzales County, 1850s
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Gonzales College
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8th Texas Cavalry
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Into the Cattle Business, 1871
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LIT Ranch, 1877-1881
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LIT Ranch, 1877-1881
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Bosque Grande Ranch, 1882-1890s
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LFD Brand
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4 Lakes Ranch, 1883-1915
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Partners—Tom and Phelps White
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Range Boss—Bud Wilkinson
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Gonzales, Austin, and Cattle, 1870-1880s
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The Home New, 1894
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The Littlefield Extended Family
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A Lively Place for Family and Friends
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American National Bank, 1890-1911
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“The Most Modern Building in the South”
and Austin’s Tallest,1911-
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Bank Presidents George Littlefield & Gus Wroe
GEORGE LITTLEFIELD’S CATTLE ART
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Alice Littlefield’s Painting
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The Bulls Sculpture
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The Murals
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Location of the Grand Entrance Doors
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Concept of Centerpiece of Coppini Design
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Bottom PanelsLFD Farm, Roswell,
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Bottom PanelsLFD Farm, Roswell, or 4 Lakes Ranch, New Mexico
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Branded
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Left Top PanelBosque Grande Headquarters?
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Left Top PanelBosque Grande Headquarters?
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Left Top PanelBosque Grande Headquarters?
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Right Top PanelYellow House Ranch
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Right Top PanelYellow House Ranch
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Middle Panels
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Middle PanelsMescalero Spring, New Mexico
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MiddlePanels
MescaleroSpring,
New Mexico
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Middle PanelsBud Wilkinson and Hamlin Hill
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Appointed to the Board of Regents, 1911by Governor Oscar B. Colquitt
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The Littlefield Fund for Southern History, 1914
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The Wrenn Library, 1918
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Littlefield Dormitory
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Littlefield Home
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Littlefield Fountain
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The Ferguson Controversy, 1917
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The Ferguson Controversy, 1917
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The Ferguson Controversy, 1917
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The Ferguson Controversy, 1917
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The Ferguson Controversy, 1917
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Died November 10, 1920
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