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David Richards standing with baseball glove in field
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David Richards, husband of former Texas Governor Ann Richards, standing with baseball glove in field; Richards is playing for The Raw Deal baseball team against another team of employees from a bar in San Antonio. The game took place in New Braunfels.
Double-decker bus belonging to the San Antonio softball team that played against The Raw Deal in New Braunfels
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Double-decker bus belonging to the San Antonio softball team that played against "The Raw Deal" in New Braunfels
Judge Guy Herman, Fletcher Boone, and an unidentified San Antonio bar owner on a softball field
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(L-R) Judge Guy Herman holding baseball glove, Fletcher Boone holding cup, and unidentified bar owner from San Antonio holding ball and Miller Lite beer; The Raw Deal softball team played against a San Antonio team in New Braunfels
Linda Wetherby on a bus, wearing t-shirt that reads "Legendary Raw Deal" and holding American flag
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Linda Wetherby on a bus, wearing t-shirt that reads "Legendary Raw Deal" and holding American flag during trip to softball game in New Braunfels to play against team from a bar in San Antonio. Photograph stuck to glass.
The Raw Deal cheerleaders on field
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The Raw Deal cheerleaders on field; (L-R Dorothy Vance Reed, Prissy Mays, Linda Wetherby (of Esther's Follies), three unidentified children, Libby Boone in background, Lila Vance in foreground cheering
Unidentified Field Manager of The Raw Deal softball team
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Unidentified Field Manager of The Raw Deal softball team wearing glasses and pointing at camera at a game in New Braunfels in the late 1970s. Photo stuck to glass.
Unidentified woman wearing a tomato costume next to smiling woman in white dress at a softball field
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Unidentified woman wearing a tomato costume next to smiling woman in white dress with others standing around in grass field in New Braunfels in the late 1970s when The Raw Deal softball team played against a team from a bar in San Antonio. Photograph stuck to glass.
Margaret Fields oral history interview
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Margaret Fields talks about her early life in New Braunfels and life during the Great Depression. She describes the university campus and the schooling she received at Texas State in the 1930s and 1940s. She mentions places like Old Main; people such as C.E. Evans, Mary Brogdon, Leland Derrick, and John Flowers; and her experiences living off-campus. She discusses the various teaching jobs she took in Comal County and Medina County as well as her work with the state vocational rehabilitation department in Austin and other companies in Houston. She outlines how it all led her to her current job at the Sophienburg Museum in New Braunfels.
E.C. Goodman oral history interview
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Goodman discusses her upbringing in Waco, Texas. She also recounts her experiences as a student and later as a teacher in Waco. She also addresses topics such as farming, local religious life and revivias, WWI, the Great Depression, and practices such as canning and refrigeration.
Bible Study led by Vernon Howell (also known as David Koresh)
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Bible Study conducted by Vernon Howell (a.k.a David Koresh) on February 28, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA. Original on VHS tape.
“Root of Jessie,” side a
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Bible study/sermon by David Koresh (Vernon Howell). Labeled "Root of Jessie - Gentile Girls (Study by David Koresh)" side a. Digital file provided by Catherine Wessinger.
Bible Study led by David Koresh, recorded by Australian film crew
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Bible study led by David Koresh, filmed by Australian film crew (Channel 9 "A Current Affair,") with footage of Branch Davidians entering Mt. Carmel beforehand and leaving afterward. Label reads "Australia." Original on VHS tape.
ATF Agents Prepare and Depart for Mt. Carmel
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Footage of BATF agents preparing for Feb. 28 raid on Mount Carmel. Original on VHS tape.
Excerpt of BATF dispatcher and officials communicating during Feb. 28 raid
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Label reads "ATF Raid 2/28/93 2nd copy Recording of ATF officials during raid."
Excerpt of the first 911 call
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Excerpt of the first 911 call initiated by Branch Davidian Wayne Martin during BATF raid on Mt. Carmel, Feb. 28, 1993. Label reads "911 Waco 1-A; 1-B."
Negotiations in immediate aftermath of Feb. 28 raid
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Negotiations between David Koresh, Police Lt. Larry Lynch, Steve Schneider and others in immediate aftermath of Feb. 28 raid. Label reads "911 Waco 3-A - [refers to transcript tape number]."