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[Military Portrait]
Photograph of military personnel. The portrait is of a single man dressed in military uniform. Handwritten on the back of the photograph is, "For Jessie."
[Mobeetie Post Office]
Photograph of the Mobeetie post office, the first post office in the Panhandle.
[Moon Ranch in 1897]
Group photograph on the Moon Ranch in the Davis Mountains of west Texas. They are, L-R: Mrs. Ed Callier of Dallas (Lena Evans), Glen Walker, Jim Gray, Mrs. Dick Wynne, Mrs. Guy Pitner (Virgile Paddock). In front: Mrs. J.D. Collett Bock, Mrs. Ernest Stephens.
[Moon Ranch in the Davis Mountains]
Photograph of men, women and children at the Moon Ranch in the Davis Mountains. The children at the front are barefooted.
[Mount Gilead Baptist Church]
Photograph of the Mount Gilead Baptist Church at 600 Grove Street. There are six large columns across the front of the building. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
[Mount Gilead Baptist Church under Construction]
Photograph of the Mount Gilead Baptist Church under construction. Wooden scaffolding holds the large columns in place on the front of the building. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
[Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Hawkins]
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Hawkins. They were the grandparents of Texas Court Judge Lee Hawkins. This picture was taken in 1850 in front of their home in Waxahachie.
Mrs. T.C. Bunch, Mayfest, Ft. Worth, Texas in 1895
Photograph of Mrs. T.C. Bunch standing in front of a white horse attached to a decorated carriage. She is wearing white dresses with puffy sleeves, a sash, holding a fan and has a bow in her hair. She is looking at an elderly man who is holding the reins of the horse in one hand and a cowboy hat in the other. Behind the horse and buggy are stairs leading to an open room with streamers in the windows. Across the top of the door are the words, "Mayfest '95".
[Mrs. T.W. Wren on horse-drawn wagon]
Photograph of Mrs. T.W. Wren at the reins of a horse-drawn vehicle in a field.
[Mule teams]
Photograph of mule teams with multiple wagons in a field. There is a man sitting on top of one of the wagons. The photograph was taken in the 1870's.
[New Office Building]
Photograph of a newly built office building with space available. A street car rail curves in front of the building. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
[The New Queen Theatre]
Photograph of The New Queen Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas. A film called "Slavery Days" is advertised. A barber shop is to the right. A lamp post stands on the sidewalk in front of the theatre. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
[Niles City Town Hall]
Photograph of the Niles City Town Hall. It is a small building with a wire fence around the entry area. "Ye Town Hall of Niles" is above the entrance. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Norris Arson Jury
Photograph of 13 men of the Norris Arson Jury in 1914. There are two men in the front with arms crossed. All of the men are wearing hats
[North Fort Worth Townsite Company and Grocery]
Photograph of a two-story brick building housing two businesses. On the left is the North Fort Worth Townsite Company. On the right is the Company Grocery. Canned goods are displayed in the window of the grocery store. An automobile is parked to the left of the building. Buildings and homes are seen in the background. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
North Main and 15th in Fort Worth, Texas]
Photograph of the building at the corner of North Main and 15th Street in Fort Worth. L. Gordon is the business on the corner of the building. A man sweeps the street at the corner. Striped awnings shade the store's display windows. A horse-drawn carriage comes up the street and a barber shop is at the far right of the picture. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
North Main Street, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1914
Photograph of North Main Street in Ft. Worth looking at a large Courthouse. Inlaid in the brick street are trolley tracks, and lining the road are electricity and telephone poles and wires, bushes, and two smokestacks.
North Main Street, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1914
Photograph of North Main Street in Ft. Worth. The road is dirt with trolley tracks leading to trolleys in the center background. Lining the road are electricity and telephone poles and wires. Behind those are buildings and trees. Written across the bottom of the photograph is, "North Main St. from foot of Padlock Viaduct Looking North."
[T.O. Bancroft]
Oval photograph of T.O. Bancroft, wearing a suit.
[Officials of Hamilton County]
Photograph of 17 Hamilton County Officials. Some of the men are holding hats. There are three men in the front wearing bow ties.
Oil Field in Beaumont, Texas, 1901
Photograph of very many derricks in an oil field. In the foreground are wooden shacks, stacks of wooden boards, smokestacks with smoke plumes rising out of them. In the bottom right-hand corner is the name, "Trost".
[Oil Storage Facility]
Photograph of an oil storage facility that is under construction. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Old Settlers Barbeque
Photograph of the "Old Settlers Barbecye [corr: barbeque] given on the evening of June 15th 1909 on the lawn of Mrs Florence Peak, in honor of Mrs. W.H. Davis and Mrs. Peak, by W.G.Turner and Newton Lassiter. First Row - left to right, Mrs Richard King, "Mex" Dunn, Mrs John Mitchell, "Bud" Daggett, Eph.M. Daggett Jr, Col. Abe Harris, Mrs. Florence Peak, Sam Woody, Mrs W.H. Davis, Mrs Chas. Louck, Henry Feild, Jesse Melton and Major J.J. Jarvis. Upper Row- left ot right, Capt. M.B. Loyd, H.W. Peak, Jessee Jones and Benj P. Ayres."
[Old Stone Fort at Nacogdoches]
Photograph of a fort in Nacogdoches. There are men and a wagon in front of the Fort. Back of photograph: "This picture of the Old Stone Fort at Nacogdoches was taken in 1885, 16 years before it was destroyed. The replica, which will be constructed on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College at Nacogdoches will be almost identical to the original. Many historic incidents in Texas' development took place in the old fort, which was built in 1779 by Antonio Gil Y'Barbo, wealthy Spanish landowner. "
[One Story House with Front Porch]
Photograph of two women standing on the porch of a one story house. Trees line the sidewalk in front of the house.
[Orient Hotel]
Photograph of the Orient Hotel. There is a group of people and a vehicle in front of the Hotel. R.S. Johnson, owner of the hotel, is shown standing on the right of the vehicle. There are two men standing on top of a wagon on the left.
[Original Dalton Homestead Ranch home]
Photograph of the Original Dalton Homestead Ranch Home in 1891. There are two people in on the porch of the home.
[Original Paddock House]
Photograph of the orignal Paddock residence. There are two people standing outside on the bottom floor of the home. There is a group of large trees in front of the home. The home was built in the 1800's but was torn down near the turn of the century. The home was on the property of the estate of Mrs. Virgile Paddock.
OX Ranch
Group of cowboys at dinner time on the OX Ranch. This photo was taken in 1886 upon the spot where Childress, Texas stands today. The OX Ranch covered parts of Childress, Hardeman and Cottle Counties. The ranch headquarters was about 10 miles southeast. -
Oxen sold by G.R. Mace
Photograph of some oxen sold by G.R. Mace in 1896 to Albert Pair of Harben in exchange for Pair's breaking 25 acres of new ground on Mace's farm near Stephenville. Four of the steers were natives, the rest part Durhams.
[L.P. Robertson Funeral Home]
Photograph of the L.P. Robertson Funeral Home. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
["Panorama of Fort Worth, Texas," ca. 1908]
Panorama [View of Ft. Worth from the top of the "old post office" at the intersection of 10th and Throckmorton. Courthouse, Ellison Furniture, Flatiron buildings and other landmarks in view.]
[Panorama of Indian village]
Photograph of an Indian village with multiple teepees. The village was near Fort Sill. There is a man sitting in the foreground.
Parade Floats - Fort Worth Advertising Men's Club, ca. 1890
Photograph of the Fort Worth Advertisi Club Float during a parade in Ft. Worth, Texas, c. 1890. Several men and women ride atop the float which is decorated with flower garlands and signs promoting their business. It is pulled by two horses, also decorated with flower garlands.
Parade Floats - W.DC Striplin, ca. 1890
Photograph of the W.C Stripling float during a parade in Ft. Worth, Texas, c. 1890. A woman in a fine dress rides on the float decorated with flower garlands, ornaments amd advertising signs. It is drawn by a team of four black horses.
Parade Floats - Washer Bros, ca. 1890
Photograph of the Washer Bros. float during a parade in Ft. Worth, Texas, c. 1890. The float is decorated with flower garlands, ornaments and the dummy of a man. It is pulled by a team of four horses, each with a blanket bearing the initials W.B. on their back.
[Parade for President Theodore Roosevelt]
Photograph of a parade taking place in the middle of a busy street. Several men and women line the street as soldiers march by the onlookers.
[Parade for President Theodore Roosevelt]
Photograph of a parade taking place in the middle of a busy street. Several men and women line the street as men riding horses, men on foot, and President Theodore Roosevelt riding in a carriage pass by the onlookers.
[Parade for President Theodore Roosevelt]
Photograph of a parade taking place in the middle of a busy street. Several men and women line the street as men riding horses, men on foot, and President Theodore Roosevelt riding in a carriage pass by the onlookers.
[Parade for President Theodore Roosevelt]
Photograph of a parade taking place in the middle of a busy street. Several men and women line the street as men riding horses, men on foot, and President Theodore Roosevelt riding in a carriage pass by the onlookers. Handwritten on the back of the photograph is, "This picture was taken while Rosevelt was president and the soldiers in parade were Spanish-American War Veterans."
[Parade for President Theodore Roosevelt]
Photograph of a parade taking place in the middle of a busy street. Several men and women line the street as men riding horses, men on foot, and President Theodore Roosevelt riding in a carriage pass by the onlookers. Printed on the lower side of the photograph is "President Roosvelt at FT. Worth, Tex. 4-8-05" and "Wade & Harmon Photo Dallas, Tex."
[Paul Whiteman on horseback before a show at the Cowtown Coliseum]
Paul Whiteman on horseback in Fort Worth.
[People and cattle at carnival]
Photograph of a group of people and cattle at a carnival. There are tents and rides in the background.
[People and cattle at carnival]
Photograph of a group of people and cattle at a carnival. There are tents and rides in the background.
[Phillips Theatre]
Photograph of the entrance to the Phillips Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas. The ticket booth is under a large clamshell-shaped entryway. An automobile and a bicycle stand in the street in front of the theatre. On the left is a bank and above the theatre are doctor and lawyer offices. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
[Photograph of Fort Worth Stock Show]
Photograph of a crowd and booths at the Fort Worth Stock Show.
[Photograph of Freeport, Texas Harbor]
Photograph of the harbor at Freeport, Texas. There is a body of water running through the ground with two boats docked at the bank. On the right side of the frame is a long ware-house like building and across the water is a water tower.
[Photograph of Lake in Midland]
Photograph of a lake scene in Midland, Texas.There is a boat in the water and buildings in the background.
[Photograph of Texas Rodeo Stars in Breckenridge]
Photograph of rodeo stars sitting on horses in Breckenridge.
[Photograph of West Texas Picnic]
Photograph of three women and a man eating in a field with four horses. Written on the back of the photo, "A pioneer West Texas picnic party, Misses Mary, Annie and Lelia Smith, and George Mayes eating watermelon which washed down the Blanco Canyon during a flood in 1899."
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