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"The Vedette" January 1, 1892

Description: January 1, 1892 issue of the Vedette, a monthly journal, "Especially devoted to the Dissemination and preservation of Historical Incidents of the Mexican War of 1846- '48, and Current Items of interest to the Surviving Soldiers and Sailors of that period. It is the duly authorized Organ of the National Association, and Circulates in Every State and Territory of the Union."
Date: January 1, 1892
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[W.C. Stripling Department Store]

Description: Photograph of the W.C Stripling department store in the Powell Block (1889) building in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a four-story building towering above Allen's, a smaller clothing store on the corner with a doctor and lawyers offices above it. A horse-drawn carriage stnds on the street to the left. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale & Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

W.C Stripling Low Cash Store, ca. 1890's

Description: Photograph of the W.C Stripling "Low Price Cash Store" in Ft. Worth, Texas ca. 1890's. People stand on the sidewalk posing for the camera formal clothing; the men in suits and the women in dresses. The store appears to sell fabrics - pictured on the sidewalk - and other miscellaneous items.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[W.C. Stripling Residence]

Description: Photograph of construction of the W.C. Stripling home in Fort Worth, Texas. Scaffloding is set up around the building and boards lean against it. W.C. Stripling was the founder of Stripling's Department Store. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale and Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

W.T. Farley Clothing Stores Convention in Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, 1923

Description: Photograph of the Southwestern States Managers Convention in the Hotel Texas in Ft. Worth in 1923. There is a large table-cloth covered table topped with fine dinnerware. Seated around the table and standing behind the table are several men and women dressed in identical cowboy hats and bandannas. The men are wearing suits and ties and the women are wearing dresses. The wall has large curtain-covered windows and the hanging from the ceiling are several chandeliers. Printed in the center of… more
Date: 1923
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[W.T Waggoner Building, ca. 1918]

Description: Photograph taken around 1918 of the W.T. Waggoner Building in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a tall double-towered building connected by small columns in the middle and has over 10 rows of windows. Cars are parked in front of stores at street level and people walk casually on the sidewalks.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Colley]

Description: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Colley at their wedding sitting next to each other under a flower-decorated canopy. They are sitting in two elaborate wooden chairs, with the groom's hat and bride's bonnet hanging from the top of their respective chairs.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Women riding horses, Sweetwater, Texas

Description: Photograph of women sitting on horses side-saddle in long riding dresses in Sweetwater, Texas. They were the wives of West Texas's most promient citizens. Named from left to right: Mrs. Grundy Thurman Mrs. Jim Newman Mrs. Thomas Trammell Mrs. J.H. Beall Mrs. Dove F. McCaulley Mrs. R.A. Ragland
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1905

Description: Photograph of the Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas. The building is several stories tall with arched windows a balcony full of people. It is surrounded by a sidewalk and brick road that is full of horse-drawn carriages and groups of men, women and children. The men are wearing hats and the women are wearing dresses. Painted near the roof of the building is, "Hotel". Typed at the bottom of the photograph is, "Hotel Worth - Fort Worth, Texas."
Date: 1905
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1905

Description: Photograph of the Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas. The buiding is five stories tall with arched windows and awnings and a store with display windows on the bottom floor. The sign in front of the store reads, "August's" and a sign further down the sidewalk reads, "Hotel Worth". In the foreground are telephone poles and wires.
Date: 1905
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[X-R Building]

Description: Photograph of the X-R Building in Fort Worth, Texas. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale and Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[XIT Ranch, ca. 1881]

Description: Photograph of the XIT Ranch workers ca. 1881. Workers in cowboy outfits sit atop their horses, with ropes at their sides while the cattle are gathered together in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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