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[Orange Jail, 1888]

Photograph of the Orange Jail in 1888. It is a small building on the river's edge.

Date: 1888

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[George W. Michaels]

Photograph of George W. Michaels around 1880.

Date: 1880~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Crescent City Saloon]

Photograph of men standing outside the Crescent City Saloon on the corner of Fourth and Front Streets in Orange, Texas.

Date: August 18, 1888

Location: 30.091175 -93.733222

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Hanging Tree - Orange, Texas]

Sepia photograph picturing a lynching in the "hanging tree" at Fifth and Front Street in Orange, Texas in 1888. Across the street is a saloon. Many spectators are watching, including children. A steam engine is standing by in the background.

Date: August 18, 1888

Location: 30.091055 -93.734224

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Employees of T. Bancroft and Sons Shingle Mill]

Employees of T. Bancroft and Sons Shingle Mill, Orange, Texas. Photo was taken in front of Dry Kiln at the rear of the mill in 1885. Top Row: George W. Bancroft, McKinley, Edwin "Tiny" Rosenbaum, Bob Mickelborough. George W. Curtis, Jim Fuller, Cal Bonneau, Edward Rosenbaum. Middle Row: E.W. Bancroft, Al Anderson, Trav Smith, Ashborn, Jim Childers, W.H. Ogden. Bottom Row: Palmer, Pombeff, Milton Holley, John Dupont, John Taylor, Mark Godwin, Eli Davis, Will McKinley, Joe Signoret, Trahan.

Date: 1885

Creator: The Fox Co.

Partner: Heritage House Museum

Bancroft Shingle Mill Crew in 1880

Photograph of the Bancroft Shingle Mill Crew. There are twenty-seven men, all standing except seven who are seated. One row of men are standing on the ground and the other row is on a platform behind them. The men are wearing button-up shirts, some are wearing vests, suspenders or jackets and all except one are wearing hats. In the foreground are wooden beams and bits of wood. Written on or above some of the men are the numbers 1 through 10.

Date: 1880

Partner: Heritage House Museum

First Catholic Church built in 1880

First Catholic church built in 1880 at Pine and Sixth Streets. This church was formerly known as St. Vitalis

Date: 1880~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[1885 Fire Wagon]

Photograph and description of Orange's volunteer firemen standing by a fire wagon in 1885. This is the oldest known picture of an Orange scene.

Date: 1885

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Steamboat Pearl Plant]

Photograph of steamboat "Pearl Plant" near Front at Third Street. There are many people on the decks on the boat. The steamboat has two large smoke stacks. There is a man smoking a pipe on the bottom left of the photograph.

Date: [1880..1889]

Partner: Heritage House Museum

Allie Bland's House and Cove School

Photograph of the Cove School at left and Ms. Allie Bland's house on the right. There is a white-picket fence surrounding the yard of the house and the school. In front of the fence is a man in a dark suit and hat. Within the house yard are two women in long skirts and a man in a vest and hat. There are large trees with moss surrounding the buildings.

Date: 1885

Partner: Heritage House Museum

First Courthouse in Lipscomb

Photograph of the first courthouse in Lipscomb, Texas. In the foreground is a field with tall grass and brush. The courthouse has a wooden fence around it and part of it is brick. On either side of the courthouse are two nearby houses and trees. Behind it is a windmill. Written on the photograph at the bottom is, "CourtHouse Lipscomb County 1887".

Date: 1887

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Wedding Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Dan Sullivan]

This is a framed wedding portrait of Dan Sullivan and Mary Horkan. He is seated in a dark suit. She stands beside him. She is wearing a long white dress.

Date: 1883

Partner: Old City Park

[Amende School]

Amende School was a private girls school which was located in Palestine before the advent of free public schools.

Date: 1880~