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Eugene, Arthur and Mrs. Thomas Bancroft

Photograph of Mrs. Thomas Bancroft and her two sons, Eugene William Bancroft on her right and Arthur J. Bancroft on her left. Mrs. Bancroft is wearing a dark dress, white gloves, lace collar and a bonnet with a large bow tied underneath her chin. She has her arm around Eugene who is wearing a dark dress with white collar. Arthur is wearing a dark outfit with white collar.

Date: 1858

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Bancroft Family]

Oval photo of Mrs. Thomas Bancroft with her sons, Eugene and Arthur. She wears a bonnet with lace around the opening. She is seated between her sons.

Date: 1861~

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

[George W. Michaels]

Photograph of George W. Michaels around 1880.

Date: 1880~

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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[First Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Market and Polk in Orange, Texas, prior to 1900. It is a wooden building with a tall steeple.

Date: 1890~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Employees at the Bancroft Saw Mill]

Employees at the Bancroft Saw Mill standing outside. Most of them are wearing hats.

Date: 1894

Partner: Heritage House Museum

School Children in 1894

Photograph of a group of twenty-five schoolchildren posed with their female teacher. There are fourteen girls and eleven boys. The girls wear dresses, four wear pinafores, and one has bows in her hair. The boys wear knickers with jackets and large collars. The school teacher wears a black dress. Behind the group is dark open doorway and a shuttered window.

Date: 1894

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Photograph of Orange, Texas in 1895]

Photograph of Fifth and Main Street location in Orange, Texas in 1895. Main was only a bayou crossed by the Fifth Street bridge. The First Baptist Church is under construction in the background. Wooden fences surround nearby homes.

Date: 1895

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Snow Scene]

Photograph of a rare occurrence in Orange, Texas, a snowy day. Trees, homes and yards are blanketed in snow during the winter of 1895.

Date: 1895

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[H.J. Lutcher Home]

Photograph of the H.J. Lutcher home in Orange, Texas around 1898. A horse and carriage stand in the road by the house.

Date: 1898~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Old Wingate Sawmill on the Sabine River]

Photograph of the Sabine River at Orange, Texas in 1898. In the center is the old Wingate Sawmill, to the right are three ketch-type sailboats that are gaff rigged near the bank.

Date: 1898

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Aerial View of Homes in Orange, Texas]

Aerial photograph of homes in Orange, Texas. Many of the homes have porches. One has a large rain barrel in its backyard. An automobile can be seen going down one of the streets.

Date: 1900~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Downtown Parade]

Photograph of a parade around 1900. Horses pull carts, one carries a man who is talking through a megaphone. Children run alongside of the parade on the street.

Date: 1900~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Four Women at a Slumber Party]

Photograph of four women at a slumber party around 1900. A vanity with a mirror stands behind them. It appears that they are all fixing their hair.

Date: 1900~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Front Street in Orange, Texas around 1900]

Photograph looking up Front Street in Orange, Texas around 1900. There is a barber shop, a market, and carriages in the street.

Date: 1900~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Gathering on Green Avenue in Orange, Texas]

Photograph of a gathering - maybe a parade, or possibly a funeral - in Orange, Texas along Green Avenue. A decorated cart moves up the avenue (left side of photo). Many people line the street.

Date: 1900~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Horse Drawn Fire Wagon]

Photograph of Pearcy Adams and George Rexes driving the new horse-drawn fire wagon in Orange, Texas around 1900.

Date: 1900~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Orange, Texas, The Gate City]

Photograph of the cover to the book, Orange, Texas....The Gate City of the Great State of Texas. A picture of people in a boat on the Sabine River is on the cover. Under the picture it reads, "Watermelon Pastime on the Sabine"

Date: 1901~

Partner: Heritage House Museum

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