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[Spring Street - Palestine]

Description: Photo of Spring Street in Palestine, Texas taking looking West from the Colley Wright Building. This was before they removed the lights that were down the center of the street.
Date: 1940~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Unidentified Group of People]

Description: Unidentified Group of People taken around the turn of the 1900's in Anderson County.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Mary Elizabeth Black Campbell]

Description: Mary E. Black Campbell, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Joseph Black and wife of John Campbell. She was born 18 December 1853 and died 4 January 1927. Her husband was a member of the Confederace and rode with Capt. Joseph Black, a friend and neighbor. The story goes that as they turned to ride away, he waved back at the tall dark-eyed girl standing by the gate. He said, “Mary Elizabeth Black, you’re the prettiest girl in the county and when I return from this awful war, I’m going to marry you!” One … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Photos of Three Members of the Galveston Court of Civil Appeals]

Description: Photo of three members of the Court of Civil Appeals - First Supreme Judicial District of Texas. (Left to Right) Associate Justice Seldon A. McMeans (1907 to 1916); Chief Justice Robert A. Pleasants (1907 to 1938); and Associate Justice, T.S. Reese (1905 to 1915). Robert A. Pleasants was an associate justice of the Court from 1899 to 1907, as well as chief justice from 1907 to 1938. With 38 or 39 years of service, he may be the longest-serving appellate judge in Texas history.
Date: unknown
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[1011 N. Perry - Howard House]

Description: Photograph of the front of the "Howard House" located at 1011 N. Perry in Palestine, Texas. The house is a one-story, white, antebellum-style house with Greek revival influence. There are square columns along the front porch and a brick chimney on the side of the house. A sign in the front yard says "The Howard House Museum, Open Saturday & Sunday, 2 to 5 P.M."
Date: April 1969
Location: 31.769824 -95.626006
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission
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