Rescuing Texas History, 2010 - 165 Matching Results

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[Storm Damage on Peoples Street]

Postcard of flood waters on Peoples Street from a storm in Corpus Christi, Texas. Debris is floating in the water. In the background, there are buildings; the building on the left says "Ragsdale Plumbing." Text on the bottom-left of the image says "Peoples St."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Storm Flooding]

Postcard of storm flooding in Corpus Christi, Texas. Two people are walking through the ankle-deep water. Trees are scattered through the water. In the background, there are buildings identified as Plaza Hotel, California Bakery, Tribbles Market, and Givens Apartments.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Taft Post Office

Cropped copy-photograph of the exterior of the post office in Taft, Texas. The post office has two windows with bars on both. A group of people is standing in the doorway to the post office. Two cars are parked in front of the post office on the street.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Taft Ranch Cotton Gin

Cropped copy-photograph of a cotton gin on the Taft Ranch in Portland, TX. The cotton gin is a large, wooden building. It is set on wooden stilts next to a set of railroad tracks. A smaller wood building is shown behind the main cotton gin building. The railroad tracks are to the right.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Town Folk in Sinton, TX

Cropped copy-photograph of a group of townspeople in Sinton, TX. A group of five people is shown standing in a row in front of the several businesses along the street. A sixth person is walking away from the camera towards the buildings. All six people appear to be male. The third man from the left is holding his arm around the shoulder of the man to his right.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Two Couples at Willacy Oil Well

Cropped copy-photograph of four people at the Willacy Oil Well in Portland, TX. The well is on a large, wooden platform. Several workers are walking around the base. A machine is shown to the right of the well. The two couples are standing in front of the well. They are identified as Mr. and Mrs. Willacy and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. All four are wearing hats. The women are wearing dresses. The woman on the far right is wearing a long set of dark pearls.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Two Hunters at Gum Hollow

Cropped copy-photograph of two hunters in San Patricio County, TX. They are gathered around a small, dirt road next to a lake. Both are wearing hats and carrying guns. The hunter in the background in s seated on what appears to be a box. The other hunter is closer to the camera and is shown standing, holding his gun on his shoulder.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Two Hunters at Gum Hollow

Cropped copy-photograph of two hunters in San Patricio County, TX. They are shown seated in a cane break. Both are wearing hats and carrying guns. They are relaxed with their guns laid across their laps. According to accompanying information, the cane was planted by an earth dam to help hold water.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Venetian Grill

Cropped copy-photograph of the exterior of the Venetian Grill in Portland, TX. The grill is a long building with many windows lining the front. A door is also shown. All the windows are covered in boards in preparation for a coming storm. A sign on top of the building reads, "Eat."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[View of Businesses]

Cropped copy-photograph of a street in Gregory, Texas with Taft Ranch, a garage, Green Hotel, and Taft Ranch Office building (built in 1912) along it. Several cars are parked and people are gathered in the street outside of the garage. A sign on the building says "Garage."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[View of Texaco Station and House]

Cropped copy-photograph of a Texaco beside a house in Taft, Texas. Cars are parked underneath a brick awning at the Texaco. A sign on the building says "Firestone;" a sign to the left of the building says "Texaco" within a star-shaped logo. The house to the left is surrounded by trees and plants.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Visit by President Taft]

Cropped copy-photograph of a group of men standing beside a cow at Taft Ranch; one man in the center is identified as United States President, William Howard Taft. In the background, there is a building and other cattle.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Well at White Point]

Cropped copy-photograph of three women standing on a well platform at White Point, eight miles west of Portland, Texas. The woman on the left is holding a piece of drilling equipment, and the woman on the right is holding an umbrella.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Well Blowout]

Cropped copy-photograph of a well blowout near Taft, Texas. In the distance, there is a well to the left of the image. On the right, there is a fire. In the foreground, there is a barbed-wire fence.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[White Point Blowout]

Cropped copy-photograph of an aerial view of a blowout in a crater at White Point. The well was ablaze for weeks before it choked itself out in the crater.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[White Point Gas Well]

Cropped copy-photograph of a gas well at White Point. A group of four people are posing in front of the well. Two people are sitting on the back of a horse-drawn wagon to the left, and two people are standing on the right. Poles are scattered about in the foreground. In the background, there are trees. Text below the image says "gas well 8-30-1[?]."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Willacy Oil Well

Cropped copy-photograph of an oil well west of Portland, TX. A single drilling rig is shown in the middle of a field of wild plants and grasses. A wire fence with stone posts encloses the area around the well. The well is on a raised portion of ground devoid of any of the surrounding plants.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Women in Boat at Pavilion Hotel]

Cropped copy-photograph of four women sitting in a boat on a rocky shore in downtown Corpus Christi, Texas. Behind them is a dock to the left, and a boat in the middle of the water. The Pavilion Hotel is in the far background in the water.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Women Riding Horse]

Cropped copy-photograph of an unidentified woman posing on a horse during President William Howard Taft's visit to the ranch. A bull is standing in front of her to the right. In the background, there are trees.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Women Standing around Drinking Fountain]

Cropped copy-photograph of a group of four women standing around a water fountain at Artesian Park in Corpus Christi, Texas. The women are all wearing hats; the woman on the left is leaning over the fountain. In the background, there is a bandstand and trees.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Workers Clearing the Land for Progress

Cropped copy-photograph of a field near Portland, TX. The field appears to be still filled with wild grasses and plants. Accompanying information states that the land is scheduled to be cleared for farming. A group of seven people is standing on a small hill in the middle of the field. All seven are wearing hats.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

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