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[Early Portland Public School Building]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an exterior view of an early Portland public school building built in 1909. There is a bell tower towards the center of the roof. In the foreground, there is a wooden fence. Text below the image says "Portland Public School Building."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Portrait of Mrs. M. G. Turner]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a portrait of Mrs. M. G. Turner, the first principal of Portland School in 1914. She is facing towards the left, and wearing a light-colored garment. Text below the image says "Mrs. M. G. Turner, Principal Portland School."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Gas Blowout at White Point]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a gas blowout at White Point, eight miles west of Portland, Texas. A thick stream of gas is spewing upwards from a well. Drilling equipment surrounds the stream. Text below the image says "Great Gas Well at White Point, San Patricio Coun[ty].
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Well Blowout]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Women Standing around Drinking Fountain]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Women in Boat at Pavilion Hotel]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Well at White Point]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[White Point Gas Well]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[DeMouche Home]

Description: Postcard of an exterior view of the DeMouche Home, built in 1915. The wooden house is two-stories tall, with various plant vines growing on the sides. Two chairs are sitting on the porch. Other plants and trees are growing around the house. The home overlooks Corpus Christi Bay.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Old Arnold Hotel Opening Day Festivities]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of opening day festivities at Old Arnold Hotel. A crowd of people are standing on the porch and balcony of the two-story building. One car is parked outside the left of the building, and two cars are parked outside the right of the building.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Visit by President Taft]

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Bayview College Students]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a group of Bayview College Students. They are posing in five rows outside of a wooden building. The college was founded by Thomas M. Clark and Alice Yantis Clark for the scattered South Texas ranching children. The college opened in September 1894, teaching primary through Junior College students. Most buildings were destroyed by a hurricane in 1916, and the college closed in 1917.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Group Outside of Ford Building]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a crowd of people posing outside of the Ford Building in Taft, Texas. In the center of the crowd, there is a car with text on the side that says "Twenty Millionth Ford." In the background, there is a brick building with a sign in a window that says "Twenty Millionth Ford."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Sander's Garage]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an exterior view of Sander's Garage in Taft, Texas. A car is parked underneath an awning extending from the front of the building. Three gas pumps are at the end of the awning, and a sign that says "Change" is hanging from the top. Strings of flags are hanging from the sides of the awning. To the left of the image, there is a sign that says "[R]est [R]oom."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Interior View of Sander's Garage]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an interior view of Sander's Garage in Taft, Texas. A woman and man are standing to the back of the room. They are surrounded by various automobile supplies including several cans with stars on the label and tires. A sign in one tire says "30x3 1/2[,] All Weather Tread[,] Goodyear Means Good Wear." In the foreground, there is a table in the center of the image, and a chair to the right. Text in the bottom-right corner says "The Sander's Garag[e] Taft, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Group of Women at La Quinta Hotel]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a group of women standing outside of the La Quinta Hotel. The building is two-stories tall with a balcony stretching the width of the building. To the right behind the women, there are two cars. The hotel was built in 1906-07, and was the home of Joseph F. Green. He provided a place to entertain hundreds of dignitaries who were visiting the ranch during that time.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[President Taft Visiting Rincon Ranch]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of President William Howard Taft visiting Taft Ranch. A group of men sitting on horses are gathered around a horse-drawn wagon with three men riding in it. President Taft is on horseback wearing a Panama hat with Joseph F. Green on the horse to his left; Charles P. Taft is riding in the wagon. The President then joined the Taft Ranch cowboys in a roundup. President Taft was the brother of Charles P. Taft, the principal owner of Taft Ranch.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[President Taft Visiting Taft Ranch]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of President William Howard Taft visiting Taft Ranch. A group of six men and two women are standing. One man towards the center of the image is standing in front of a cow. In the background, there is a building and wooden fence. President Taft was the brother of Charles P. Taft, the principal owner of Taft Ranch.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library
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