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Photograph of Sam Rayburn, 1911

Photograph of Sam Rayburn. Photo taken in 1911 when Sam Rayburn was age 29. At the time, he was serving as the Speaker in the Texas House of Representatives. The portrait is a head and shoulders photo of Rayburn. He wears a dark, suit jacket, white button-down shirt and dark-colored bow tie. The photo is black and white. Text on reverse of print reads, "Sam Rayburn age 29 when Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. Please return to Sam Rayburn, Bonham, Texas."

Date: 1911

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

Abreu Troupe Performing at the Mendota Carnival

Photograph of the Abreu family acrobats performing on a stage situated between large storefronts at the Mendota Carnival. One member of the troupe is balancing two more members on his shoulders while a large crowd surrounds the stage.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Witte Museum

[Southern Pacific Depot]

Cropped copy-print photograph of the interior of Southern Pacific Depot, located at Houston and Travis Street in Cleveland, Texas. A man on the left side of the room is talking on the phone and four other men are standing around him. The man at the front desk is typing on a manual. A calendar on the wall shows the month April.

Date: 1916

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

[Early Cleveland School]

Copy negative of an early school in Cleveland, Texas. A large group of people is standing in front of the building facing towards the camera. There are two people in the background in the doorway of the school.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

[Photograph of White Rock Creek - Prior to Excavation]

Photograph of White Rock Creek prior to excavation. A group of men are digging in the river banks. A house is being built in the background.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- Explosion]

Photograph of an explosion at White Rock Creek.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- Cement House]

Photograph of the White Rock Creek reservoir and the cement house near it. A train is in the center of the image. An inscription on the bottom of the image has partially torn off.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- Reservoir Intake Stream Drill Holes]

Photograph of the White Rock Creek reservoir. Inscriptions on the image explain that the men are working on the intake well and the stream drill boring holes.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek]

Photograph of White Rock Creek. Men in the background are working along the riverbank.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Five Unidentified Men]

Photograph of five unidentified men at White Rock Lake. The men are all wearing suits, overcoats and hats.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Inside View of Pump Station Walls]

Photograph of the inside structure of the reservoir at White Rock Lake. The inscription on the bottom of the image indicates that it is an inside view of the forms for the pump station walls.

Date: July 8, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Vulcan Steam Hammer Outfit]

Photograph of the Vulcan Steam Hammer Outfit at White Rock Lake and the men working on the pile driver. Inscriptions on the bottom of the image describe the type of pile driver.

Date: June 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Trench for Core Well]

Photograph of the trench for core well at White Rock Lake and the men working on it. Inscriptions on the bottom of the image describe the type of construction.

Date: July 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek Reservoir Steam Drill]

Photograph of the steam drill at White Rock Creek and a man working on it. Inscriptions on the bottom of the image describe the type of construction and name the worker as Derrick.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Wakefield Sheeting]

Photograph of the Wakefield sheeting and pile driver at White Rock Lake and the men working on it. The machine is emitting thick, dark smoke into the air. The inscription on the bottom explain and date the image.

Date: June 1, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Intake Well Excavation]

Photograph of the intake well excavation at White Rock Lake and the men working on it. The inscription on the bottom explain and date the image.

Date: July 5, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Vulcan Hammer]

Photograph of a Vulcan Hammer at White Rock Lake and the men working on it. The inscription on the bottom explains how the pile driver works.

Date: June 1, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- South End of Reservoir]

Photograph of a the south end of the White Rock Creek Reservoir after the forms had been removed.

Date: June 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of Reservoir Construction Managers at White Rock Creek]

Photograph of the three reservoir construction managers of the White Rock Creek Reservoir. On the back of the image, the names of the three men are listed along with their job descriptions.

Date: October 1, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of the Core Wall Excavation at White Rock Lake]

Photograph of the core wall excavation at White Rock Lake. The image also shows the mixer plant and engine room.

Date: July 5, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of a Triangular Drill]

Photograph of a triangular drill elevated with wooden beams.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of Construction at White Rock Lake]

Photograph of the construction of the reservoir near White Rock Lake. A pile driver is in the background.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of Two Men Working on a Steamer]

Photograph of two men working on a Steamer at White Rock Lake.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake]

Photograph of the creek and trees at White Rock Lake.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

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