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[Aerial View of Palestine]

Description: Aerial view of Palestine looking west from the courthouse, down Avenue A toward Spring Street.
Date: unknown

[Anderson County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the southwest corner of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof and there are awnings on all of the windows.
Date: 1950~
Location: 31.764653 -95.626665

[Anderson County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the south side of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas, taken from the corner of N. Perry and E. Crawford streets. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof.
Date: 1991
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Location: 31.764507 -95.625791

[The Anderson County Jail]

Description: This is a photograph of the second Anderson County Jail. The jail was built on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in 1879-80. It was, at the time, the most architecturally advanced building on the square of Palestine. Its clock tower, rising one floor beyond the two-story sheriff’s office and jail, could be seen all the way to New Town, the part of town near the railroad depot. The jail was used until 1931, when it was considered inadequate for county needs. It was torn down and a mo… more
Date: unknown

[Blue House in Palestine]

Description: Photograph of the front of a one-story cottage painted blue with white trim, located in Palestine, Texas. Trees are visible in the front yard, in the foreground.
Date: 1990~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

[Bonner Frizzell]

Description: Portrait of a man thought to be Bonner Frizzell, long time historian who resided in Palestine, TX during the early 1900s.
Date: unknown

[Carroll and Eleanor Trotter Huddleston during WWII]

Description: Photo taken of Mr. Carroll and Mrs. Eleanor Trotter Huddleston taken during World War II. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown

[Children at Play]

Description: Children at play in front of the old Palestine High School Gym. Note this is not the old Rusk School.
Date: unknown

[Cottage on S. Magnolia Street]

Description: Photograph of the front of a white, one-story, L-shaped cottage located at 922 S. Magnolia Street in Palestine, Texas. It has a wrap-around front porch and decorative woodwork around the eaves of a dormer window.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Location: 31.753030 -95.630900

[Cunningham House]

Description: Photograph of the front of a two-story, Victorian-style house painted yellow with white trim, located in Palestine, Texas. It was once occupied by the Cunningham Family.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver

[Dickson and Willard - Young relatives of James "Jim" Conaway]

Description: Dickson T. Carrick (b. 1872) and Willard W. Carrick (b. 1875). These two boys were somehow related to James "Jim" Conaway. Raised in, Waxahachie, Texas by their parents, White L. Carrick and Camilla Rozina (Thompson) Carrick. The father died in 1884 and the mother re-married and they moved to Dallas around 1889 or 1890. The boys both died of consumption 2 days apart in 1896 and were buried in Waxahachie. The picture was included in the papers of the Conaway family that were donated to the Pa… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Reid and Devenport Photographers

[Dilley Foundry Office Bldg - 601 S. May]

Description: Photograph of the south side of the Dilley Foundry Office Building, located at 601 S. May in Palestine, Texas. It is a one-story frame building, resembling a center-passage house There is a porch running the length of the south side of the house that has decorative jigsawn woodwork.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Location: 31.756954 -95.633483

[Edie Trotter]

Description: Photo of Edie Trotter, the wife of Ira Trotter. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1930~

[Eleanor Trotter]

Description: Photo of Eleanor Trotter sitting on steps. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown

[Eleanor Trotter]

Description: Photograph of Eleanor Trotter. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown

[Eleanor Trotter]

Description: Photograph of Eleanor Trotter. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown

[Eleanor Trotter]

Description: Photo of Eleanor Trotter standing in front of a statue of someone on a horse. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown

[Eleanor Trotter]

Description: Photo of Eleanor Trotter. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown

[G.E. Dilley Building - 401 W. Main]

Description: Photograph of the front of the "Dilley Building," a two-story, brick building located at 401 and 403 W. Main in Palestine, Texas. It has a rectangular plan and load-bearing masonry walls with Victorian Italianate-style details, including an elaborately detailed parapet on the façade and the segmental-arched hoodmolds on the second floors of the south and east elevations. It is classified as a Two-Part Commercial Block building, and is part of Palestine’s central business district.
Date: 1992
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Location: 31.762144 -95.634778

[Gas Station - W. Oak]

Description: Photograph of a gas station located on W. Oak Street in Palestine, Texas.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore

[Gaught House - 107 E. Kolstad]

Description: Close-up photograph of the front and west side of the "Gaught House," a two-story, red-brick house located at 107 E. Kolstad in Palestine, Texas. There is a double staircase leading to the raised front porch, which has ionic columns.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Location: 31.766930 -95.631872

[George Anderson Wright]

Description: Headshot portrait of George Anderson Wright (August 9, 1845-November 5, 1935), the son of William and Jennie Winn Wright. Wright is wearing a dark suit and tie with a light-colored shirt; his hair is white/gray and he has a trimmed beard and moustache. He is looking over his left shoulder, facing the camera. Wright was a businessman and was involved in politics; he served as mayor of Palestine, Texas for several terms.
Date: 1920~/1930~

[I&GN Hospital - 919 S. Magnolia]

Description: Photograph of part of the front of the International & Great Northern (I&GN) Railroad Hospital located at 919 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a three-story, metal-framed, brick-faced hospital along with an outbuilding (the Nurses' Home). The building has a box-like massing with some Classical Revival detailing, especially around the primary entrance. The wide, cast stone bands divide the exterior into three components and emphasize the horizontal massing of the building.
Date: 1991
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Location: 31.753187 -95.631029

[I&GN Railroad Hospital - 919 S. Magnolia]

Description: Photograph of the front and north side of the International & Great Northern (I&GN) Railroad Hospital located at 919 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a three-story, metal-framed, brick-faced hospital along with an outbuilding (the Nurses' Home). The building has a box-like massing with some Classical Revival detailing, especially around the primary entrance. The wide, cast stone bands divide the exterior into three components and emphasize the horizontal massing of the building.
Date: 1940~
Location: 31.753581 -95.631114
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