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West Side Pavillion & Street Car

Photograph of the West Side Pavilion at the end of Seventh Street, with a mule drawn street car with passengers.

Date: 1890

Tobacco Advertisement

Photograph of advertising on railroad car for Peter Schramm's tobacco business. Schramm was a tobacco wholesaler in Taylor.

Date: 1892

Item Type: Photograph

Seiders Children in a Horse-drawn Surrey

Photograph of the Seiders children in a horse-drawn surrey, 1903. Taken near the Seiders residence in Taylor. Identified from left to right: Henry B. Jr., Emma & Alice. Photograph from the Seiders Family History.

Date: 1903

Item Type: Photograph

Hoxie Ranch House

Photograph of the Hoxie Ranch House, rear view, 1905. Picture shows the Seiders' horse (Old Joe) and surrey with the Seiders' and Hoxie's older girls. Photograph from The Seiders Family History.

Date: 1905

Item Type: Photograph

Parade Wagon

Photograph of women in horse drawn wagon all decorated for July 4th Parade, 1927.

Date: 1905

Item Type: Photograph

Birdseye View Looking No. West

Photograph of early Taylor, looking to the northwest from an unidentified location. Earlier dating of 1896 is incorrect, as the 1905-1935 Taylor City Hall is visible on the horizon.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Hoxie Ranch House

Photograph of the Hoxie Ranch House, front view, located 6 miles northeast of Taylor, 1906. Photo from the Seider Family History: "site of many happy weekend visits."

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Baptist Church, Taylor, Texas

Postcard of the First Baptist Church located on 6th Street in Taylor, Texas. Correspondence on the back of the card is in Swedish.

Date: 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Road from Taylor to Thrall

Photograph of a typical country road & bridge built by H.B. Seiders. Shown is the road from Taylor to Thrall on the northern tip of Allison Lake.

Date: 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Typical Country Road and Bridge

Photograph of a typical country road and bridge built by H.B. Seiders, early Taylor resident. Shown is the road from Taylor to Thrall on the northern tip of Allison Lake in Williamson County.

Date: 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Decorated for the Parade

Photograph of an automobile decorated for a street parade, part of the celebration for the Taylor Fair, July 4, 1909. Louise Grau is the little girls in the back seat. Picture taken at Grau residence backyard, located 505 Washburn Street, Taylor.

Date: 1909

Item Type: Photograph

Grau Family in 1910 Buick

Photograph of the Grau Family of 505 Washburn Street, in their two-cylinder 1910 Buick. This is the second car owned in Taylor. Passengers in the Buick are identified as: driver, Carl Grau, passenger Anna Becker Grau, and children in the back Fritz, Louise and Willis Grau.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Stasny & Holub Grocery Store

Postcard of the interior of the Stasny & Holub grocery store, located 310 N. Main Street, Taylor. There is no correspondence on the back of the postcard.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Postcard

Henry B. Seiders Jr. With His Mule Beck

Photograph of Henry B. Seiders Jr.(far right) with his mule "Beck" and part of the workforce, 1912. Photograph from The Seiders Family History.

Date: 1912

Item Type: Photograph

Buggy Dressed for Parade

Photograph of a decorated wagon with two women aboard. A man stands at the front, holding the horse's bridle. Note the muddy roads.

Date: 1913

Item Type: Photograph

City Bakery Parade Float

Photograph of the City Bakery's parade float, constructed on a wagon pulled by four horses. Note the muddy unpaved street. Exact event or holiday being honored is unknown.

Date: 1913

Item Type: Photograph

Decorated Pony Cart

Photograph of a cart decorated in patriotic regalia for a parade. The cart contains a young boy and an older girl, both in costume. The cart is pulled by two white horses, with two African American men holding the bridles. Note the unpaved and muddy streets, and the Christian Church in the background, located at the corner of 6th Street and Talbot, Taylor.

Date: 1913

Item Type: Photograph