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Overturned Truck

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an overturned commercial truck in Portland, TX. Accompanying information identifies the accident site as the corner of Fifth Avenue and Railroad. The truck's load is covered in a dark tarp. Two men are standing next to a car on the left of the wreck. A building with a Pepsi advertisement is shown behind the wreck.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Picture of Wilson Jacoway

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a man identified as Wilson Jacoway in Portland, TX. He is wearing slacks, a shirt, and a tie. His left hand is in his pocket and his right arm he is leaning against a porch pole with his right forearm. He is standing in front of a house with a window on the left and a screen door to the right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Portrait of Daniel Moore

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a man identified as Daniel Moore. According to accompanying information, he was the first mayor of Portland, TX, sworn in in June 1949. He is an elderly gentleman. He is shown seated in a large leather chair behind a table or desk. His left hand is down to his side and he is holding a book in his right hand.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[View of Texaco Station and House]

Description: 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
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Portrait of Lizzie Cole and Martha Jacoway]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a woman and girl sitting on the porch of a wooden house on Dallas Street in Portland, Texas. They are identified as Lizzie Cole (early Portland settler) and her great niece, Martha Jacoway. In the background, there is a view of First Baptist Church.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Municpal Building in Portland]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of Municipal Building in Portland, Texas. The brick building is a one-story house with two signs in front of it. One says "No Parking Any Time," and the closer sign says "Municipal Building [-] Police Department[,] Municipal Court[,] Deputy Sheriff[,] Highway Patrol[,] Human Department." The building was originally the Quincy Baker Home.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Cotton Picking Equipment]

Description: Photograph of cotton farming equipment in a field. One man is standing and bending over on a piece of machinery. To the left, there is a trailer with cotton in it, and another trailer farther in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library
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