Resource Type

[Group of 27 men and boys and one woman in front of a fence]

Panoramic photograph of twenty-seven men and boys and one woman arranged in three rows. The front row sits on the ground, the middle are seated on a bench, and the back row stands. Most of the men wear work clothes such as overalls, worn out button up shirts and pants. The older man and woman at the center of the middle row wear nicer clothes, he in a suit and tie, she a nice blouse and necklace. The group is posed in front of a wood slat fence with lattice along the top. Much of the fence is covered in foliage. There are cracks and tears throughout the photograph.
Date: [1910..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Football team seated on bleachers]

Photograph of an American football team seated on wooden bleachers. Some of the team wear shoulder pads under their plain long sleeve shirts. They wear breeches that go over the knee and tube socks that go up to the knee. Four men wear dark suits and hats, and another wears a white button down shirt, tie and hat. The photo is mounted to a grey board with decorative printed boarders and a printed information about Bryant Studio.
Date: [1910..1929]
Creator: Bryant Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miss Annie Belle Emery Bright on California trip]

Photograph of a group of thirty-four people sitting on large rocks with a flowing river behind them. Women in the group wear light colored long, long sleeve dresses, some with decorative collars, and many wear wide brimmed hats, some with veils. The men wear dark suite, and some wear or hold boater style hats. Most of the group looks at the camera. One woman is facing away and some people peak from behind others. An inscription on the back of the photograph reads, "Miss Annie Belle Emery / ?California trip," and she is denoted on the image with a check mark.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teenaged Fred Stirman]

Cabinet card photograph of a teenage boy partially seated on a small table covered in a patterned cloth. He wears a light plaid three piece suit, with a pocket watch chain attached to a vest button. A wooden chair is visible to the right and the backdrop has a decorative design along the lower wall and painted curtains to the left of the image. The card has decorative cutouts on either side of each corner and the studio imprint at the bottom reads, "Peery, Extra Finish, Kaufman, Texas." An inscription on the back reads, "Fred R. Stirman, Kaufman, Tex."
Date: 189X
Creator: Peery
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eva Stirman]

Cabinet card photograph of a young woman wearing a long sleeve floral patterned dress with lace around the collar and belt. She wears a small corsage on her chest. Half of her hair is pulled back, and she has short curly bangs. She stands with her hands behind her back, and looks slightly to the side of the camera. The photo has stains throughout. At the bottom of the card is the studio imprint, which reads, " Peery, Photo. Kaufman, Texas." An inscription on the back reads, "Cousin Eva Stirman / February 2[illegible], [illegible]."
Date: February 1892
Creator: Peery
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Freddie Houghton as an infant]

Carte de visite photograph of Freddie Houghton as an infant. He is seated on a fur covered chair and wears a gown with a lace collar and bib, and lace around the lower hem. He also wears dark boots and has light colored hair at the top of his head. On the back of the card is an inscription in pencil reading, "Fred Houghton," and the photographer's studio imprint which reads, "F. H. McMillen, portrait and landscape photographer / Duplicates of this photo can be secured at any time / Second floor, Evans block, Riverside, California."
Date: unknown
Creator: McMillen, F. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maggie Hale, Village Creek School]

Photograph of Maggie Hale visible from the chest up. she wears a dark blouse covered in a small floral pattern, and has a pocket watch clipped to her lapel. Her hair is curled in rows tight to her head, and a ribbon is tied around her collar with a bow at the back. The photograph is a diamond shape and is mounted to a cream colored diamond shaped board. The inscription on the back of the board reads, "Maggie Hale / Maggie Hale / Village Creek School / 1898."
Date: 1898
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Effie Pruitt]

Photograph of Effie Pruitt from the shoulders up. She wears a high-collared dark blouse with decorative beading on the collar and chest, and a ribbon bow peaking out from the back of her neck. Her hair is pinned up to her head, and her bang curl on her forehead. Her head is turned three-quarters to the left. The photo is mounted on a dark card with has a studio imprint at the bottom in light ink, which reads, "Swartz / Cottage Gallery / 600 Main St., Fort Worth, Tex." An inscription on the back of the card reads, " Effie Pruitt / mother's niece."
Date: unknown
Creator: Swartz Cottage Gallery
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Daisy Emery Allen, Jennie Stirman, Sidney, and Marvin Stirman in garden]

Photograph of two women, a man, and a child standing around a brick well with a wooden cover on it. The child sits on the edge of the well with one hand to its mouth. The women wear shin length dressed with long sleeves, and the man wears a white button up shirt, tie, and fedora style hat. There are trees behind them and a wooden covered bridge in the background. The snapshot has a decorative stripped boarder. An inscription on the back of the photo reads, "South of Clyde / D.E. Allen / Sidney / Jennie Stirman / Marvin " / Sept. 1927."
Date: September 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. J. W. Allen at nineteen]

Cabinet card photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen at the age of nineteen. He wears a dark pea coat and slightly baggy pants. He leans one arm on a studio prop that looks like the end pillar of a low decorative stone wall. The backdrop is painted sky, pathway, and trees. At the bottom of the card is printed text that reads, "Ardmore. Downing, Ind. Ter." An inscription in pencil on the back of the card reads, "Father - when I was nineteen-"
Date: 1893~
Creator: Downing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frances Marion Allen and Sheila Emery Allen standing in front of house at 2256 Fifth Avenue in Fort Worth]

Snapshot photograph of two girls, Frances Marion Allen and Sheila Emery Allen, standing in front of their two story house at 2256 5th Avenue in Fort Worth. An upside-down blue stamped number "25" is on the verso top left corner. Sideways black ink inscription on verso right edge reads "Frances & Sheila Allen 2256 5th Ave."
Date: [1920..1939]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sheila Emery Allen standing in snow next to storefront window]

Snapshot photograph of a woman, Sheila Emery Allen, standing in snow next to a storefront window in downtown Fort Worth. She is wearing a hat, one glove on her left hand, and a long winter coat. Her right hand is bare. A mannequin is visible in the storefront window on the right. There is an illegible black ink stamp on the verso middle top for a photofinishing company. Black stamped text below reads "JAN 31 194X." The last numeral of the date is illegible. Sideways black ink stamp at the verso right edge is "403J."
Date: 194X-01-31
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cantata "The Prince of Peace"]

Photograph, mounted on board, of Cantata "Prince of Peace" group, including Annie Belle Emery Bright, on a stage in front of a pipe organ. The men wear tuxedos and women wear full-coverage white dresses. Behind the group is a banner reading "Prince of Peace." On the back of the mounting board is handwritten text reading "Cantata "The Prince of Peace" / Ninth St. Christian Church, Washington, D.C. / Organ on which I learned to play. (ABE) / Annie Belle Emery."
Date: 190X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Emery's students at Cumberland Hill School]

Photograph of elementary aged students arranged in three rows on steps in front of a building. The male students wear white button-down shirts and either black pants or light breeches with dark socks pulled above the knee. The female students wear smock dressed with large square collars. All of the students have short hair, with most of the girls having short bobs with straight bangs. The photograph is mounted to black cardstock.
Date: [1900..1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Diptych of Cathinka Venth playing piano, left, and portrait of Cathinka Venth with nine young women, right]

Two photographs mounted side by side on card stock. The mount has broken vertically into two pieces, with one image on each piece. The image on the left shows Carl Venth and seventeen young female music students gathered in a parlor around Cathinka Finch Myhr Venth, who is seated at a piano. The image on the right shows a group portrait of nine young women with Cathinka Finch Myhr Venth in the center.
Date: [1920..1939]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of teenaged Eva Stirman]

Cabinet card studio portrait of Eva Stirman as a teenager. The image shows her left profile from the waist up. She has a curly fringe and her long hair is only partially pulled back, with it flowing down her back and over her left shoulder and arm. The card has shallow scallops along the edges, a hole above the studio imprint, and various water stains throughout. The studio imprint at the bottom reads "Kaufman, Peery." An inscription on the back reads "Sister of grandmother Elizabeth Jane Emery. Daughter of Aunt Dolly Stirman. Eva Stirman."
Date: 189X
Creator: Peery
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Uncle Rollin and Aunt Dolly Stirman]

Tintype photograph of and man and woman seated next to each other. The man has his legs crossed with his ankle resting on his knee. He wears an oversize suit jacket, light pants, and boots. The woman has one arm resting on the back of her chair. She wears a long white dress and dark jacket buttoned up to her collar. She has a ribbon tied in a bow at her collar. The photograph is inside of a paper folder, which has a gold boarder around the image window. At the bottom of the folder is the handwritten inscription, "Uncle Rollin & Aunt Dollie Stirman."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ready for Austin: The Stirmans, Daisy Emery Allen and Annie Emery Bright with car]

Photograph of a group of people with a 1920s style car. One woman sit behind the steering wheel, one woman sits on the runner, a woman stands on the other side of the hood propping a small boy on the hood, and two men stand in front of the car. The women all wear round glasses and bucket hats. The men and boy also wear hats of different styles. A house and trees are visible behind them. The snapshot has a decorative stripped boarder around the edges, and the back has the following inscription, "Ready for Austin / "The Stirmans" / DEA. / AEB. / Oct. 1927."
Date: October 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aunt Dollie Stirman laid to rest in Kaufman, Texas]

Photograph of three women and two men standing next to a mounded grave, which is covered in flowers and wreaths. They all look down at the grave, and wear dark clothing. The women wear hats while the men hold their hats at their sides. A fence and foliage is visible to the right and behind them. The snapshot has a white boarder and the image is hazy around the edges. An inscription on the back reads, "Aunt Dollie Stirman laid to rest / Kaufman Tex. / Mrs P[illegible] / Maggie Hale / Eva Stirman Smith / Uncle Rollin / Fred Stirman."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man with child on each knee]

Tintype photograph of a man with a young girl on each knee. He wears a white button down shirt with a tie and vest, and a dark wide-brimmed hat. He has a large moustache and holds a long pipe in his mouth. The girls on the left wears a white dress with a dark jacket over the top. The jacket has two sets of buttons going from bottom to collar, and decorative embroidery on the cuffs and collar. She wears a white hat. The girl on the right wears a white dress with an open black jack which is ruffled along the edges and cuffs. She wears a black hat. Both girls claps their hands on their laps, and everyone looks directly at the camera. All four corners are cut off diagonally.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Belle Emery Bright's 7th grade students]

Photograph of Annie Emery Bright's seventh grade students at Colonial Hill Public School in Dallas, Texas. The students stand on steps outside of the school building. The boys wear dark suits with breeches and long socks, while the girls wear light dresses. The photograph is mounted on black cardstock, and an inscription on the back reads, "Colonial Hill Public School, Dallas / 7th Grade / My pupils (Miss Annie Bell Emery)."
Date: [1900..1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of people in front of the P. Warnica House]

Photograph of fifteen people posing in front of a house. Most, including men, women, and children, are seated or standing on the porch on the right of the photo, while an older and younger man stand in front of shrubs to the left. Dr. James W. Allen and Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen are seated at the bottom right on the porch steps. There is a white wooden fence in the foreground. The photograph is mounted on black cardstock. An inscription in black ink at the top of the photo reads, "P. Warnica home Content Tex. 1904." Inscriptions in black in below the photo identify the individuals, though it's difficult to read.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aunt Cassie Brown]

Carte de visite photograph of Aunt Cassie Brown seated sideways in a wooden chair with one arm over the chair back. She wears a long sleeve dress with small checkers, buttons up the chest, a lace collar, and dark brooch. She looks to the side of the camera, and has her hair pulled back from her face, but hanging long over her shoulders and back. The card has a printed border about the image, and the back has the following inscription: "Aunt Cassie Brown / sister of of [illegible] / Brown (my mother) / who became Mrs. J W Emery / Aunt Cassie died / young. never married / DEA."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three men: Brown, Barry, and Mulford]

Photograph of three men all wearing dark suits, vests, and hats. Two men are seated and visible from the chest up, while the third man stands behind and between them with his hands resting on the seat back. The men all have moustaches and look to the left of the photo. The photograph is mounted on a dark board with an embossed studio imprint which reads, "Hudson." The back of the board has the following inscription: "F.D.E. / J. [illegible] Brown , Billy Barry, & C. R. Mulford / probably 98 / Elizabeth Brown Emery's brother on right. / DEA's uncle Harper married Aunt Ella ([illegible])."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hudson
System: The Portal to Texas History