Hico Flood

Flood waters of the Bosque River near Old Settler's Park in Hico. Shows water in Hico Roller Mills Elevator building in background; a man standing on a pile of debris in front of small house.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hamilton Home - 404 Spring Street]

Photograph of a plaster two story building with a small roof, supported by columns, over the front door, shuttered windows, and a triangular stone boarded walkway that circles the building. A large tree is located in front of the front door, and the corner of another building is visible behind the building. A sidewalk and street angle across the foreground.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lipscomb County Cemeteries (open access)

Lipscomb County Cemeteries

This book has information on each of the nine Lipscomb County cemeteries: Heart Cemetery, Kiowa Cemetery, View Point Cemetery, Darrouzett Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Fairmont Cemetery, Lipscomb Cemetery, St. John's Cemetery, and Higgins Cemetery; each section includes information about the origins of the cemetery with deeds and certificates, an index of the persons buried in the cemetery, a list of the information on each of the headstones in the cemetery, and a list of the veterans buried in the cemetery. Some sections include other text or photos of interest regarding particular cemeteries.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Kraft, LaVaun
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chesapeake and Ohio's "The George Washington"]

Awaiting the hour of departure the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's "The George Washington" train No. 2, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 307, a mighty Hudson type 4-6-4 locomotive, stands in the Cincinnati Union Station as the conductor and engineer make a last minute check of the time indicated by their respective watches, circa 1943.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cincinnati Union Station]

One of the nation's greatest railroad terminals, the Cincinnati Union Station, March 1933. This terminal was designed to accommodate, daily, 17,000 people and 216 trains (108 inbound and 108 outbound). This station has eight platforms serving 16 tracks. Each platform has length of 1,600 feet. This terminal represents a total investment in excess of forty-one million dollars.
Date: March 1933
Creator: Nowak, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[717 S. Sycamore]

Photograph of the front and south side of a two-story frame house located in 717 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It has Queen Anne-style details on the porch woodwoork and gable ends with Italianate-style influences (including round-arched upper sashes on the second floor windows, and pedimented architraves).
Date: 1979~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[717 S. Sycamore]

Photograph of the front and part of the south side of a two-story frame house located in 717 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It has Queen Anne-style details on the porch woodwoork and gable ends with Italianate-style influences (including round-arched upper sashes on the second floor windows, and pedimented architraves).
Date: February 1992
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brown Home - Losoya]

Photograph of a one story adobe home with blue roof, two chimneys, and vines growing down from the eaves; view is from across the street.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[708 S. Sycamore]

Photograph of the front and south side of a 2 ½-story frame house located at 708 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It is painted red with white trim and has Queen Anne-style architecture, including a 3-story corner tower.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[601 S. Sycamore - Pearlstone / Maier House]

Photograph of the front of the "Pearlstone/Maier House," a two-story house with brick veneer, located at 601 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It has Spanish Colonial Revival-style architectural details.
Date: February 1992
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob De Cordova to Dr. Thomas Moore, dated May 20, 1858] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob De Cordova to Dr. Thomas Moore, dated May 20, 1858]

Letter from Jacob De Cordova to Dr. Thomas Moore and Moore's son Hamilton. The letter discusses De Cordova's upcoming tour of Europe.
Date: May 20, 1858
Creator: De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Thomas Moore from Jacob De Cordova, Oct. 26, 1856] (open access)

[Letter to Dr. Thomas Moore from Jacob De Cordova, Oct. 26, 1856]

Letter from Jacob De Cordova to Thomas Moore and his son Hamilton, dated Oct. 26, 1856.
Date: October 26, 1856
Creator: De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History