[R. Vickery School fourth grade class]

Photograph of the R. Vickery School's fourth grade class standing on steps outside of the building. The girls wear skirts and dresses, and the boys wear button up shirts and breeches that go to the knee. One boy in the front row does not wear socks or shoes. The teacher stands at the top of the steps towards the center of the group. At the bottom of the photo is a photographers inscription, on the left reading, "Vickery L S" and on the right reading, "Kennedy Photo Co." Both bottom corners of the board are damaged and missing pieces. The back of the photo is inscribed with a list of students according to row, and "Teacher - Miss Ely K. Wilkerson / 7/ 4th Grade."
Date: unknown
Creator: Kennedy Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[R. Vickery School first grade students in classroom]

Photograph of a first grade class seated in their desks in a classroom. The all wear light colored clothing, the girls in dresses, boys in pants, and all have short hair and some girls wear large bows in their hair. The girls all have short bobs and some have short straight bangs. All students look at the camera and hold their hands clasped together on their desks. At the bottom of the photograph is the photographer's inscription reading, "R.E. 1st Grade / Vickory School / Nov 1918." The photo is printed on a cream colored board, and the shape of the photograph is an oval with points coming out towards the top and bottom left and right corners. On the back of the photograph is an inscription with names of students numbered by row, and "Teacher - Miss Gage - later - Mrs."
Date: November 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen's Highland Pharmacy ledger and scrapbook] (open access)

[Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen's Highland Pharmacy ledger and scrapbook]

Combination ledger/scrapbook containing handwritten sales records, financial entries, letterheads, and other documents related to Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen's medical career and pharmacy. It also includes newspaper clippings and programs, as well as personal items such as bookmarks, correspondence, greeting cards, poetry, postcards, and ephemera.
Date: [1904..1925]
Creator: Allen, Dr. Frances Daisy Emery
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Effie Wren]

Cabinet card photograph of Effie Wren standing before a backdrop with a river, bridge, and trees, and a plant next to her. She wears a long sleeve dark dress with sections of lighter fabric at the shoulders and chest. Along the edges of the lighter fabric are silver circles. She wears a black lace collar tied at her throat, with her hair pinned back. She holds her hands behind her back and looks slightly away from the camera. The studio's imprint is at the bottom of the card and reads, "Works / Norton Block 3rd and Main, FT. Worth, Tex." An inscription at the top of the back of the card reads, "Effie Wren 1892." and a longer inscription describing Effie's life.
Date: 1892
Creator: Works
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five young women, possibly the Wren sisters]

Photograph of five young women grouped together. Each can only be seen from the chest up. All wear high necked ruffled dresses, and have their hair pinned up with small curls around their faces. The photograph is in a diamond shaped and mounted to a slightly larger white board. An inscription on the back reads, "Possibly the Wren sister."
Date: unknown
Creator: Leffler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five young women in a row, possibly the Wren sisters]

Photograph of five women on a diamond shaped photograph. The women are in a row stacked with one behind the other, their heads going from the bottom corner of the photo to the top. Each wears a ruffled, high collared dress, and has their hair pinned back with small curls around their faces. on the two bottom edges of the cream colored board the photograph is mounted to is the studio imprint reading, "Leffler / Fort Worth, Texas." On the back of the board is the inscription, "Possibly the Wren sisters."
Date: unknown
Creator: Leffler
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aunt Lizzie Emery]

Photograph of Aunt Lizzie Emery viewed from the chest up. She wears a dark high-collared dress with puffed out sleeves and a small decorative pattern and embroidery around the collar. She wears a white bow made out of a thin fabric at her neck, with a brooch directly underneath of a star with a wreath around it. She look austere with her gaze slightly away from the camera, hair tied back, and round wire-framed glasses. The photo is mounted to an off white board, which has a studio imprint at the bottom reading, "Leffler / Fort Worth, Tex." An inscription on the back reads, "Mrs. J W Emery / Aunt Lizzie Emery."
Date: unknown
Creator: Leffler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen snapped one night in front of Will Rogers Auditorium]

Unaddressed and unposted Ansco photographic postcard of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen at night. She is wearing a hat, gloves, and long coat. Sideways blue ink handwritten inscription on verso middle reads "Snapped, one night, in front of Will Rodgers [sic] Auditorium. Is awful. F. has been in Dallas 2 weeks. S. went over on Bus this morn. am expecting them back about 3 P.M. neighbor (Boyd) [illegible] [illegible] in living room. I'm trying to suppress a cough."
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shenandoah dirigible in Fort Worth 2]

Snapshot photograph of a dirigible, or blimp, in the air over a field. The blimp, seen in left profile, is centered in the frame and appears to be at or near a mooring tower. The figure of one person and a portion of another are visible at the middle to lower right edge. Sideways handwritten inscription on the verso right edge reads "The first 'blimp' to come to Ft. Worth." A black ink number "9" is stamped on the verso bottom right corner.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frances Marion Allen and Sheila Emery Allen with dog on porch at 1900 Heaton Avenue]

Unposted Kodak Azo photographic postcard of two young girls, Frances Marion Allen and Sheila Emery Allen, sitting on a house porch with a small, light-colored dog in-between them. A chair, plant stand, and window are visible in the background. The porch wall has wood siding and there is a small, dark sign with white lettering for "Dr. Allen" visible on the wall in the upper right of the image area. Sideways black ink handwritten inscription on verso left edge reads "Frances Sheila." Black ink handwritten inscription on verso in Name and Address area reads "Mrs. Sue M. Hale and Lizzie, New Years Greeting - 1917."
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth University and students]

Photograph of the Fort Worth University building with the student body in front of it. Most people are standing or seated in an arc, while others stand on the windowsills or look out of windows. Everyone wears dark formal clothing, and men hold their hats. The photograph is mounted on a board which is mounted on another board. Strip of paper on board has printed text that reads : "Fort Worth University undated, probably 1890s." Inscription on back of board reads: "Frances and Sheila Allen / 2256 Fifth Avenue / Fort Worth, Texas 76110 / Tel. 924-4461 / June 1973."
Date: 189X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shenandoah dirigible in Fort Worth 1]

Snapshot photograph of a dirigible, or blimp, in the air over a field. The blimp, seen in left profile, is centered in the frame and appears to be at or near a mooring tower. The figure of one person and a portion of another are visible at the middle to lower right edge. Sideways handwritten inscription on the verso right edge reads "The first 'blimp' to come to Ft. Worth." A black ink number "9" is stamped on the verso bottom right corner.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Belle Emery Bright seated in front of Allen house on Heaton Avenue in Fort Worth]

Snapshot photograph of a woman, Annie Belle Emery Bright, seated on stone steps slightly below and in front of the Allen home on Heaton Avenue in Fort Worth. The two story house has wood siding and a two story corner tower or turret. Handwritten blue ink inscription across verso top reads "Annie B. Emery, Heaton Ave., Fort Worth."
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen Sweet Sixteen]

Cabinet card photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen wearing a blouse with a large ruffled collar and a large bow at the center of the collar. Her hair is styled in an up-do and she has small dangling earrings. At the bottom of the card, printed in gold ink is "Daniel, Ft. Worth, Texas," and in very light handwriting the words "Dr. Daisy." Handwritten on the back of the card in blue ink is ""Sweet 16" Daisy."
Date: 1892~
Creator: Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cousin Maggie Hale, Aunt Annie Belle Emery Bright, Lucy Wright, and cat in front of house at 2256 5th Avenue in Fort Worth]

Snapshot photograph of three women, Maggie Hale, Annie Belle Emery Bright, and Lucy Wright in front of the house at 2256 5th Avenue in Fort Worth. A long-haired cat with a white chest is visible behind and to the left of the women. A portion of a person is visible at the left edge of the image area. The snapshot has a decorative border and black text "FOX CO" in the top left and bottom right rounded corners of the border. There are two Fox Photo Company black ink stamps on the verso. These depict the right profile view of a running fox. Text above the fox reads "Fox-Tone PRINT." Text within the body of the fox reads "FOX CO." Text below the fox reads "SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, REGISTERED TRADE MARK." Handwritten pencil inscription on the verso upper middle reads "Aunt Annie Bright, Lucy Wright (friend), Cousin Maggie Hale."
Date: [1950..1969]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth University Medical Department autopsy with students]

Photograph of an autopsy taking place in a medical class at the Fort Worth University. A body lays on a wooden table with its chest and throat cut open. Two men and two women hold medical tools near the body. Additional men stand near the feet with tools and a notepad, while another man stands near the head with notepad. The people either wear dark medical gowns or white aprons to cover their clothes. The photograph is mounted on a tan board with printed text "Swartz, 705 Main St. / Fort Worth, Tex." at the bottom. Handwritten text along the top of the board names the individuals : Kent V Kibbie, Lewis Hershfield, Crabbil, Mrs. Lincecum, Daisy Emery, A. L. Lincecum, Samuel Adams Owens. Below the photo is written "Med Dept Ft. W. U. 1895."
Date: 1895
Creator: Swartz
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Retouched image of Dr. J. W. Allen based on 1892 photograph]

Print of a retouched image of Dr. James Walter Allen which was created using a damaged photograph by J. E. Daniel from 1892. The image shows Dr. Allen wearing a suit and tie, and a clean shaven face. Text at the bottom reads: "J. E. Daniel, Fort Worth, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Final Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, J.K. Allen Farm: Being a Tract of in the Jud Rowland Survey, A-1294

Text of an official abstract describing a tract of land in White Settlement, Texas, with a plat map of the property and a vicinity map of the area.
Date: January 1984
Creator: SureTex, Inc,
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Studio portrait of Dr. James Walter Allen]

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen wearing a dark three piece suit and tie. He has a moustache. The oval photograph is mounted to a board with silver guilt text at the bottom which reads: "Swartz / 705 Main St. / Fort Worth, Tex."
Date: 1902
Creator: Swartz
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth University Medical Department]

Photograph of the Fort Worth University Medical Department taken outside of a brick building. The group is arranged in six rows with the front row seated on a step. The group is mostly men all wearing dark suites, with some wearing or holding hats. Handwriting in ink on the photograph indicates four individuals including Dr. Allen, Barber, Wilson, and Y---. The photograph is mounted on a tan board which has the Swartz photographer imprint, handwriting that reads: "2nd row - 5th from right / Dr. James Walter Allen / father of Frances & Sheila Allen." A strip of paper affixed to the board with printed text reads: "Medical Department, Fort Worth University, Jan 15, / 1898. James Walter Allen appears in second row, fifth / from right. He graduated that May." The tan board is mounted to a white board.
Date: January 15, 1898
Creator: Swartz, G. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth University Medical Department First Term]

Photograph of the Medical Department in their first term at Fort Worth University. The group of all men are positioned in front of a brick wall with tall windows, arranged in four rows with the front row seated. They all wear dark suits, and most wear bowler or top hats. Written in pen on the photograph next to a man in the top row at right is "Dr. Walter Allen." The photograph is mounted to a black board with a strip of paper at the bottom with printed text that reads: " Medical Department, Ft Worth University, first term / Jan 25, 1895 taken by Swartz View Co. Top row, far / right James Walter Allen." The black board is mounted to a white board.
Date: January 25, 1895
Creator: Swartz View Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History