Typical West Texas Claim House

Copy negative of a home in West Texas with a house on the left, a windmill, and a storage tank on the right. Two mules and two men are working.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portraits of Children

Copy negative of two portraits of children. The first is of George and Babe Graves, with the baby sitting on left and toddler boy standing on the right. The second is of George and Babe Graves and an unknown Graves child, with the youngest sitting on a stool in the middle while the other two stand on the sides.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy negative of a portrait of Harvey Hamilton Hughes wearing a suit, taken in Bisbee, Arizona by Taylor.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Couple

Copy negative of a portrait of an unknown man and woman standing in front of a studio background, taken by Pate's Studio in Perrin, Texas.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Women

Copy negative of a portrait of Eula Norton and May Brockman wearing high collared jackets and upswept hair.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man and Woman

Copy negative of a portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Stone taken in Yuma, Arizona by Plumley Studio. Mrs. Stone is on the left, wearing glasses and swept up hair. Mr. Stone is on the right wearing a suit.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Female Graduates]

Group photograph of Simmons College graduates from the class of 1900-1901 in their dark-colored caps and gowns.
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1901 Graduates]

Group photograph of the women of the Simmons College graduating class of 1901. Handwritten note in the bottom margin reads, "Simmons College -- Abilene, Texas. Class of 1900-1901."
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Female Graduates]

Group photograph of Simmons College graduates in their caps and gowns. The photo shows 15 women in three rows.
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Landscape]

Photograph of
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elephant Procession]

Photograph of a line of elephants walking along a narrow dirt road (away from the camera) through scrub-brush while a group of people look on from the right side of the path. Most of the elephants have one person riding them, but several smaller elephants walk without a rider beside those with a rider. Other people walk alongside the elephants. The dirt road cuts through a large, open field of scrub-brush with a few trees near the road.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Children Playing by Tree]

Photograph of two small children to the right of a tree, while a young woman in a tulle hat kneels with them, facing left. The young children are wearing light-colored dresses, and the older child, a girl, is perched between the main trunk of the tree and a smaller branch near the ground. There is a larger wooded area in the background, across a small grassy area.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Small Boat on the Water]

Photograph of a small rowing boat on the left edge of a small body of water. The grassy and rocky banks of the water are dotted with small bushes, and several water plants are growing near the water's edge.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Industrial City Area and Water]

Photograph of a body of water with small passenger steamboats moving across it. In the distance, tall, multistory buildings with smoking stacks sit on the land bordering the water, which is also lined with trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Campsite in the Trees]

Photograph of a small campsite among tall trees. A pitched tent sits between two of the trees, the flap of the tent pulled open to real the edge of a cot and a dark interior. Chopped firewood litters the campsite, which is surrounded by denser bushes and trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Children with Pony]

Photograph of a group of boys, wearing loose clothing, and girls, wearing dresses or skirts and blouses, with a small, dark pony. The two larger boys are sitting on the pony, which is bridled and saddled, with a smaller boy sitting between them. One of the girls, standing behind the pony, has her right arm draped over the pony's neck. The children are grouped in front of a tall bush, and in the background, a wooden fence leads to a small wooden shack.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Taylor with Stringer of Catfish]

Photograph of Thomas Taylor holding up a stringer strung through thirteen catfish of various sizes. He is wearing light-colored clothes and a dark hat and is standing on the rocky bank of a creek. The creek and a number of trees are visible in the background.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Silos and Barn]

Photograph of a long barn to the right of five metal silos, taken at an elevated spot on a rocky hill. In the background, other barns, farmhouses, and silos can be seen on either side of a train track, intermingled with trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Woman and Child on Path in Woods]

Photograph of a woman with long hair, in belted pants and a working shirt standing with a stick down a narrow path through tall, thin trees. Closer to the camera, a small, curly-haired child sits on a thin log along the right side of the path.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man and Two Women at Large Tree]

Photograph of a man perched on the roots of a large tree, at its trunk, above two women in bonnets sitting on the ground in front of the tree. The man is wearing a dark, wide-brimmed hat, a long-sleeve, buttoned coat, and pants. The women are obscured by bright light and the woman on the right is holding a small child. The small group is surrounded by more trees, grass, and shrubs of a wooded area.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man and Two Women Standing in Corral]

Photograph of a man in a dark suit and wide-brimmed hat, standing between two women in long dresses in a fenced corral. Beyond the corral, a two-story wood house with a covered porch sits among bare trees. The woman on the left is wearing a dark dress, while the woman on the right is wearing a light-colored dress. A dark-furred dog stands with the group.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Stone House in Snow]

Photograph of a house, taken from the right side of the house, made of multi-colored stones in different shapes, with a stone chimney along the side and a brick porch with an overhang. In the front lawn, a short, stone, circular retaining wall surrounds a pile of stones. The ground around the house and its roof are covered with snow. Beyond the house, a house with wood siding sits. In the distant background, two automobiles are parked next to a one-story building with a flat-roof.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and U.S.O.]

Photograph of the front of a large, three-story brick building with panels of tall windows along its face, and a group of three double-door entrances below an overhang. A large concrete path leads to the entrance from the road running parallel to the building. In the foreground, the edge of a wood house with a covered porch can be seen at the left of the photo, and thin layer of snow partially covers the lawn visible at the bottom of the photo.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Children on Side of Road]

Photograph of three children of varying sizes in dark coveralls, standing on the left side of a curved, dirt road, looking and pointing over their left shoulders at the hills in the background. Electrical poles are connected by wires throughout the valley in the background.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History