Resource Type

[T&P Train #20]

Photograph of T&P train #20 on the tracks at Dallas, Texas. There are three people standing to the right of the engine. Written below the photo are "Dallas, Texas Oct 1th 1926" and "W. Burke."
Date: October 10, 1926
Creator: Burke, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Using Hot Sticks on #2 Line]

Photograph of men working on power lines.
Date: December 10, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farmland in Burnet, Texas]

Photograph of farmland in Burnet, Texas. A farmer can be seen harvesting crops in the distance.
Date: June 10, 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unidentified Group of Children]

Portrait of a group of unidentified children. The children are posing in front of an unidentified building. They are in costume for the Mai-Fest. The photograph is dated May 10, 1929.
Date: May 10, 1929
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade Float at Maifest]

Photograph of a parade float at Maifest. Children are posing on a top tier of the float and on lowers steps. A boy and girl wearing crowns are sitting under a canopy on the top tier. The float is decorated with a large butterfly sculpture at the front, and vines on the sides. Text at the bottom of the image says "May 10, 1929" and "47."
Date: May 10, 1929
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maifest Parade Float]

Photograph of a parade float at Maifest. Two girls and two boys are sitting in a large basket decorated with flowers. A large butterfly sculpture is in front of the basket. The bottom of the float is decorated with moss. In the background, there is another parade float. Text at the bottom of the image says "May 10, 1929" and "38."
Date: May 10, 1929
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Excursion party of the John H. Shary Land Company

Panoramic photograph of a large group of people posing in front of the Sharyland train station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad; the train station later burned down. John Shary is labeled (third from the right). Also shows a dog with 10 legs - a product of the panoramic photo processing. Text at the bottom of the image says, "Excursion Party of the John H. Shary Land Co., Feb. 10, 1920." A label on the back of the photo says "Sharyland Mo Pac RR Station (later burned)"
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Eskildsen
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bishop C.E. Bryne visits Our Lady of Guadalupe School]

Photograph of Bishop C.E. Brine of Galveston, Texas visiting Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Houston, Texas.
Date: December 10, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Breaking ground for the new gymnasium to be built by the townspeople, students and faculty of the West Texas State Teachers College, at Canyon, Texas

Photograph of a team of two horses pulling a plow to break ground for the college gymnasium. J. Davis Hill leads the team while Odus Mitchell and Nay Hale walk behind. A large crowd of onlookers encircles the event. A second team of animals is visible in the background, and several automobiles are parked beyond the crowd.
Date: October 10, 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Louise Hanson and Ernest Helge]

Photograph of Louise Hanson and Ernest Helge on their wedding day with Louise's left hand posed as to display her wedding ring.
Date: December 10, 1924
Creator: Easterwood, Connie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Rig]

Photograph of the Santa Rita No. 1 oil rig with a group of men (five visible) standing in the foreground.
Date: June 10, 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Water Tower Test in Dallas]

Photograph of three men, two wearing suits and one man in the center wearing a Fireman's uniform. From left to right, the men's names are Chief Gerguson from Fort Worth, Anderson Houston from South West English Dallas, and Johnnie Southwell from Beaumont.
Date: April 10, 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Water Tower Test]

Photograph of four men dressed in suits near a train car.
Date: April 10, 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman Posing with Caught Fish]

Photograph of a man and woman standing in front of strings of caught fish. The woman stands to the left of the fish and the man to the right and both are holding fishing poles. There is an illegible caption at the bottom of the image.
Date: July 10, 1920
Creator: Nat Dickey Photo
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Construction on M. K. & T. Roundhouse]

Photograph of construction of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas roundhouse in Bellmead, Texas. The structure is in the beginning stages of construction with only the framework placed. In the foreground are multiple railroad cars.
Date: April 10, 1923
Creator: Farmer, Whayne H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of United States National Bank Building Construction, #13]

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in the large lot with a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures and building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.
Date: May 10, 1924
Creator: Westlake Construction Company
System: The Portal to Texas History