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[Eighteen Women in a Photography Studio]
Photograph of a group of eighteen reunited school friends sitting in front of a photography studio's forest backdrop. The women are wearing dresses and are arranged in three rows. They are identified on the back of the photo. "Josey Girls of 1898 - 1899" is handwritten on the mat above the photo.
Date:
[1898..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Students of Ireland School, 1915]
Photograph of a group of children of various ages that attend school in Ireland, Texas. Two chaotic rows of children stand behind a row of their sitting peers. A ball with "Ireland" painted on it rests against the legs of a girl on the lower left of the photo. The teacher, H. Hall, stands behind the group of children.
Date:
December 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gatesville May Queen Float]
Photograph of a May Queen parade float attached to a team of horses. A canopy covers much of the flower-festooned float. The five formally dressed girls are identified from the left as Nona Christman, Marie Suggs, May Queen Eula Gilder, and Annie Atkins. A man wearing a bowler hat and dark clothes rides a dark horse beside the float. A man wearing a dark hat and coat sits at the front of the float and holds the reigns of its team of horses. A man can be seen riding behind the horses, and another man holds the heads of the front pair of horses. Ruby's Saloon and the city's First National Bank can be seen in the background.
Date:
December 1915
Creator:
William J. Blair Studios
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People on Steps of Coryell County Courthouse]
Photograph of a group of over sixty white men and women standing in several rows outside of three arches of the Coryell County courthouse. Most of those present are wearing fine hats and clothes.
Date:
June 16, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Outside of William W. Windham's General Store]
Photograph of a group of men standing outside of William Windham's General Store in Hurst Springs, Texas. Several of the men are standing on the building's porch, while others are perched atop horse-drawn buggies to the left and right. Windham is standing at the center of the porch with a faint X above his head. The man in the buggy to the far right is identified as George McNeill.
Date:
1906~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Roughhousing in Front of a Wells Fargo Building]
Photograph of a group of men standing in front of a Wells Fargo & Company Express building in Oglesby, Texas. The men stand together in front of the building's raised porch. Four of the men are playfully grabbing and punching each other while three others watch from behind them.
Date:
1910~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Costumed Men and Women Posing for Portrait]
Photograph of a group of costumed men and women posing for a portrait. Four women stand behind two men and a woman sitting in chairs decorated with spirals. Two more men recline on the ground in the foreground. The men are wearing dark clothes with fringe and frills. The people are identified on the reverse side of the photo.
Date:
[1845..1890]
Creator:
W. J. Blair Portraits
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum (Gatesville, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, March 4, 1949
Weekly newspaper from Gatesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 4, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum (Gatesville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1954
Weekly newspaper from Gatesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 7, 1954
Creator:
Post, John F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Nancy Jane Maxwell]
Portrait of elderly Nancy Jane Maxwell in a portrait studio. She wears wire-rimmed eyeglasses and a dark dress with a linen collar.
Date:
1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901]
Petition from residents of Harman School District to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date:
May 1, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Thurman Maxwell Smiling]
Photograph of Thurman Maxwell smiling into the camera. He is wearing a lightly-hued buttoned shirt. The wall behind him bears a marble pattern.
Date:
1922~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alex and Winnie Freeman Standing by Trees]
Photograph of Alex and Winnie Freeman standing together in front of a pair of small trees on a prairie field. Winnie wears a white dress while Alex wears a dark suit and hat.
Date:
1917~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thurman Maxwell Standing Next to School Bus]
Photograph of young Thurman Dwaine Maxwell standing beside a Purmela school bus. He is barefoot, wearing shorts, and has a satchel over his shoulder.
Date:
September 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 2, 1901]
Petition from residents of Table Rock, Texas, to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date:
May 1, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Dwaine and Thurman Maxwell, May 6, 1946]
Postcard sent to Dwaine and Thurman Maxwell. On the reverse side of the postcard is a poem wishing good cheer and a scripture from Psalms at the bottom.
Date:
May 6, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maxwell Family Members with Musical Instruments]
Copy print photograph of members of the Maxwell family together in a fenced-in yard. Thurman, Herman, and Raymond Maxwell kneel while respectively holding a violin and two guitars. A young girl, Gladys Maxwell, is dressed in a white dress and hat and stands between Thurman and Herman. A young boy with a guitar sits on Raymond's knee. Houses are visible in the background.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Grantham Barlow and Nancy Grantham Freeman at Depot in Ireland, Texas]
Photograph of sisters Mary Grantham Barlow and Nancy Grantham Freeman standing in front of the brick Ireland Depot in Ireland, Texas. They are older women wearing dark dresses and hats while carrying suitcases. A young boy peers out from an alleyway in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coryell County Centennial
Program containing historical photographs of businesses and people in Coyrell County, Texas. It also includes advertisements from the area's businesses.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Gatesville Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alex Freeman and His sons Alvin, Louis, and Way]
Photograph of Alex Freeman sitting outside on a chair. His sons Alvin, Louis, and Way stand behind him.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Therman Dwaine Maxwell by a Brick Schoolhouse]
Photograph of young Therman Dwaine Maxwell standing in front of a brick building. "1935 Purmela Dist. 50" is written on a sign atop the building. Bushes and a short chain fence appear in the area, and a woman can be seen standing to the right.
Date:
September 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gatesville Senior High School Commencement Programs
Program for Gatesville High School's 1962 baccalaureate service and commencement ceremony. It includes a list of events, their times, and the people in charge of each. The program additionally includes a list of the graduating class of 1962 and of the senior high school faculty.
Date:
1962
Creator:
Gatesville High School
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Verda Freeman at the Gatesville High School Graduation]
Photograph of Verda Freeman standing outdoors wearing a dress and high heeled shoes while holding a rolled diploma. A pasted caption reads: "What a big moment,".
Date:
August 1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abner and Sarah Davis Standing by a House]
Photograph of Abner and Sarah Davis standing together near the porch of a house. Abner has a bushy mustache and is wearing a coat and trousers. Sarah is a larger woman wearing a pale dress and apron.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History