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[Collage of seven different cattle photographs on the George Ranch]
Photograph collage formed from seven different cattle photographs. The photographs were taken on the George Ranch. Photographs feature Santa Gertrudis and Brahman cattle. Top photograph focuses on one young cow with sheep in background. Tape used to connect photographs has yellowed and partially obscures photographs; black ink marks at top and bottom photographs. Back of photograph in red: "2 col A. P. George [circled] 77.3 1411". Yellowed tape on back also.
Date:
[1945..1955]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collage of five different photographs of cattle on the George Ranch]
Photograph collage formed from five different photographs of cattle on the George Ranch. The photographs are taped together; tape has yellowed with age. Black ink marks at top and bottom photographs. Top photograph shows the tails of four cows; man standing near the head of the third cow. Stock pens and buildings on right. In red on back of photograph: "2 col A. P. George [circled] 74.4 144". Tape on back also.
Date:
[1945..1955]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Page from an autograph album about angles around a bed addressed to "Mamie"]
Page from the autograph album that reads: "Mamie "May the angles around your bed side h____ to keep you from kicking off the covers. Your Friend L_. Dunbavy Richmond Texas Jan 25 188_".
Date:
January 25, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bernice Elfreda Linke and Robert Witteneben]
Photograph (copy) of a young couple. Written on back of photograph in pencil: "Bernice Elfreda Linke Robert Witteneben (cousin of Bernice) circa 1945 after (war) side of Linke House". In this full length outdoor photograph, Bernice is wearing a light colored skirt with layer skirting from waist to hips (dark colored hem), dark blouse with round neckline and white pearls. Robert is wearing dark pants, matching belt, white long sleeved shirt, and dark print tie. There is an oleander bush on left; chickens in background; wooden coops, fence, trees in distance.
Date:
[1943..1946]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A group of men on horseback, a few men are standing]
Photograph that was possibly brought back from Cuba by J.H.P. Davis. This photo was found with others that he brought from Cuba. The photograph shows several men on horseback. There are four men standing (two near right center, and two on far right) near the group who are not on horses. One man wearing dark pants, long sleeved shirt, suspenders, and a hat is holding reins to a horse in the foreground. There is a fence and trees in the background. The photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard substrate. Image dimensions are: 20.8 cm x 12.2 cm.
Date:
[1900..1920]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J.H.P. Davis wearing a dark suit]
Portrait of J.H.P. Davis. Davis, who has graying hair and mustache, is wearing a dark three piece suit with a white rounded collar shirt. A watch fob is visible at his vest. The portrait is cut into an oval and mounted onto a gray wood-patterned matte. The matte has a thick dark gray border that frames the perimeter of the image. Back of photograph in pencil reads: Davis 3 x 4 [line] oval. Image dimensions are: 8.7 cm x 12.6 cm.
Date:
[1900..1910]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard image of a child and a man outdoors]
Postcard image of a child and a man outdoors. The child, standing to the left of the photo, is wearing a white short pants suit. The man is on his hands and knees beneath a palm plant. There is foliage and a wooden fence (near center right) in the background. Partial view of a large wooden building with turret in left background. The postcard was cut, so the text on back is only partially viewed. Partial text reads: "-Ost Card [Postmark] Sep [not legible] [1 cent green stamp with image of Ben Franklin and his birth death date of 1706 1790] Mrs. A. P. George". Other partial text in blue ink.
Date:
[1900..1920]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A 1886 Drug Store]
Photograph of a 1886 Drug Store. The drug store is located in a two story brick building on the corner of a dirt street. The sign "Drug Store" on the northwest corner of the building, has a horse hitched to the support post. The front of the building has two glass box windows on either side of the double door entrance. Eight men are standing on the sidewalk near the front entrance. There is a man sitting in each of the four second story windows on the front side of building. A hitching post is on far left; two white wooden buildings on far right with the top of a two story brick building partially visible over the roof tops of the wooden buildings. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate. Image dimensions are: 19.7 cm x 12.4 cm. Pencil writing near top left corner of cardboard reads [not fully legible]: 84.50 49.00 $35.50 $35.50 (with x's under the cents).
Date:
1885/1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site]
Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site. The white fence post and tree lined driveway that begins near bottom center of photo leads to the garage with a sidewalk area that continues to the left and leads to the chicken house. A right turn before the garage leads to a circular drive in front of the ranch house. The ranch house is a two story white wooden house partially obscured by trees. The white painted round cistern house can be seen to the left rear of the ranch house roof. To the right rear of the ranch house is a small white wooden building that is the servants' quarters. The ranch site has a second servant quarters building adjacent to this one but it is not seen with this view. There is a large white workshop to the left of the ranch house with barn 1 above and to the left of the workshop. To the right of barn 1 is barn 2 and above barn 2 is barn 3. To the left of barn 3 is the dipping vat. Cattle can be seen grazing in pastures to the left and right of the driveway and to …
Date:
[1955..1960]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Color photograph of Mrs. Leake]
Color photograph of Mrs. Leake. Leake is seated at a table adorned with two crystal candelabras with a cake as the centerpiece. Leake, who has gray hair and eyeglasses, is wearing a dark colored v- necked dress. She has pearls around her neck. There is a wooden mantle and fireplace in left background; wooden table with lamp and vase, trash can beneath, and window in right background. Written in blue ink on front in bottom left corner: "85th". Written on back in black ink: "85th Birthday [in blue ink] 1950 Mrs. "Babe" Leake Sister Of Grandma Ryon". Stamped on back in black: "This Is A KodaColor Print Made By Eastman Kodak Company t. M. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Week of Oct. 17, 1949". The photograph was removed from the Mamie George photo album page 18, top.
Date:
October 17, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History