Resource Type

[Photograph of Man with Hand on Horse]

Photograph of a man standing in front of a horse, who is facing right, with his hand on the loin of the horse (between its back and rear end). The man wears a light-colored, long-sleeve shirt with dark pants and has a thick mustache, a dark hat and suspenders. The man and the horse are standing in a clearing of packed dirt, with small trees in the background. Part of the photograph on the right side is missing.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Town in Snow]

Photograph of a town covered in snow, taken from the top of a hill. There is a long, curved road through the town, which has deciduous and coniferous trees, barns, farmhouses, and other buildings. A pond sits on the left of the road.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Children with Dog]

Photograph of two light-haired children, wearing light-colored dresses, standing side by side with a small, light-colored, long-fur dog. The children and dog are standing in front of a thick bush, and there are more bushes and small trees across a dirt area in the background.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Men in Suits with Cotton Bales]

Photograph of two young men wearing dark suits and hats, standing between two large bales of hay in a clearing. Both men have an arm on a bale of cotton. Behind them is a group of three trees, and in the background to the right, there is a covered buggy. A larger group of trees is visible in the distant background.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of River Through Mountains]

Photograph of a rushing river through a mountainous area with trees dotting the ranges. A road, upon which is an automobile, runs along the far bank of the winding river.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dam Reservoir Edge]

Photograph of the edge of a dam, taken from across the reservoir. Two people, a man and a child, are sitting on the edge of the dam, while a small canoe is tied up nearby on the right.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mechanical Plant]

A B/W negative of a mechanical plant. There is shrubbery on the right and some cattle in the background.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Woman and Child Playing in Bushes]

Photograph of a woman in a large hat standing among some bushes, looking down at a small, curly-haired child in a short dress, who is looking away from the camera. The bushes are in the middle of a dry, dirt patch with a wooden fence to the left, and a smaller wooden border on either side of the bushes.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dark Automobile in Snow]

Photograph of a dark, two-door automobile on a snow-covered path, bearing a license plate on the front grill, with the numbers 109 455. Beyond the road, the ground, bushes, and small trees are covered in snow.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of White's Mines and Dirt Road]

Photograph of a tall, multistory and multi-wing building with small windows, visible over a line of bushes. Smoke rises from the building's stacks. A small, one-story wood building sits a short distance from the building on the right. A thin layer of snow covers the ground beneath the bushes, which sit behind a barbed wire fence bordering a dirt road.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Woman on Pony Cart with Children]

Photograph of a woman and two children in light-colored clothes, sitting in a small, four-wheel buggy pulled by a small horse. The woman, who is wearing a head-wrap, is holding long reigns attached to the horse's bridle, while a long whip sits in the front of the buggy. The woman and children are looking over their right shoulders, away from the camera. The buggy is on a dirt road that extends into the background, between several houses.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Women in Hats with Covered Buggy]

Photograph of two women wearing light-colored blouses and skirts with their hair pulled up into large ornate hats. The woman on the left is standing to the right of a covered buggy, in which the other woman sits, clutching a purse in her left hand. The woman on the left rests her right hand on the edge of the buggy. A bare grassland and bare trees are visible in the background to the left.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elderly Man Holding Fish]

Photograph of an elderly man with thinning hair and a mustache stands, holding four fish that are attached by their mouths to string in his hands. He is wearing a light-colored button-up shirt and darker trousers, and is standing in dirt area with small shrubs and trees behind him.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Girl on Horse]

Photograph of a young girl wearing a short dress and sitting in a saddle on the back of a dark-colored horse. The horse is standing in tall weeds, and in the background, a few trees lead to a more heavily wooded area. The back end of an automobile is visible behind and to the left is just visible.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Girls Lounging on Large Rocks]

Photograph of three girls in long-sleeve dresses with hats and bonnets, laying on and leaning on two large rocks in front of a few small trees. The middle girl is leaning on the taller rock on the right, with her feet still on the rock to the left. Sparse grass and weeds cover the ground below them.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Collision Wreckage]

Photograph of T&P trains #270 and #314 in a collision in Jefferson, Texas. Written below the image are "#270 & #314 T&P Cannon Balls #5 & #6 Jefferson, Texas - Jun 4th 1903" and "Avery Von Blon."
Date: June 4, 1903
Creator: Von Blon, Avery
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Cannonball Collision in Jefferson, Texas]

Photograph of a collision between T&P Cannon Balls #5 & #6 in Jefferson, Texas. A few people are visible near the train wreckage. On the image are printed "Parker Photo" and "T. and P. 'Cannon Ball' Collision June 4th 1903." Beneath the image are written "#270 & #314 T&P Cannon Balls #5 & #6 Jefferson Texas - Jun 4th 1903" and "Avery Von Blon."
Date: June 4, 1903
Creator: Parker Photo
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P #265 Being Hauled by Horses]

Photograph of T&P train #265 being hauled by horses. There are crowds of people in the street and buildings visible throughout. Below the photo are written "Paterson, N.J. Sept 21st 1900 - T&P #265 @ Rogers Locomotive Works [sic] This was the method of transporting new locomotives from the Rogers Works to the Erie tracks - about 1 mile. 32 horses were used and this was the last locomotive hauled by them. After this a dummy engine was employed until the works were abandoned in 1926. The building on the left is the Paterson City Hall" and "W. A. Lucas."
Date: September 21, 1900
Creator: Lucas, W. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Aerial View of Woods and Farmland]

Aerial photograph of a forest of coniferous trees, and farther out, farmland featuring patches of multi-colored land. The edge of a rock is just visible in the foreground, at the bottom left of the photo.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group of People with Horse]

Photograph of a large group of men, women, and children standing in bunched-up line, with a light-colored horse whose bridle is held by a man at the far left end. The men are wearing dark suits with hats, while the women wear long skirts and blouses or dresses. Some of the men and women are holding smaller children. Behind the horse, to the left, sits a covered buggy, in front of a line of tall trees. A wooden overhang, supported by a wooden beam, is visible in the foreground, to the left.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Young Woman with Three Children]

Photograph of a young woman in a light-colored blouse, sitting on her knees on the grass while holding a toddler and a baby in her arms. A small girl in a polka dot dress with a bow on her head sits to the young woman's right, with a small dark-fur puppy. The other two children are wearing long, light-colored gowns. The group are just to the left of a bush, and in the background, a neighborhood of small houses is visible.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Young Woman on Rocky Hillside]

Photograph of a young woman in a long, light-colored dress and a hat with flowers, facing left and standing on a steep, rocky area. Grass, weeds, and small shrubs are growing on the hillside, and further up, there are larger trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Children Sitting in Dirt]

Photograph of two short-haired children in light-colored gowns, sitting on the ground, which is covered with short weeds. A tree stands behind the children and to the right, and, further in the background, a barbed wire fence borders a line of shrubs and small trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mule in Paddock]

Photograph of a dark-colored mule with its head down, standing inside a paddock with a barb wire and wooden fence, near the wooden gate. The fence is attached to a small tree, and another paddock sits on the other side of the fence. In the background, a small wooden shed sits on the border of an area of underbrush.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History