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[Photograph of Students Sitting in a Classroom]
Photograph of eight young women and twelve young men sitting in four columns of student desk-chairs, as well as six women and one man standing against the left and back wall inside a slightly dark room. There is a tall door in the left wall and two tall windows with the shades down in the back wall. The women are wearing long-sleeve, long-skirt dresses, while the men are wearing suits and ties or bow-ties. Some of the people sitting at the desks have books, notebooks, and pencils on the desks in front of them. The photograph is mounted on a dark photo mat, and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the mat indicates the photo may have been taken inside a Salado College or Thomas Arnold High School classroom.
Date:
[1900..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pen and Ink Drawing of the Salado Schools Building]
Pen and ink drawing of the Salado Schools building in Salado, Texas. The note on the back of the drawing reads: "P.S. Check is money Helimer sent for his expenses on trip."
Date:
[1900..1949]
Creator:
Creeks Creation
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Shirley's Fashionette]
Photograph of Shirley's Fashionette building in Salado, Texas, located just off of Interstate 35. According to the back of the photograph this building became "kirshmeir's Garage Complex" in 2003.
Date:
1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Fletcher's Books and Antiques Store]
Photograph of an L-shaped, one-story, light-colored stone building with a metal roof and a small overhang above the front entrance (in the right side of the L-shape), supported by columns. A light and dark blue station wagon is parked at a diagonal to the inside corner of the L-shape. A sign hanging from a post in the middle of a small, raised plant bed reads "Fletcher's Books & Antiques: Appraisals, Fine & Rare Books." A stone chimney is visible on the left end of the L-shape. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo indicate the store was once owned by Thelma Fletcher and then her son Tyler Fletcher.
Date:
1995
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Corner Shop in Salado, Texas]
Photograph of a one-story building with white wood-siding, a tin roof, and a large arched window in the front left of the house, with part of the building extending out of shot on the left. China cabinets sit on the covered front porch, while white statues, birdbaths, and fountains sit in front of the short shrubs bordering the porch. There are trees around the building on the right and rear side, with vines creeping up the side of the building on the right corner. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the photo was owned by Patricia Lamb, then a gift shop named "Die Wigglesworth," and then other shops.
Date:
1995
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill from W. R. Berry General Merchandise]
Bill from the W. R. Berry General Merchandise to G. W. Vickery listing a number of purchases, their quantity, and how much they cost; the bottom of the bill has a note saying it was paid on April 13, 1921.
Date:
April 9, 1921
Creator:
W. R. Berry General Merchandise
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of C. B. Hodge Livestock Company]
Photograph of C. B. Hodge Livestock Company in Salado, Texas with cars parked out front.
Date:
1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Pine Cottage in Salado, Texas]
Photograph of a small house with light-colored wood siding, a metal roof, a stone chimney on the left side, a covered, wrap-around front porch, and a sign on the face of the building above the porch reads "Pine Cottage." Hanging from the covered porch are wind socks, small signs, art pieces, and flags. The house is surrounded by trees, and on the left side of the house, a street and telephone pole are visible. A brown van is parked on the right side of the parking lot in front of the house, while a small, light-colored sedan is parked just in-shot on the left side. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph indicate the building is located across the street from the Tyler House in Salado, Texas.
Date:
1995
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Girls Basketball Team, 1960]
Photograph of a group of eleven teenage girls sitting in a semi-circle on a basketball court floor, with their legs stretched out in front of them and their feet touching the line of the inner circle at center-court. The girls are wearing matching, shiny, medium-colored shorts and short-sleeved pull-over jackets. Standing behind the group are an adult woman wearing a light-colored turtleneck sweater and dark skirt, and an adult man wearing a plaid shirt and slacks. In the background, wooden bleachers are situated against a gymnasium wall, and the bottom of a basketball goal is barely visible at the top of the photo. A basketball with the numbers "56-37" sits in the middle of the semi-circle, and handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the girls are a basketball team.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of The Shaw House in Salado, Texas]
Photograph of the Shaw House, also known as "the Grainery," located in Salado, Texas; the building itself has an elevated walkway to the front door and posts elevating it above the creek bed below.
Date:
1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Old Stagecoach Inn Postcard]
Postcard with a photograph of the Stagecoach Inn surrounded by numerous trees. The back of the card has a note detailing when the Inn opened and that it was a "major stage stop-relay station of the old Chisholm Trail."
Date:
19uu
Creator:
Dexter Press, Inc.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing Salado, Texas in 1884]
Postcard with an illustration of "Salado, Texas from the south side of the creek, 1884." The drawing is based on a photograph of shows the main street with carriages moving by all of the buildings.
Date:
1980
Creator:
Creeko Creations
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph Taken Inside Village Foods]
Photograph of an individual looking through medication boxes on the shelves of the Village Foods grocery store. According to the note on the back of the photograph this is a display "in Village Foods that opened in 1986."
Date:
1986~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Methodist Church in Salado, Texas]
Postcard of a white, one-story church with wood siding and a square bell-tower at the front right (the closest corner of the church). The church has two windows on the either side of the front door (on the left), one window in the bell tower, and three visible windows along its right side, all of which are tall and narrow with uniform decorations in each window. A pathway on the right leads around from the front of the church to the back. The church is surrounded by groups of trees, some of which shade the grassy lawn and gravel parking lot in the foreground. On the back are postcard markings and a handwritten note identifying the date of the postcard.
Date:
1980
Creator:
Spiller, Doug
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of White-Aiken House]
Photograph of a two-story house with light-colored wood siding, an exposed brick chimney, and a covered, L-shaped front porch with round columns. The first floor has long windows, and at the back of the house is another, screened-in porch. To the left of the house, a windmill and a raised water tank are visible, while a wooden fence is just visible in the foreground of the photo. The branches of a tree are visible at the top left of the photo, and another tree is just visible behind the right side of the house. Handwritten notes, a sticker, and a stamp identify the house and the image's photographer.
Date:
1982
Creator:
Kelley, Linda J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of White-Aiken House in Salado, Texas]
Postcard of a small, two-story, cream-colored farmhouse, with an off-white, wooden, four-wheel cart sitting in the grassy lawn in front of the house's white picket-fence. The house has an L-shaped, covered porch on the front and left side of the house - the overhang supported by white, circular columns. Two groups of trees stand in the yard, one group on the front left of the house, and the other just to the front right. A small, white truck is just visible in the driveway on the left, while a windmill and standing water tank are partially visible past the trees on the right. On the back of the postcard are postcard markings and a brief paragraph about the history of the house.
Date:
1990
Creator:
Spiller, Doug
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Sirena Sculpture in Salado, Texas]
Postcard of a metal sculpture shaped in the figure of a female mermaid sitting and holding her fish tail on a light-colored, flat rock in the middle of a small pool of water. The sculpture's image is reflected in the water below. The pool is surrounded by light-colored rocks and weeds, lining the banks, and the golden lighting indicates the photo was taken at either dusk or dawn. On the back are postcard markings, a white, rectangle sticker, and a brief paragraph detailing the history and meaning of the statue.
Date:
1990
Creator:
Spiller, Doug
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sarah Ann Austin Rose]
Photographic portrait of a woman with smooth, straight hair, parted and pulled back against her head, and a dark, high-neck blouse or shirt. The woman is shown from the chest up, with the edges of her image faded in a circular vignette. The woman's garment is comprised of a dark, floral-patterned under-piece (fastened at the neck with a broach) and a slightly lighter, puffy-sleeved over-garment. At the bottom of and on the back of the photo is the name of the photographer, Hillyer & Son, Art Photography, with decorative illustrations surrounding it. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph includes the name of the portrait's subject.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hillyer & Son, Art Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Salado Square]
Photograph of Salado Square in 1977, located on Main Street "north of Thom. Arnold Rd. corner." The Square features three buildings with a sign in the middle featuring all of the businesses within the property; the back of the photo has a note saying the Salado Square was built by "Darwin Britt, Lonnie Edwards, Bryant Reeves, etc."
Date:
1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Vickrey House]
Photograph of a one-story house with wood siding and a raised front porch, partially obscured by large trees in the front yard. Thin columns, connected by railing, support the porch's overhang. Several of the windows all along the side and front of the house are open. A wooden fence borders the shaded yard, and in the background, on the right, another one-story building is partially visible. Handwritten notes and a sticker on the back of the photo indicate the house is on Main Street in Salado, Texas.
Date:
[1906?,1908?]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Country Home of J. H. Aiken]
Photograph of a group of eight people standing in a line up against a wooden fence, which borders the hard of a one-story house with wood-siding and a covered front porch on its left front side. A maid wearing an apron and white head-covering stands on the slightly raised porch, her arm wrapped around a porch column. The fence has a geometric metal and wood gate. A tall tree sits in the front yard, while other trees border the house on the right side. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph identify the people in the photo (including where they were born), from left to right, as: Jim Aiken, Carl H. Aiken, Josephine Salado Aiken, Alimae, Mrs. James Herman Aiken, Mr. J. H. Aiken, Myrtle Aiken, and Elmer Aiken.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Barton House]
Photograph of two-story, stone house with a small add-on on the left side and a short flight of steps leading up to a covered porch on the front right side. Small basement windows are visible at ground-level, and two rocking chairs sit on either side of the porch. There are windows on both floors, and chimney stack on the left side of the roof. Trees surround the house on all sides, except in the front lawn. Handwritten notes and a sticker on the back of the photograph indicate the house was located on Main Street, in Salado, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Friedrick, Egon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Salado High School Graduates, 1960]
Photograph of a group of teenage young men and women arranged in six rows in front of and on an auditorium stage. Each member of the group is wearing a medium-colored, long academic robe with a white collar, and a medium-colored, square academic cap. The young men are also wearing bow-ties. The first row is standing on the auditorium floor, while the other rows are standing on platforms so each row is higher than the row in front of them. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo identify the group members as, from left to right, front row to back: Mary Casey, Virgie Grimm, Jean Brineger, Elizabeth Cockrell, Jill Schultz, Linda Berry, Betty Sue Sutton, Lois Peterson, Weeta Sue Holland, Jerry England, Bobby Luther, Prater Gibbs, Daryl Guess, Wayne Kammon, Donnie Coupland, Jack Evans, and Sheril Elms.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bakley-Belton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Family in Front of Vickrey House]
Photograph of a group of eight people standing in front of a one-story house with dark wood siding and a partially covered front porch in the corner of the house. Three of the people are children, two of which are sitting on tricycles, and the other is held by one of three men. The columns of the porch overhang are covered in ivy, obscuring the front of the house. The house is raised slightly, and has a short flight of steps leading up to the porch. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the photo was taken before the house underwent remodeling, and identify the people in the photo, from left to right as: Ralph Butler, Sarah Jane Butler, Thomas Butler, Louis Vickrey, "Polie" Vickrey, Ruby May Vickrey, and Sophie Vickrey.
Date:
1894~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History