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Lakeview School, Armstrong Co., Tex., 3-5-14

Photograph of a small group of adults and children posed in front of the Lakeview School in Armstrong County, Texas. The wooden frame school building has a pitched roof and a double-door entryway flanked by windows. Projecting from each side of this section of the building are wings. The people stand in a loose group in the entryway, with others seated on the step and on the ground. A note on the reverse reads, "Lakeview - nine miles from town - A two-teacher school which is the centre of neighborhood interests."
Date: March 5, 1914
Creator: Carr
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wayside, Tex.

Photograph of the Wayside School at Wayside, Texas. A group of students and teachers are posed in the front of the school. The building is built from textured concrete blocks. It has a hip roof with a deck surrounded by a low railing. The entryway is covered, the roof supported by two square columns. On the reverse of the photograph is written, "Wayside - $3000 concrete block, 20 miles from R.R.; 30 miles from Courthouse. Most interested in Farm Demonstration & Community Welfare Club work."
Date: March 5, 1914
Creator: Carr, S. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brahmin grade [cattle at] McFaddin Ranch

Photograph of a herd of cattle and yearlings standing or lying in a large open range on McFaddin Ranch. Cowboys on horses are in the background.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fred and sister Allnoch going to wade in river

Photograph of two children, Fred and Martha Agnes Allnoch, removing their socks and shoes and rolling up their pants and knickers to go wading in the Guadalupe River at Victoria,Texas. These are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Freddie Allnoch and sister Allnoch sitting on a log

Photograph of two children, Freddie Allnoch with sister Martha Agnes Allnoch seated on a downed tree trunk. They are the children of Fred and Rebecca(Mitchell) Allnoch and the grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Martha Ward Mitchell.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Freddie and sister Allnoch

Photograph of two children standing with their backs to the camera, looking at a river. They are Fred Allnoch and his sister whose name is not given. They are the children of Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Freddie and sister Allnoch, up a tree

Photograph of two children sitting on a tree limb. The boy is Fred J. Allnoch Jr. The girl is his sister, Martha Agnes Allnoch. Behind them stand a horse and buggy. These are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Freddie and sister Allnoch wading in the river

Photograph of two children wading in a river. The boy is Fred J. Allnoch Jr. The girl is his sister, Martha Agnes Allnoch. These are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grade Brahmin yearlings

Photograph of a herd of Brahman yearlings and cattle at McFaddin Ranch.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Heavy mistletoe infestation on elm tree, Victoria, Texas

Photograph of two children standing in front of a fence on a ridge. An Elm tree stands between them, its branches loaded with mistletoe. The children are looking down at the photographer who was standing below the ridge.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

High grade Brahmin

Photograph of Brahman calves and cattle at McFaddin Ranch.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

High-grade Brahmin, Victoria County, Texas

Photograph of scattered Brahman cattle in a field.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

'Tippoo' [an] imported Brahmin bull

Photograph of a Brahman bull standing among other cattle on a range.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two year [old] half breed Brahmin

Photograph of a two year old half-breed Brahman calf at McFaddin Ranch. Other cattle are in the background.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two-year[-old] half breed Brahmin bull [at] McFaddin Ranch

Photograph of cattle in a field at McFaddin Ranch in Victoria County Texas. One is identified as a two-year old half-breed Brahman bull.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two-year[-old] half breed Brahmin bull [at] McFaddin Ranch

Photograph of cattle at McFaddin Ranch in Victoria County, Texas. One of these is identified as a half-breed two-year old Brahman bull.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Toads and Copperhead

Photograph of toads and a Copperhead laid out on a cloth on the ground. The Copperhead appears to be dead. At least some of the toads appear to be alive. The booted feet of a person standing nearby can be seen in the photo.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, Joseph Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. H. Shary excursion, Sharyland bath house

Excursion party posing next to the wooden bath house
Date: May 5, 1916
Creator: Murff, J.C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panoramic photograph of Shary Lake, Sharyland Texas]

Panoramic photograph of excursion party posing in front of Shary Lake
Date: January 5, 1917
Creator: Murff, J.C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bliss, El Paso]

Photograph of Fort Bliss, El Paso. A soldier is shown patrolling a fenced area. Inscription on the back reads "Showing Salazaar who objects to having his picture taken. El Paso, Ft. Bliss Refugee Camp. 4-5-14. I got this picture anyway by pressing the bulb with my foot. -F.C."
Date: April 5, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas

Photograph of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. A Mexican bandit (Maximo Castillo) is being kept inside a fenced area with tents. The inscription on the back reads "Castillo, the Mexican Bandit, who is supposed to have blown up tunnels, killing several people and wrecking trains. I was not allowed to take this picture: U.S. officers made me put away my Kodak; so I put is on the ground at my feet and stepped on the bulb and got this snapshot. --F.C."
Date: April 5, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Bliss, Tex.

Photograph of the refugee camp at Fort Bliss, El Paso. Patrolmen are seen on duty outside of a fenced off camp with rows of tents. A sign on a pole advertises "Horas de visita" Inscription on the back reads "Refugee Camp where 600 Mexican Federal Soldiers are kept."
Date: April 5, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frieda Starr Song Recital]

Photograph of opera singer Frieda Starr standing on stage with pianist Irene Putegnat, Mrs. James Wells, and several other unidentified people during a recital at Fort Brown. On the left side of the stage Putegnat, a woman wearing a light-colored dress, is sitting on a stool in front of a piano and looking towards Starr, who is standing in the center of the stage wearing a hat, dark-colored blouse, and skirt, and holding a baton Five men are standing in a row behind her and on the right side of the stage two women wearing dark-colored dresses are sitting in chairs next to a young boy wearing a light-colored suit who is standing in front one of the men. In front of the stage several soldiers holding musical instruments are seated on the left and right and there are flowers on the edge of the stage in the middle. In the foreground several rows of empty benches are visible and above the stage an American flag is hanging from the ceiling in front of a chalkboard with some writing on it. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Song Recital By Freda Starr Fort Brown Tex 4\4\18."
Date: April 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Performance at Fort Brown]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing behind the seated soldiers. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Song Recital By Freda Starr. At Y.M.C.A. Fort Brown Tex Apr. 5/18."
Date: April 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History