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[Photograph of Mesquite, Texas Businessman]

Photograph of a large group of men standing outside of a millinery and grocery store with a sign that says "Mesquite extends a welcome to one and all." According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, some of the men are Mesquite businessmen.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Walker and Lawrence Families]

Photograph of the Walker and Lawrence families standing in front of a white two-story house. The second woman from the right is Sarah Lister Walker, with Lizzie Walker on her right, and Stephen Decatur Lawrence in the back, left of center.
Date: [1900..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Janie Walker and Friend]

Photograph of two women standing on the S. D. Lawrence property with a mule barn and buggy in the background. The woman on the right is identified as Janie Smith Walker.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: Lawrence, W. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Couple]

Portrait of a couple, with the woman wearing a dark dress and the man wearing a suit with a white tie and a thick mustache.
Date: [1894..1900]
Creator: Bedford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Onyx Lawrence in a Buggy]

Photograph of Onyx Lawrence as a young girl seated in a buggy with one horse hitched to it.
Date: [1908..1913]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lawrence Children]

Photograph of children standing outside of the Walker house, with a woman and a horse inside of the fenced yard.
Date: [1908..1911]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Evan Dorsey]

Portrait of Evan Dorsey, a man with a dark beard. According to a note on the back of the photo, he was born July 3, 1839.
Date: [1875..1900]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Eddie (W. E.) Lawrence]

Photograph of Eddie (W. E.) Lawrence in a WWI-era Army uniform standing in front of transport trucks.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Julia Florence Galloway Jackson]

Photograph of Julia Florence Galloway Jackson standing outside holding a small American flag.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of the Walker Family]

Portrait of the Walker family: J. W. and Sarah Henrietta Lister Walker and their five children, including Louisa and Lizzie Walker.
Date: [1875..1890]
Creator: The Unique Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Hill Lawrence]

Portrait of Hill Lawrence wearing a suit and tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Garnet Lawrence]

Portrait of Garnet Lawrence as a toddler, wearing a light dress and sitting on a wicker chair.
Date: [1905..1910]
Creator: Wisdom
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Garland Downtown Square]

Photograph of Garland's downtown square, filled with wagons and horses, with Citizens National Bank visible on the left.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Onyx Lawrence]

Postcard of Onyx Lawrence as a young girl wearing a white dress, sitting on a chair and leaning on a table.
Date: [1910..1915]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of John Ford]

Portrait of a young boy wearing a suit and bow tie. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "For Lina, John Ford."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Opal and Onyx Lawrence in Costume]

Photograph of Opal and Onyx Lawrence standing together outdoors and wearing Native American costumes.
Date: [1910..1915]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Horse and Buggy]

Photograph of two horses hitched to a buggy, with one man sitting in the buggy and another standing next to it.
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tractor and Plow]

Photograph of a tractor pulling a plow in a large field.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of the Daniel Givens Walker Family]

Portrait of the Daniel Givens Walker family. Seated in the middle is Mary Jane Surber Walker Elder, widow of Daniel Walker, mother of John W. Walker, and grandmother of Louisa Hill Walker Lawrence. Pictured with her are her children, four women and three men.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 10, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 10, 1992]

Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House, as well as his following success as an owner in the restaurant industry, starting the Lone Star Drive In Restaurant chain in Fort Worth and Dallas and eventually becoming a millionaire.
Date: June 10, 1992
Creator: Nichols, Raymond
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Effie Walker]

Portrait of Effie Walker, the wife of Lewis Walker, wearing a dress with a large bow on the collar.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: The Unique Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Isabelle Florence Vanturff]

Portrait of Isabelle Florence Vanturff, daughter of J. H. Florence and Kitty Best Florence, at about 18 years old.
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Fannie Coats Lawrence]

Portrait of Fannie Coats Lawrence, mother of Samuel Augustus Lawrence and Stephen Decatur Lawrence. A handwritten note on the front of the photo says "Costume 1868ish but could be she, as many older persons, wore dresses into later years (1875?)."
Date: [1868..1875]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of School Children]

Photograph of a group of school children outside of the old Mesquite School.
Date: [1900..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History