Guadalupe River looking south from pump house

Photograph of a section of the Guadalupe River running through Victoria, Texas.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pushing cattle from big corral into small pen

Photograph of cattle being herded into pens at Welder Ranch. Two cowboys on horses can be seen working this large herd. Fence posts run horizontally along the back of the scene and in the distance beyond the fencing is open flat plain.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Counting cattle through corral gate [at] Welder Ranch

Photograph of cowboys counting the heads of cattle as they come through a gate at Welder's Ranch.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle all in the corral: Shut the gate

Photograph of a large herd of cattle inside a corral. A half-dozen cowboys on horseback are outside the corral, apparently having herded the cattle in.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Allnoch kids at pump house

Photograph of three children standing in front of a brick building identified as as a pump house. The children are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Ward Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle turning back in dipping vat

Photograph of cattle that have been herded into a dipping vat for treatment for ticks. Some have tried to turn back for the entrance. The caption says that two of them drowned.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle swimming through dipping vat

Photograph of cattle in a dipping vat, swimming toward the exit. They are being treated for ticks.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Allnoch kids by the river

Photograph of three children sitting on the banks of a river and looking out at the water.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pierce Estate, convict farm, Wharton, Texas [as seen from] public road

Photograph of a convict farm on Pierce Estate in Wharton County Texas.
Date: June 30, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cottonwood tree in road near Wharton Texas

Photograph of a cow standing in front of a tall cottonwood tree that is growing in the middle of a dirt road in a rural farming community near Wharton Texas. A few small wood houses are in the background. Signs hang on the tree trunk; one sign reads "HUB Dry Good Co. for the Best Dry Goods".
Date: June 30, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle entering dipping vat

Photograph of cattle in a dipping vat. They are being treated for ticks.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Driving cattle on prairie

Photograph of a herd of cattle on an open plain.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Poisoning cotton with arsenate of lead for boll weevils

Photograph of a man standing in a field spraying insecticide on cotton plants. The sprayer is strapped around the man's neck and he is wearing gloves, a hat, a long-sleeved shirt and long pants and boots.
Date: June 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Handling cattle in corrals [on] Welder's Ranch

Photograph of cowboys on horses working cattle inside corrals.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby Killdeer

Photograph of a baby Killdeer bird sitting in the hand of an unseen person.
Date: June 27, 1915
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Corral full of cattle

Photograph of hundreds of cattle in a corral. In the background, a cowboy can be seen working with the herd.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Opuntia in Live oak tree, Victoria County, Texas

Photograph of cactus growing down the trunk of a Live oak tree.
Date: June 10, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boys swimming across river, at pump house

Photograph of three boys swimming in the Guadalupe River. Pipes from the pumping station can be seen.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pecan trees in cotton field, Wharton County, Texas

Photograph of pecan trees growing in a cotton field in Wharton County.
Date: June 3, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

800 steers, nearly all in the corral [at] Welder's Ranch

Photograph of cattle being herded into pens at Welder Ranch. Cowboys on horseback are working the cattle.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Handling cattle on Welder's Ranch

Photograph of cowboys on horseback working a large herd of cattle, herding them into pens.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

800 steers all in the corral - shutting the gate [at] Welder's Ranch

Photograph of cattle in pens. Cowboys on horseback are in the background.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Putting 800 steers into corral at Welder's Ranch

Photograph of a large herd of cattle on Welder Ranch. Some of them are inside of a corral.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jam-up in close quarters

Photograph of a large herd of cattle crowded into a corral at Welder Ranch.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History