Old Dutch Windmill, Victoria County, Texas

Photograph of a Dutch-style windmill (or grist mill) built by Fred Meiss, Sr. in 1870 on Spring Creek in Victoria County, Texas.
Date: September 3, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Placing engines in steamboat John J. Welder

Photograph of workers on board the "John J. Welder" installing engines in the steamboat built at the shipyard in Victoria, Texas.
Date: September 29, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Placing engines on Steamboat J. J. Welder [at] shipyard [in] Victoria, Texas

Photograph of five men on board a steamboat at the shipyard in Victoria, Texas. They are installing engines on the boat.
Date: September 29, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Raising derrick: Victoria Manufacturing Company

Photograph of an oil derrick under construction by Victoria Manufacturing Company.
Date: September 29, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Shipyard, Victoria, Texas

Photograph of men and boats at the shipyard at Victoria, Texas.
Date: September 29, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Side view of [Steamboat J. J. Welder]

Photograph of men installing engines in the steamboat J. J. Welder in the shipyard at Victoria, Texas.
Date: September 29, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Steamboat John J. Welder under construction]

Photograph of the boat, "John J. Welder" under construction at the shipyard, Victoria, Texas. Workers can be seen on the boat.
Date: September 29, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Convent [in] Corpus Christi, Texas

Photograph of a convent, one of the early buildings in Corpus Christi, Texas. The building is several stories tall and has screened balconies with decorative features. In this image, there is a fence surrounding the building and there are two people walking in front of the property.
Date: September 8, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Corpus Christi Texas from the bluff looking over the San [Antonio] A[ransas] P[ass] Depot

Photograph of a view of Corpus Christi, Texas from the bluff looking over the San Antonio-Aransas Pass Railroad Depot.
Date: September 8, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cotton field In need of pickers, Victoria County

Photograph of cotton growing in a field. It is ready to be picked.
Date: September 8, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mesquite [tree] with heavy bean crop, Corpus Christi, Texas

Photograph of a Mesquite tree in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date: September 8, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Part of [a] hedge fence around an old Mexican home in Corpus Christi ,Texas

Photograph of hedge fence made up of yucca plants (or plants that resemble yuccas) and other bush-type plants, closely space. Houses can be seen in the background.
Date: September 8, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

State Hotel, Corpus Christi, Texas

Photograph of the State Hotel building in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date: September 8, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History