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[Photograph of Katie E. Logan and Family]

Portrait of Katie E. Logan and her family of three. It is unclear as to which woman is Katie E. Logan - the woman standing up or the woman sitting down. In addition to the women, two men are in the photograph, who in correspondence to the women both stand and sit. A written note on the back reads, "Katie E. Logan and Family, March 1, 1893."
Date: March 1, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Anna Oliver]

Portrait of Anna Oliver, seated on a patterned chair, wearing a white dress with lace detailing around the collar and hemline. A hand written note on the back reads, "Anna Oliver, born 1894, father B. W. Oliver, Waco, TX."
Date: 1895
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Pendleton King]

Full-length photograph of Pendleton King, dressed in a sailor suit. The boy is standing behind a fence with a stone façade and a wooden gate. A hand written note on the back reads, "Pendleton King: Age 7 years, 1897.”
Date: 1897
Creator: Lindsey's Art Parlors
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Weisman]

Portrait of Weisman, seated atop a fabric-covered chair, wearing a light-colored gown. The back of the photograph has intricate designs of foliage, stars, and scrolls. A hand written note on the back reads, "Henry Landsfield's [tentative] son Weisman, 3 mo. old, July 4 / 94."
Date: July 4, 1894
Creator: Bruce & Corti
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer]

Full-length portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer, wearing a light-colored dress with a flower detail on the chest. Margurete Doppslemayer stands with her hands and back supported against a lattice-like wooden fence. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Margurete Doppslemayer, May 25 / 1891."
Date: May 25, 1891
Creator: Holmes, H. C. & Shaw, Robert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of John and Lillian Langdon]

Full-length portrait of John and Lillian Langdon. Lillian Langdon, sitting, wears a light-colored checkered dress with a matching jacket and a pearl necklace. John Landon, standing to the right of his sister, wears a dark jacket and knee-length shorts with dark tights and button-up boots. A hand written note on the back reads, "John Langdon & sister Lillian (Lillie). He was born 1887, about 4 yrs. old here, I suppose."
Date: 1891
Creator: Whittaker & Kennedy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills Queen]

Photograph of the Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills Queen at Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. A group of women stand atop a horse-drawn float, while a group of African American men carry an accompanying sign.
Date: 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Annual Masquerade Ball, April 19, 1895] (open access)

[Program for the Annual Masquerade Ball, April 19, 1895]

Program for the Masquerade Ball put on by the Waco Fire Department. It was held in the Blue Room at City Hall. This program lists all the dances and music to be played as well as the committees.
Date: April 1895
Creator: Drake, J. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mr. J. E. Proctor]

Portrait of Mr. J. E. Proctor standing with his right hand on a chair and his left hand holding his hat. In the chair is a French horn and its case. A guitar is leaning on the chair.
Date: 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph Sent From Tom]

Photograph of a man in dark clothing with the collar of his shirt up. Text in the back reads: " your friend Tom B-"
Date: 1897
Creator: Boyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Naked Infant on a Rug, 1895]

Photograph of a naked infant lying on a rug. Text on the back only partially reveals the infant's name because the card is damaged. The infant's surname was Madden and its age was four and a half months at the time of the photograph.
Date: 1895
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Ida Victoria Abel]

Portrait of Ida Victoria Abel seated in a dark-colored dress.
Date: 1894~
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lena Christian]

Portrait of a seated baby named Lena Christian with handwritten and printed text on the back relating to the services that the studio offers.
Date: 1890
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Captain Arthur Shalors]

Portrait of Captain Arthur Shalors in his uniform from the chest and up.
Date: 1893
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Woman With Short Hair Looking to the Left]

Portrait of a woman looking to the left from the chest and up.
Date: 1892
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph Sent From J. E. Oldright, July 28, 1891]

Photograph of a man in a long beard sent from J. E. Oldright.
Date: July 28, 1891
Creator: Deane
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby Portrait of Nannie Clara Evans]

Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as an infant. She is wearing a white-lace dress and is sitting upright in a tapestry-covered chair.
Date: 1891
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Infant Menifee Cheek]

Photograph of an infant, Menifee Reed Cheek, nestled in a large white blanket in a studio setting. A handwritten note on the back of the photo claims that she was 24 days old at the time the picture was taken.
Date: April 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ira Chapman]

Photograph of Ira Chapman (1872-1894). He wears a suit and tie.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Cassaday, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lillian Attaway]

Photograph of Lillian Chapman Attaway. She wears a dark dress with large sleeves. A heart shaped locket hangs from her collar, and there is a pin at her neck. She has a wedding ring on her left hand.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Jackson, Gus
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Charles Wade Howell and Carrie Will Howell]

Photograph of brother and sister, Charles "Charlie" Wade Howell and Carrie Will Howell. Carrie Will Howell sits in a chair with her hands in her lap. She was born July 8, 1889. She is wearing a white dress. Charlie Howell stands with one hand on the back of the chair, and the other on his hip. He stands on a fur rug. He has a plaid bow at his neck.
Date: 1892~
Creator: Jungermann, E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. L. Keller's Store]

Photograph of seven people posing behind counters and around various cases inside J. L. Keller's store. Wares are visible on shelves and inside the cases, including a display of shoes in the center-front of the image. Handwritten text on the back of photo: "Interior of J. L. Keller's Store. 1. Albert M. Keller. Fayette, Mo. 2. Boyd G. Norris. [Fayette, Mo.] 3. Ida L. Keller. [Fayette, Mo.] 4. M. G. Lieblich. [Fayette, Mo.] 5. Mattie Ransone. [Fayette, Mo.] 6. Paul Wolfson. [Fayette, Mo.] 7. Nelle Brown. St. Louis Mo./Howard Payne College"
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sallie Clarke Parker and Family]

Photograph of Sallie Clarke Parker and her family. Five women and two men stand behind a row of chairs. Four women are seated in the chairs, and a man on each end. The man on the left holds a young boy on his lap.
Date: [1890..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Notice for Jennie Beville] (open access)

[Funeral Notice for Jennie Beville]

Funeral notice for Jennie Beville. It reads: "Funeral Notice. DIED - Tuesday Morning at 12:30, February 7, 1893, Mrs. Jennie Beville, Wife of Dr. A. A. Beville. The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the family residence, to-day, [Tuesday] at 3 o'clock. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery [a part of First Street Cemetery], Rev. H. M. Whaling officiating."
Date: February 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History