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[Photograph of Ada Stagner Collins]
Full-length photograph of Ada Stagner Collins, wearing a light-colored long sleeve button-up blouse, dark skirt and tights, and lace-up boots. The woman sits on a wicker photographer's chair with her right hand propped against her chin, and strung around her neck with a piece of ribbon and tied to her shirt is a pocket watch. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Ada Stagner Collins, Mineola, Texas @ 1904. Married Robert Collins."
Date:
1904
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Walker and Gorden Ronaldson]
Full-length portrait of Walker and Gorden Ronaldson, wearing matching light-colored shirts, long-sleeved jackets, and shorts and dark tights and lace-up boots. The boys are sitting together in a wicker chair with their heads tilted toward one another. A hand written note on the back reads, "Helen E. Cashin from Walker Ronaldson, age 7 yrs., and Gorden Ronaldson, age 6 yrs. Summer of 1902."
Date:
1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman]
Photograph of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman sitting in a chair next to a cloth covered table. She wears a black dress with a lace collar and kerchief, belt, and bonnet. In the background are several framed photographs on a wallpapered wall, and to the left of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman is another half-visible chair. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Mrs. Eliza E. Stacey Chapman. Born Dec. 15, 1818. Merry Xmas, Carrie, and Happy New Year, Dec. 25, 1909 - great grandmother. b. Dec. 15, 1818, d. 1917. Ashtabula, Ohio."
Date:
December 25, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of C. E. Boles Reading]
Photograph of Charlie E. Boles sitting in a wicker chair, wearing a light-colored suit, socks, and shoes, reading a book or pamphlet. A wicker table is positioned behind Boles, and potted foliage is in the background. A hand written note on the back reads, "C. E. Boles, 'Charlie' Boles, MHS teacher, room and board at Robinson, ca. 1908."
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of First Presbyterian Church, May 7, 1909]
Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church at 812 Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, sent by Minnie Sleeper to Mr. E. G. Oates updating him on her plants.
Date:
May 7, 1909
Creator:
Sleeper, Minnie
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Ms. Annie Nicholas, July 4, 1909]
Postcard with a photograph of an older African-American seated in front of another man which appears to be his son. Sent to Annie Nicholas telling her to tell someone to check the mailbox.
Date:
July 4, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander in a Polka-Dotted Dress]
Photograph of elderly Mrs. Alexander in a dark polka-dotted dress, seated and looking to her right. Text on the back reads: "1905...Waco Texas...Alexander Family...Photo taken by Zeta Farmer...Zeta Virginia Farmer (1890 - 1934) Waco."
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander Standing Behind a Settee, 1905]
Photograph of Mrs. Alexander standing behind a settee in a dark polka-dotted dress. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Mrs. Alexander Waco, Texas...Taken by Zeta Farmer (Zeta Virginia Farmer) Waco, 1890-1934 ".
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of an African-American Man With a Mustache]
Portrait of an African-American man dressed in a light-colored shirt with the collar up, a diagonally striped tie, and a squared coat looking directly at a camera. On the back is text that reads: "Kirkpatrick".
Date:
1901
Creator:
Readman
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Card for Mrs. C. B. Chismore]
Memorial card remembering Mrs. Caroline J. Chismore (1856-1907), wife of C. B. Chismore, of Austin, Texas. The card also has a lengthy poem printed on the bottom of the card.
Date:
1907
Creator:
H. F. Wendell & Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Josephine Bahl's and Elmer H. Wheatly's Wedding]
Portrait of a family of five. All are in wedding clothing. The text on the back says "Wedding of Josephine Bahl & Elmer H. Wheatly, Waco, 1901."
Date:
1901
Creator:
Jackson, W. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Greetings Advertisement for the Behrens Drug Co.]
Annual greetings for the Behrens Drug Co. with all of the 1909 members of the board of directors listed at the bottom.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Allene Freeman]
Portrait of Allene Freeman dressed in white with flowers in her hands.
Date:
September 2, 1901
Creator:
Miller
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Six Others, 1905]
Photograph of Nellie Alexander with six others outside of the porch of a house. Text on the back reads: " The gang...Front...1___ 2___ 3 Nellie Farmer Alexander...Taken By Zeta Farmer ".
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Mr. J. E. Proctor]
Photograph of Mr. J. E. Proctor from the chest and up.
Date:
1900
Creator:
Harper & Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Merchant William Colgin, Sr.]
Portrait of Dr. Merchant Wm. Colgin, Sr. as a young man. Text on the back says that he lived from 1883 to 1934.
Date:
1905~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Three Others, 1905]
Photograph of Nellie Farmer Alexander and three others in the woods. Text on the back reads: " Waco Texas...1905...Fishing Bosque River Near Waco...L-R...1___ 2___ 3 Nellie Farmer Alexander (1888 - 1955) 4...Taken By Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) ". The women appear to be eating plums and bananas.
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Two Others, 1905]
Photograph of Nellie Alexander with two others. Text on the back states her full name and the name of the photographer.
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander in Her Room, 1905]
Photograph of elderly Mrs. Alexander in her room in a white dress. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Mrs. Alexander Waco Texas...Taken by Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) Oakwood Cem. Waco ".
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Five Others, 1905]
Photograph of a group a five sitting on a fence and an individual in a tree. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Waco Texas..L-R...The gang...1___ 2 Nellie Farmer Alexander 3___ 4___ 5___...Taken By Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) ".
Date:
1905
Creator:
Farmer, Zeta Virginia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard From Joseph to Mr. and Mrs. Pennington, 1908]
Postcard from William Joseph Pennington to Mr. and Mrs. William Pennington with a photograph of a young child. The postcard reads: " Happy Easter ". The postcard shows a rabbit driving a vehicle with a large egg.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Pennington, Joseph
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Thomas Benton Starnes]
Photograph of Thomas Benton Starnes at 1204 Dodds Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He sits cross-legged in the yard in front of a two story house. He wears a suit, tie, and a bowler hat, and there is a potted plant behind him. The house next to 1204 Dodds Avenue can be seen in the background.
Date:
[1900..1940]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Joshua Calhoun Howell Remembrance Card]
Remembrance card for Joshua Calhoun Howell of Hill County, Texas. It reads: "In Loving Remembrance of J. C. Howell, Died Jan. 5, 1901. Gone but not forgotten. 'Tis hard to break the tender cord,/When love has bound the heart./'Tis hard, so hard, to speak the words:/"We must forever part."/Dearest loved one we must lay thee/In the peaceful grave's embrace,/But thy memory will be cherished/'Til we see thy heavenly face." Below the inscription is an illustration of the Bible.
Date:
1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to the Wedding of Josephine Bahl and Elmer H. Wheatly]
Invitation to the wedding of Josephine Bahl and Elmer H. Wheatly. It reads: "Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Bahl request your presence at the marriage of their daughter Josephine to Elmer H. Wheatly, Wednesday, April twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and one, at 8:30 p.m., at their residence, 409 South Eighth Street. At Home after May 1, 1507 Trice Ave."
Date:
1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History