Home of North Texas Normal College President Menter Bradley Terrill, 1895-1901. Wooden house and trees - snow covered

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."

Photograph of the Green Pastures, in Austin, Texas.

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.

Drawing of Central Free School Building, 1895: Weatherford, Texas.

Portrait of three female Weatherford College students. Photo taken in 1895: Weatherford, Texas by the studio Whittaker and Kennedy.

Two photographs taken in Port Arthur, Texas. The top photograph shows the exterior of the old Sabine Hotel. A horse-drawn carriage is stopped in front of the porch, where a group of people stand. In the bottom photo, a large group of men and boys in swimming outfits sit and stand on the grass.

Two photographs taken in Port Arthur, Texas. The top photograph shows two people riding horses, viewed from the porch of the Sabine Hotel. The bottom photo shows the first school house in Port Arthur, Texas

Photo of Spring Street looking west.

Jessie Apgar McGuire with daughter Elizabeth.

A group of people stand outside Texas Carlsbad Water. The Carlsbad was one of the earlier, and more popular drinking pavilions in Mineral Wells. It was located on NW 1st. Avenue, at NW 4th Street, directly across the street west of the Crazy Well. Its slogan was: Makes a man love HIS wife, Makes a woman love HER husband, Robs the divorce court of its business, Takes the temper out of red-headed people, Puts ginger into ginks and pepper into plodders. Please note the supports for possible electric lines, the unpaved street, and the horses obscurely visible at the far right of the photograph.

A Collage of prominent Palestine businessmen titled "The Brownies of Palestine" "Wish you a Happy New Year". Photos are identified left to right as: F. Hufsmith, D.J. Price, V.F. DuBose, J.W. Cuningham, N.R. Royal, W.M. Lacy, Henry Ash, A. Teah, G.A. Wright, W.P. Siddons, A.R. Howard and W.J. Taylor. A minstrel-style caricature of a Black man is featured on the left as a drummer.

Photograph of Fifth and Main Street location in Orange, Texas in 1895. Main was only a bayou crossed by the Fifth Street bridge. The First Baptist Church is under construction in the background. Wooden fences surround nearby homes.

Photograph of Mrs. T.C. Bunch standing in front of a white horse attached to a decorated carriage. She is wearing white dresses with puffy sleeves, a sash, holding a fan and has a bow in her hair. She is looking at an elderly man who is holding the reins of the horse in one hand and a cowboy hat in the other. Behind the horse and buggy are stairs leading to an open room with streamers in the windows. Across the top of the door are the words, "Mayfest '95".

Photographic portrait of Richmond Baseball team, mid 1890s. Nine men are in uniforms, three are in suits. There is a floral printed drape at the right side of the photograph. Two players in the back row are holding bats; two players in the front row are holding baseballs. Player at center front has catcher's gear in his lap. Photograph is identified as follows on the back in blue pen: "Back Row: ______, ______, T.W. (Bud) Davis, Bob Wesendorff. Middle Row: _______, Ed Wessendorff, Tom Wessendorff." Image is mounted on black cardboard matte. Image dimensions: 17.7 cm x 12.6 cm.

Studio portrait of a young couple. Elegantly dressed, the man is seated in a wicker chair while the woman stands on the right. Her right hand rests on his shoulder. The woman is wearing a white dress with polka dots, puffed sleeves, and bows adorning her waist and collar.

Portrait of R.S. Smith.

Photographic print of T.B. Wessendorff Lumber Company and Undertakers Supplies, Richmond, TX., ca. 1895. Print is mounted on tan cardboard matte. Store is a one story wood frame building with porch across front. Wagon load of lumber with three African American men sitting on top is parked in front of the store to the left. Horse and buggy with 2 white children in buggy and African American boy standing with the horse is parked to the right of the building. Identification of people is written in black pen on the back of the photo as follows: "T.B. Wessendorff in white shirt by door; Baby in doorway probably Marguerite Wesendorff; Jennie Jones Wessendorff in front of window; Lizzie Wessendorff in white dress on right side of porch; Jennetta Wessendorff in phaeton (buggy)." Photograph and matte have four black ink spots. All four corners of matte are broken off as of 3/2000.

Photograph of Real F. Ransom Wholesale Groceries & Grain, Richmond, Texas. Three men standing at doorways are not identified. Horse and wagon parked outside of store on the right. Train car #11058, Choctaw Route, is parked outside of store to the left. Store is a one story rectangular building with store name printed on the false front façade. Image is faded and yellow; image dimensions are 15.3 cm w. x 10.0 cm h. Image is mounted on a black cardboard matte. Matte is in excellent condition except for a few small surface tears along the edges. Back of matte is pale gray. Surface damage suggests old tape removal?

Photograph of a group outside of Hermann Sons Hall, which is now Hallettsville City Park. Wood from this building was used in construction of the First American Legion Hall.

Portrait of R. P. Curtis, a man with a large mustache wearing a suit and tie.

Copy photo of a historic high school in Fort Worth, Texas. There are small crowds of people visible on the lawn. Written on the bottom of the photo is "Ft. Worth High School." Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."

Photograph of a building along a T&P rail line. At the top of the building is a sign that says "Sheldon." Two people are sitting on a bench out front near a pond with a large island in the middle. Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."

Copy photo of the Federal building in Paris, Texas. There is a horse-drawn carriage with some people standing in front.Written on the bottom of the photo is "Federal Bldg Paris." Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."