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Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, flyer for the official website

Photograph of a flier for the official website for the Baker Hotel, in Mineral Wells, Texas. It has been pasted into a window.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blach Building, erected 1884, Albany

Photograph of the Blach Building in Albany, Texas. The building is painted green, with red and white trim. There are two plaques to the right of the door that explain what the building is. The words "Shackelford County Tax Office" have been painted in both windows.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blach Building, erected 1884, Albany

Photograph of the Blach Building, in Albany. It currently houses the Shackelford County Appraisal District. The front facade of the building is green with red and white trim. There is a historic marker to the right of the building.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blach Building, erected 1884, doorway detail

Photograph of the doorway to the Blach Building in Albany, Texas. The building is painted green, with red and white trim. There are two plaques to the right of the door that explain what the building is. The words "Shackelford County Tax Office" have been painted in both windows, and papers have been taped into the doors. There is a wooden ceiling fan above the door.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Breckenridge City Offices

Photograph of the Breckenridge City Offices. There is a flag pole in front of the building, as well as two potted plants. Cars are parked in the far right side of the photo.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Businesses around the square, Albany

Photograph of businesses around the square in Albany, Texas. Pictured is Corriente Rope Co., next to the Blach Building.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Businesses around the square, Albany

Photograph of businesses along the square in Albany, Texas. Pictured are Bright Sky Press and Lynch Line Books. The buildings are largely stone. Several cars are parked or driving by the businesses.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Breckenridge C. S. A. Monument

Photograph of a monument to Camp Breckenridge. It says: "Camp Breckenridge C. S. A. Established near this site 1862. Part Confederate Frontier defense line from Red River to Rio Grande occupied by company of Texas frontier regiment. Posts were day's horseback ride apart and area patrolled regularly. Duties included curbing Indian raids, rounding up draft evaders and renegades. Confederates were poorly fed, clothed and lacked horses, ammunition. They shared few of the glories of the war, but at the cost of the lives of not a few of them. These men gave a measure of protection to a vast frontier area. A memorium to the Texans who served the confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963." There is a small rendering of a Confederate flag at the bottom of the monument.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chapel Exterior Facade: Presidio La Bahia]

Exterior photograph of the chapel in Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX as seen from the NE cannon turret.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chapel Interior: Presidio La Bahia]

Interior photograph of the chapel nave and balcony of Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX. Temporary imprisonment site of Colonel James Fannin's men during the Texas Revolution's Goliad Massacre.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chapel Sanctuary: Presidio La Bahia]

Interior photograph of the chapel nave, solea, and sanctuary mural as seen from the upper balcony of Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX. Temporary imprisonment site of Colonel James Fannin's men during the Texas Revolution's Goliad Massacre.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Memorial and statue, Parker County

Photograph of a Confederate Memorial in Parker County, Texas. It is a statue of a man in uniform holding a rifle. It reads "In honor of the United Confederate Veterans of Parker County, 1861-1865" on the base of the statue.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Country Cousins Craft Mall sign - Breckenridge

Photograph of a sign shaped like a cow advertising Country Cousins Craft Mall.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doorway to the 1883 Stephens County Courthouse, detail

Photograph of the doorway to the 1883 Stephens County Courthouse. It is engraved with the words "J. E. Flanders, architect, Dallas, Texas." There is a historic marker in the right to the background.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doorway to the 1883 Stephens County Courthouse, detail

Photograph of the doorway to the 1883 Stephens County Courthouse. It is engraved with the names E. L. Walker, M. D. Rhea, S. S. Cook, and I. T. Crawford.
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Equirectangular Barracks Interior: Presidio La Bahia]

Equirectangular panoramic view of the interior barracks at Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Equirectangular Barracks Interior: Presidio La Bahia]

Equirectangular panoramic view of the interior barracks at Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Equirectangular Barracks Interior: Presidio La Bahia]

Equirectangular panoramic view of the interior barracks at Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Equirectangular Chapel Courtyard: Presidio La Bahia]

Equirectangular panoramic view of the exterior chapel courtyard of Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX where James Fannin was executed during the Texas Revolution's Goliad Massacre.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Equirectangular Chapel Interior: Presidio La Bahia]

Equirectangular panoramic view of the interior of the chapel of Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX. Temporary imprisonment site of Colonel James Fannin's men during the Texas Revolution's Goliad Massacre.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Equirectangular Chapel Interior: Presidio La Bahia]

Equirectangular panoramic view of the interior of the chapel of Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX. Temporary imprisonment site of Colonel James Fannin's men during the Texas Revolution's Goliad Massacre.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Equirectangular Chapel Interior: Presidio La Bahia]

Equirectangular panoramic view of the interior of the chapel of Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX. Temporary imprisonment site of Colonel James Fannin's men during the Texas Revolution's Goliad Massacre.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Equirectangular Chapel Transept: Presidio La Bahia]

Equirectangular panoramic view of the chapel transept of Presidio la Bahía in Goliad, TX. Temporary imprisonment site of Colonel James Fannin's men during the Texas Revolution's Goliad Massacre.
Date: December 14, 2021
Creator: Hicks, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic Plaque, Courthouses of Palo Pinto County

Photograph of a historic plaque about the courthouses of Palo Pinto County. It reads: "Palo Pinto County was created in 1856 and named for a creek south of here that was perhaps named by Spanish explorers of the Brazos River valley. The county seat of 320 acres was surveyed at its geographical center and was originally named Golconda. A court session in 1857 called for the first courthouse to be built of wood frame construction, with two doors and three windows. The contract was awarded to a bid of $300. Shortly after, in 1859, the town name was changed to Palo Pinto. In 1882, just after the Texas legislature allowed counties to issue bonds for new courthouses, a large sandstone structure was built. It cost $35,000 and exhibited second empire styling with a central clock tower. A two-story sandstone annex was added in 1906 and connected to the courthouse by an iron bridge. Sandstone for the buildings was quarried south of the city. In 1940 these buildings were demolished and a new courthouse was erected by Work Projects Administration workers. The reinforced-concrete structure featured subtle classical detail and was clad with some of the sandstone from the old buildings. It …
Date: April 14, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History