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Importance of Charleston in Southern History (open access)

Importance of Charleston in Southern History

This study describes the history of Charleston, South Carolina before the Civil War.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Miles, Jim Tom
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Portrait of Ellen Walker Jones Brown]

Portrait of a young Ellen Walker Jones Brown, visible from the waist up. She is wearing a dark-colored dress with a lighter pattern printed on it. A handwritten note on the back says "Milam Aunt, 1995 Living in LA over 100 yrs."
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Bobbi Jo Ann Deavei]

Portrait of Bobbie Jo Ann Deavei wearing a light-colored dress with matching shoes and headband. She is posing seated on a padded bench in front of a studio backdrop. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photo.
Date: [1945~,1946~]
Creator: The Shaw Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph From Fred Moore School Dedication]

Photograph of school board members at the dedication of the Fred Moore school in Denton, Texas. Several of the people are seated and two men are standing at the front of the room. Brick walls are visible in the background. A handwritten note on the back says: "Supt. Chester G. Strickland & School Board Members at Fred Moore School Dedication/A Day To Remember! Prof F. D. Moore walks to the front to receive Plaque presented to him by our Supt."
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Autograph Book of Maggie Hampton] (open access)

[Autograph Book of Maggie Hampton]

Signature and address book used by Maggie Mayfield Hampton during her time teaching at the Fred Douglas school in Prairie View, Texas. Various friends at the school wrote notes to Maggie in the book. The journal has a purple fabric cover with a flower pattern; decorative embellishments are on the front, including flowers and the letters "Auto."
Date: 1906-09/1907-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregation at Mount Pilgrim C.M.E. Church]

Copy print of the congregation at Mount Pilgrim Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Denton, Texas. Members of the church are seated on benches on either side of the photograph. Another group is posing in an alcove at the back of the church. A handwritten note on the back says, "Mt. Pilgrim C.M.E. Church, 339 Roberston St. 1939."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mrs. Luther T. Lambert]

Portrait of Mrs. Luther T. Lambert, visible from the chest up. She is wearing a white shirt with a black bow tie. There are handwritten notes on the back that say "L. T. Lambert, 813 Lakey, 12 x 16, Color as original, Dec. 23."
Date: December 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Dr. E. D. Moton]

Portrait of Dr. E. D. Moton, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored suit with pens in the jacket pocket. The photograph is in an oval frame and handwritten notes on the back say: "had 2 daughters, Annetta and Myrtle, lived in Quakertown" and "Dr. E. D. Moton, first black doctor in Denton."
Date: December 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of the Milam Brothers]

Portrait of E. J. Milam, Sr. and his brother posing together. E. J. Milam is seated on a bench and his brother is standing next to him. A studio backdrop is visible behind them.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People in Quakertown]

Photograph of a group of people posing together in Quakertown in two rows, with one group seated in the front and the others standing behind. Other people are visible on a house porch in the background. A handwritten note on the back says "People of Quakertown."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Wanda Garrett]

Photograph of Wanda Garrett posing outside of a school building. Another girl is visible in the background, walking toward the front door.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Ben Walker]

Postcard of Ben Walker posing in a chair sometime around World War I. He is wearing a dark-colored uniform and holding a hat in his lap. A backdrop is visible behind him. Ben Walker, was the son of Andy and Phoebe Brown Walker, and he served in France during World War I.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Milam, Sr.]

Wedding portrait of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Milam, Sr., posing together and visible from the chest up. Mrs. Milam is wearing a light-colored dress with a high collar and Mr. Milam is wearing a dark-colored suit. The photograph is in an oval frame with decoration around the outside. A handwritten note on the back says "Mr. & Mrs. E.J. Milam Sr. Wedding."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Brothers]

Portrait of the Milam brothers, E. J. Milam, Jr. (left) and Francis (right) posing together. Francis is wearing a dark-colored suit with a large bow tie and is seated on a stool; E. J. is wearing a light-colored suite with a large bow tie and is standing to the left with his arm around his brother. There are handwritten notes on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mildred Ayers and Lillian Taylor]

Photograph of Mildred Ayers (on left) and Lillian Taylor (right) posing together out-of-doors. They appear to be wearing costumes and holding swords, pointed at the ground and they have their arms on one another's shoulders. There is a fence and tree in the background. The back of the photograph says Mr. and Mrs. E. Milam.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Professor Fred Moore]

Portrait of Professor Fred Moore, visible from the chest up. He is wearing a dark-colored suit with a light-colored shirt and patterned tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gravestone for Irma Kimble]

Photograph of the gravestone for Irma J. Kimble. It has an open book with her name and birth and death dates (Nov. 22, 1937 and Nov. 25, 1937). Flowers and a cross are around the book. A fence and road are partially visible in the background. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph says "Eakins Cemetery, Ponder, Texas, 1st Triplets [...] Denton County."
Date: 2001~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Couple]

Photograph of a couple seated on a wooden bench together. The man, James Lee Marvin Alexander, is wearing a dark suit and patterned bow tie; the woman, Mrs. Alice E. Alexander the daughter of Fred Moore, is wearing a light-colored dress and has her hands folded in her lap.
Date: 1978-10~
Creator: McAdams, Arthur C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple at Fred Moore High School]

Photograph of a young man and woman standing together in a room filled with metal folding chairs. A handwritten note on the back says, "James Lee & Joyce After Hazel's Pageant, May 25, 1967, At Fred Moore High School."
Date: May 25, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Home Economics Students]

Winners of State Homemaking Contest" Dorsay Jackson (left) and Daisy Smith (right) posing on either side of a small table. Glassware is stacked on the bottom shelf of the table. Dorsay Jackson is only partially visible since the photograph is damaged and a portion is missing. A handwritten note on the back says, "Miss Dorsay Mae Jackson and Miss Da[isy] Bryson, Home Ec. Students of F. Moore H[igh School], Mrs. Eva Hoage Teacher."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Students at a Denton Trade School]

Photograph of a group of young men posing in a classroom. According to accompanying information, the students were in a trade school for persons returning from service. This class likley came about because of the GI Bill that was signed into law by FDR on June 22, 1944. It provided job counseling and employment services for WWII veterans, as well as training and education at approved institutions. They are identified as: Row 1 (front) -- Foy Woods, James Alexander, Wallace Hunter, James Hollis (?), Johnny Cooper; Row 2 -- William Devereaux, T. Rogers, Raymond Jackson, Oliver Clark, Edmund Gray; Row 3 -- Earl Jones, R. M. Hunter, Noble Holland, Johnny McCarver, Lonnie McAdams; Row 4 (back) -- Instructor (?), Alford Hall, T. N. Gober, Robert James, Pye Bledsow, Buddy Bownes.
Date: [1946..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Collage]

Photograph of a collage of portraits organized on a cut-out shaped as a red apple, displayed on a table covered with a white tablecloth. A handwritten sign is partially visible next to the collage with the words "This Is Your."
Date: 1983-09~
Creator: McAdams, Arthur C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lauren Kelly]

Photograph of Lauren Kelly, from the waist up, standing in front of a blank wall. A table and metal folding chair are partially visible to her left. Her name is handwritten on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Quakertown Residents]

Photograph of a large group of people out-of-doors. There is a group of men in the center of the image, including several wearing mariachi garb and holding instruments. A woman and young girl are walking past on the far left, in the foreground. A handwritten note on the back says "Quakertown Residents."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History