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[B. F. Hancock and Wife, Munger Farm]

Photographs of B. F. Hancock, the business manager of the Munger gin and farm, and his wife. They pose together several yards in front of a wooden chapel-like building, to which is attached a tall wooden tower capped with a belfry and a steeple. Open field surrounds the couple.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ed Evans and Addie Wilson on a Buggy]

Photographs of Ed Evans and Addie Wilson, "prominent society young people". They wear formal clothes and are seated in a wooden buggy led by a single horse. The buggy is parked in a clearing in front of trees and bushes.
Date: October 2, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farmers Union Cotton Yard]

Photographs of a farmers' union cotton yard in Coolidge, Texas. On an wide, plain field are horse-drawn wagons full of cotton. In the far background are possibly piles or stacks of cotton bales.
Date: September 1, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hugh Clemens' Horse]

Photographs of Hugh Clemens and his horse, bowing its head, at the Munger farm and gin in Limestone County. The horse is saddled and is led by the reins by Clemens. Both stand in a field of tall grass in front of large trees.
Date: August 27, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Dailey and Howell Campbell at Pin Oak Creek]

Photographs of John Dailey and Howell Campbell on a horse-drawn buggy at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Limestone County. The horse is parked on a dirt road, and both men face towards the camera, seated on the buggy.
Date: August 4, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Munger Gin Remains After a Fire]

Photographs of the remains of the Munger gin system after a fire in September 1911. Smoldering ruins are strewn across the background, with several workers standing nearby or sitting in front of the ashes. Twisted buildings and lumber lay behind the ruins.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wandering Children Near Pin Oak Creek]

Photographs of two wandering children at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Texas. Both wear clean light-colored shirts, standing in a clearing of dirt in front of trees and bushes.
Date: July 28, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Eason Findley's Cotton Yard]

Stereographic photographs of William Eason Findley's cotton yard. Four workers face the camera standing among of long rows of cotton bales set on the grass. A building and a set of machinery, known as the Munger gin process, are visible in the background.
Date: August 25, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Eason Findley's Home]

Photographs of William Eason Findley's home in the "BlackLand belt". Findley stands at right, next to three women in light-colored dresses and bonnets to his left. The house behind him has two stories, a porch covered with a second-floor balcony, and a wide extension emerging from the back of the house.
Date: August 26, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lamb's Gas Station]

Photograph of Lamb's "Super Service" gas station, serviced by Chevron. The gas pumps are at left, under the station's canopy. A pile of tires is placed at the front of the station, and to the right is both a maintenance shop and a car wash, both with openings for cars facing the front of the station.
Date: 195X
Creator: Frank Miller Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South Fifth Street and Austin Street, Waco]

Photograph of South Fifth Street and Austin Street in Waco, Texas. Along this corner is the R. T. Dennis & Co. house furnishing store in the Dennis Building at center, the Wood Bros. male clothing store, Chris's Cafe, and the "Grocery So Different" to the left of the Dennis Building, the Oriental Billards and Dominos building on the other side of the road. Cars and bicycles are parked along the curb, and people walk across the street and along the sidewalk.
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mooreville Boosters]

Photograph of the "Mooreville Boosters", possibly part of a parade of cars in either Mooreville or Lorena. The cars carry banners with words painted on them. A band stands in front of the cars, holding drums, trumpets, and horns. A row of shops is visible in the background, including the Evans-Westbrook Mercantile Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Wells Cowboys]

Photograph of "5 [Wells] [Cow]boys," pictured together in two rows in the grass and facing forward. Several people are identified by name: 1, Andrew Allen, standing first from left; 2, Timberline, seated first from left; 3, Wild Bill seated second from left; 4, Doc Sears, standing second from left; 5, Jim Darling, seated third from left; 6, Jim Smith, standing third from left; 7, Tom Hudspeth, seated fourth from left; 8, Henry Williams, standing fourth from left; 9, Elmer Greenled, seated fourth from right; 10, Top Herd, standing third from right; 11, Jim Herrell, seated third from right; 12, T. O. Midkiff, standing second from right; 13, Ben Boydston, seated second from right; 14, John Deering, seated first from right; 15, standing first from right.
Date: 1895
Creator: Hoyt, E. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Wells Ranch, Catching Horses]

Photograph of the Five Wells Ranch remuda—"catching horses." The horses are gathered in a large herd on a vast grass plain, with several cowboys standing among the horses. A note on the back states that "enough farming is now done on Five Wells to produce needed grain sorghums for food, but no cotton is permitted."
Date: 1890
Creator: Hoyt, E. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco Maennerchor Parade Float]

Photograph of a parade float for the Waco Maennerchor, a local German society for German men. The float is decorated with banners and flowers hanging from tall wooden harps. On the float are rows women sitting in light-colored dresses, while another woman stands under a canopy at the very end of a float. The parade float is drawn by two horses. Behind the Maennerchor float is a different parade display, decorated with American flags. The procession sits on a dirt road in front of several buildings.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bull Riding]

Photograph of a bull-rider on a field with a companion mounted on a horse besides him. The bull bucks and is in mid-air, while the man on the horse rides alongside the bull. Note on front: "Copyright applied for by Rohlfing."
Date: unknown
Creator: Rohlfing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First School of Instructions Held on Texas Lines, Dining Car]

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held on a Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company dining car. Several Black men are seated along all the seats within the dining car, turning to face the photographer. Four white men stand in the back of the car.
Date: July 1948
Creator: Smith, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First School of Instructions Held on Texas Lines, Passenger Car]

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held on a Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company passenger car. Several Black men are seated along the seats of the passenger car, with two rows of chairs with a center aisle and lunette windows on the car's sides. Four white men stand in the back of the car.
Date: July 1948
Creator: Smith, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Midland Sandstorm, 1894]

Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland on February 20, 1894. The sandstorm, dozens of feet tall, lays behind the small town, which consists only of several houses, water towers, and windmills. Two people walk between openings in a fence along a dirt path at right.
Date: February 20, 1894
Creator: Symonds, H. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tyler Barber College Class of 1940]

Photograph of the Tyler Barber College, class of 1940. The portrait of the college's president, H. M. Morgan, is at center, in front of illustrations of clippers and scissors. The graduating class is laid out in a grid, each wearing caps and gowns, set within a glass frame with decorative blue and red edges.
Date: 1940?
Creator: Teal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[3rd Anniversary for Rev. C. A. Holliday]

Photograph of a 3rd anniversary celebration for Reverend C. A. Holliday at the Greater St. James Baptist Church. Rev. Holliday is standing in front of a wooden pulpit along other church leaders and choir members standing in rows behind him. A thermometer measuring cash donated for the church building fund has been placed between large bouquets of flowers in front of the pulpit, and a banner for Rev. Holliday is hung along the back wall of the church.
Date: 1955
Creator: Turner, John
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Discussing the Voter, Urban League]

Photograph of three individuals discussing voting education in Fort Worth, Texas. At left is Herman M. Sweatt, director of the southern regional office of the Urban League, who hands a "Planning Effective Non-Partisan Voter Education Campaigns" pamphlet to Marion J. Brooks (center), doctor and local civil rights leader, and an unidentified woman (right) looking onward.
Date: 1963
Creator: Turner, John
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of May Pearl Hollie McDonald]

Photograph of May Pearl Hollie McDonald (1916–1995). She wears a coat with a fur collar and a high-collared shirt, looking to the right and smiling. This photo has been hand-colored and may have been taken by Emma Woodward, spouse of Walter Woodard.
Date: 1935~/1940~
Creator: Woodard, Emma
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1924 Waco High School Football Team]

Photograph of the 1924 Waco High School football team. Players are seated in three rows with striped shirts and socks, facing forward. Some wear coats and neckties. Players are identified along the bottom of the image in pen, corresponding to their position in the photograph. Paul L. Tyson, the head coach, stands in the back row at center in a coat and tie.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History