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[Aerial View of Saint Mary Hospital]

Photograph of an aerial view of Saint Mary Hospital on 3600 Gates Boulevard. There are several buildings connected by smaller covered walkways. Fields surround the hospital, and there is a football field behind it.
Date: January 20, 1949
Creator: Everett, James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Armadillo

Photograph of an armadillo detained by a hand holding its tail. Armadillos are common in Texas.
Date: January 11, 1917
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bank of Guadalupe River, cleared by snag boat numbers one and two

Photograph of a section of the Guadalupe River after it was cleared of limbs and debris by snag boats to make the river navigable.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bank of Guadalupe River, cleared by snag boats

Photograph of a section of the Guadalupe River after it was cleared of limbs and debris by snag boats to make the river navigable.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bank of the Guadalupe River ahead of snag boats

Photograph of tree limbs on the bank of the Guadalupe River prior to being cleared by snag boats. A snag boat can be seen in the background.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bank of the Guadalupe River ahead of snag boats

Photograph of the banks of the Guadalupe River before snag boats cleared them of limbs and other debris.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Banks of the Guadalupe River cleared by snag boats

Photograph of the banks of the Guadalupe River after being cleared of limbs and other debris by snag boats.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A. C. Jones Home

Postcard of the two-story Baroque architecture styled home of Mrs A. C. Jones located at 611 East Jones St. Philanthropist and supporter of local schools, Mrs. A.C. (Jane Field) Jones (1842-1918) built the house on this site after her husband Captain Jones’ death in 1906. Governors and other Texas leaders were welcomed here. Located on the hill where the college stands today, the first and much grander A.C. Jones home was sold to the John Flournoy and moved into town by mule and wagon. It stood facing Flournoy Park until it was razed in 1946.
Date: January 7, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp visitors [at] Circle Bayou

Photograph of a herd of cattle at Circle Bayou in Victoria County, Texas.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Catfish caught in Circle Bayou

Photograph of a fisherman's catch: Two freshwater catfish caught at Circle Bayou.
Date: January 19, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle at Circle Bayou

Photograph of a herd of cattle at Circle Bayou in Victoria County, Texas.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle at Circle Bayou

Photograph of cattle standing in a pasture at Circle Bayou. A body of water is in the background.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Circle Bayou

Photograph of three men sitting at a table eating. They are at a campsite at Circle Bayou.
Date: January 20, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooks preparing dinner [at] Circle Bayou[:] Broil duck and squirrel stew

Photograph of two men, L. F. Jecker (left) and J. G. Rose, sitting in chairs at a campsite at Circle Bayou. A campfire is nearby. A tent is in the background.
Date: January 18, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

County bridge and ice plant, Victoria

Photograph of the Victoria County bridge over the Guadalupe River and the ice plant on the bank.
Date: January 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dinner for three and five to eat it at Circle Bayou

Photograph of two men, J. G. Rose (left) and L. F. Jecker, sitting at a table in a campsite at Circle Bayou. Food and eating utensils are on the table.
Date: January 19, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Effect of cold on rose hedge

Photograph of a hedge of roses.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Entrance to Welder's dipping vat

Photograph of a wooden loading chute leading into a dipping vat where cattle were treated for ticks at J. F. Welder Ranch.
Date: January 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

L. F. Jecker at Circle Bayou

Photograph of L. F. Jecker at Circle Bayou in Victoria County, Texas.
Date: January 20, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fair of the Americas Fact Sheet (open access)

Fair of the Americas Fact Sheet

Fact sheet for the Fair of the Americas.
Date: January 1, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Farewell to Circle Bayou, Victoria County

Photograph of two men and a horse and buggy. One man, L. F. Jecker, is standing and one man is sitting on the buggy.
Date: January 20, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

First National Bank of Beeville

A 1913 postcard with an image of a two-story, brick building labeled "First National Bank Building, Beeville, Texas." The postcard was sent from Beeville January 24, 1913 and addressed to Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Billingsly in Mineral, Texas. Part of the postcard is damaged, but the text reads "...certainly did...ourselves while w...all day think I will fo...my good time any ways...You must come and see us when you come...With Love from R[..]erta & Lonnie"
Date: January 24, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

General view of camp at Circle Bayou[;] J. G. Rose and L. F. Jecker

Photograph of two men near the campfire at a campsite in Circle Bayou. A buggy and a tent, as well as trees are in the background. The two men are identified as J. G. Rose and L. F. Jecker.
Date: January 19, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Got two out of Circle Bayou

Photograph of J. G. Rose standing, holding his shotgun and two pintail drakes he shot.
Date: January 18, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History