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[Portrait of Giles V. Goin]

Portrait of Giles V. Goin with an open book. This photo was taken during his 6th grade year.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of J. W. Holston (open access)

Life of J. W. Holston

Handwritten manuscript by John Willis Holston. Chronicles his family's journey to Texas from Mississippi in 1869. Includes stories from his days as a cowboy on a cattle drive, and his two year service as a Texas Ranger.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Holston, John Willis
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Emma Phillippi Miller, Rosenberg resident, standing in front of trees]

Photographic image of Emma Phillippi Miller, Rosenberg resident, standing in yard or park. Miller is wearing a light colored dress with (darker colored) hat and purse. There is a small tree to the right and three trees in the background. A house in distant left and a wooden building in distant right. Photograph has black trim on the right and left side of photograph (the trim may have been cut from top and bottom). Written on back in pencil: Miss Emma Phillippi Rosenberg, Texas. Purple stamp on back of photo reads: Guaranteed for Life This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made by Fox Company, San Antonio, Texas Trade Mark Protected.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hand-made iron tool with double fishing hooks welded to the end.]

Hand-made iron tool with double fishing hooks welded to the end. The handle is a t-shaped formation of two bars. 28 1/2long, 6 cross handle
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden paddle]

Simple wooden paddle, that seems rough enough to be handmade.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Green and white enamelware lid.]

Green and white enamelware lid. Indentations on top and central small handle. Does not match pot 1987.004.007a. Purchased by donor's family in 1930s.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congressman John M. Moore, Sr. c. 1930.]

Photograph (copy) of Congressman John M. Moore, Sr. ca. 1930. Mr. Moore is standing on the bottom step to entrance of his ranch house in Orchard, Texas. He is wearing a suit with white shirt and bow tie. He has wire-framed glasses and has on a hat. Full length photo. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Business section of Rosenberg taken from Avenue H]

Photograph (copy) of the business section of Rosenberg taken from Avenue H down Third Street Circa 1930's. In white on bottom of photo is printed: BUSINESS SECTION, ROSENBERG, TEX. Cole Theatre on left with movie "Play Girl" advertised. On right of street at corner is Ost Garage and then Ost Barber shop. Cars and trucks parked on both sides of the street. A car and a truck are in the middle of the street. A stoplight is seen at top left of photo. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shultz Equipment Company]

Photograph (copy) of the Shultz Equipment Company that was located at Third Street and Avenue I. The store was destroyed by a fire in the 1940's. The store building is a two story brick building with glass front. Canopies cover part of the sidewalk (canopy on corner is rolled up). A truck is parked in front. Six automobiles are parked on the east side of building. Sign over front door reads: MAYTAG APPLIANCES. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View from outside the teller windows at First National Bank in Richmond]

Photograph of interior of the First National Bank in Richmond, Texas. Burt Winston is identified in ink on bottom of photo. Woman next to Winston is Hettie Nordhausen. Man dressed in dark suit in teller window next to woman in lighter color dress. Part of a chair in background in far right of photo. Photograph is mounted on gray cardboard substrate. Bottom of photo in ink: Burt Winston First National Bank Richmond, Texas 1930.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A dirt road in residential Rosenberg]

Copy of photo of residential Rosenberg. Steeple in background is Holy Rosary Catholic Church, built 1925.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rosenberg Freight depot]

Photographic copy of a postcard. Original returned to donor. Image is of Rosenberg Freight depot, a one story brick structure elevated on a platform. Three dollies visible on the platform.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women eating lunch at a table set up in a yard.]

Photograph of women eating lunch at a table set up in a yard. Black and white image has been hand tinted in pink and green tones. Women are identified from left to right as follows: _______, Mrs. J.W. Slavin, _______, Mrs. Archie [Davis] Jones, Miss Fannie Sansbury, Mrs. Rachel Davis, Mrs. Mary McGee. Photograph has been removed from its original matte. Matte is a gray tri-fold enclosure with scalloped edges. Photograph opening has a slightly arched top.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Automobiles, c. 1930

Photograph of automobiles parked in a line in front of store fronts along Main Street in Irving, Texas.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anthony J. Fraimo and Jack Cates Ferguson in Car]

(back of photo) Anthony J. Fraimo - 830 Tintoraline - The Bronx, NYC - Law Office at 614 St. Anns Ave - The Bronx, NYC and Midshipman Jack Cates Ferguson - U.S. Navy - Son of Ben Ferguson's brother Reagan Ferguson in Washington, D.C. 1930-32. The photo captions says: "Tony, Jack, My Ford." Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library. The car is parked behind the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
Date: [1930,1932]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Kate Hunter]

Born just outside Palestine in 1866 to Nathaniel and Jennie (Beeson) Hunter, Mary Kate Hunter played a significant role in recording, promoting and preserving the history of Palestine and Anderson County. Educated at Palestine Female Academy and Sam Houston Normal Institute, she studied piano with classical musicians across the United States and in Germany, and taught piano to countless Palestine children. As a clubwoman, she was a charter member of the self-culture club in Palestine, organized in 1894; served as a delegate to the First Annual Meeting of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1898; organized a local chapter of the Women’s National Foundation in 1921 for the preservation and study of local history; and founded and led the Fort Houston Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. A supporter of voting rights for women, Mary Kate Hunter organized and was first President of the Palestine Equal Suffrage Association, and held statewide office in the Texas Equal Suffrage Association in 1915-16. In Addition to her civic Duties, Hunter also was a published poet, Editor of a local society journal and board member of the Texas State Library. She extensively researched the History of Palestine and Anderson County …
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Donward, D.S. Jr. "Big Boy", and Maxine Elmore

Donward Elmore, D.S. Jr. "Big Boy"Elmore, Maxine Elmore
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post convention tour N.A.D.C. 23rd annual convention, Dallas, Texas ... Having breakfast at Sharyland in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Conventioners standing in front of Shary House and Clubhouse by Shary Lake. Cars lined up in the background. Shary Boulevard is paved.
Date: January 26, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. excursion party at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of Shary lake. Cars lined up on dirt road on the left.
Date: October 20, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. excursion party at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of Shary house, lake, and clubhouse. Cars lined up behind group in driveway.
Date: April 20, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland ... opening of 2000 acre tract

Excursion party posing in front of Shary House, lake, and clubhouse
Date: June 16, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

U. S. Army Air Corps Squadron Emblems

Bomb squadron emblems for the 1st Observation Squadron; 94th Pursuit Squadron; 16th Observation Squadron; 95th Pursuit Squadron; 22nd Observation Squadron; 9th Bomb Squadron; 26th Attack Squadron; 8th Attack Squadron; 24th Pursuit Squadron; 44th Observation Squadron; 27th Pursuit Squadron; 2nd Observation Squadron; 19th Pursuit Squadron; 3rd Pursuit Squadron; 55th Pursuit Squadron; 99th Observation Squadron; 34th Pursuit Squadron; 73rd Pursuit Squadron; 11th Bomb Squadron; 91st Bomb Squadron; 30th Bomb Squadron; 28th Bomb Squadron; 35th Pursuit Squadron; 72nd Bomb Squadron; 20th Bomb Squadron; 96th Bomb Squadron; 23rd Bomb Squadron; 13th Attack Squadron; 77th Pursuit Squadron; 5th Observation Squadron; 49th Bomb Squadron;17th Pursuit Squadron; 7th Observation Squadron; 6th Observation Squadron; 25th Bomb Squadron; 36th Pursuit Squadron; 90th Attack Squadron; 88th Observation Squadron; 12th Observation Squadron; 50th Observation Squadron.
Date: [1930..1939]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Compilation of Randolph Field Scenes

Compiled images of buildings and activities at Randolph AFB with an aerial view of the entire complex in the center and twelve other images arranged around it.
Date: [1930..1939]
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Land Co. excursion party at Sharyland

Excursion party posing in front of palm trees
Date: January 27, 1930
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History