Sleet scene [in] Victoria

Photograph of a field that is covered in snow. A house is in the background behind a fence.
Date: December 20, 1909
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blackbirds on pecan tree

Photograph of hundreds of blackbirds sitting on the branches of a pecan tree.
Date: November 1909
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Downtown Arlington

Postcard of a street in downtown Arlington in 1909. People are gathered in front of stores by the street. Some are in cars, including a Studebaker. J. H. Douglass Grocery store and Coulter and Sons Drug Store are pictured. The postcard is primarily black and white, but has some items spot colored red.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bulimulus alternatus on fence post [in] Bee County, Texas

Photograph of Bulimulus alternatus, a species of air-breathing land snail, on a fence post in Bee County, Texas.
Date: August 24, 1909
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ciudad Juarez]

Photograph of Ciudad Juarez Mexico. This image is looking toward the Mission Guadalupe. There are many people walking down the street and wagons parked by buildings.
Date: 1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication Of The Monument]

Photograph of people celebrating the dedication of the Benito Juarez monument. There are many people standing around and dancing. The monument has a canopy around it that is providing shade for the people and the officials.
Date: 1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaza Hotel Under Construction]

Photograph of a view of the Plaza Hotel under construction from the Pleasure Pier area. In the background, there are other buildings. In the foreground, there is a body of water and a pier.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Gates Memorial Hospital]

Photograph of a building identified as Mary Gates Memorial Hospital on Dallas Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. The building is three stories high, and a flight of stairs leads to the entrance. One woman is standing at the top of the stairs. Two people are standing to the side of the stairs on the ground. In front of the building, there are trees. The hospital was built by John W. Gates, in memory of his mother. It was later used as Port Arthur's City Hall, and then torn down in the 1970s.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John W. Gates Residence]

Photograph of a house on Lakeshore Drive identified as a residence of John W. Gates. The house is two stories high, and has an awning that spans around the house. Four columns on the front of the house extend to the second floor. In the foreground, there are small trees and shrubs. In the background, there is a wooden building. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "N. M. Nielsen, Pub." and "John W. Gates Lake Shore Drive Residence, Port Arthur, Texas."
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History