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Holly Elevated Water Tower

Photograph of an elevated water tower on Holly Drive, north of Beltline Road. The water tower is partially constructed, and was completed in 1959.
Date: 1959~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson School Picnic

Photograph of two young men and two young women at the Richardson School picnic. They women are sitting in a horse-drawn carriage, and the men are standing on the side of it. The carriage and horse are in body of shallow water. In the background, there are trees. Text below the image says "Richardson School Picnic 1905."
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Curley Pierce and Gene Lawler

Photograph of a woman and man standing in front of a wooden fence and facing each other; they are identified as Ethel "Curley" Pierce and Oliver Eugene "Gene" Lawler. The man is holding snow in both of his hands. In the background, there are houses.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Gene Lawler 1909

Photograph of a portrait of Oliver Eugene "Gene" Lawler. He is posing in front of a horse-drawn carriage with his right hand on the horse's reins. In the background, there is a train.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Curley Lawler 1919

Photograph of a portrait of Ethel "Curley" Pierce. She is wearing a hat and pants suit. She is standing in front of a wooden building with lattice board. Pierce is the daughter of Martha Hanks Pierce; she was born on February 1, 1894, and died October 27, 1978.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Curley Pierce Lawler

Photograph of a woman identified as Ethel "Curly" Pierce Lawler. She is posing in a horse-drawn wagon. In the background, there are trees. She was born on February 1, 1894, and died October 27, 1978.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Thomas V. Wheeler

Photograph of a portrait of a man identified as Thomas V. Wheeler, age seventy-two. He is holding the newspaper telegram telling the death of Abraham Lincoln. Wheeler is the grand-nephew of the founder of Richardson, Texas, Billy Wheeler.
Date: 1980
Creator: Matula, Eva
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Jacob Routh

Copy photograph of an illustration of Jacob Routh, an early settler, minister, and businessman. He is wearing suit jacket; text below the image says "Jacob Routh." He was born December 22, 1818, in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; he died April 30, 1879, near Plano, Collin County, Texas, and was buried in Jacob Routh Cemetery in Richardson, Texas. He married Lodemia Anne Campbell on October 30, 1853 in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Raymond Noah

Photograph of a bust-length portrait of a man identified as Raymond Noah. He is wearing glasses, a tie, and a suit jacket. He was the Richardson, Texas Mayor from 1968-1983.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Vera Huffhines

Photograph of a bust-length portrait of Vera France Huffhines at eight years old. She is wearing a hair bow and necklace. Text below the image says "Vera Huffhines." She is the daughter of Winfield Scott Huffhines and Francis Ann Harris Huffhines, and later married William Statler Stratton.
Date: 1908
Creator: Harper and Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Velma Greer

Photograph of a bust-length portrait of a woman identified as Velma Jewel Greer. She is wearing pearl earrings and a necklace. She was born in Richardson, Texas, on September 13, 1898, and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on May 7, 1997.
Date: 1915/1929~
Creator: Browne & Browne, Studio Deluxe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Clifford Huffhines

Photograph of a bust-length portrait of Clifford Lester Huffhines. He is wearing a suit, a tie, a watch on his right hand, and rings. He is seated in a wheelchair. He was born May 13, 1913, and died February 6, 1996.
Date: 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of J. J. Pearce

Bust-length portrait of Joseph Jones Pearce (January 13, 1907-September 10, 1995), who served as the superintendent for Richardson Independent School District, from 1946-1977. He is wearing a blue suit jacket and a red, patterned tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Noma Harris

Photograph of a woman wearing a graduation dress and hat; she is identified as Noma Harris. She is standing in front of a bush and amongst trees. Harris was born February 13, 1910, and died January 1987.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. H. Blewett Home

Copy photograph of one man, woman, boy, and two girls standing outside of the C. H. Blewett House. They are identified as Chapman H. Blewett (1856-), Mattie Skiles Blewett (1855-), John Blewett (1881-), Laura Blewett (1887-), and Jessie Blewett (1896-). Text above the image says "C. H. Blewett home at Richardson, Texas about 1898." Text below the image labels each person.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Reverend William Harris

Tintype photograph of a portrait of Reverend William Harris. He is wearing a suit and holding a book. He was the father of Nancy Lou Harris Blewett.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Arthur Blewett

Photograph of a bust-length portrait of Arthur Chapman Blewett. He is wearing a military uniform. He was born August 5, 1894, and died August 25, 1966.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Charles Blewett

Photograph of a portrait of Charles Henry Blewett. He is wearing a World War I uniform, and has two medals pinned on the right side of his jacket.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hutchcraft
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reverend E. C. Bramblitt

Photograph of a bust-length portrait of Reverend E. C. Bramblitt. He is wearing a jacket and has a long beard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Jessie Durham]

Photograph of a woman identified as Jessie Durham. She is wearing a hair pin, earrings, glasses, and a corsage on her right shoulder.
Date: 195?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a man standing on a brick walkway]

Photograph of an elderly man standing on a brick sidewalk, and is wearing a hat and suspenders. In the background, there is a corrugated-metal structure.
Date: 1970/1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Jesse M. Harben

Photograph of a bust-length portrait of Jesse M. (Jess) Harben. He is wearing a suit and tie, and is the son of Raymond Park Harben. Text below the image says "Jesse M. Harben, Druggist 1910" and "Jesse Monroe Harben."
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Jess Harben and Clifford Watson

Postcard of two men wearing bathing suits; on man is sitting on a log, and the other is standing to his right. They are identified as Jesse Monroe (Jess) Harben and Clifford Watson. In the background, there is a painted beach scene. Text to the right of the image says "Jess Harben[,] Clifford Watson." Jesse Monroe (Jess) Harben lived from December 14, 1888 to October 5, 1973. Clifford Watson live from June 30, 1887 to December 1972.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Doctor R. P. Harben

Copy photograph of a bust-length portrait of Dr. Raymond P. Harben. He is wearing a suit jacket and tie. He also owned a drug store in Richardson, Texas.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History