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[Bowden Cafe]

Photograph of the interior of Bowden Cafe, where two men, one a barkeep and one a patron, are standing on either side of the bar in the center of the photo and several kinds of signage, posters, and products are visible on the wall to the right.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Douglas Select School]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Douglas Select School, a two-story house with a porch and two rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground and other buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Douglas Select School, Waco, Texas, the Educational Center of Texas."
Date: 1912
Creator: Miller, Mrs. Herman
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Notice for Andrew Wall] (open access)

[Funeral Notice for Andrew Wall]

Decorated remembrance card for Andrew Wall, including an oval, head-shot portrait in the center. There are decorative designs around the image including doves holding a banner at the top, flowers, and feathers along either side; printed text lists his name, birth/death dates and age at the top and a poem at the bottom labeled "Gone But Not Forgotten."
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Advertisement Brochure] (open access)

[Land Advertisement Brochure]

Land advertisement brochure promoting farm land in Brazos County and Fort Bend County in Texas. The brochure goes into detail about the various crops that can be grown on this land due to the good soil as well as the climate in Texas.
Date: September 12, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men and Branding Iron]

Photograph of John Horn, J. S. B Hogan (holding branding iron), and J. J. Poole, Sr., (left to right) in a corral at the Poole Ranch with a cow and another cowhand in the background.
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men in an Early Automobile]

Photograph of seven people (mostly young boys) sitting in an early model automobile.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, November 1912 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, November 1912

List of firemen employed in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of 1912. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: 1912
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, February 1912 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, February 1912

List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of February 1912. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Odessa's Girl's Basketball Team]

Photograph of a women's basketball game. The women wear calf-length skirts and white sailor-styled tops. Early model automobiles are parked in a row in the background.
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Tunnell Children]

Photograph of Roy, Ray, J. C. and Guy Tunnell as children, seated in front of the Sinton Methodist Church. The children are visible wearing light-colored clothing. Three of them are wearing light-colored hats, while one is wearing a dark-colored hat. Also visible in front of the children is a flower bed, and others can be seen surrounding them. Handwritten text on front of the photograph: "Roy, Ray, J. C. and Guy." Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "about 1912, Sinton Methodist Church in background."
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad Firemen with Seniority Dates] (open access)

[Railroad Firemen with Seniority Dates]

Lists of railroad firemen and their seniority dates, organized into three groupings, labeled: Fixture Switch engine firemen; Firemen with [preferred rights restricted]; and Firemen with rights only in yard service, Main Line Hostler helper service and extra board. Some names have been stricken, and additional names have been handwritten at the end of the third group.
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sinton Home]

Photograph of a Sinton home. The house has a white exterior, with pillars and a white picket fence. A small tree can be seen in the foreground of the picture. Handwritten text on the front of the photograph: "Sinton Home - J. C. + Grandfather." Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Year 1912, This house since remodeled is on corner 3 blocks or 4 blocks south of al cave Ford dealer."
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Troy High School Commencement Invitation] (open access)

[Troy High School Commencement Invitation]

Invitation to the commencement ceremony of the graduating class of Troy High School in May of 1912.
Date: 1912
Creator: Troy High School
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco First Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the First Presbyterian Church in Waco, a large brick building with a tower and stained glass windows, on a street corner lined with trees.
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History