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[Charles Walsh and His Plane]

Postcard of aviator Charles Walsh standing in front of his biplane before a crowd of spectators in Bonham, Texas. Walsh (center) wears goggles and a hat and leans against one of the aircraft's trusses. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."
Date: January 28, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd Inspecting Charles Walsh's Biplane #1]

Photograph of a crowd swarmed around Charles Walsh's biplane in Bonham, Texas. Additional people view the crowd from a grandstand in the background, with a handful of spectators elevated on a short wooden tower. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."
Date: January 28, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd Inspecting Charles Walsh's Biplane #2]

Photograph of a crowd swarmed around Charles Walsh's biplane in Bonham, Texas. Additional people view the crowd from a grandstand in the background, with a handful of spectators elevated on a short wooden tower. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."
Date: January 28, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication of the Bonham Veterans' Hospital]

Photograph of the dedication of the Bonham Veterans' Hospital and Domiciliary on July 9, 1948. Dignitaries, including Representative Sam Rayburn, are seated on the platform with flags positioned behind them with a band of musicians dressed in white uniforms are seated in front of the platform. Spectators are visible around the front of the stage, most standing and many wearing hats.
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fannin County Electric, Installing a Power Line]

Photograph of a truck from Fannin County Electric Cooperative, Inc. The letters "REA" are written on the side of the truck. One worker stands behind the truck and assists with the construction of a power pole for an electric line.
Date: November 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F. W. Woolworth Store with Group of Women, Bonham]

Photograph of the interior of the F. W. Woolworth store on the south side of the courthouse square in Bonham. A group of women pose for a photograph along an aisle of merchandise. Fans hang from the ceiling, as well as signs that read: "nothing on this counter over 15 cents." On the left displays are jewelry and flat papers, and on the right aisles are rolls of material and a cash register. There are eight women standing together, facing the photographer; two watch from across an aisle on the left.
Date: 1925~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F. W. Woolworth Store with Employees, Bonham]

Photograph of the interior of the F. W. Woolworth store on the south side of the courthouse square in Bonham. Employees and customers are scattered around the aisles of the store. Fans hang from the ceiling, as well as signs that read: "nothing on this counter over 15 cents." At center is another sign reading "Jewelry Department", with two women standing behind a register. A handful of customers are gathered along the left aisle, including a woman and a young girl facing away from the photographer, and two women facing forward. A man in a suit and a woman to the left of him stand behind the women working the jewelry section.
Date: 1925~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Dye Works of Bonham, Exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of City Dye Works. Cars are parked along the front curb of the building, and Bob Cline, at right, stands to a car. A business named The Barbecue Pit, offering sandwiches, beef (10¢), and ham (15¢) is also in the same building. A beauty shop occupies the right half of the building.
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Dye Works of Bonham, Interior]

Photograph of the interior of City Dye Works of Bonham. Pressing machines are placed at left: Marvin Corvin and Bob Cline stand next to them at left. At right, near a desk and coats hung on a rack, John Rogers is seated, his chair turned to face forward. A large table is at center. A Texaco calendar and a day calendar hung on the left and back walls, respectively, indicate the date as March 19, 1919.
Date: March 19, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Opening Day Sign]

Photograph of a sign hanging at the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge over the Red River on the bridge's opening day, depicting two hat-wearing caricatures representing Texas and Oklahoma shaking hands with the text "HOWDY" written above. Two American flags fly from poles on both ends of the sign.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Penelope and Charles Torter to Richard Morgan]

Letter to Richard Morgan (1877–1964), rector of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bonham lodging at the Dupont Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, from Charles and Penelope Torter. The front of the postcard depicts the west side of the Courthouse Square in Bonham, looking north from Main Street. Buildings line the west and north side of the square, including the First National Bank building on the street corner. Cars drive along the paved road at left and are parked on the curb at right, alongside pedestrians and passersby walking through the road, An electric streetcar passes along the center of the road.
Date: [1891..1915]
Creator: Torter, Charles & Torter, Penelope
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Laying the Cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse]

Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse in May, 1888. The ceremony was performed by a Masonic order, and they are identifiable in the photograph as individuals wearing white aprons around their waists. A man standing in a platform at center guides the cornerstone down to its place. The stone, a giant beige brick, hangs from above. A crowd of spectators, many wearing hats, are gathered around the ceremony.
Date: May 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Red River War] (open access)

[Clipping: The Red River War]

Clipping of a running newspaper column titled "A Step Back in Time" discussing the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931. It provides information about the context, the incident, and later history of the bridge and the center of the events. Portions of another article and advertisements are on the back of the clipping.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir Photographs of Texas-Oklahoma Span War (open access)

Souvenir Photographs of Texas-Oklahoma Span War

Series of photographs with text labels documenting the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931, including the closure and later re-opening of the bridge at I-75 and the destruction of the road leading to the toll bridge.
Date: 1931~
Creator: Kelley Studio
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial Souvenir Album of the City of Bonham, Texas. (open access)

Pictorial Souvenir Album of the City of Bonham, Texas.

Booklet outlining general information about Bonham, Texas focusing primarily on businesses, newspapers, and educational institutions along with images of business interiors, residences, and other buildings.
Date: January 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Bonham, Texas (open access)

A History of Bonham, Texas

Book outlining the early history of Bonham, Texas, including information about people, businesses, development of municipal services and government, and other related topics, organized into four main sections: Early Pioneer Days (1836-1861), War Period (1861-1865), Period of Reconstruction (1865-1875), and Later Development (1875-1929).
Date: 1929
Creator: Bonham High School. American History Class.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourth Street, Waco]

Postcard of Fourth Street in Waco, Texas, lined with tall buildings on both sides. Cars are parked along the curbs of the road, and a streetcar line runs through the center of the road with wires overhead. A large hotel is visible at left with a large advert reading "HOTEL METROPOLE", and below that is a sign for a tailor. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalks and between the cars.
Date: 1917-10-11~
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mooreville Boosters]

Photograph of the "Mooreville Boosters", possibly part of a parade of cars in either Mooreville or Lorena. The cars carry banners with words painted on them. A band stands in front of the cars, holding drums, trumpets, and horns. A row of shops is visible in the background, including the Evans-Westbrook Mercantile Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hanukkah Card from Clif Bishop]

Hanukkah greeting card sent from Clif Bishop to John T. Willis, Sr. and Clara Evans Willis. The front of the postcard has the text "best wishes" and above, a cut-out Star of David outlined in red, through which a drawing of a snowman is visible. It wears a hat, a scarf, and mittens, standing on hills of snow against a dark blue sky. Under the illustration, in the inside of the card, Clif Bishop's name is printed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bishop, Clif
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Name Card for Mrs. R. R Beville] (open access)

[Name Card for Mrs. R. R Beville]

Card with the text "Mrs. R. R. Beville, Waco, Texas" printed to the right of an illustration above the text "Waco Commandery No. 10 K. T." The image is oval-shaped with a shining star at the top, above a fringed banner that has the text "in hoc signo vinces" with a skull-and-crossbonees and the freemasonry compass symbol; in the foreground of the image, there is a crown on laurel leaves with items leaning crosswise through the crown including a cross (left) and two decorative daggers (right).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letterhead for Waco Electrical Supply Company] (open access)

[Letterhead for Waco Electrical Supply Company]

Sheet of blank letterhead for the Waco Electrical Supply Company, listing company officers at the top and other business information below the logo, which has a winged angel holding an object in the center. A light blue border runs around the outer edge of the stationery, with illustrations of various household goods including (clockwise) a lightbulb, shaded lamp, toothbrush, Hampton Beach vacuum, desk or stove, plugged-in clock, ornate chandelier, toaster, fan, desk lamp, tureen, and iron.
Date: unknown
Creator: Waco Electrical Supply Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South Fifth Street and Austin Street, Waco]

Photograph of South Fifth Street and Austin Street in Waco, Texas. Along this corner is the R. T. Dennis & Co. house furnishing store in the Dennis Building at center, the Wood Bros. male clothing store, Chris's Cafe, and the "Grocery So Different" to the left of the Dennis Building, the Oriental Billards and Dominos building on the other side of the road. Cars and bicycles are parked along the curb, and people walk across the street and along the sidewalk.
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poster for The Drifting Texans of Waco] (open access)

[Poster for The Drifting Texans of Waco]

Poster advertising "The Drifting Texans of Waco", with the subtitle "Sweet, Sad and Swing Music". Attached is an image of the band posing together for a photograph: from left to right, the instruments the players hold are a lap steel guitar, an acoustic guitar, a drumset, a classical guitar, and a fiddle-like instrument. A microphone stands in the center of the stage.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas Benny Doss Promotional Picture]

Promotional picture of Texas Benny Doss holding a guitar and leaning forward while wearing a cowboy hat. He is given the subtitle "The Original Cass County Kid", and further contact information is listed below the photograph in the bottom right corner. The photograph has been signed by Texas Benny Doss in faint green-blue marker on the left half of the image.
Date: 196X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History