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[Large Tree in Front of a Wooden Cabin]

Photograph of a large tree in front of a wood-slatted cabin. The tree, which is on the left-hand side of the image, is one of many scattered mostly around the background. There is a wooden fence around the cabin, which has three windows with shutters on the right-hand side. The photograph is mounted on a black board, which has pin holes in several places. There is a note on the bottom of the image that is typed onto a piece of white paper. It reads, "Temple of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Uvalde, Texas, approximately in the year 1895. This building and its congregation no longer exist".
Date: unknown
Creator: Crofoot, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Instructing a Large Group of Children for a Group Portrait]

Photograph of a large group of young women and children assembled for a group portrait. The group is in front of the corner of a large windowed building. The young women of the group are all wearing light skirts and blouses, and the boys are wearing collared shirts and trousers. A few teachers are standing amongst the group on the right-hand side of the image. There is a man crouched in front of the group on the far right-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "WACO S.S. 6-11-50".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Reading a Book Behind a Podium]

Photograph of a man standing behind a podium and reading a book that he is holding. There is a lace-draped piano to the left of him, and a potted plant next to him. There is a wire stretched across the wall behind the man and another one connected to the podium. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Mercedes".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Speaking Behind a Podium at an Annex]

Photograph of an elderly man standing behind a lace-draped podium and facing the camera. There are four visible men sitting on benches against the wall to the speaker's right; they are all watching the him. To the speaker's left, there is a lace-draped piano with potted plants sitting atop it. Directly behind the speaker and the podium, there is an open doorway to another room. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Mercedes - Dedication of Annex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Standing Behind a Podium]

Photograph of a man standing behind a podium at the front of a room. The man is smiling and facing the camera. The low podium he is standing behind is covered in a fringed cloth, and there is a bell, a book, and two pots of flowers on top. There is a railing in the foreground in front of the man. There are two chairs behind the man on either side of him, as well as two banners and an American flag above him on the wall. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, Rev. F.P. Rugerio in Palacios Mission".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Standing Behind a Podium]

Photograph of a man standing behind a podium and preaching. The podium, which is located on the left-hand side of the image, has a long, light-colored cloth draped over the top. There is a short stool set in front of the podium. The man behind the podium, who is wearing a suit and tie, is gesturing with his hands and looking out to left side. There are two men sitting behind the man on a bench that is set on top of an elevated stage floor. Both of the men are wearing lighter suits and looking at the speaker intently.Another man is visible on the far left-hand side in the background. He is holding his head in his hands. There is a large urn with a small plant cut off in the foreground on the right-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Reisner preaching sermon for the 28IE occasion San Antonio 4/26/53 Presentation of self-support plaque Quinins & Stitt seated".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Standing in Front of a Wooden Cabin]

Photograph of a man wearing a light suit standing in front of a wooden cabin. The man has his hand resting on one of the porch support beams. There is a car parked in the grassy clearing next to the house on the left-hand side of the image. There is a messy pile of logs and timber in the foreground of the image. The handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Where I 'lodges' for a week during Camp meeting at hall Taylor ch. Aug. 16th 1931. W.S. Scott".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Metal Engraved Merit Plaque]

Photograph of an engraved plaque that reads: "The Synod of Texas, Award of Recognition and Merit Presented to Central Presbyterian Church San Antonio, Texas, For having Assumed Full Responsibility for its own Maintenance and Growth in the Lord, On April 1, 1953 and Thereafter, David L. Stitt, Moderator of Synod, Ruben M. Armendariz, Pastor, Presented April 26, 1953, 'Lux Lucet In Tenebris'". The Latin phrase at the bottom of the plaque translates to read, "Light Shines in Darkness".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Church at the Corner of a Street]

Photograph of a wood-slatted church building at the corner of a street and sidewalk. At the corner, the sidewalk turns and extends to the left-hand side of the background. It passes an old wooden house and a large brick church, which is also in the background. The tall belfry of the church is clearly visible among the power lines and poles that stretch across the image in several directions. There is a tall palm tree trunk in front of the wooden church that is parallel with the street lamp next to it. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, San Benito old and new churches".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Church at the Corner of a Street]

Photograph of a wood-slatted church building at the corner of a street and sidewalk. At the corner, the sidewalk turns and extends to the left-hand side of the background. It passes an old wooden house and a large brick church, which is also in the background. The tall belfry of the church is clearly visible among the power lines and poles that stretch across the image in several directions. There is a tall palm tree trunk in front of the wooden church that is parallel with the street lamp next to it. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, San Benito 1952 old & new churches".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Presbyterian Church Entrance]

Photograph of the entrance of a Mexican Presbyterian church from the front door up. There is a small roof over the double-door entrance, as well as a sign in Spanish that translates to read, "336 'Emmanuel' Presbyterian Church. Enter through these doors with thanks." The building has two large windows on either side of the door, and the window on the right-hand side of the image has a large air-conditioning unit attached to it. The roof of the building spans the entire image, and there is a power line attached on the left-hand side. A garage with a driveway and a bicycle is visible in the background on the bottom of the left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio. Emmanuel Church".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Minister and Class Standing on the Steps of a Church]

Photograph of a group of eight women and a minister standing outside on the front steps of a church. The women are wearing light dresses and blouses and are all holding books. They are standing on the three steps that lead up to the screened double door entrance. The door and the corresponding screen on the left-hand side are both opened outward, and the minister is standing in the door frame. There are two windows on either side of the door, and the building is lined with weeds and shrubs. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Palacios - Training school 1952, Bernardino del Pozo M., minister."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Multistory Building on the Shore of a River]

Photograph of an aerial view of buildings on the shore of a large river. Several boats are floating along the shore of the river. There is a large, multistory building on the shore on the right-hand side of the image. Bushy trees make up most of the land on the shore on the left-hand side of the image, however a water tower and a couple of small buildings are also visible. The river, which starts in the foreground, disappears into the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palm Tree in Front of a Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the side of a Mexican Presbyterian church. There are three long windows and a sign in Spanish that translates to read, "Mexican Presbyterian Church" on the side facing the front of the image. The yard surrounding the building and in the foreground is made up of dirt, and there is a large palm tree at the front. The front entrance of the building, which faces the left-hand side of the image, extends past the main front wall of the church, and has three steps leading up to the double doors. There are more windows at the front of the church, which extends into the background of the image. The front yard is decorated with several trimmed bushes and palm trees. There is writing on the front of the image that reads, "San Benito Wright" There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photograph that translates to read, "Memories of the Christian Endeavor, aug. 20, 1946". There is also a stamp on the back that reads, "Post Card Correspondence Address" along with a place for a stamp.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palm Trees in Front of a Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the front entrance to a Mexican Presbyterian Church. The church, which is in the background of the image, spans almost the entire width of the photograph. The main entrance and belfry, which is made up of three steps leading up to double doors, are located on the far right-hand side of the image. There are four long windows at the side of the church, and two more smaller windows at the very end. There is a path in the front of the church that leads up to the front entrance. The entire foreground of the image is made up of shrubs and brush. There is a palm tree in the foreground of the image, and several more in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parking Lot of an Independence Day Group Picnic]

Photograph of a large clearing being used as a parking lot for a group picnic. The parking lot, which is in the background of the image, is shaded by large trees scattered throughout the area. In the foreground, there is a large group of men, women, and children gathered and visiting around a long cloth on the ground that has picnic food on top of it. The people are are either standing or sitting on the grass or sitting on small wooden chairs that are placed around the picnic cloth. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos - July 4, 1950".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Entering a Church]

Photograph of the side view of a few people entering a church through the double-door entrance. More people are visible inside the church through the side window at the entrance. There are large bushes covering part of the foreground and around the left-hand side of the image, as well as along the front of the church. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio - Bethel".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Sitting in a Row of Chairs in the Woods]

Photograph of a row of seven fold-up wooden chairs with two young girls and two men sitting with their backs facing. In front of them, there are several women and young girls sitting in a row parallel to the chairs. There is a car parked behind the women and girls, and the background of the image is made up of bushy woodland. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1950".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Sitting in the Benches of a Church]

Photograph of a group of people sitting in the benches of a church and facing a speaker at the front of the room. The speaker, who is standing at the front of the room in the background of the image, is holding an open book. Two doors leading to the outside and another room are visible on the left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "V.C.S. Institute Victoria, Texas, June 4, 1950".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Sitting on Benches in a Grassy Clearing]

Photograph of several people sitting in the foreground on two long benches that face toward the background of the image in a grassy clearing. There is a large, sprawling tree in the middle of the composition, and several women are kneeling at the base. Several more people are hanging around two parked automobiles in the background behind the tree. There is a man sitting behind a large open trunk next to the tree. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos, 4-4-49".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing in Front of a Gothic-Style Church]

Photograph of a group of people wearing formal attire and standing in front of a Gothic-style church. The double-arch entrance is a part of a large, four-corner belfry. The front side of the brick building, which faces the right-hand side of the image, has one large, half-round, stained glass window. There are three large rectangular stained glass windows on the wall of the building that faces the left-hand side. There are several twisted, dead trees that line the yard of the property. More buildings are visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "Wharton - 1st Presby Ch".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Group of Men in Suits]

Photograph of a group of men assembled into three rows for a group portrait. The men are all wearing suits and bow ties, and many have mustaches. The first two rows of men are seated, and the back row is standing. A light, airy curtain forms a backdrop for the group. The photograph is mounted on a piece of cardboard, which is ripped in several areas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Group of Young Girls]

Photograph of a group of nine young girls sitting together outside on small wooden chairs. The girls are all looking at the camera and smiling. They are all wearing dresses, skirts, and blouses. There is a young boy and a man standing together and smiling in the background behind the girls. Behind the two boys also in the background, there is a house with an open garage and a car inside. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio, Bethel".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Man in a Suit]

Photograph of a portrait of a man wearing a pinstriped suit and dark-colored tie. The portrait was taken from the waist up. The man is looking at the camera intently, and has a comb-over hairstyle. Silhouettes of trees and plants are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History