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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
[Hilda L. Hugon North Texas State Normal College Scrapbook] (open access)

[Hilda L. Hugon North Texas State Normal College Scrapbook]

Scrapbook compiled by Hilda L. Hugon during her junior and senior years as a student at North Texas State Normal College, 1916-1918. It includes photographs, newspaper clippings, event programs, and other items collected by Hugon, with handwritten annotations.
Date: 1916/1918
Creator: Cunningham, Hilda L. Hugon
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait in Front of a Small Wood-Slatted Building]

Photograph of a group portrait in front of a small wood-slatted building with three small windows. The group is made up of three rows. The front row consists of young children sitting on a long bench, the second row consists of women who are all seated, and the last row consists entirely of men standing against the wall of the building. Two of the women are holding babies, and there is a pram at the end of the second row on the left-hand side of the image. The men are all wearing suits and the women are all wearing floor-length, long-sleeved dresses. There is a banner hanging on the side of the building, however it is illegible. A fence and a large house is visible behind the building in the background on the left-hand side of the image. The photograph is mounted on a dark piece of cardboard.
Date: unknown
Creator: F.S. Sandoval
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Getting Thrown into Water]

Photograph of a boy getting thrown into water by other boys. There is a large gathering of people in the background watching. There is a sign in the upper portion of the image that says "'B' Hall Duckin'."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Worker Examining Plans While Leaning on Scaffolding]

Photograph of a construction worker examining plans while leaning on wooden scaffolding. Lubbock Hall is visible in the background.
Date: 1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donation Check Being Held up to an Artist's Rendering of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a check with a donation towards the construction of Shelton Chapel. It is a check from a Mr. Fred S. Robbins of Bay City, Texas for the amount of $15,000, dated November 3rd, 1940. In the background an artist's rendering of the completed chapel, including the un-built library wing, can be seen.
Date: 1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donation for the Construction of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a check containing a donation of $15,000 for the construction of Shelton Chapel. The donation was from Fred S. Robbins of Bay City, Texas and is dated November 3, 1940.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Eating at a Banquet]

Photograph of people eating at a banquet. The men are all wearing suits and the women are wearing dresses. Two men can be seen on the right side of the picture waiting on the guests. There are signs on some of the tables with names and other information on them.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo in Front of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a group of Austin Seminary students and faculty posing for a picture in front of Shelton Chapel. The group is made up of entirely men, and they are all dressed in suits. A sign can be seen to the left of the group for the General Contractor on the chapel construction project, Frank R. Rundell.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Picture of a Donation for Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a donation made towards the construction of Shelton Chapel. The donation is in the form of a check from Fred S. Robbins of Bay City, Texas for the amount of $15,000, dated November 3, 1940.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pirate Themed Event at the University Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a large group of people gathered outside the University Presbyterian Church on San Antonio street in West Campus. They are attending a pirate themed event and some are in costume. There are two pirate flags stuck in the lawn.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Hague Foster Reading at a Desk in a dorm room]

Photograph of a man reading a book at a desk in a bedroom. To the left of him there is a set of bunk beds by a window. On the desk there are various items, and the two shelves above it are full of books.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Mexican Presbyterians with Church in the Background]

Photograph of a group of ten Mexican Presbyterians standing on a dirt path in a field. Most of the people are wearing dark clothing and coats. In the far background, there is a large stone building with a tower, a belfry, and several round-top windows. A few automobiles are parked in front of the building, however they are hard to see because of the tall grass in the field. On the far lefthand side of the image in the background, there is a dominant bare tree plus more trees and shrubs in the background. Dimensions are written on the back: "4"<-> x 1 1/2 (arrow going up and down)". There is also a publisher's stamp that includes the outline of a fox and the text, "GUARANTEED FOR LIFE This is a GENUINE BORDER Fox Tone Picture JAN. 1937 FOX COMPANY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS".
Date: unknown
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Man with a Mustache]

Photograph of a head-on portrait of a middle-aged man with a mustache. He is wearing a suit, a collared shirt, and a patterned tie. The man has a complacent expression on his face. There is a handwritten note in Spanish on the back of the photograph that translates to read, "Trevino as Mediator of the Gospel for over 30 years of the Presbyterian Church. Studied at the first school of Mr. Belber H.B. Pratt in Laredo Texas 1896.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reyes Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chapel Building Under Construction]

Photograph of a roofless brick building under construction. There are rafters that surround the small, one-story building, and several workers are building the skeleton of a future completed roof. There is a row of windows at the side of the building, and it is raised from the ground on short stilts. The wide dirt road in the foreground travels across the front of the building as well as the two small houses next to it on the left-hand side. There is an automobile parked at the side of one of the houses. A handwritten note which reads, "Members Building Taylor Chapel" is inscribed below the image, and a typed caption that reads "The Brills" is visible underneath the writing. There is also a typed note on the back of the photograph that reads, "(illegible) Scott and Penn building church at Taylor, the members helping".
Date: unknown
Creator: Walter S. Scott
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large Group of Children Standing in Front of a Mission]

Photograph of a large group of mostly children standing in front of a Mission building for a group portrait. The children are dressed in semi-casual clothing. Most of the boys are wearing caps, and the girls are wearing light dresses. A large group of adults stand in the back rows. The two-story building behind them has a covered porch on the right-hand side of the image with a tall concrete fence around it. There are four visible signs at the front and side of the building, two of which are in Spanish and the other two in English. The two English signs read, "The Anna King Memorial Mission" and "Presbyterian Mission". The two signs in Spanish translate to read, "Presbyterian Mission" and "Enter through Salon". There are several windows on both levels and all sides of the building. The sidewalk in front of the building on which the crowd stands is raised from the dirt street in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Walter S. Scott
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anderson Memorial Church on Carlisle Street Dallas]

Photograph of Anderson Memorial Church, also known as "El Divine Salvador," on Carlisle Street in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Annex Under Construction #1]

Photograph of a group of people standing in front of a church under construction. Behind the group there is a half-built brick wall on which some of the children are standing on. Stacks of large concrete bricks surround the people, mostly in the foreground. The men are dressed in suits and the women are wearing sunday dresses. Handwriting is visible on the back of the photograph; it reads "The Annex under construction" and "Del Rio Annex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Annex Under Construction #2]

Photograph of a group of people standing in front of a church under construction. Behind the group there is a half-built brick wall on which some of the children are standing on. Stacks of large concrete bricks surround the people, mostly in the foreground. The men are dressed in suits and the women are wearing sunday dresses. Handwriting is visible on the back of the photograph; it reads "Del Rio- annex in construction".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. The note on the back identifies the building and dates the photograph to May 1941. The church is a two-story building with stone around the bottom. There are power lines in front.
Date: May 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Auxiliary Group in Front of Church]

Photograph of a group of women standing in front of their church. The women, who are all older, are looking at the camera. They are all wearing long coats and dresses or skirts. Some of the women are holding purses or books. Behind the group, the front door of the light colored church is open, and more people are visible mingling around the entrance. There is a young boy in the foreground running toward the group of women. There is handwriting in both pen and pencil on the back of the photograph that reads, "Lovado en Feb. 1938 Magnolia Auxiliary". There is also stamp that reads, "522".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Back View of a Row of Several Seated Women]

Photograph of the backs of nine women sitting in a grassy clearing. On the left-hand side of the image, there are four women sitting on a long bench, and on the right there are five more seated on a platform on the ground. The women are facing three men, who are standing, and a woman who is sitting behind a large trunk. More people are sitting to the side and watching. The background is made up of trees, shrubs, and 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

[Barren Courtyard of a One-Story Building]

Photograph of a barren courtyard at the back of a one-story building. There is a sidewalk that circumscribes the area, and at the center there is a small fountain. There are two men wearing suits and sitting in fold-up chairs in the background of the image on the long, covered porch of the building. There is a tall palm tree trunk in the foreground of the image. A faded handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Mc Millan Hall Pres Mex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bay City Mexican Presbyterian Church and some members]

Photograph of some of the members of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Bay City, Texas. There are men, women, and children in the picture. They are posing in front of the entrance to the church. The church is a brick building with a covered front porch, and the sign above the entrance says "Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana." There is a fence in front of the church. According to the information on the back of the photograph, it was taken on December 27, 1937.
Date: December 27, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History