Main Street, Richardson, Texas

View down an unpaved street, wheel tracks visible, with buildings visible on both sides. On the left is a 3 or 4 store row of false fronted buildings with awnings in front. Behind them is a single building with the gabled ends perpendicular to the street. A railroad crossing sign is visible. On the horizon is a large barn. Both sides of the street have electrical/utility poles. On the right is a row of buildings/stores with awnings, some with false fronts. It looks as if there is a cross street just in front of the blocks of buildings, with another at the railroad crossing sign. View is to the west, of Main Street, Richardson, which is continuous with (and connects) East & West Belt Line Rds.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

R. P. Harben and Son Drug Store, Richardson, Texas

Four men standing in store interior. Left to right: Jess Harben behind counter (partially obscured), Mr. Hennessee, Mr. Farrell (being served by Mr. Harben), Kenneth Stratton. Display shelves and counters on right, rear, and left. Soda-fountain type chairs, tables, and stools in center. Large sign for TANLAC attached to rear display case. Written on back: Harben's Drug - 1912 Jess Harben, Mr. Fred Farrell, Mr Hennessee & Keith Stratton Additional information: Tanlac Tonic - with alcohol, gentian, buckthorn, rhubarb, licorice, glycerin, wild cherry - US prohibition era "system purifier", was popular due to its 15% alcohol content
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Harben's Drug Store, Richardson, Texas

Interior view of Harben's Drug Store. Four men are visible, the one on the far right is Sam Harben. Ads for various patent medicines including Mentholatum and Cardui are legible. Floor and ceiling are finished wood. There is a counter partly visible with four metal stools. Six glass display cases and two electric ceiling fans are visible. Noted on back of photo - Sam Harben on right, early 1900s. Additional information: Cardui was a patent medicine used to reduce menstrual problems. It was 19% alcohol and included Blessed Thistle, Black Haw and Golden Seal.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
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
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
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
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson School Class 1917, Room 3

Copy photograph of four rows and students and teachers from Richardson School. A sign in front of the students says "Richardson Room 3 1917." They are identified as (back row) Bernice McMeans, Mary Price, Willie Hill, Rachel Pirkle, Homer Chambers, Miss Grace Fox (teacher), Floyd [unknown], Mildred Thomas, [unknown] Curry, Lucy Loveless, Clifford Wright, (third row) Jack (Donald) Rowland, Myrtle Kinder, Howard McMeans, Nettie Ruth Byrd, Johnny Byrd, Liska Arnold, Oberon Haynes, Nellie Terry, Joe Cain, Pearl Tomerlin, J. B. Smith, Gladys Huffhines, J. C. Breedlove, Jackie Farrell, Rober Ligon, Annie Ruth James, Sam Park, Alice Carter, Willard Rose, Mary Rippy, Clifford Kent, Lillian Caldwell, Edgar Reddick, (front row) Kenneth Jordan, Aubrey Kinder, Effie McGee, Glenn Harris, Louise Thompson, E. L. Certain, Bess Ashby, Henry Stults, Clyde Offutt, and Emory Breedlove.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson High School 1918 Graduation Class

Group portrait of the 1918 graduating class of Richardson High School. Four young men wearing dark suits are in the front row. Behind them, eight young ladies wearing light-colored dresses are arranged in several rows. They are standing in front of a generic backdrop.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson High School Class 1910

Copy photograph of Richardson High School class of 1910; they are posing in two rows. The six young women and three young men are identified as Alice Dalton, Vonnie Wallis, A. E. Grugett (teacher), Naomi Watson, C. R. Chick, Fannie White, Ruth Greer, Chloe Wallis, and Virgil Huffhines.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson High School Classroom 1910

Photograph of seventeen students and one teacher at Richardson High School. The students are all sitting in desks, and the teacher is standing in the back of the classroom. Text on the bottom-right of the photograph says "Miss Ruth Greer 639 Devonshire Richardson, Texas AD. 5-5370;" text below the image says "Richardson High School Classroom 1910." The people are identified on the back of the image.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

1919 Girls' Basketball Team

Photograph of a group of eight young women identified as the 1919 girls' basketball team. They are posing in a car on the corner of Main Street and McKinney Street in Richardson, Texas. Five of the women are sitting in the car, and three are standing on the sides of the car.
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

1919 Richardson High School Football Team

Photograph of twelve students and one coach identified as the Richardson High School football team. Coach W. H. Galloway is standing in between four boys on the back row, and eight boys are sitting in the front row. One boy in the center is holding a football with "R. H. S." written on it. Text below the image says "1919 Richardson High School Football Team." The boys are identified on the back of the image.
Date: 1919
Creator: Smith, Morris J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Bill Stratton and Neely Huffhines

Photograph of two men, identified as Bill Stratton and Neely Huffhines, standing and saluting one another. The men are both wearing World War I uniforms and hats. In the background, there is a house with a covered porch. William (Bill) Statler Stratton lived from March 24, 1900 to March 1971. Davis Neely Huffhines lived from December 28, 1895 to April 1987.
Date: 1914/1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Bill Stratton and Neely Huffhines

Photograph of two men standing, identified as Bill Stratton and Neely Huffhines. The men are both wearing World War I military uniforms and hats. They are standing on the porch of Huffhines' wooden house on Plano Road before it burned. William (Bill) Statler Stratton lived from March 24, 1900 to March 1971. Davis Neely Huffhines lived from December 28, 1895 to April 1987.
Date: 1914/1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Bill Stratton

Photograph of a man standing, identified as Bill Stratton. He is wearing a World War I uniform and hat, and is holding a rifle with both hands. In the background, there is a wooden house. William (Bill) Stratton lived from March 24, 1900 to March 1971.
Date: 1914/1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street, 1912

Photograph of seven cars parked in a line on Main Street in Richardson, Texas. Some cars have people sitting in them, and some have American flags attached. In the background, there are several buildings.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson Concert Band

Photograph of Richardson Concert Band. They are all holding instruments, and a drum sitting on the left side of the image says "Richardson Concert Band." Members are identified as (top row) Dick Bowser, Grover Huffhines, Roy Chick, W. E. Dean, Jim Stratton, Charlie Reddick, Newt Harris, A. C. Ligon, Lawrence Meason, Royce Huffhines, Charlie Pirkle, Mack Bowser, Tory Kieth, (bottom row) Tommy Nelson, Bert Parks, Horace Goode, Brigs Park, William S. Skiles, Bob Harris, W. T. Cox, Buford Tune, Roy Meason, Clint Wallis, Roger Durham, and Roy Laney.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Huguley Gin, Richardson, Texas

Huguley cotton gin, wood frame building. 9 men standing, 1 man seated in 1-horse buggy - in front of building. Abe (Abraham) M. Cain (wearing apron), 4th from left. 2 barrels, 1 saw-horse, construction materials visible. Additional information: Abe (Abraham) M. Cain, son of William Daniel & Fannie Cain, was an early alderman, went to work at age 13; did carpentry, built many buildings including the red [brick] school [administration] building. "Huguley" sometimes spelled Hugley.
Date: 1910/1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Springs Baptist Church, Garland, Texas

Big Springs Baptist Church, wood frame building. Label on reverse: "Big Springs Baptist Church 1877-1919. Date of Picture 8-3-19. J. W. Campbell"
Date: August 3, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jesse Harben family, Richardson, Texas

5 people. Two women, one man standing in front of a stone wall structure. Two children, a boy wearing a white hat, and a girl, are seated in front of the man. The wall/structure appears to be made of large blocks of sandstone or limestone, cemented. Neither the side edges nor the top edge of the structure is visible. The location is possibly Kirkland Park. Written on back: LR- Jessie Blewett Harben Eula Huffhines Harben Jesse Harben [14 Dec 1888 - Oct 1973] Carson Harben Lucille Huffhines (?)
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grissom Sons, Jack, Murray & Park, Plano, Texas

Studio portrait of three boys, from mid-chest. Left: youngest, wearing light-colored wide-collared, buttoned shirt or romper. Center: middle in age, wearing white, long-sleeved shirt with medium stripes and dark neck-tie. Left: oldest, wearing light-colored shirt, perhaps with woven textured stripes, and dark neck-tie. Additional information: Sons of William Lee GRISSON (27 Oct 1879 AL - 29 Jan 1949 TX) and Mollie Sandifer GRISSOM (11 Jan 1882 TX - 16 Jun 1972 TX) from left to right: Jack Kendal GRISSOM (7 Jul 1911 Plano TX - 27 May 1981 Garland TX) Murray Amos GRISSOM (19 Oct 1908 Plano TX - 4 Jan 1971 Dallas TX) Park Lee GRISSOM (16 Oct 1906 Plano TX - 25 Feb 1982 Allen TX) source: "The Family of Park L. Grissom" by Mozelle Grissom, 1981 [unpublished document]
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children of John and Elizabeth (Lezze) Campbell, Richardson, Texas

5 children - studio portrait. Rita Mae, holding Jack. Ima, standing. Robert seated, wearing suit. Mary, seated in front. Written on back: on back of picture: John & Lezze Campbell Family ca 1910. Rita holding Jack (McGuire) deceased. Ima (standing) (Forman. Robert deceased. Mary C. (Harrison). Jack deceased. Roma - the baby not yet born when (Smithwick) picture was made (deceased).]
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History