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[Kathrian Kopp Portrait]

Portrait of Kathrian Kopp, a small child wearing a dress, sweater, and pearl necklace, sitting on bench posing in front of a neutral background.
Date: September 2, 1874
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown as a Young Woman]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown in a long dress and flowery hat.
Date: 1875~
Creator: Root, W. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[I. P. Rudolph and Sons]

Copy of a tintype photograph featuring I. P. Rudolph (left) and his sons, Charles Francis (center) and Nelson Fleming (right), taken in Illinois sometime before the sons' departure for Texas in September, 1877.
Date: [1876,1877]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Snarl Dog Cartoon

A glass slide of a color cartoon showing a boy with a dog on a leash. An old man is on the floor under a table on his hands and knees looking at the dog while an old woman is seated at the table. The caption reads "Now snarl Dad and show fight it's the way to train." The cartoon was published by Chicago Publishing Co., 225 Dearborn St., Chicago.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Wirt A. Paddock]

Portrait of Wirt A. Paddock, a young man wearing a suit and polka dot tie. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Wirt A. Paddock, January 1889. Knox College, Class of '89. Fort Worth, Texas. Property of Alpha Xi of Beta Theta Pi."
Date: January 1889
Creator: Merritt
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Dora and Carrie Lee in Striped Dresses]

Photograph of Dora and Carrie Lee wearing striped dresses with white neck pieces. The picture has a vignette effect that reveals the girls from the chest up only. "For Susie Matthews, Dora and Carrie Lee" is written on the reverse side.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Harvey
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William David Reynolds]

Photograph of William D. Reynolds in a vignetted portrait. He is mustached and wears a wool jacket, tie, and high white collar. "W. D. Reynolds married mama's first cousin Susan Matthews" is written underneath him in pencil.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Stevens
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown; this photo is faded and only the side of her face is visible.
Date: 1892~
Creator: Root, W. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of McDougall Whaleback Passenger Boat]

Photograph of the McDougall Whaleback Passenger Boat, "Christopher Columbus." On the back of the photo is printed information about the boat, which was built for the World's Fair and held the title of "The Largest Excursion Boat in the World."
Date: [1893..1900]
Creator: Hartley
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of George Thomas Reynolds]

Photograph of George T. Reynolds wearing a three piece suit. He has short hair and a mustache. A vignette effect has been applied to the photo so that Reynolds is only visible from the chest up.
Date: 1894
Creator: Scholl
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney as a Child]

Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney as a child and wearing a long dress with a flower pinned to the shoulder.
Date: [1895..1905]
Creator: Harrison's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding Portrait of James William Baugh and Blondina Bahl]

Wedding portrait taken of James William Baugh and Blondina Bahl, both still wearing their wedding attire.
Date: September 27, 1897
Creator: Minner's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Moreau Roberts Brown in Graduation Regalia]

Portrait of Moreau Roberts Brown dressed in his graduation attire and a suit.
Date: 1905~
Creator: Patterson and Shimmin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Suburban commuter train leaving Chicago]

One of Illinois Central Railroad's early suburban trains - headed by Engine No. 1050 - a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive with a consist of five handcrafted wooden cars, having open platforms and under-body truss rods - leaving Central Station in Chicago. At the turn of the century the Illinois Central Railroad was providing commuter service.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Steamer Dubuque

Photograph of a post card with the "Steamer Dubuque" river boat on the Mississippi River, Quincy, IL, postmarked July 25, 1910.
Date: July 25, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

["Daylight Special" at Chicago Central Station]

One of the Illinois Central's de luxe passenger trains; the "Daylight Special" train No. 19 southbound, stands in the Central Station in Chicago - as passengers entrain - prior to the departure hour : 10:02 AM. This train (and its companion, No. 20 northbound) operated between Chicago, Springfield, and St. Louis. The rail distance was 294.17 miles; and the schedule was 7 hours and 44 minutes: equivalent to a running time of about 40 miles per hour. This photograph was taken in the summer of 1911. This was a modern train in that era - cited in the Official Guide of the Railways (June 1916) as: All steel and electric-lighted. The consist included: chair cars and coaches, cafe-club car and Observation Parlor car.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chicago "Pay-Car"]

This photograph portrays an unusual rail consist: Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad's Engine No. 202, a 2-6-2 type heading the "pay-car" in Chicago. In this era the railroad's tracks were being elevated throughout the metropolitan area.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Hastman, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Automobile Dealers and Factory Representatives Banquet, 1916

Photograph of a large amount of men in dark suits seated around dinner tables in a banquet hall. Most of the men are wearing vests and all are wearing bow ties or neckties. Some of the men have mustaches or glasses. The tables are covered in white tablecloths and fine dinnerware with small lamps. The ornate room is topped with a balcony upon which Texas flags are hanging and there is a chandelier is hanging from the ceiling. In the bottom right-hand corner are the words, "Fort Worth Star-Telegram Banquet to Texas Automobile Dealers and Factory Representatives, Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, Jan. 26, 1916" and in the bottom left is, "Kaufmann and Fabry Co., Chicago".
Date: January 26, 1916
Creator: Kaufmann and Fabry Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Golden Wedding Anniversary of Jens and Anna Marie Smith]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of an elderly couple and their grown children posed for a picture on their golden wedding anniversary. Anna Marie Nielsen Smith and Jens A. Smith, the wife and husband being celebrated, are seated in chairs next to each other on the lawn of their home. Behind them are their three sons and two daughters, who are identified from left to right as: William, Kristine, Andrew, Caroline, Maria, and Marius. The porch of their house is visible behind them; to the right, the steps to the porch are also discernible.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of men by plane]

Photograph of men standing in front of an airplane. Text on the reverse reads: "From left to right - Harry Rice, Universal Exploitation Manager, Lieutenant Ralph Diggins, pilot, Locklear himself, Fred Rochester, Publicity Manager Morris & Company, George W. Brow, General Sales Agent Curtiss Aeroplane Manufacturing Co., Jack Curran, former British Aviation Officer -- taken on the field just before plane left for Chicago's loop."
Date: [1918..1920]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[World War I Regiment]

Photograph of World War I S.A.T.C. regiment at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Dwight Ross, Sr. is 12th from the left. The back of the photograph lists five men and their addresses.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lieutenant Berg]

Photograph of Lieutenant Berg wearing a uniform consisting of a wide-brimmed hat, shirt with tie, and boots. He's standing in front of a cinder block building with a window on the right side. "Lieut. Berg. M. S. Army, Stationed at Fort Sheridan [..]. Summer 1918."
Date: Autumn 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Panama Limited" departing from Chicago]

One of the nation's most well-known name trains, Illinois Central Railroad's "The Panama Limited" headed by Engine No. 1158, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive which burns coal, is departing from Central Station in Chicago. The station's tower is in the left background.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0176]

Caption: "Enforcement of the New No-parking ordinance in Chicago's loop district went into effect today, Jan. 10, and after a few hours test was proven a huge success."
Date: January 10, 1920
Creator: P & A
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History