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[Melcena Fletcher Williamson and George M. Williamson]
Photograph of Melcena Fletcher Williamson and George M. Williamson on the porch of the first building of the First Baptist Church in Rockwall. Melcena stands in a striped dress at left; George is seated at right. Notes written on the back of the image indicates a relation to Joe and Verna Odell ("Verna's parents").
Date:
[1866..1867]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Thomas Middlebrook Willis]
Tintype photograph of Thomas "Tommie" Middlebrook Willis (1859–1937) of Abilene, Texas. He is depicted as a young man standing next to an armrest, facing forward. His cheeks are slightly tinted pink.
Date:
1872
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Boarding House, 1882]
Photograph of a wooden two-story boarding house in Midland, viewed towards the north on Main Street from the railroad tracks. A horse-drawn buggy stands parked among a group of men standing in front of the building, and another group of men stand on the building's second floor balcony, which wraps around the building to connect with a set of stairs at right. A smaller one-story building is connected to the boarding house at left. Farther to the left is the town saloon, another two-story wooden building with a set of exterior stairs leading to the second floor, as well as a ladder perched onto the building's gable roof.
Date:
1882
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drilling the First Water Well in Midland]
Photograph of the first well being drilled in Midland in 1884, with several men surrounding the dig site by standing on the dirt road and in wagons carried by horses. The dig site is at left; numerous wooden frame building, including a grocery store, are lined up at right. k
Date:
1884
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland, Main Street, 1884]
Photograph of Main Street, looking towards the north, in Midland. Several buildings are built along the unpaved road, such as two-story houses, small storefronts, and the Llano Hotel, a two-story hotel with a hip roof, a second-story balcony, and possibly a tree in front of it. The two-story wooden building to the extreme left is the Midland County Courthouse.
Date:
1884
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parents and Children at First Midland School]
Photograph of parents and children at the first school in Midland, possibly around 1886. The building, a lumber house with a front porch located on N. Big Spring Street near Illinois Avenue, was rebuilt in 1887. Several names are listed on the back of the picture: Clarence Scharbauer, Mary McEntire Vest (Mollie), Doc K. Vase (on the roof), Billy White, Arminta Draper Ellis, Grandpa Jasper Vest, Nancy K. Vest, M. Newton, and Dr. Ellis.
Date:
1886?
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of J. H. Sears]
Photograph of J. H. Sears, aged 20 years old. He wears a light-colored military uniform and holds a hat with the words "B S" written within a golden wreath pasted upon the hat's fabric.
Date:
1887
Creator:
Blunt, A. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of M. H. Rhoads]
Photograph of M. H. Rhoads from the State University in Austin, Texas. He wears a dark-colored coat with a Masonic pin on his lapel. He sports a mustache, which obscures a cleft lip on his left.
Date:
July 1, 1887
Creator:
Hill, S. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cowboys at the Llano Hotel]
Photograph of cowboys standing along the front of the Llano Hotel, a two-storied hotel building on the corner of Main and Wall Street. Several cowboys are mounted on their horses with hats, while many stand under the second-floor balcony, looking forward. Cowboys stand also on the balcony, looking out and facing the photographer. A windmill is visible behind the hotel, and shops and buildings along Main Street are adjacent to the hotel's structure.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Taking Cotton to to the Mill, Bonham]
Photograph of a line of mule-pulled wagons loaded with cotton along South Center Street in Bonham. Some structures are lined along the road in the background, and the old Fannin County Courthouse is visible in the background.
Date:
[1888..1929]
Creator:
unknown
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Harold and Walter]
Photograph of Harold and Walter on June 3, 1888. The younger child sits at right on a large armchair, which is covered in a blanket. The older child, stands on a cushioned platform at left in a dark-colored dress, resting against the chair's armrest.
Date:
June 3, 1888
Creator:
Chapman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cattle Branding at Five Wells]
Photograph of cattle branding at the Five Wells Ranch. Several cattle are laid on their side , their limbs held, and smoke billowing from the cattle in the middle. Men look at and pose for the camera, some kneeling to hold the cattle down, while others stand or sit along the wooden fences. Several names are identified from a note on the back: Eb Dickson, Wilber Wadley, Ed Rountree, and Millard Eidson.
Date:
1889
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Early Midland Leaders, 1889]
Photograph of early Midland leaders standing together on a grassy plain, holding rifles and wearing hats. From left to right, the men are identified as E. J. Mumford, C. A. Taylor, J. Arthur Johnson, and T. B. Wadley.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Rogers, Early
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Olin W. Gaston]
Photograph of Olin W. Gaston (1886–1950), depicted as a child. He wears a dark-colored dress and sits on a stool or chair, next to a stone pillar with a potted plant. He is surrounded by straw and is in front of a painted background.
Date:
1889~
Creator:
Swartz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[100 Block of South Abilene Street, Midland, 1890]
Photograph of the 100 block of S Abilene Street (later Main Street) in Midland, around 1890. Identifiable stores along the road include the Ray B. Wimberly General Merchandise store and the Favorite Saloon. Awnings cover the sidewalk, and horses drive along the dirt road at center. A windmill stands behind the buildings.
Date:
1890~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1890 Midland School Picture]
Photograph of a school picture of young children along brick steps in Midland, with teacher Mollie McCormick standing in the back row at right. The picture is dated (dubiously) to 1890.
Date:
1890?
Creator:
Rohlfing, W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five Wells Ranch, Catching Horses]
Photograph of the Five Wells Ranch remuda—"catching horses." The horses are gathered in a large herd on a vast grass plain, with several cowboys standing among the horses. A note on the back states that "enough farming is now done on Five Wells to produce needed grain sorghums for food, but no cotton is permitted."
Date:
1890
Creator:
Hoyt, E. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Anna Montgomery]
Photograph of Anna Montgomery Hodges (1871–1932), aged 19. She wears a corseted light-colored dress with a silk scarf and a hat decorated with feathers and flowers. She stands next to a bouquet of flowers and stares upwards to the left. Anna Montgomery would later marry Samuel Allen Hodges.
Date:
1890/1891
Creator:
Millholin, J. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Vest Family, 1890]
Photograph of the Vest Family, standing together next to a building outside on the grass as a horse stands behind them. Their names are listed on the back: from left to right, Bill Vest, Molly Vest McCormick, Ab Vest, John Vest, Mrs. Nancy Katherine Vest, Doc Vest, and Tom Vest.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ashbel Smith Building]
Photograph of the Ashbel Smith Building at the University of Texas Medical Branch, also known as Old Red. The front facade of the sandstone building is pictured with its high stairs, its arched curved entrance, and its cylindrical pillars.
Date:
[1891..]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Edgar Ragland]
Photograph of Mr. Edgar Ragland, wearing a military uniform with a saber, a pair of epaulettes, and two medals sewn into the front of the vest. He holds out a pyramidal white cap with dark-colored feathers hanging from the top. A symbol, possibly Masonic, seems to be sewn onto the cap. Edgar faces forward with combed hair and a curled mustache.
Date:
March 1891
Creator:
Deane
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Home in South Midland]
Photograph of homes on the southern side of Midland in 1892. The home at right, one-story and gable-roofed with a windmill, sits on the corner of Kentucky Avenue and Baird Street, and was the early home of J. H. Mims. The house at left, mostly identical to Mims', was the early home of Fred Cowden. Bare grassland surrounds the homes.
Date:
1892
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lutheran College Dormitory]
Photograph of a dorm with a dining hall, a building of the Lutheran College in Brenham. The dorm is a two-story wooden building with a long gable and a one-story rectangular wing structure along the side of the building. People stand in front of the dorm; two men are seated (left), and an empty wooden chair is vacant under several trees.
Date:
1892
Creator:
Winkelmann
System:
The Portal to Texas History