Resource Type

[Portrait of Mittie Royall Baker and Child]

Photograph of Mittie Royall Baker and child - Mittie Baker sits with her hands clasped in her lap, and she wears a dark dress with buttons along the front, a bow collar, and a corsage. The child stands with her legs crossed and her left arm propped against the leg of Mittie Baker; she wears a white dress with eyelet detail and tights. A hand written note on the back reads, "Mittie Baker, sister of J. P. Royale."
Date: unknown
Creator: Bailey, F. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miller Bldg - Palestine, TX.]

Photo of the Miller Building, which was later the home of the Ford Motor Company in Palestine, TX. David Aiken built this building
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Billy Jackson - Anderson County, Texas]

Photo of the headstone of Billy Jackson, which is located in the Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, Texas (Anderson County).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elkhart, Texas]

Photo of Main Street, Elkhart Texas. This whole town burned at one point and when it was rebuilt, all the main buildings were made of brick.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Freedmens First Vote

Photograph of the first Anderson County Courthouse on the day of the Freedmen's First Vote. The voters' horses are tied to the railing and the Union guards watching over them to prevent opposition from taking or harming them.
Date: 1866~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonner's Ferry - Anderson County, Texas]

Bonner's Ferry over the Trinity River - Anderson County, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine Young Mens Business Association Bldg]

This building was the home of the Young Mens Business Association, which later became the Palestine Chamber of Commerce. It was located on Spring Street (once known as Front Street) in the "new town" section of Palestine, which was along the railroad tracks. This picture was probably taken in the early 1900's.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anderson County Courthouse]

Photograph of the west side of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof and there are awnings on all of the windows.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main Street, Elkhart, Texas]

Photo of Main Street, Elkhart Texas. This whole town burned at one point and when it was rebuilt, all the main buildings were made of brick.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Third Anderson County Courthouse]

Copy print of the third Anderson County Courthouse in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story brick building with stone accents and a taller tower on one corner. A gazebo is visible on the grounds, to the right, and several unidentified people are standing near one corner of the building. The words "Court House, Palestine, Texas" are written across the top of the image.
Date: [1885..1916]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wagon Advertising Liberty Bonds]

Picture of a wagon with an advertisement for Liberty Bonds parked in front of the Bowden Grocery store in Palestine, Tx. Grandfather of Forrest Bradberry Jr. is driving the wagon. The side of the wagon says, "We are going to win this war, Buy a Liberty Bond."
Date: 1917~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[400 S. Michaux]

Photograph of the south side of the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
System: The Portal to Texas History

[400 S. Michaux]

Photograph of the front and south side of the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
System: The Portal to Texas History

[400 S. Michaux]

Close-up photograph of the front entrance to the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. There is a white stone arch over the entrance, with the words "High School" above it and various other white stone embellishments around the upper floors and along the roofline. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
System: The Portal to Texas History

[201 S. Micheaux]

Photograph of the front and south side of a white, two-story house located at 201 S. Micheaux in Palestine, Texas.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anderson County Pasture]

Photograph of a pasture filled with trees in Anderson County, Texas.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Home Bakery]

Photograph of a group of people posing outside the American Home Bakery, a two-story wooden building located at the corner of John and Oak streets in Palestine, Texas. There are two horse-drawn delivery wagons outside the building and the horses are being held by boys; several other people, most wearing aprons, are posed outside the entrance behind them.
Date: 1899~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine Ice, Fuel, Gin Co.]

This building housed the Palestine Ice, Fuel and Gin Company. It was located on the corner of Spring and Houston Streets in Palestine.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Intersection of Main and N. Sycamore Streets]

Photo taken from the intersection of Main and N. Sycamore streets looking westward down Main.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spring Street - Palestine]

Spring Street in the "New-town" sectino of Palestine during the early 1900's.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Centenary Methodist Church - Palestine Texas]

This is a picture of the first Centenary Methodist Church. It was built around 1884 and was in use until sometime around 1910, when a new building was constructed at 422 S. Magnolia.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Third and Fourth Grade Students from Rusk School - Palestine]

Photograph of students in the third and fourth grades that attended Rusk School in Palestine.
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anchor from the Steamboat Ruthven]

Photograph of an anchor from the steamboat Ruthven after she sank, exhibited on the lawn of the Young Men's Business League (later the Chamber of Commerce) in Palestine, Texas. Storefronts are visible lining the opposite side of a street in the background and a horse-drawn carriage is stopped in the street behind the anchor.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine Railroad Depot]

Photograph of the Palestine Train Depot. This building was torn down sometime in the 1980's.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History