Resource Type

[Portrait of Ernie Creighton]

Photograph of Ernest "Ernie" John Creighton (1884–1951), pictured in a dark coat with combed hair. His portrait is framed by flower illustrations.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Anderson & Saboungi
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 12 Firemen on a Service Truck]

Photograph of twelve firemen sitting on a service truck used by the Houston Fire Department.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jennetta (left) and Lizzie (right) Wessendorff, ca. 1901.]

Photograph of Jennetta (left) and Lizzie (right) Wessendorff, ca. 1901. Girls are wearing similar white dresses with pin tucked yokes and sleeves. Body of Jennetta's dress is also pin tucked; Lizzie's is gathered. Dresses have ribbon clusters at both shoulders. Girls' heads are touching. Image is mounted on a black cardboard matte with gray borders immediately around image and double gray lines around edge of matte. Photographer's mark on right edge of matte, "C.R. Blackburn, Houston, Texas." Image dimensions: 14.0 cm x 9.9 cm. It appears like the back layers of the original matte have been peeled away, exposing tan cardboard interior on the back of the photo.
Date: 1901~
Creator: Blackburn, C.R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Rae R. Reichman]

Portrait of Rae R. Reichman at age 1 year, 11 months, wearing a white dress and standing on a chair.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Harper & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reunion of Terry's Texas Rangers]

Photograph copy of the Reunion of Terry's Texas Rangers dated 1908 in Houston, Texas. Group includes 62 men and 9 women. Front row of men are kneeling. Top of photo titled: Terry's Texas Rangers. C. S. A. Bottom reads: Terry's Texas Rangers Houston Nov. 10th 1908. Photograph is on 25.5 cm X 20.5 cm paper but image measures 24.4 cm X 8.3 cm. Names of members are listed at bottom. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Matthew W. Cartwright]

Photograph of Matthew W. Cartwright. He is Sandra Person Wyche's maternal great-great-uncle.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maude Virginia Griffith Talley]

Photograph of Maude Virginia Griffith Talley. She is Lillian Talley Cartwright's mother.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Boy With a Hat]

Photograph of a boy sitting on a stool and wearing knickers and a loose white shirt. He is holding a straw hat in one hand. "Grandmomma thinks this is Alvin Moody?" is written on the back.
Date: 1900~/1925~
Creator: Nelson Art Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fragment of a Class Picture Including Will D. Moody]

Photograph of Will D. Moody (upper right corner), two other people, and a school building. The people shown in individual portraits with the text, "Class of 1903," and the picture of the school building below. The page is torn, likely from a larger class picture.
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of John Henry Kirby]

Photograph of John Henry Kirby (1860-1940) captured sitting down at a desk. He was chairman of the board of Kirby Lumber Company. He known as the "Prince of Pines". Within the image Kirby is wearing dark colored clothing and pictured holding a piece of paper in his hands.
Date: December 22, 1907
Creator: Gray
System: The Portal to Texas History