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Corpus Christi Texas from the bluff looking over the San [Antonio] A[ransas] P[ass] Depot

Photograph of a view of Corpus Christi, Texas from the bluff looking over the San Antonio-Aransas Pass Railroad Depot.
Date: September 8, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sinton Country Home]

Photograph of a Sinton country home that sits on 6 acres of land. Flowerbeds can be seen around the exterior of the house. Handwritten text on the front of the photograph: "Sinton Country Home." Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "6 acre farm home near Sinton, year 1911, purchased by J. J. White."
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Tunnell Children]

Photograph of Roy, Ray, J. C. and Guy Tunnell as children, seated in front of the Sinton Methodist Church. The children are visible wearing light-colored clothing. Three of them are wearing light-colored hats, while one is wearing a dark-colored hat. Also visible in front of the children is a flower bed, and others can be seen surrounding them. Handwritten text on front of the photograph: "Roy, Ray, J. C. and Guy." Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "about 1912, Sinton Methodist Church in background."
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sinton Home]

Photograph of a Sinton home. The house has a white exterior, with pillars and a white picket fence. A small tree can be seen in the foreground of the picture. Handwritten text on the front of the photograph: "Sinton Home - J. C. + Grandfather." Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Year 1912, This house since remodeled is on corner 3 blocks or 4 blocks south of al cave Ford dealer."
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper Outside of a Gazebo]

Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper in front of a gazebo looking at the ground. Text on the back reads: "Band Stand at Taft [Daddy] 1927...Taft, Texas...Daniel F Draper estate."
Date: 1927
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1931 Sinton HS Football Team]

Photograph of the 1931 Sinton High School football team lined up in front of brick walls of the school. The players are wearing white jerseys with dark colored pants and cleats, and are flanked by their coaches, who are both wearing white shirts, dark jackets and dark pants. Handwritten text on the front of the photograph: "Pirates, Sinton High School, 1931 - J. B. Ewing, Coach, E. M. Smith, Asst. Coach."
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1938-1939 Sinton HS Graduates]

Photograph of the 1938-1939 graduating class seated in front of a brick wall outside the school. Handwritten text on the front of the photograph: "Photo by W. H. Congdon, R2-13112, Corpus Christi - 1938 Sinton 1939 - #2 - 1938-39." Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "1938-1939} Seniors - Loaned by Martha Tice."
Date: 1938
Creator: Congdon, W. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1938-1939 Sinton HS Marching Band]

Photograph of the 1938-39 Sinton High School marching band standing in uniform rows in the bleachers. Three drum majors are pictured in white in the front of the band, and the rest of the band members are seen wearing dark colored jackets with white pants. In the middle of the top row, a student can be seen holding a banner that reads "Sinton High School Band." Handwritten text on the front of the photograph: "Photo by: W. H. Congdon." Handwritten text on the back of the photograph "Sinton High School Band 1938/1939, Loaned by Martha Tice."
Date: 1938
Creator: Congdon, W. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1938-1939 Sinton HS Pep-Squad]

Photograph of 1938-1939 Sinton High School pepsquad. The girls are visible wearing white tops and black skirts. The group is sitting in front of a brick wall of the school. Handwritten text on front of the photograph: "Photo by W. H. Congdon, R2-131112 Corpus Christi - `938 Sinton 1939 - PepSquad 1938-39." Handwritten text on back of the photograph: "PepSquad 1938/1939, Loaned by Martha Tice."
Date: 1938
Creator: Congdon, W. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bus Parallel Parked in Front of a Church]

Photograph of a bus parallel parked on a dirt road in front of a small wood-slatted church. The bus, which has curtains on the inside of the windows, has large lettering on the side that reads, "Missouri Pacific Trailways", "A Service Institution", and "National Trailways Bus System". The church, which is in the background behind the bus, spans the entire image. It has a tall belfry that is cut off at the top of the image. A covered parking area is visible on the far left-hand side of the image. There are several power lines and poles also visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "Taft, [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]".
Date: March 29, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd and a Parked Bus in Front of an Open Church Entrance]

Photograph of a crowd of Hispanic church-goers standing in front of a church entrance. The crowd is made up of men, women, and children gathered into small, clustered groups. The church is a wood-slatted building with a row of windows on the right-hand side. It has a tall belfry that is attached to the open double-door entrance and cut off at the top edge of the image. A covered parking area is visible in the background on the far left-hand side of the image. There is a dirt road in the foreground with the back of a bus visible on the far left-hand side. There is a camera on a tripod also on the left in the foreground that is facing the church. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Taft - new blglg. [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]"
Date: March 29, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd in Front of an Open Church Entrance]

Photograph of a group of Hispanic church-goers standing in a crowd in front of the entrance to their church. Most of the people in the group are facing the church, and there are a couple more smaller groups scattered throughout the image. The church building has a tall belfry that is connected to the double-door entrance and cut off at the top of the image. The building continues along the back right-hand side of the image, where there is another back entrance. There is a car parked in front of the church also on the far right-hand side. There is a camera attached to a tripod in the foreground across the dirt road from the church. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Taft, Texas 2nd Presby Church. [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]".
Date: March 29, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Children in Front of a Church Steeple]

Photograph of two children playing in front of a church building. The two little boys are standing across the street from the church; one is riding a tricycle and the other is standing and facing him. The church has a tall, narrow steeple with a cross on top of the thin, pointed roof. The steeple is attached to the double-door entrance of the church, and there are two windows on either side. A sidewalk winds from the entrance to the back of the building. There is a telephone pole and electric wires that stretch across the image in front of the church building. There is a decorative border around the image, and a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Taft".
Date: June 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1954 Plymouth Oilers Baseball Team]

Photograph of the 1954 Plymouth Oilers semi-pro baseball team with their state championship trophy. Twenty people are pictured, most of them in uniforms or in coach's attire. The team is picture near home plate, and stadium lights can be seen in the background behind the team. Printed text on the back of the photograph: "In reproducing, please credit: Plymouth Oil Co. photo by Will Thompson."
Date: 1954
Creator: Thompson, Will
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sinton US Post Office]

Photograph of the Sinton United States Post Office grand opening. Multiple people are sitting in chairs outside the doors, and three individuals are at a table with a microphone. Two flags are posted on either edge of the brick wall at the front of the office. Two framed portraits of men are hanging on the wall underneath the office's label. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "New Sinton, Tx post office relocated from Rachael St. to S San Patricio St. Grand Opening Ceremony."
Date: 1966
Creator: San Patricio Electric Cooperative, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bayview College Chapel

Cropped copy-photograph of the chapel on the campus of Bayview College in Portland, TX. The chapel is a two-story house-like structure. A balcony surrounds the front half of the building and covers the bottom porch. A small bell tower in on the front of the roof. Several chimneys are shown behind it. A picket fence borders the field next to the chapel. A caption at the bottom reads, "The Chapel."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bayview College Gymnasium

Cropped copy-photograph of the gymnasium on the campus of Bayview College in Portland, TX. The gym is an awkwardly-shaped building in the middle of a field of different plants. a single door is on the side of the windowless building. A small sun-shaped design is above the door. A caption at the bottom of the picture reads, "The Gymnasium."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Busy Commercial Street

Cropped copy-photograph of the exterior of several stores along a street in Taft, TX. A row of cars is parked in front of the stores. The store on the far left is labeled, "Cage Hardware Company." The business to its right is the "First State Bank." The business on the far right appears to be a restaurant with several food and drink signs on the facade.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chiles Food Store and Post Office

Cropped copy-photograph of Chiles Food Store, Post Office, and Gas Station in Portland, Texas. Three stores are pictured in one building and several gas pumps are in front of the stores. The three signs read, "Texas Star Oil Co.," "U.S. Post Office," and "Food Store." Two people are standing in front of the oil company store.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coleman Fulton Pasture Company

Cropped copy-photograph of a a placard about Sinton, TX. The placard describes various pleasant things about the city. At the top, the title reads, "This is Sinton" and "You Are Welcome to Our City."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregation Sitting in Church]

Photograph of a large congregation standing in front of fold-up chairs and wooden benches in a church building. The crowd mostly consists of men, however also includes women and children. There are more people crowded at the back of the church than the front of the church, and there are several empty seats in the front. Windows line the three visible walls in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Taft? Convención".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Harvesting Equipment]

Cropped copy-photograph of cotton harvesting equipment in a field. One woman and three men are standing beside two machines; the machines both say "McCormick" at the top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Picking Equipment]

Photograph farming equipment in a cotton field. A man and woman are standing in between the two machines. Two men are standing in front of them. Both machines says "McCormick" on the top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cotton Picking Machinery

Cropped copy-photograph of a cotton-picking tractor in San Patricio County, TX. Several large shields are protruding from the tractor to protect the tires and assist with harvest. A large piece of machinery is attached to the rear of the tractor. Several tanks and pipes are also on the top of the engine. A hardware and furniture store is visible behind the tractor.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History