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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

[Photograph of Graduates from Presbyterian School for Mexican Girls]

Photograph of a group of graduates from the Presbyterian School for Mexican Girls, or Pres-Mex. The group consists of five female graduates, dressed in graduation robes and caps, and one woman on the right wearing a white dress. The group is standing on a stage behind a table and holding their diplomas. Bouquets of flowers are on either side of the stage.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Graduates from Presbyterian School for Mexican Girls]

Photograph of a group of graduates from the Presbyterian School for Mexican Girls, or Pres-Mex. The group consists of five female graduates, dressed in graduation robes and caps, and one woman on the right wearing a white dress. The group is standing on a stage behind a table and holding their diplomas. Bouquets of flowers are on either side of the stage.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Manse]

Photograph of a manse. The house is white with wood siding, a black shingle roof, and gray trim around the door and windows. Trees are visible in the background. The hoods of automobiles are visible in the foreground.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Graduates from Presbyterian School for Mexican Girls]

Photograph of a group of graduates from the Presbyterian School for Mexican Girls, or Pres-Mex. The graduates are dressed in graduation robes and caps and are holding their diplomas. The group is standing in front of the main building of the school which has white walls. Trees and bushes are planted around the area.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend S.G. Ramirez and Wife]

Photograph of Reverend S.G. Ramirez and his wife on the front porch of a manse. Rev. Ramirez is dressed in a brown suit and tie. Mrs. Ramirez is dressed in a blue and white striped dress. The house behind them is white with wood siding and gray trim around the door.
Date: 1950
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

[San Patricio County Courthouse in Sinton, TX]

Photograph of San Patricio County Courthouse in Sinton, TX. The courthouse sits on a green lawn with a few trees and bushes growing in it while a sidewalk cuts through the middle up to the building's front doors, which face the left side of the photo. The entrance to the courthouse includes green doors set into a section of the building that projects out from the rest of the courthouse. The doors are outlined by a white stone frame that curves into a half-circle at the top and have a short set of red stairs with white railing that lead from the sidewalk to the doors. Two rows of windows span the width of the building, with the top row having white behind their windowpanes while the bottom row has green. The walls of the building are made of orange bricks and white stone, with the stone used to create a strip of white below the lower row of windows as well as frame and decorate windows and lien the roof's edge. Above the outward projecting section of the courthouse is a blue clockface, set into decorative white stone at the edge of the building's flat roof.
Date: November 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Annual Deer Hunt with Men from Taft]

Photograph of several hunters posing together with a dog and several deer carcasses. The hunters wear hats, jackets, and long pants, with some along the front of the group kneeling. Three in the group, near the front at center, pose with a dog with a light-colored coat and dark spots. Behind the hunters are several deer carcasses mounted on a long board, their heads raised upward. The hunters stand in a field of grass, behind a car.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bayview College Alumni]

Cropped copy-photograph of a group of three women and three men; former students at Bay View College. One man is holding a framed paper with a seal on it, and one woman is holding a purse. They are identified as Mrs. Rita Stark McGregor, Mrs. Edna Crites David, Roy Marberry, Charles E. French, Nell French Sutherland, and Representative LeRoy Weiting.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
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