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[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
[The Sentinel Newspaper Building]
A photograph of the building that house The Sentinel newspaper in Rusk, Texas.
Date:
1870~
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
[Temple Opera House - Palestine, Texas]
Photo of the Temple Opera House which was located on the corner of Avenue A and Oak Street in downtown Palestine. As per the 1898-1899 city directory, the manager was a man named W.E. Swift. The building has since been destroyed.
Date:
[1890..1905]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unidentified House]
Photograph of an unidentified house thought to have been located in Palestine, Texas.
Date:
unknown
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
[Avenue A - Palestine]
Photo of Aveune A from what appears to be the top of courthouse looking west.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Ad for Palestine Hardware Company - 202 Main]
Photo of a newspaper ad for the Palestine Hardware Company. This business is listed in the 1898-99 Palestine City Directory as being located at 202 Main Street.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[600 Block S. May - Dilley's Iron Foundry]
Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass castings for Texas railroads. The elder Dilley moved to Dallas in the 1880s, but the foundry continued to be run by his son, George Edward Dilley – one of Palestine’s most prominent citizens of the late 19th century. G.E. Dilley continued operations at the foundry until his death in 1932; his son Clarence V. Dilley then took over until his own death five years later. In the mid-1930s, the plant had an average payroll of about twenty thousand dollars, for a workforce of twenty to twenty-five men. The foundry ceased operations in the late 1930s. All that remains today are the frame office building, the nearby brick brass furnace building, and a lengthy iron fence which borders the property and faces May Street (which local historians …
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[600 Block S. May - Dilley's Iron Foundry]
Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass castings for Texas railroads. The elder Dilley moved to Dallas in the 1880s, but the foundry continued to be run by his son, George Edward Dilley – one of Palestine’s most prominent citizens of the late 19th century. G.E. Dilley continued operations at the foundry until his death in 1932; his son Clarence V. Dilley then took over until his own death five years later. In the mid-1930s, the plant had an average payroll of about twenty thousand dollars, for a workforce of twenty to twenty-five men. The foundry ceased operations in the late 1930s. All that remains today are the frame office building, the nearby brick brass furnace building, and a lengthy iron fence which borders the property and faces May Street (which local historians …
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bascoms Chapel Methodist Church - Palestine]
There has been an active Methodist presence in Palestine since about 1850. At that time the only local congregation met in Bascom’s Chapel, an extant building located at 812 N. Mallard, which has since been converted into a private residence. During the early 20th century the original congregation split, with some members establishing this church, the Centenary Methodist Church, and some founding Grace United Methodist Church, located just north of downtown.
Date:
1850~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unidentified House]
Photo of an unidentified Anderson County house.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John H. Reagan's Home]
Photo of a dog running from the John H. Reagan home, which was located in Anderson County.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History