Resource Type

Typical West Texas Claim House

Copy negative of a home in West Texas with a house on the left, a windmill, and a storage tank on the right. Two mules and two men are working.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portraits of Children

Copy negative of two portraits of children. The first is of George and Babe Graves, with the baby sitting on left and toddler boy standing on the right. The second is of George and Babe Graves and an unknown Graves child, with the youngest sitting on a stool in the middle while the other two stand on the sides.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy negative of a portrait of Harvey Hamilton Hughes wearing a suit, taken in Bisbee, Arizona by Taylor.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Woman #1

Copy negative of a portrait of Verna Hefner taken by Goben-Caldwell photography in Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Couple

Copy negative of a portrait of an unknown man and woman standing in front of a studio background, taken by Pate's Studio in Perrin, Texas.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Woman #2

Copy negative of a portrait of Verna Hefner taken by Goben-Caldwell photography in Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Women

Copy negative of a portrait of Eula Norton and May Brockman wearing high collared jackets and upswept hair.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man and Woman

Copy negative of two portraits. The first is of an unidentified man in a suit. The second is of Mattie Sheppard of Campbell, Texas, taken in Greenville, Texas by Adams photography.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man and Woman

Copy negative of a portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Stone taken in Yuma, Arizona by Plumley Studio. Mrs. Stone is on the left, wearing glasses and swept up hair. Mr. Stone is on the right wearing a suit.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Main Building]

Photograph of students standing on the porch and balcony of the administration building at Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Female Graduates]

Group photograph of Simmons College graduates from the class of 1900-1901 in their dark-colored caps and gowns.
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1901 Graduates]

Group photograph of the women of the Simmons College graduating class of 1901. Handwritten note in the bottom margin reads, "Simmons College -- Abilene, Texas. Class of 1900-1901."
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Brick Cottages]

Photograph of brick buildings with porches and chimneys on the Simmons College campus. These cottages served as boys’ dormitories from 1900 to 1908. Typed note included with the photograph reads, “Five brick cottages served as boys' housing 1900-1908.”
Date: [1900..1908]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Simmons College in 1900]

Group photograph of the faculty, staff, and students of Simmons College in 1900. The group stands or sits in front of a brick building on the campus.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Female Graduates]

Group photograph of Simmons College graduates in their caps and gowns. The photo shows 15 women in three rows.
Date: [1900..1901]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Simmons College Picnic]

Photograph of a group posed in front of trees at a picnic sponsored by Simmons College. A wooden box of food can be seen in the foreground. Handwritten note in the bottom margin reads, "Picnic while at Simmons College -- 1900."
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train #40 in Front of a Roundhouse]

Copy photo of T&P train #40 in front of a roundhouse in Marshall, Texas. There are four trains visible in the background, and one of them is to the right of the roundhouse. Written below the image are "Only [sic] saddle tank owned by the T&P used for switching at the Marshall Shops 15x24" cyln tractive effort 11,500#," "Marshall, Texas around 1900," and "C. M."
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Landscape]

Photograph of
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elephant Procession]

Photograph of a line of elephants walking along a narrow dirt road (away from the camera) through scrub-brush while a group of people look on from the right side of the path. Most of the elephants have one person riding them, but several smaller elephants walk without a rider beside those with a rider. Other people walk alongside the elephants. The dirt road cuts through a large, open field of scrub-brush with a few trees near the road.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Children Playing by Tree]

Photograph of two small children to the right of a tree, while a young woman in a tulle hat kneels with them, facing left. The young children are wearing light-colored dresses, and the older child, a girl, is perched between the main trunk of the tree and a smaller branch near the ground. There is a larger wooded area in the background, across a small grassy area.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Small Boat on the Water]

Photograph of a small rowing boat on the left edge of a small body of water. The grassy and rocky banks of the water are dotted with small bushes, and several water plants are growing near the water's edge.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Industrial City Area and Water]

Photograph of a body of water with small passenger steamboats moving across it. In the distance, tall, multistory buildings with smoking stacks sit on the land bordering the water, which is also lined with trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Campsite in the Trees]

Photograph of a small campsite among tall trees. A pitched tent sits between two of the trees, the flap of the tent pulled open to real the edge of a cot and a dark interior. Chopped firewood litters the campsite, which is surrounded by denser bushes and trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Children with Pony]

Photograph of a group of boys, wearing loose clothing, and girls, wearing dresses or skirts and blouses, with a small, dark pony. The two larger boys are sitting on the pony, which is bridled and saddled, with a smaller boy sitting between them. One of the girls, standing behind the pony, has her right arm draped over the pony's neck. The children are grouped in front of a tall bush, and in the background, a wooden fence leads to a small wooden shack.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History