Resource Type

C. H. Blewett Family and Residence, Richardson, Texas

Man, woman, boy and three girls standing in front of wood clad residence. The one-story residence has a full, roofed porch and is raised on blocks with no skirting. A raised, plank walk leads to the front of the home. Left to right: BLEWETT, Chapman Hart. Born 25 Dec 1856, Richardson TX; died 24 May 1920; buried Blewett Cemetery, Richardson TX. BLEWETT, Mattie C. (Martha Corilla) Skiles. Born 23 Sep 1855, Warren Co. KY; died 16 Sep 1907/1920, Richardson TX; buried Blewett Cemetery, Richardson TX. Married 8 Dec 1880, Richardson TX. BLEWETT, John William. Born 25 Apr 1882, died Mar 1968. BLEWETT, Jennie Bell. Born 31 Jan 1886, died 10 Aug 1952. BLEWETT, Mattie Laura. Born 1 Jun 1896, died 15 Jan 1955. BLEWETT, Jessie Lou "Jeb". Born 22 Dec 1887.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photocopy of Beseler Bar Photograph]

Photocopy of a photograph of the interior of a bar room, printed on a sheet with a handwritten note about the name of the bar, and the date of the photo. The photo depicts a group of men standing in front of a bar counter, their backs to the camera, and three bar-tenders wearing aprons and standing behind the bar. The wall behind the counter is lined with mirrors, cabinets, and bottles.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

J.P. Crouch with Hearse, at C. R. Ritenour, Livery, Feed & Sale Store

Undertaker (perhaps J.P. Crouch) with horse drawn hearse, in front of C. R. Ritenour, Livery, Feed & Sale Store, Chestnut St, somewhere between 1880 and 1900. The undertaker is adjusting the gas lights on the carriage. The horses have fly netting on.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Minnie Mae Kemp Adickes]

Photograph of Minnie Mae Kemp Adickes in her possible wedding dress. The photograph appears to have been taken in a studio.
Date: 1896
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barwise Home]

Photograph of Judge Joseph Hudson Barwise's home in Wichita Falls. Horses and buggies are standing by the white picket fence in front of the house. Various people are standing on the porch of the house.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kell Family Girls]

Photograph of (left to right) Willie May Kell, Caroline (Carrie) Kell, and Sadie Kell as young girls. The girls are the daughters of Frank and Lula (Kemp) Kell of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date: 1892
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William McFaddin]

Portrait of William McFaddin wearing a suit and hat and holding a cane in his left hand. A handwritten note below the photo says "Wm McFaddin's father William McFaddin b. 1819."
Date: April 23, 1893
Creator: Schrenk
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Neal Wright]

Photograph of Neal Wright (son of Robert G. Wright and nephew of William C. Wright) as a young man. Wright is wearing a dark suit jacket, tie, and vest. He is posed as if he is walking through a garden gate and the backdrop and props includ fake foliage and trees. Text on the back of the photograph reads, in three sets of handwriting: "This picture was taken in the year of 1893 at the age of 22 years. Neal Wright, Born April 19, 1871 near Boliver Texas," "lived at Strawn, brother of Bob, Ernest Wright," and "Son of Robert Washington Wright & Arcanie Gober."
Date: 1893
Creator: Jones
System: The Portal to Texas History

Matt Turner and wife, Richardson, Texas

Copy of a photograph, a man and a woman, head and chest visible. The formal portrait is a horizontal oval mounted on stock. The man has a beard and moustache, is wearing a suitcoat and vest, with shirt and tie. The woman is wearing a dark dress, with dark moire satin bow at the neck, a brooch on her left side, and an earring visible on her left ear.
Date: 1890/1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grissom Family, Richardson, Texas

Formal studio portrait. Three men, in dark suits, white shirts, and long neckties, standing behind two seated women. Both women wear dark skirts and white blouses with standing ruffled collars, possibly trimmed in lace. The woman on the right wears a dark ribbon around the collar. The woman on the left wears a dark, open jacket with ribbon trim at collar and cuffs. Additional information: Children of Park Lee GRISSOM (24 Aug 1854 - 10 Feb 1938) and Mary Jennie COFFEE (5 Sep 1852 - 6 Apr 1912) Left to right - Pat, Guss, Will (standing) Rebecca, Ada (seated) Pat GRISSOM [?Richard Clint GRISSOM?] (20 May 1882 AL - 3 Jul 1948 TX) married Ollie Mae CROSS Guss Eugene GRISSOM (19 Jul 1889 AL - 12 Aug 1969 TX) married Allie Bell BOGGS William Lee GRISSOM (27 Oct 1879 AL - 29 Jan 1949 TX) married Mollie SANDIFER Rebecca Bell GRISSOM (15 Jul 1884 AL - 12 Aug 1962 TX) married Robert Tremble PREWITT Ada Coloeman GRISSOM (23 Feb 1877 AL - 6 May 1950 AL) married Minor HARAWAY
Date: 1890/1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam Harben family and residence, Richardson, Texas

14 persons standing behind a white picket fence. Wooden frame house in back; the right-hand 2/3 has a covered porch with 3 doors and 2 windows visible. The people are: man, woman, woman, girl holding doll, man, woman, man, woman, young man, girl, woman, child standing on fence rail, man, young man/boy. All men are wearing hats.
Date: 1890/1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bethel School Students]

Photograph of a group of students of different ages standing as a group in front of a wooden building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says: "Antonio Frank, Jr., Dacus, Tex., Bethel School."
Date: January 4, 1897
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Edith Wilson]

Photograph of Edith Wilson. She wears a black dress, and stands holding a book against the arm of a wicker couch. A hat sits on the couch next to her.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Edith Wilson, Age 14]

Photograph of Edith Wilson at age 14. She wears a high-necked black and white dress with a choker, and her hair is pulled back.
Date: 1898
Creator: Nicholson's Sons
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marine School

Marine School. Marked beginning of Castleberry School District
Date: 1898
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Infant Oluff Beauchamp]

Studio photograph of Oluff Beauchamp as an infant. The photograph has some staining and fading around its edges.
Date: 1896
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Patterson Sibling]

Photograph of Franklin Patterson's brother and his family. The family is standing outside a home with two horses and a dog.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hunting Party]

Photograph of a large hunting party. (Grandpa) William Franklin Patterson is circled in the photo.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo of Confederate Veterans in Cleburne, Texas]

Photograph of the Pat Cleburne United Confederate Veterans, mostly likely in front of the Johnson County Courthouse. There are forty-five people in the photo and they are labeled with numbers which correspond the the list at the bottom of the photo. The identifying information includes each person's name and where they served in the Civil War. Several of the men are using crutches and are amputees, and most of the men are wearing suits.
Date: 1893~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of Johnson County Courthouse]

Photograph of the Johnson County Courthouse viewed from the left front side of the building. There is a Well-Fargo express cart in front of the building with a driver sitting on the seat.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kell Girls]

Photograph of (left to right) Sadie Kell, Willie May Kell, Caroline (Carrie) Kell, and Elizabeth (Bess) Kell in patterned dresses and bonnets. The girls are daughters of Frank and Lula (Kemp) Kell of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[SS Antillian at Dock]

Photograph of the SS Antillian taken from the dock. The ship is dark-colored with light trim. On the left side of the frame, the name of the ship is inscribed in dark letters on the light-colored trim at the helm. Several men mill about the deck of the large steamship.
Date: [1898..1930]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ringling Brothers Circus in Cleburne, Texas]

Photograph of the Ringling Brothers Circus in Cleburne, Texas, parading through the downtown. There are several elephants visible walking in a line and two ornate tableau wagons, each drawn by a team of four horses. There is a large crowd in front of the shops lining the street.
Date: 1896
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Stansell Brothers, Richardson, Texas

Seven men standing in back of store. Canned, bottled, and bagged goods visible. Bins and other containers holding vegetables. "We Sell Black Bear" standing card on counter.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History