Main Street Looking Northwest, 1883

Photograph of the intersection of Second & Main Street in Taylor, 1883. Visible on right corner is First National Bank, which would become Taylor National Bank. The roads are dirt and mud, with horse-drawn wagons and carts. Early department stores and dry good stores are on the west side of Main Street running north.
Date: 1883
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Newton Calvin Holman Leaving for Cattle Drive]

Photograph of Newton Calvin Holman, who is 18 years old at the time, on his horse setting out on a cattle drive. Holman was later the mayor of Taylor.
Date: 1883
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History