Resource Type

Coleman in 1882

Photograph of the main street in Coleman, Texas, in 1882. A row of businesses can be seen behind several people and their animal-drawn wagons.
Date: 1882
Creator: Moore's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Frances McClellan]

Photograph of infant Frances McClellan sitting on a chair that has been covered by a blanket. Frances is wearing a white dress.
Date: 1887~
Creator: Moore, Jesse
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Middle Aged Woman]

Photograph of a middle aged woman seen from the torso upward. She wears a dark dress with white lace. A small stamp featuring a bearded man appears to the lower left.
Date: 1889~
Creator: Hillyer and Son
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jesse Owen Woodward Portrait]

Photograph of Jesse Owen Woodward wearing a suit and bow tie. A note under the portrait reads, "My Dad - "The best man I ever knew" at 34 or 35 - W.C.W."
Date: 1892
Creator: Chambers
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cabinet Card Portrait of a Young Woman]

Photograph of a young woman wearing a white dress in a portrait studio. She leans against a carved pedestal. A painted backdrop of an outdoor scene appears behind her. The reverse side of the photo reads, "From my Bert to Leila Mc, Mar. 20 - 1893 Baylor."
Date: March 20, 1893
Creator: Hillyer
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Young Female Students]

Photograph of two young women, female students are Alice (Davidson) Rigsbee who lived in Tulsa, OK, and Leila (McClelland) Johnson of Coleman, TX, wearing polka dot dresses and holding books. They are standing together beside props and in front of a painted backdrop. The reverse side of the photo has handwriting that reads, "Alice to Leila, November 1st - 1893. Baylor."
Date: November 1, 1893
Creator: Hillyer
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Looking in a Mirror]

Photograph of a woman looking into a mirror. She wears a dress, holds a brush, and has hair that comes down to her legs. The reverse side of the photo reads "Sister Dec. 31st, 1893 Coleman."
Date: December 31, 1893
Creator: Wright Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cabinet Card Portrait of a Young Woman]

Photograph of a young woman seen from the shoulders up. She wears a dark dress with lacy frills. Handwriting on the reverse side of the image reads "Ophie to Fattie, Feb. 15 - 1894 Cells 9 & 7" and "Cousin Buck."
Date: February 15, 1894
Creator: St. Louis Art Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Woman Wearing an Overcoat]

Photograph of a young woman wearing a hat and dark winter clothes. The reverse side has a note that reads "Dilworth to Fattie Feb. 19th, 1894."
Date: February 19, 1894
Creator: St. Louis Art Co. "Villa"
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cabinet Card Portrait of a Young Woman]

Photograph of a young woman seen from the shoulders up. She wears a dark dress and a brooch that resembles a sword. Handwriting on the reverse side of the image reads "P. G. from Miss Martin to Leila, May 25th, 1894, Baylor."
Date: May 25, 1894
Creator: St. Louis Art Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Leila McClellan and Three Other Girls]

Photograph of four young women taken from the shoulder up. The reverse side of the image provides some names, though a piece of paper is glued over some of the writing. The woman in the lower center is identified as Leila McClellan.
Date: August 1894
Creator: Guy & Cooke
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Ollis McClellan]

Photograph of Ollis McClellan as seen from the chest up. He has a mustache wears a suit jacket. The reverse side of the image bears handwriting that reads, "Cousin Ollis to Leila, Oct 25 - 1894 "Baylor."
Date: October 25, 1894
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family of Doctor Manoah Mortimer and Rosa Elizabeth Woodward]

Photograph of the family of Doctor Manoah Mortimer and Rosa Elizabeth Woodward. They are identified from left to right: Lee (age 10), Mary (age 16), Smith (age 1), Manoah Mortimer (age 46), Robena (age 3), Samuel Andrew (age 23), Rosa Elizabeth (age 40), Valin (age 5), and Calisto (age 11). The reverse side of the photo also includes some family history as well as birth and death dates.
Date: 1895~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Young Women Playing Instruments]

Photograph of four young women sitting in a portrait studio while they play instruments. They are playing a mandolin, a harmonica, a flute, and a guitar. The reverse side of the image reads "To her "flute teacher" from Birdie Apr. 7 - 1895. Baylor."
Date: April 7, 1895
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lee Villa]

Photograph of a young man pictured from the chest up. He wears a dark suit jacket and a white bow tie. The reverse side of the image bears the handwritten initials as "M. V."
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Iron Cottage Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Harry McClellan, Lotta Dibrell, and Cameron Carrington]

Photograph of Mildred McClellan, Lotta Dibrell, and Cameron Carrington taken in a portrait studio. Carrington stands behind the two sitting women. He wears a hat and striped shirt. Dibrell wears a straw hat and white dress. McClellan wears a straw hat, white blouse, and dark skirt.
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Women on a Front Porch]

Photograph of five women standing behind the railing of a front porch. They are identified as Lottie Dibrell Wooldridge, Pebble Dumas, Ema Shield, Mildred McClellan Woodward, and Leila McClellan Johnston.
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harry Wooldridge, Lotta Dibrell, and Mildred McClellan in a Field]

Photograph of Harry Wooldridge, Lotta Dibrell, and Mildred McClellan standing together in a field. They are all wearing dark clothing.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harry Wooldridge, Lotta Dibrell, and Walter C. Woodward in a Field]

Photograph of Harry Wooldridge, Lotta Dibrell, and Walter C. Woodward standing together in a field. They are wearing dark clothing.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Senator Walter Woodward of Coleman, Texas, at the Age of Twenty One Years.

Photograph of Senator Walter Woodward. He wears a dark suit, ribbon tie, and a broad brimmed hat. Text on the image indicates that he is twenty-one years old.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Baby Pictures of Walter M. Woodward]

Photographs of Walter M. Woodward at six months, fifteen months, and one year old. The photos are contained within a grey folder. A calendar for the year 1916 has been stapled into the folder.
Date: [1917..1979]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Generations Portrait of the O'Hair and McClellan Families]

Photograph showing Louisa Ratliff McClellan (left) and Mary McClellan O'Hair (right) standing behind the seated Will O'Hair. Will's young son, Rob O'Hair, stands on a metal stool.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Walter M. Woodward at Approximately Sixth Months of Age]

Photograph of infant Walter M. Woodward sitting in a portrait studio. He is wearing a white dress and shoes.
Date: 1918~
Creator: Thompson Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[African American Family Sitting on Porch Steps]

Photograph of an African American couple sitting on a porch on either side of a young boy. The man on the right holds a newspaper and wears a hat. the notation on the back side of the photo reads: "Negros living in our back yard - about 1919"
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History