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[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
[Palestine High School late Davey Crockett Jr. High]
Building built about 1925. Was originally Palestine High School and later became Davey Crockett Jr. High when Palestine Middle School was constructed in 1983.
Date:
unknown
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
[Unidentified Woman Sitting on Front Steps of a House]
Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting on the steps of a house. It is not known where this house is located. It may not be in Palestine
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
[The Hodges Dry Goods Company]
The Hodges Dry Goods Company was established in 1885 and the building on Oak Street was built in 1892 by A.B. and D.M. Hodges. The building was 50 by 100 feet. At the corner of Oak and N. Magonlia and it was the first business establishment on Oak Street.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nathanial W. Blackshear]
Photo of Nathanial W. Blackshear that was taken about 1891.
Date:
1891
Creator:
E.F. Brockmeyer - Studio Angelo
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
[Unidentified Man]
Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J.E. "Jim" Fitzgerald]
Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Meredith Howell]
(Back of another photo of him) Meredith Howell, Escondido, Calif. Brought him to University of Texas where he got a Football Scholarship 1936-37. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Meredith Howell]
(Back of Photo) Meredith Howell at high school age. Escondido, California. Brought him to University of Texas where he got a Football Scholarship 1936-37. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
[1936..1937]
Creator:
Havens
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John H Reagan and Confederate States Loan]
John H. Reagan served in many political roles during his lifetime, including: Probate Judge in Henderson County Texas from 1846 - 1847, Representative in the Texas Legislature from 1847-1848, District Judge in Texas from 1852-1857, U.S. Congressman from Texas from 1857-1861, Representative from the Texas Provisional Congress Confederate States of America in 1861, Postmaster General of the Confederacy from 1861-1865, Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederacy in 1865, Delegate to the Convention Framing the Constitution of Texas in 1874-75, once again as U.S. Congressman from Texas from 1875-1887, Senator from Texas in the U.S. Congress from 1887-1891, and last but not least, Chairman of the Railroad Commission in Texas from 1891-1902. He was also among the original commissioners that organized the Texas State Historical Association. He died in March 1905 in Anderson County Texas and is buried in the East Hill section of the Palestine City Cemetery. The certificate is one of the certificates he issued while serving as Postmaster General of the Confederacy. It assigns John Caudle as Postmaster of the Union Mills Post Office, located in Havanna County, Virginia.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
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
[Palestine Railroad Mansion]
Photo of what is commonly called a "Railroad Mansion". One of the large homes built by the magnates of the I&GN Railroad. It is not known where this house was located, but it was most likely south of the railroad tracks along S. Sycamore or S. Magnolia streets in Palestine.
Date:
1870~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History