Resource Type

[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

[First Shipment on the Texas Short Line From Grand Saline]

Photograph of five attached railroad cars on tracks, viewed from the side. Text is visible on the cars. Houses and trees can be seen to the right of the cars in the background. Men in hats stand atop the train cars, while several others lead a cart of hay bales on the left. Another person stands alone off to the far left. Typed text below the image says, "Texas Short Line Ry. Co. First shipment out of Grand Saline. Five cars of cotton for Greenville. September 8th, 1902," and "3182" is handwritten and underlined to the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Southwest Collection."
Date: September 8, 1902
Creator: Southwest Collection
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Texas Short Line Shipment Out of Grand Saline}

Photograph of five attached railroad cars on tracks, viewed from the side. "Texas Short Line Railway Company" and additional text are visible on the cars. Buildings can be seen in the distant left background. Men in hats stand atop the train and alongside it on the grass. Typed text below the image says, "Texas Short Line Ry. Co. First shipment out of Grand Saline. Five cars of cotton for Greenville. September 8th, 1902." Handwritten text below the image says, "Southwest Collection."
Date: September 8, 1902
Creator: Southwest Collection
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Part of Texas Short Line Railway Force]

Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. Seven men stand beside it along the tracks. Just behind the train is a tall building with a prominent bay window. Typed text below the image says, "Part of Texas Short Line Ry Force--June8 1909," with the names of the seven men pictured as follows: "1 R.H.Chaney Sec Foreman. 2 Ben Lowthorp Car repairer. 3 F. E. Whittemore, Agent. 4 Jeff Gammon Fireman. 5 Jeff Sparks Brakeman. 6 Bob Springer Engineer. 7 EA Farmer Brakeman." Handwritten text below the image says, "Southwest Collection."
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train #136]

Photograph of train #136. There is a large mound of coal in the car behind the engine. Written beneath the image is "Addis, La. Feb 8 1916" and "Watson & Brown Collection."
Date: February 8, 1916
Creator: Watson & Brown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #508 Wreckage]

Photograph of the wreckage of T&P train #508. Written on the image is "Eng. No 508 Nov-8-1921 Mile Post 396." Below the image are written "T&P #508" and "Luther Weber Collection."
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Weber, Luther
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #295]

Photograph of T&P train #295 on tracks in Weatherford, Texas. Written below the image are "Weatherford, Texas 8th 1931" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: August 8, 1931
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People in Baird, Texas]

Photograph of several men and women standing outside of a house. A handwritten note on the photo says "June 8-'40, went to Baird. Sgt. Baker- Camp Barkley."
Date: June 8, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Man]

Photograph of a man standing on the sidewalk outside of a house.
Date: June 8, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ray Hobert and Bernice Brannon Standing Outside]

Photograph of Ray Hobert and Bernice Brannon standing together in front of a hedgerow. One of the women is smoking a cigarette.
Date: June 8, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Postcard]

Photograph of a postcard which says "It's fun to visit Dallas." It was sent to Mrs. Sheard Goodwin in Pinnacle, Arkansas from Private Sheard Goodwin who was stationed at Camp Barkeley. Handwritten note inside the postcard reads, "Honey, maybe you can find where I am with this card."
Date: April 8, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Prendergast on K.P.]

Photograph of Private Joseph Prendergast on K.P. on his first Sunday in the Army, at Camp Lee, Virginia.
Date: August 8, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Sitting Under a Tent]

Photograph of a soldier sitting under a tent located in a wooded area. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and a knit cap. Before him lies a helmet, a jacket, and a blanket containing a mess kit.
Date: September 8, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dick Foures, James Ryan, Joseph Jean, Emory Deason Standing Together]

Photograph of Dick Foures, James Ryan, Joseph Jean, Emory Deason standing together in front of a building at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Foures, Ryan, and Deason are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps, while Jean wears a sleeveless shirt.
Date: May 8, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sarah Rewey on Biplane Wing]

Photograph of WASP Sarah Rewey kneeling on the port wing of a biplane, wearing her flight cap and looking off to her left. A wire strut runs across the center of the photo while the lower wing takes up the bottom-third.
Date: 1944-06-08~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield at Neptune Fountain]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing on the side of Neptune Fountain at Stanislas Square in Nancy, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Stanislaus Square, Nancy, France."
Date: March 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield at Place Stanislas]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing in the middle of Stanislas Square (Place Stanislas) in Nancy, France, with an arched entryway in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This was the first time I'd worn anything except a steel helmet since we came to France."
Date: March 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier and Filipino Family]

Photograph of a soldier standing outside a house with a Filipino family. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Verne Mauer."
Date: March 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Prisoners of War]

Photograph of German prisoners of war walking in a column in Wurzburg, Germany. There are other soldiers and a truck on the road. Buildings are visible in the background.
Date: April 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henry Taylor Among Debris]

Photograph of Henry Taylor standing among the debris of a house in Giebelstadt, Germany.
Date: April 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hole in Turret]

Photograph of a hole in the turret of a tank.
Date: April 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sgt. Walter Lehman]

Photograph of Sergeant Walter Lehman with a gun at his side. There is a building in the background.
Date: April 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Celebrating VE Day]

Photograph of six soldiers celebrating VE Day in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany. Jacob Gotfryd is in the middle holding a spoon.
Date: May 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on VE Day]

Photograph of three unidentified soldiers on VE Day in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany. The one on the left sits with bottles in front of him, while the other two stand on the steps outside a building.
Date: May 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History