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Watermelon feast at Sharyland ... Convention of the Texas Press Association at McAllen

People posing in front of Shary house on the occassion of a watermelon feast for the Texas Press Association.
Date: June 11, 1921
Creator: Eskildsen
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd in Street on Armistice Day]

Photograph of a large crowd of men and women on a road in Port Arthur, Texas, on Armistice Day in 1920. Cars are parked on both sides of the street in front of buildings in the background.
Date: November 11, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group outside Building]

Photograph, from left to right, of Nora Wells, Floyd H. Jones, and an unidentified woman standing in front of a campus building at Simmons University. The women hold onto the arms of the man, who stands between them.
Date: March 11, 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding Portrait of Harold Hansen and Ella Olsen Hansen]

Black and white photograph of a newlywed couple posed for a portrait together. The groom, Harold A. Hansen is seated to the left and the bride, Ella Olsen Hansen, is seated to the right, although she is slightly more elevated than Harold. Harold is wearing a dark suit jacket; underneath, he is wearing a round-collared shirt and a white tie with a tiny pin attached to it. Ella is wearing a white blouse that may be part of a dress; the collar on it is made of lace and has a pin at its center. Their bodies from the torso down are not visible due to a deep vignetting at the bottom of the photograph.
Date: December 11, 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Caddo River - Caddo Dam

Caddo Dam
Date: October 11, 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Men on Matthews Ranch Land]

Photograph of four men on Matthews Ranch land. A note written on the bottom left of the note mentions the location, the address, the date, and the photographer. The man, left, is an unidentified young man in a coat and a large hat. The man with the paper to the left is identified as Merry Howard. The older man in the three piece suit is identified as Judge J. H. Matthews. Most of the fourth man is obscured by blurred white space.
Date: May 11, 1926
Creator: Hans, O. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of six men sitting on and around oil pipes]

Photograph of six men sitting on and around oil pipes. The man on the left is seated on a pipe that is resting on the ground. A man is sitting above and behind him on pipe running from the main pipe, the focal point of the picture. Above and to the right of him is a man with his left leg hung over metal sticking out from the pipe. Next to him, on the right side of the pipe, stands a man leaning on the main pipe. Next to him is a man standing on the pipe with his left foot crossed over his right. A man is sitting on the pipe below the previous gentlemen. His legs are spread and his hands are placed in his lap with his feet dangling in the air. A pipe on the right side of the picture appears to be emitted some type of exhaust. At bottom of picture, handwritten: "Davis No. 6 flowing 1500 burls Sept 11th 1923"
Date: September 11, 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of United States National Bank Building Construction, #18]

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large structure with people walking along the street. Building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.
Date: October 11, 1924
Creator: Westlake Construction Company
System: The Portal to Texas History