Resource Type

[Mullen School and Students 1923]

Photograph of large group of students and teachers gathered in front of a brick building that is at least two stories high. Two roof-covered entrances are visible to the left and right directly behind the group. "Mullin Public School - Dec. 7, 1923-" is written at the bottom right edge of the photo.
Date: December 7, 1923
Creator: Brownwood, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McGirk School Students]

Photograph of a group of McGirk school children with their teacher, who is holding a bell to the left of the group. They are gathered loosely into rows outside of a rustic wooden building with an open entrance-way visible behind the top row. The bottom row of boys are sitting on the ground, and two girls standing the next row up are holding books. Empty, flat land is visible in the background to the right of the building. Two of the children are identified on the back of the card as Pleasant K. Caraway and Clemmie Caraway.
Date: January 30, 1901
Creator: Carson Bros.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Goldthwaite Cornet Band 1892]

Photograph of a group of men standing in a single row in a field with trees and tall grass visible in the background. Each is holding either a brass or drum instrument, except for the man sixth from the left who is holding a small conductor baton by his side. "Goldthwaite Cornet Band, May 11th 1892" is printed on the bottom edge of the photo. The men are listed on the back from left to right as "B. A. Harris, Fred Peck, Will Gresham, James Lammers, J. D. Urqhart, Mr. Boyer "Teacher", Joe A. Price, John Roberts, Jim Vickers, Newt Cole, A. J. Gatlin, I. G. Abney, and Jack Carswell".
Date: May 11, 1892
Creator: Jones, Bob
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roller Mills in Goldthwaite, Texas]

Photograph of a two-story flour mill with an upside down star painted on one side along with the name, "Roller Mills." A group of people are standing in and around the foreground of the mill, some visible in the doorway and in the open windows. Text written on the top of the mat reads, "Goldthwaite Roller Flour Mill, started May 26,1899". Names written on the back of the photo mat read, "Reading from left to wright [sic]- Bart Potter, Evelyn Priel, Jack Larswall, Miss Peck, Nellie Hiller, Leslie Price, Joe A. Price, Herbert Price, Miss Cropp, (Man Unknown), Mrs. Hiller, J. W. Gresham on wagon - 2 Boys, unknown, Sara Hiller [illegible] Miller in window up stairs". More writing down the center of the back reads, "This Mill was started up May 26 -1899- Joe A. Price owner."
Date: June 1899
Creator: Jones, Bob
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Walton Gatlin]

Photograph taken from the chest up of Walton Gatlin in a dark suit and striped tie, with his head turned towards the left, looking off camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: Martel-Howlett Studios
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Center City Glee Club]

Photograph of a group of Glee Club girls wearing similar, light colored dresses and standing together outside a wooden building. They are posed in a single row, angled to the right, and are arranged with the tallest girls in the center and the shortest girls at each end. The two center girls are holding a small trophy, with a woman seen behind them, possibly the instructor.
Date: [1935..1936]
Creator: Matney, Glenda Oglesby
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jim Bob Steen, Stock Show Champion]

Photograph of Jim Bob Steen wearing light colored pants, buttoned shirt, jacket, and cowboy hat, and posing behind a short but stocky dark and light cow. Steen is holding the cow's lead and both are standing in a patch of scattered hay in front of a brick building. The cow is wearing a banner on its side that reads, "Grand Champion Steer Houston Fat Stock Show & Live Stock Exposition Houston, Texas".
Date: unknown
Creator: Morris, David J. & Morris, Mattie V.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rodeo Parade 1949]

Photograph of a city street lined with parked cars and crowds of people on either side, with a long parade of riders on horseback coming up the street toward the foreground. A banner is hanging across the street between two buildings that reads, "3rd Annual Worlds Championship Rodeo Goldthwaite May-June". Handwriting in marker on the bottom right corner of the photo reads, "Gressett Rising Star".
Date: [1949-05..1949-06]
Creator: The Gressett Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1935-1936 Goldthwaite Football Team]

Photograph of a group of football player posed in a mix of dark and light colored jerseys outside a brick building. The foremost two rows of players are sitting on the ground while the others behind them stand. The man standing to the far left is identified on the back as Coach Sylvan Clininger. Text on the bottom edge of the photo flanked by two images of eagles reads, "Goldthwaite High School Football Team - 1935-36". Names of the players are printed by row on the back back of the photo.
Date: [1935..1936]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1936 Goldthwaite High School Class]

Photocopy of a group of Goldthwaite high school students in graduation gowns and posed into four rows outdoors, beneath a window of a brick building. Many of the girls are wearing a corsage in the center of their collars. A woman in a light colored dress and hat is standing to the right, and a man in a dark suit is standing to the left. "1936" is written on the bottom right edge. A name roster for the graduates is adhered to the back, titled, "The Great Seniors of 1936". "G.H.S. Class of '36" is handwritten on the back in the top right corner.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1938-1939 Goldthwaite Football Team]

Photograph of a group of Goldthwaite high school football players from the 1938-1939 school year posed in their uniforms on a football field. The players have been numbered with blue marker on the photo, and their names are listed on the back of the photo, once in writing and once on a typed label.
Date: 1938/1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Antelope Gap Store]

Photograph of a group of men and children posed both in and around the entrance-way of a two story, wooden building. The entrance has a small sign above it that reads, "post office". A horse hooked up to a buggy and a boy standing next to it are both visible facing the camera in the left foreground, and another horse can be seen near a cluster of trees to the far right. Open fields and hills are visible in the distant background. "Antelope Gap Store" is typed at the bottom edge of the photo and "Scallorn" is written in parentheses in blue ink.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby Gloria Shaw]

Photograph of a young child in a knit sweater and stockings sitting in a wooden chair with a lacy cushion behind her. The name "Gloria Shaw" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Big Valley School 1906]

Photograph of a group of students and teachers from Big Valley School posed outside of a wooden building with two open doorways. A woman in the front row is seated at a piano, and several members of the group are holding books. Three members are identified on the back of the photo.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blanket Springs School Building]

Photograph of a small school house with only one side visible to the camera that has two wooden door entrances. The structure is resting on concrete block supports with what appears to be a log placed on the ground in front of the doors as a step. Trees and an empty field are visible in the background. A label on the bottom left corner of the mat that reads, "Blanket Springs School donated by Mr. & Mrs. Skippings". "Blanket Springs School" is also written in the top right corner of the photo mat in pencil.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bledsoe and Moreland Fur House, Goldthwaite, Texas]

Photocopy of a store stocked floor to ceiling with various animal pelts for sale. A sign hanging in the top of the photo reads, "Guarantee Animal Bait, For Sale Here." The name of the store, "Bledsoe and Moreland Fur House", is written onto the bottom right corner of the photo.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bottling Works]

Photograph of six men grouped inside of a bottling plant warehouse, with machines visible in the background and a stack of bottle crates visible in the right foreground. The man seated in the left foreground is labeled on the back as B. F. Geeshin.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bowden Cafe]

Photograph of the interior of Bowden Cafe, where two men, one a barkeep and one a patron, are standing on either side of the bar in the center of the photo and several kinds of signage, posters, and products are visible on the wall to the right.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bowden Hotel]

Photograph of a two story structure with the words, "Bowden Hotel" painted in large letters above a balcony over a main entrance area. Several people are gathered in front of the open doorways beneath the balcony. The man and woman on the far left of the group are identified on the back of the photo as the owners of the hotel. A set of stairs can be seen going up the outside of the building to the left. A business card for the hotel is attached to the bottom edge of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Casey Grocery, Mullin, Texas]

Photograph of the interior of a grocery store where two men are standing together near the center, each with an elbow raised on the shop counter. A banana bunch can be seen stood up on the counter between them. The man on the left is identified on the back as Starling Casey, and the man on the right is identified as E. F. Casey. Flour bags and crates are visible in the foreground, a stand full of seed packets sits to the right, and other various store items are shelved on the back wall beyond the counter.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Center City Group]

Photograph of a group of men and women posed together on a steep, rocky hillside with shrubbery around them. A label taped to the photo mat reads, "Center City Bunch", and "C.C. Bunch" is written on the back of the mat along with an illegible name.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Center City Music School Group]

Photograph of a group of men and women from Center City Music School posed together in the woods and holding various string musical instruments.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Center City School Class 1931]

Photograph of a group of school children of various ages and their teachers from Center City School, posed outside in front of a building alcove. The students and teachers are named on a typed out paper adhered to the back of the photo.
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Center City Singing Group]

Photograph of a group of men, women and one toddler posing outdoors with song books. An automobile is visible in the background to the right. A note is stapled to the photo labeling the members, titled, "Center City Singing Group".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History