Resource Type

[Horses and Buggy]

Dark photograph of Wood Goin and another man on a horse-drawn cart.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men With Wells Fargo Wagon]

Photograph of three men posing in front of a Wells Fargo horse-drawn wagon. The two on the left wear jackets and bow ties. The man on the right, who wears a vest and holds the horse's reins, has been identified as Carl Mountz.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three men (possibly H.M. Shannon), Sheriff M.L. Woolley, and Deputy Dink Hagan]

Copy print of (H.M. Shannon??), Sheriff M.L. Woolley, and Deputy Dink Hagan standing on steps of Fort Bend County Jail. The men are wearing dark pants, white shirts, and hats. Shannon and Hagan are wearing ties. Woolley is wearing suspenders. Bars and brick exterior walls in background.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Deputy Dink Hagan, Sheriff M.L. Woolley, and another man (possibly Raymond Moore)]

Copy print of Deputy Dink Hagan, Sheriff M.L. Woolley, and (Raymond Moore??) posing with pistols for a studio portrait. Woolley was FBC Sheriff from 1911-1914. All three men are wearing dark suits with white shirts. Woolley, who is in the center, has a thick dark mustache.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Full-length studio portrait of Sheriff M.L. Woolley]

Copy print of Sheriff M.L. Woolley. Full-length studio portrait. Woolley, who has a thick dark mustache, is wearing a dark suit and hat with white shirt. Single lapel pin and watch fob are visible. He has his left hand on his hip, his other hand is at his right side. Woolley was FBC Sheriff from 1911-1914.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A locomotive in Booth, Texas in 1911.]

Photograph (copy) of a locomotive in Booth, Texas in 1911. The locomotive has the number 3009 on the front. A man identified as Wiley Jones is standing on the left side of the locomotive. A Texas flag is flying to his left. A group of men can be seen in the background, right, in front of a wooden building. Trees in left background. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Santa Fe locomotive "AT Booth Tex. Nov. 11, 1911".]

Photograph (copy) of a Santa Fe locomotive "AT Booth Tex. Nov. 11, 1911" as written on the bottom of the photograph in white. Banner on the locomotive reads: SANTA FE TYPE MALLET ARTICULATED COMPOUND LOCOMOTIVE LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD BUILT AT TOPEKA SHOPS LENGTH 120 FEET 7 INCHES WEIGHT 850,000 POUNDS MOTIVE POWER 110,000 POUNDS COST $43,880.00 1911 (the rest is not legible). Two men are standing to the left of photograph and four men and one woman wearing a white dress are standing to the right of the photograph. A small tree is in the bottom right corner. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: November 11, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tubby (L.F.) O'Shieles on a pony]

Photograph (copy) of Tubby (L.F.) O'Shieles on a pony. Kitty Marshall is standing next to the pony. The photograph was taken in 1911. O'Shieles is wearing short pants with white shirt with hat. Marshall is wearing a dark dress with bib front. She has a big bow and a necklace around her neck. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Richmond, c. 1911]

Copy of photograph of downtown Richmond, ca. 1911. Photo is taken along third street by railroad tracks, looking south toward J.H.P. Bank Building. Horses and wagons in foreground. Photo is blurry.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man reclining in a wooden chair]

Photograph of man reclining in a wooden chair in an sparsely furnished office. Man is identified on the back of the photo in blue pen as "Grandpa James S. Alley, Rosenberg, Texas, Real Estate Office in Rosenberg about 1906-1912 on 3rd St." Calendar on wall dates to 1911. Alley is leaning back on the back legs of a wooden chair, reading the newspaper. There are three more chairs in the room, one in front of him and two behind him. Wall of office is made of horizontal wainscoting, white at the top, black at bottom 1.5 ft. Image is mounted on a black cardboard matte. Matt is broken away along the top and right edges of the image. Image dimensions: 17.4 cm x 12.0 cm
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Obituary of A.D. McNabb Sr.]

Photograph of the newspaper clipping (and photo) of the obituary of A.D. McNabb, Sr. Clipping titled "Death of A.D. McNabb, Sr.". Photo (by Deane. 306 Preston Street, Houston, Texas.) Photograph is of the profile of a man with thinning, dark hair and a mustache. He is wearing a dark colored suit that is buttoned at top. He has a pin or decorative button at collar of white shirt.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Baker with a mustache]

Photograph of George Baker. (as identified on back of photo in pencil and blue ink.) Older, balding man with gray hair and mustache. His suit jacket has a medal and pin attached to the left lapel. He has a white shirt and striped tie (crooked). Photo (oval cut) is mounted on a tan cardboard matte. Photographer name is engraved in lower, right corner: ?, Houston, Texas. Photo has scratches in top right area. Matte is stained (water?).
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train and station at Booth, Texas. Side view of train.]

Train and station at Booth, Texas. Side view of train. Fence in foreground. Roof top of train station (in background) visible above train. Dated November 11, 1911.
Date: November 11, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tom Haley Home

William Haley and his family moved to the area during the late 1850s. They settled northwest of the future town site of Irving in what became known as the Estelle community. Tom Haley, William's son, farmed a large piece of land his father had given him as a wedding gift. When his children became of school age, he decided that it would be more convenient for his wife and kids to stay in Irving during the school year. This is a photo of the home the family rented in town. At the fence on the left is Vera Haley (Anderson) and one of her sisters Bertha Haley (Gleghorn), c. 1911.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Essie and Joe Keeling Family

Essie and Joe Keeling were from two early Irving families. They married in 1910. The couple had three children. Here the couple is pictured with two of their children, Helen on the right and Weldon on the left, c. 1911-1912.
Date: [1911..1912]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #2

Lock and Dam #2
Date: January 12, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam at W.R.S.

Lock and Dam at W.R.S. (White Rock Shoals).
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos River: Snagboat Navasota

Snagboat Navasota
Date: March 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos River: Snagboat Waco

Snagboat Waco
Date: March 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brownies Basketball Team, North Texas State Normal College

1911 - 1912 Brownies Basketball Team, North Texas State Normal College. Women in uniforms and one holding a basketball.
Date: 1911~/1912~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The George Ranch house from an east approach]

Photograph of the George Ranch house, east approach. The two story white wooden house has three of the four chimneys visible. The two open porches on have white railing. There is a rocking chair on the bottom porch. Two oak trees partially obscure view of the front of house. The cistern house, to the left of the main house, is not painted and has no weather vane on top during this period. The top of a windmill is seen between the cistern house and the main house. A white picket fence is in front of the house and a wire fence for foul encloses the picket fence. Inside of the wire fence on right and to the left of the wooden gate are several wooden boxes (coops ?). There is no driveway leading to front. Stamped on back of photo in black: "316".
Date: [1911..1924]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man on horseback watching over a flock of sheep at George Ranch house]

Photograph of the George Ranch house taken before December 21, 1924. The George Ranch house is a two story white wooden house with a cistern house on the left of the house. The house is enclosed by a white picket fence. In left foreground, there is a man on horseback watching over a flock of sheep. The man, who has a long gray beard, is wearing dark pants, jacket, and a hat. On the George Ranch house, note that both porches are open, both story windows are shuttered, and foul pens are at southeast approach of house. The cistern house is unpainted in this photograph, and has a weather vane at the top of it. There is no driveway leading to the front of the house. Photograph .001 is mounted on black cardboard substrate. Dimensions below are of the image itself. Dimensions of .001 on substrate are approximately: 25.4 cm x 20.3 cm.
Date: [1911..1924]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A man on horseback watching over a flock of sheep at George Ranch house]

Photograph of the George Ranch house taken before December 21, 1924. The George Ranch house is a two story white wooden house with a cistern house on the left of the house. The house is enclosed by a white picket fence. In left foreground, there is a man (possibly identified as Wiley Jones) on horseback watching over a flock of sheep. The man, who has a long gray beard, is wearing dark pants, jacket, and a hat. On the George Ranch house, note that both porches are open, both story windows are shuttered, and foul pens are at southeast approach of house. The cistern house is unpainted in this photograph, and has a weather vane at the top of it. There is no driveway leading to the front of the house. Photograph .001 is mounted on black cardboard substrate. Dimensions below are of the image itself. Dimensions of .001 on substrate are approximately: 25.4 cm x 20.3 cm.
Date: [1911..1924]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Streetcars no. 30 and no. 40 of the Denton Traction Company in front of the courthouse]

The No. 30 and No. 40 Denton Traction Company streets cars in front of the Denton County Courthouse. The unidentified conductor for the No. 30 is standing next to the car and an unidentified passenger stands in the door. An unidentified passenger is standing in the door of the No. 40 car. The cars are standing at the diverging point for the lines at the intersection of Elm and Hickory streets. The streetcars were made by the Danville Car Company.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History