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Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (A.T.S.F.) Train Engine, #1080
Photograph of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (A.T.S.F.) Train Engine, #1080. The words "Safety First A.T. & S.F." are written in white paint on the side of the black train locomotive.
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historic Plaque, Brooke Smith, Brownwood
Photograph of a historic marker about Brownwood citizen, Brooke Smith. It reads: "One of ten children, Brooke Smith was born in 1853 to Paulina Thilman (Doswell) and John Snelson Smith, Jr. in Hanover County, Virginia. The family moved to Indiana in 1860 and then to Waco, Texas ten years later. There, Brooke became a clerk at Lyons, Cohn & Co. and decided to move west and open his own store in 1876. Partnering with Sol Lyons and Otto Steffens, he opened a general store in Brownwood, then a frontier town. With no banks in the town, Smith and Steffens placed a large safe in their store where they kept their own funds, as well as financial deposits entrusted to them by area ranchers and farmers. The operation eventually became known as Pecan Valley Bank. Brooke Smith continued in the banking business, served as a school trustee and was elected Brownwood mayor in 1886. During his tenure, the city built its first water system and, in 1894, Smith solicited a survey for a dam at the site where Lake Brownwood would eventually be built. He contributed to both Howard Payne and Daniel Baker Colleges, serving as secretary-treasurer of the latter for …
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Sante Fe Passenger Depot
Photograph of the Brownwood Sante Fe Train depot. It is a white and brown building, with green windows and doors. There is a large yard with small trees in front of the building.
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Harvey House
Photograph of the Brownwood Harvey House. It is a brown, white, and green building. Cars are parked in a row outside.
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Sante Fe Passenger Depot, Historic Plaque
Photograph of a historic plaque at the Brownwood Sante Fe Passenger Depot. It reads: "Railroad construction began in Brown County in 1884, and the first train arrived in Brownwood in 1885. This depot was designed by Jarvis Hunt of Chicago and built in 1909 by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company. It accommodated traffic from a major rail junction between California and Texas and led to increased regional development. Passenger train usage peaked during World War II as 15 trains came through here daily. Architectural features include solid red brick construction with stucco finish. Broad round arches, a 7-bay primary facade and a hipped red tile roof." Another plaque above the historic one reads: "Santa Fe Railroad Depot has been listed in the national register of historic places by the United States Department of the Interior, 1976."
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Harvey House, Historic Plaque
Photograph of a historic plaque for the Brownwood Harvey House. It says: "Built in 1914 immediately east of Brownwood Sante Fe railroad depot, this was one of a series of restaurants operated along the Santa Fe line by the Fred Harvey Company, products of railroad agent Fred Harvey's idea to provide superior food and lodging for travelers. The Harvey House was popular from its opening day. The restaurant and hotel closed in 1937, but reopened to serve military personnel when Camp Bowie was established in World War II. It closed permanently in 1945 as passenger railroad travel declined in the era of prosperity following the war. Typical of railroad structures built in the southwest during this period by the Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe Railroad, the structure features elements of Spanish mission revival style with its red tile hipped roof and decorative brackets." There is another plaque above the historic marker, which says: "Santa Fe Railroad Harvey House has been listed in the national register of historic places by the United States Department of the Interior. 1976."
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cheapo Depot in Brownwood
Photograph of the Cheapo Depot in Brownwood, Texas. An old rusty truck and another car are parked in front of it.
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brown County Courthouse
Photograph of the Brown County Courthouse. Cars are parked in front of the courthouse, and several people are walking in to the building.
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vietnam & Veterans Memorial, Brown Co., V.F.W. Post 3278
Two monuments on the grounds of the Brown County Courthouse. Vietnam & Veterans Memorial, Brown Co., V.F.W. Post 3278
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memorial to Texans who served the confederacy, Brown County
Photograph of a memorial to Texans who served the confederacy in Brown County. "Camp Collier, C.S.A. Located 13 Mi. southwest, this camp was one of a chain of Texas frontier posts a days horseback ride apart from the Red River to the Rio Grande. Occupied by the Texas Frontier Regiment Patrols and Scouting Parties frequently sent out kept Indian actions in check and rounded up draft evaders. Always needed were food, clothing, horses, ammunition. These men shared few of the glories of the war, yet at the cost of the lives of not a few of them, these confederate soldiers managed to bring a measure of protection to a vast frontier area. A Memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy, erected by the State of Texas, 1963."
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brown County Museum of History
Photograph of the Brown County Museum of History, housed in the former Brown County Jail. There is a sign that says "Brown County Museum of History" outside the building. An orange cherry picker and a ladder lead up to a man standing on the roof.
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brown County Museum of History
Photograph of the Brown County Museum of History, housed in the former Brown County Jail. There is a sign that says "Brown County Museum of History" outside the building. An orange cherry picker and a ladder lead up to a man standing on the roof.
Date:
August 1, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Brown County, Texas
Text describing climate, agriculture, and soils of Brown County, Texas.
Date:
March 1948
Creator:
Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry), b. 1903
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Brown County, Texas
Map displays soil types along with bayous, lakes, rivers, agricultural field stations, refineries, pipelines, power transmission lines, towns, churches, country clubs, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. Separate, supplemental chart shows principle characteristics of each soil type.
Date:
March 1948
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Walter and Nancy McCormick
Walter Lee McCormick and Nancy Jeanette Witten McCormick. They were married on December 18, 1898.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
E. Schneider Art Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Brown County, no. 25
Inventory of records of Brown County housed in the Brown County Courthouse as of 1936 and 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Inspector of Sheep (Defunct). References laws naming Brown County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date:
May 1940
Creator:
Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Co. D. 141st. 1st Bn.
Photograph of three soldiers from World War II at Camp Bowie in Brownwood, Texas. The soldiers are members of the 141st Infantry Company D. From left to right: Billy Shell, Gil C. Russi, Hollis Wilson.
Date:
April 16, 1941
Creator:
Skillern's
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sgt. Seller outside tent Camp Bowie 1941
Photograph of Sgt. Sellers standing outside a tent at Camp Bowie in Brownwood, Texas in 1941. Sellers is wearing a military uniform.
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Katie Sinclair at Salute
Photograph of Katie Freeman Sinclair at salute in Camp Bowie. Unidentified buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
1941~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Camp Bowie Recreation Center
Letter about Camp Bowie Recreation Center, military camp during World War II, and a photograph of some new recruits including Lois Maxwell "Buddy" Sinclair, and a photograph of Katie Sinclair, Buddy's wife. The soldiers are members of the 141st Infantry, 36th Infantry Division.
Date:
1941-01-13~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Ice Company
Photograph of the Brownwood Ice and Fuel Company; Ice, Coal and Cold Storage. The brick building has two smokestacks and a cooling tower on top. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hinsdale & Bryant
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks, June 29 1883]
Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks. The letter is dated June 29, 1883.
Date:
June 29, 1883
Creator:
B.A.C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hooverlasso, Yearbook of Howard Payne College, 1918
Yearbook for Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas includes photos of and information about the college, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lasso, Yearbook of Howard Payne College, 1930
Yearbook for Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas includes photos of and information about the college, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date:
1930
Creator:
Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History