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[Sydney Davis (Sr.), as a teenager.]

Photographic portrait identified as Sydney Davis (Sr.), as a teenager. Davis is wearing a dark suit jacket, striped shirt, and thin bow tie. Image is cropped into an oval and mounted on a dark gray cardboard matte. Matte has a raised black oval with scroll detailing at top and bottom around the image. Photographer's mark in lower right corner, "R. Wear, Sherman, Tex." Not dated. Image dimensions: 5.0 cm x 7.0 cm
Date: 1910
Creator: Wear, R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Childhood Home of Gene Autry

A wooden-frame house in field. The childhood home of Gene Autry near Tioga.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on Its Way to Whitesboro

Photograph of people riding horses while participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train traveling to Whitesboro, Texas. The photo shows a large group of people horseback riding on the shoulder of a paved road.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on Its Way to Whitesboro

Photograph of a child riding a horse during the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train traveling to Whitesboro, Texas. The photo shows three people on horses along a paved road. Trees and a car are visible in the background.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Campsite Marker in Whitesboro

Photograph of a stone campsite marker in Whitesboro, Texas, in front of a white fence and gate. The top of the marker is in the shape of the state of Texas and has a a line marking the route of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. Text below says: "On June 22, 1986 the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles, it visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage."
Date: 1986~
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train on Its Way to Whitesboro

Photograph of a child participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train traveling to Whitesboro, Texas. Two adults and a child are pictured on horseback riding along a paved road. A car across the road is visible in the background.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Whitesboro

Photograph of the 3,000 Mile Stone Marker commemorating the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train located in Whitesboro, Texas. The stone marker memorializes the journey taken by participants of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train, it reads, "The Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles. It visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage." The marker also includes the path taken by these people during their journey.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Whitesboro with 3000-Mile Stone Marker

Close-up photograph of the 3,000 Mile Stone Marker for the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train located in Whitesboro, Texas. The stone marker commemorates the journey taken by participants of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train, it reads, "The Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles. It visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage." The marker also includes the path taken by these people during their journey.
Date: June 22, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexander McGehee

Photograph of Alexander McGehee posing with a rifle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The "Katy Flyer" departing from Denison, Texas]

Missourri - Kansas - Texas (Katy) Railroad's oldest name train: the "Katy Flyer" train No. 6 northbound, headed by Engine No. 395, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive with a consist of eight standard heavyweight cars, departing from Denison, Texas enroute to St. Louis.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burt C. Blanton and G. Robert Freeman, Jr. in Denison, Texas]

Burt C. Blanton and G. Robert Freeman, Jr. have just de-trained from a trip aboard the "Flying Scotsman" at the KATY Station in Denison, Texas on June 20, 1970.
Date: June 20, 1970
Creator: Hanlon, Pat
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Portrait

Copy negative of a portrait of the Buchanan family, with the parents sitting in chairs, three children sitting on hay bales, two children standing, and two babies in the parents' laps. Pictured are Robert Lee, George Young, Mary L. A., Henry William Andrew, Mary Prichard, Charlotte, Joseph C. Buchanan, and three others.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man #1

Copy negative of a portrait of Oscar H. Curry wearing a suit, standing behind a prop fence, in front of a painted background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Portrait

Copy negative of a Curry family portrait with Oscar H. Curry, Arthur H. Curry, Mary S. Curry, William A. Curry, Lucretia Curry, and Mary Elizabeth Short Curry. The two parents are sitting, and the children are standing behind and between them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man #2

Copy negative of a portrait of Oscar H. Curry wearing a suit, standing behind a prop fence, in front of a painted background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man and Woman at Cemetery

Copy negative of Nancy Boles and William Andrew Buchanan standing near a cemetery. Nancy is wearing a floral dress and hat and William is wearing dress pants and shirts with suspenders and is holding a hat in his right hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Nat, Billy and Billy Perkins

Copy negative of the portrait of Nat, Jack and Billy Perkins. The picture shows three boys wearing nice clothes sitting next to each other.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Nat, Billy and Billy Perkins

Copy negative of the portrait of Nat, Jack and Billy Perkins. The picture shows three boys wearing nice clothes sitting next to each other.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Nat, Billy and Billy Perkins

Copy negative of the portrait of Nat, Jack and Billy Perkins. The picture shows three boys wearing nice clothes sitting next to each other.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family on Hillside; Men by Car in Country

Copy negative of two pictures. The top picture is of William Morris and the Morris family posing in a large field in Grayson County, Texas. The bottom picture is of Gazzie and Art Morris standing by the back of a car in front of a mountain near Albany, Texas.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Girl

Copy photograph of a portrait of Bessie and Jennie Perkins. They are posed with their hands on a prop gate. Behind them is a backdrop with trees. Below the photograph is a note that says, "Bessie & Jennie Perkins (Uncle Jack's daughters)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Girl

Copy photograph of a portrait of Lula Perkins. She is posed standing with her right hand on a prop gate. She is standing on a fur rug and there are flowers nearby. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Lula Perkins (Uncle Billy's daughter)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy photograph of a portrait of Lee Perkins. He is pictured from the shoulders up and is wearing a suit and bow tie. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Lee Perkins, Gordonville (Uncle Billy's son)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man and Woman

Copy negative of two photographs. The portrait on the left is of Nat D. Perkins. He is wearing a dark suit with a bow tie and holding a curtain. An attached typed note beneath the photograph reads, "Father, Nat D. Perkins". The portrait on the right is of an unidentified woman seated in a chair with fringe. She is wearing a long dress with a light-colored collar.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History