Resource Type

[Harper Brown]

Cabinet card photograph of Harper Brown visible from the chest up. He has his head turned to a three-quarters profile view, and wears a long moustache. He wears a three piece suit and tie with a jeweled pin in the tie knot. The card has decorative indentations on the edges, and the studio imprint at the bottom reading, "Barron, Terrell, Texas." An inscription above the imprint and another on the back reads, "Harper Brown.'
Date: unknown
Creator: Barron
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sybil Brown]

Cabinet card photograph of Sybil Brown, Uncle Harper's Stepdaughter. She is visible from the waist up and wears a white lace dress with a metal guitar brooch at her throat and a cross necklace. Half of her hair is pulled up and tied with a ribbon, and she looks to the left. The card has decorative scalloped edges, and at the bottom is the studio imprint in brownish ink which reads, "Barron, Terrell, Texas." On the back is the following inscription: "Sybil - Brown / Uncle Harper's step daughter."
Date: unknown
Creator: Barron
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cassie Brown with hair up]

Cabinet Card photograph of Aunt Cassie Brown seen from the chest up. She wears a dark blouse with a diagonal row of embroidery and diagonal decorative buttons making a V on her chest. She wears a key as a brooch. Bellow the image is the studio imprint reading, "Barron's Studio / Opera Block, Terrell, Texas." The back of the card has an inscription reading, "Aunt Carrie [sic] Brown / (Mrs. Harper Brown.)"
Date: unknown
Creator: Barron's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a girl]

Cabinet card photograph of a young girl visible from the chest up. She has one elbow resting on a piece of furniture in front of her, and her cheek resting on that hand. The other hand rests on the furniture. She wears a short sleeve, light colored top, a metal bracelet, ring and necklace. He hair is styled in long ringlets with curled bangs. She is posed in a three-quarters view. The card has decorative scalloped edges and the studio imprint at the bottom reads, "Barron's Studio, Opera Block, Terrell, Tex." An inscription on the back reads, "? Stirman."
Date: unknown
Creator: Barron's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Football team seated on bleachers]

Photograph of an American football team seated on wooden bleachers. Some of the team wear shoulder pads under their plain long sleeve shirts. They wear breeches that go over the knee and tube socks that go up to the knee. Four men wear dark suits and hats, and another wears a white button down shirt, tie and hat. The photo is mounted to a grey board with decorative printed boarders and a printed information about Bryant Studio.
Date: [1910..1929]
Creator: Bryant Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Allen family riding donkeys in Mineral Wells]

Photograph of five people mounted on donkeys in a rocky outcrop with a rocky mountain wall behind them. They are all dressed up, the women wearing long dresses or skirts and the man wearing a three-piece suit, and the boy at center wearing a nice jacket. All wear hats except the man, whose hat has fallen on the ground, and the boy who holds his hat. The photograph is mounted on black cardstock which has an imprint in gold on the lower left corner that reads, "Photo Car / H. Clark / Mineral Wells, / Texas." On the back is an inscription naming the individuals from right to left: "Annie Emery - Dr. J. W. Allen - Paul Emery - Dr. F.D. Emery - ?" There is also a large imprint on the back for the Weatherford, Mineral Wells & Northwestern Railway.
Date: August 1901
Creator: Clark, H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Arthur Smith]

Cabinet card photograph of a toddler with short blond hair combed to the side, and wearing a white lace gown. He sits on a whit wicker chair with decorative back. The printed image is in an oval shape. The studio imprint at the bottom of the card reads, "Cummings Studio, Kaufman, Texas." An inscription on the back reads, "Arthur Smith / Greene, Tex. / Eva Stirman older boy."
Date: unknown
Creator: Cummings Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth High School class photograph]

Photograph of the Fort Worth High School class taken on the steps of the brick and stone building. A few students are seated in the first two rows while the rest stand. The women wear long dresses or skirts with long sleeve blouses. The men wear dark suits with ties. Some students wear hats. The photo is mounted to an off-white board with gold printed designs framing the photo and the words "The D. H. Swartz View Co., Fort Worth, Texas." The board is mounted to another board that has paper strips with typewritten text reading: "Fort Worth High School taken by D H Swartz Co. . date c 1890s Third row from top , fourth from left, above and to left of girl with rose in hand is FRANCES DAISY EMERY. Her head is tilted to her right / Her sister Annie Bell (sic) Emery is third from bottom row and third from left. She is holding the hand of a close friend Lucy Nored( later Mrs Lucy Runnels Wright)." A hand written inscription on the back reads, "1890-1894-Hi Sc" and also lists Frances and Sheila Allen's address.
Date: 189X
Creator: D. H. Swartz View Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen Sweet Sixteen]

Cabinet card photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen wearing a blouse with a large ruffled collar and a large bow at the center of the collar. Her hair is styled in an up-do and she has small dangling earrings. At the bottom of the card, printed in gold ink is "Daniel, Ft. Worth, Texas," and in very light handwriting the words "Dr. Daisy." Handwritten on the back of the card in blue ink is ""Sweet 16" Daisy."
Date: 1892~
Creator: Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damaged photograph of Dr. J. W. Allen]

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen wearing a suit and tie. The photograph is damaged around Dr. Allen's face. The photo is mounted to a white board with scalloped edges. Red printed text at the bottom reads: "J. E. Daniel, Fort worth, Texas." Handwritten in the lower right corner is the date "1892."
Date: 1892
Creator: Daniel, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Emery Sisters]

Photograph of Annie Belle Emery Bright (looking to the side), Sue Lottie Emery, and Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen, each wearing a highly decorative dress with collar that covers the neck. They each have their hair up, and Frances wears wire rimmed glasses. The photograph is mounted on black cardstock with an oval window with a decorative embossed border. Embossed on the lower right corner of the cardstock is "Deane / Dallas / Texas." Inscription on the back reads "1902."
Date: 1902
Creator: Deane
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sheila Emery Allen and Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen Elko book prints]

Yellow paper album, bound with red plastic spiral, containing three snapshots of Sheila Emery Allen and Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen. The snapshots are square with shallow, scalloped edges and rectangular holes in the top borders for the binding spiral. The first photograph shows the two women seated together on what appears to be a living room couch, with a crocheted or knitted blanket on the couch back and a side table holding a lamp and books. The second photograph shows Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen seated alone on the couch, looking at the camera with her left hand raised. The third photograph shows Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen seated alone on the couch and looking down at a glove she is holding in her hands.
Date: 195X
Creator: Elko Photo Finishing Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Archie Tucker]

Photograph of Archie Tucker, Ada Wren's son. He is visible from the chest up and wears a dark suit and tie. The photo is cut into a narrow oval and mounted on a cream colored board which has the studio imprint at the bottom right reading, "Gentry / Dallas." The back of the card has many inscriptions reading, "F.D. Emery / Ada Waa's son / Archie Tucker Dallas / Granma Emery's (cousin Mug's) grandson."
Date: unknown
Creator: Gentry
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aunt Effie and Harper Brown]

Cabinet card photograph of Aunt Effie and Harper Brown visible from the chest up. Effie wears a white dress with puffed shoulders, which has black pieces of fabric capping the shoulders and around her neck with a buckle. She wears wire framed glasses and has her hair twisted up in a bun on top of her head with a P shaped pin sticking out of the top. Harper wears a dark three piece suit with a mason pin on his vest lapel, an anchor on his tie, and another pin on his jacket lapel. He has a moustache. Both look to the side of the camera. An embossed imprint for the Hudson studio is at the bottom of the card. Inscriptions on the back read, "Brown / Harper," and "Aunt Effie Brown."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hudson
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harper Brown seated]

Cabinet card photograph of Harper Brown seated in a lattice chair with decorative swirls coming off the top of the back. He wears a dark three piece suit and tie, holds a fedora style hat. He looks to the side of the camera and crosses his legs at the knee. At the bottom of the card is written, "Harper Brown," and the studio imprint is embossed reading, "Hudson / Paris, Texas." Small decorative circular patterns are embossed around the edges of the card.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hudson
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three men: Brown, Barry, and Mulford]

Photograph of three men all wearing dark suits, vests, and hats. Two men are seated and visible from the chest up, while the third man stands behind and between them with his hands resting on the seat back. The men all have moustaches and look to the left of the photo. The photograph is mounted on a dark board with an embossed studio imprint which reads, "Hudson." The back of the board has the following inscription: "F.D.E. / J. [illegible] Brown , Billy Barry, & C. R. Mulford / probably 98 / Elizabeth Brown Emery's brother on right. / DEA's uncle Harper married Aunt Ella ([illegible])."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hudson
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo engraving of Dr. D. E. Allen in The National Cyclopedia of American Biography folder]

Engraved print of a photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen placed inside a folder from The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. Dr. Allen wears a dark button-down blouse with a horizontal bar brooch at the collar. The folder has is a light tan color with a woven texture and dark gray text reading :" The National Cyclopedia of American Biography / James T. White & Company / New York."
Date: 1948
Creator: James T. White and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large elementary school class outside]

Photograph of a large group of elementary school students outdoors in front of a school building. The girls all wear dresses with different patterns. An adult woman stands to the right of the group, another at the back left of the group, and a man in suite and hat stands at the far left of the group.
Date: 192X
Creator: Jernigan Photo Service
System: The Portal to Texas History

[R. Vickery School fourth grade class]

Photograph of the R. Vickery School's fourth grade class standing on steps outside of the building. The girls wear skirts and dresses, and the boys wear button up shirts and breeches that go to the knee. One boy in the front row does not wear socks or shoes. The teacher stands at the top of the steps towards the center of the group. At the bottom of the photo is a photographers inscription, on the left reading, "Vickery L S" and on the right reading, "Kennedy Photo Co." Both bottom corners of the board are damaged and missing pieces. The back of the photo is inscribed with a list of students according to row, and "Teacher - Miss Ely K. Wilkerson / 7/ 4th Grade."
Date: unknown
Creator: Kennedy Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sheila Emery Allen's R. Vickery School 4th grade class outside]

Photograph of elementary aged students standing on the steps of a school building in two rows. The girls wear dresses and the boys wear button up shirts and breeches that go to the knee. Three boys in the front row do not wear socks or shoes. The female teacher stands behind the top row at the far right. Sheila is indicated second from right in the front row with an "S" written under her feet. The photo is printed on a light colored board. On the back of the board is an inscriptions reading, "Sheila Allen class - Miss Kelly teacher - / 1920 Sept to Nov 25 - (Miss Cliff after Nov.)" followed by a list of the student names
Date: 1920
Creator: Kennedy Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aunt Lizzie Emery]

Photograph of Aunt Lizzie Emery viewed from the chest up. She wears a dark high-collared dress with puffed out sleeves and a small decorative pattern and embroidery around the collar. She wears a white bow made out of a thin fabric at her neck, with a brooch directly underneath of a star with a wreath around it. She look austere with her gaze slightly away from the camera, hair tied back, and round wire-framed glasses. The photo is mounted to an off white board, which has a studio imprint at the bottom reading, "Leffler / Fort Worth, Tex." An inscription on the back reads, "Mrs. J W Emery / Aunt Lizzie Emery."
Date: unknown
Creator: Leffler
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five young women in a row, possibly the Wren sisters]

Photograph of five women on a diamond shaped photograph. The women are in a row stacked with one behind the other, their heads going from the bottom corner of the photo to the top. Each wears a ruffled, high collared dress, and has their hair pinned back with small curls around their faces. on the two bottom edges of the cream colored board the photograph is mounted to is the studio imprint reading, "Leffler / Fort Worth, Texas." On the back of the board is the inscription, "Possibly the Wren sisters."
Date: unknown
Creator: Leffler
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five young women, possibly the Wren sisters]

Photograph of five young women grouped together. Each can only be seen from the chest up. All wear high necked ruffled dresses, and have their hair pinned up with small curls around their faces. The photograph is in a diamond shaped and mounted to a slightly larger white board. An inscription on the back reads, "Possibly the Wren sister."
Date: unknown
Creator: Leffler
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Allen family on mules in Mineral Wells]

Photograph of five members of the Allen family mounted on mules in a rocky outcrop, with trees and a rocky mountain wall behind them, in Mineral Wells, Texas. They are all dressed up, the women wearing long dresses or skirts and the man wearing a three-piece suit, and the boy at center wearing a nice jacket. All wear hats. The photograph is mounted to gray cardstock with a stamp at the lower left corner reading "Judson McClure, / Mineral Wells Texas,." On the back is a handwritten inscription, "Dr. F. D. Emery / August 1901."
Date: August 1901
Creator: McClure, Judson
System: The Portal to Texas History