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[Lamar State College]

Photograph of an exterior view of the Lamar State College theatre facilities. In front of the building, there are groups of people standing and walking on sidewalks. On the building above a set of doors, text says "Lamar Theater."
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur Macroni Radio Tower]

Photograph of Arthur Marconi Radio Tower at Lamar State College. On each side of the tower, there are cut out shapes in the form of "LS." Buildings and trees surround the tower; one building is identified as the Ruby Ruth Fuller Building. Guglielmo Marconi patented wireless telegraphy, and was a close friend of John W. Gates. Marconi personally built and installed the fifty feet tall antenna mounted on top of the 130 feet tall tower. The tower is part of the National Register of Historic Places, and Ruby Ruth Fuller Building is a Texas Historic Landmark.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lamar State College]

Photograph of Lamar State College campus. In the foreground, there is a round courtyard with four flower beds and four flag poles with the American flag, Texas flag, and two unknown. In the background, there are buildings and a radio tower; one building is identified as Ruby Ruth Fuller Building, a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and the tower is named Marconi Radio Tower, a National Register Historic Place.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gates Memorial Library]

Photograph of a building identified as Gates Memorial Library, a National Register Historic Place. There are columns in the front of the building. In the foreground, there is a round courtyard with four flower beds and four flag poles with the American flag, Texas flag, and two unknown. A bust on a cement slab and a street light are in the center.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration

Photograph of repaired and repainted windows on the north side of the second floor of the 1891 Colorado County Courthouse restoration project. The window and walls are covered with metal scaffolding.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roof Tile Box]

Photograph of the side of a box behind a chain link fence with a logo and the text, "Ludowici Roof Tile, Inc. P.O. Box 69, New Lexington, Ohio 43764. 'The crowning touch for over a century.'"
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Haltom's Jewelers]

Photograph of the exterior of Haltom's Jewelers, a red brick building with several turrets, in Fort Worth, Texas. A banner to the left advertises the Fort Worth Arts Festival, and there is a clock in front of the building.
Date: April 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration

Photograph of a double window on the north side of the first floor that has been repaired and repainted for the 1891 Colorado Courthouse Restoration Project.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration Interior

Photograph of the inside of the west entrance door of the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas. Sign on doors advises to use north exit only. Marble floors, double entry doors with a wide transom, and brass light fixture.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration Interior

Photograph of a doorway and wooden stairs inside of the Colorado County courthouse in Columbus, Texas. A floral light fixture hangs over the entryway.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Second Floor District Courtroom Entrance]

Photograph of the entrance to a courtroom in the Colorado County courthouse in Columbus, Texas. Double doors are set into a wall with wood paneling. Two light fixtures hang down over the carpeted floor. Chairs and a desk line the wall.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration Interior

Photograph of a green Tiffany glass dome in the ceiling of the Colorado County courthouse.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration Interior

Photograph of a light fixture hanging down from an ornate target pattern on a ceiling within the Colorado County courthouse of Columbus, Texas.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration Interior

Photograph of light fixtures hanging over a courtroom in the Colorado County courthouse in Columbus, Texas. Benches sit in the foreground while chairs are surrounded by a wooden fence.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Interior Ceiling

Photograph of the ceiling in the district courtroom in the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas. A light fixture hangs down in front of a window.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration Interior

Photograph of the jury box in the district courtroom in the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Tiffany Glass Dome

Photograph of a green Tiffany glass dome inside of the Colorado County courthouse.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Chairs

Photograph of three side chairs in the district courtroom in the 1891 Colorado County courtroom in down town Columbus, Texas.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Interior

Photograph of four wooden chairs sitting against a low wooden gate inside of the Colorado County courthouse.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration Interior

Photograph of a wall light fixture in the district courtroom in the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in down town Columbus, Texas.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration Interior

Photograph of a stairway in the interior of the Colorado County courthouse. The wooden stairs wind past windows and off white-walls. A small chandelier hangs on the wall under the landing over the floor above.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration

Photograph of restoration in progress on the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas. The view is of the north side of the courthouse facing U.S. Highway 90. Scaffolding covers the stone building.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration

Photograph of a construction crane operating on the northwest courthouse lawn. The crane is lifting bundles of tiles to the roof level.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1891 Colorado County Courthouse Restoration Interior

Photograph of the north entry hall of the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in down town Columbus, Texas. The interior features detailed woodwork, tall transom doors, arched hall decoration, brass light fixtures, marble floors, and historic photographs on the walls.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History