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[Wendell and Walden Tarver Seated on Stairs]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver (left) and his younger brother, James Walden Tarver (right) seated on stone steps outside an unidentified building. Both are wearing light-colored clothing and appear to be unhappy. Wendell is raising his hands to his face and Walden is sucking his thumb. There is a Fox Tone stamp on the back and a handwritten note that says "Wendell & Walden Tarver."
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Outdoor Photograph of Wendell Tarver]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver wearing a winter coat, gloves, and hat, standing in the snow outside of a shed. There are metal basins and brush on the ground next to him; trees and houses are visible in the background. There is a Fox Tone stamp on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver Graduation Photograph]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver wearing a light-colored graduation cap and gown, standing on a lawn. He graduated from Burnet High School in Burnet, Texas during spring 1949. Neighborhood houses and trees are visible behind him.
Date: April 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men in Pig Pen]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver (left) and an unidentified FFA (Future Farmers of America) member on a farm in Burnet, Texas. The two men are wearing casual clothing and hats and appear to be standing in the middle of a pen. There are several pigs and a wire fence visible in front of the men. Various structures including a house and shed as well as trees and fence posts are visible in the background.
Date: April 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver and Dog]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver seated in the grass with a puppy on his lap outside of a house in Burnet, Texas. A porch is visible behind him including a trellis and several plants; there is a shadow in the foreground. There is a Fox Tone stamp on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1933~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Wendell Tarver in Texas A&M Uniform]

Portrait of Wendell Lee Tarver, visible from the chest up, taken while he was a student at Texas A&M University. He is wearing a light-colored shirt and tie with a darker-colored jacket; the jacket has pins with crossed rifles and the initials A.M.C. on the lapels. A handwritten note on the photograph says "Love, Wendell;" a second note on the frame outside the photo says "Wendell L. Tarver." The photo is inside a red folder.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Aggieland Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burnet, Texas First Grade Class Photo]

Photograph of the 1938 first grade class in Burnet, Texas. The students are arranged in three rows outside of a stone building and have their hands around one another's shoulders. The boy in the far left of the photo is Wendell Lee Tarver. Writing on the front of the photograph says "First Gr., Burnet, Tex., 1938" in the lower-left corner and "'Mecca' San - Ant" in the lower-right corner. The name "Wendell Lee Tarver" is handwritten on the back.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burnet, Texas Fourth Grade Class Photo]

Photograph of the 1941 fourth grade class in Burnet, Texas. The students are arranged in four rows outside of a brick building, seated in the front rows and standing in the back. Wendell Lee Tarver is in the front row, second from the right. Writing on the front of the photograph says "Fourth Grade, Burnet, Tex., 1941."
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell Tarver at Houston Fat Stock Show]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver and two unidentified men crouching in a cattle pen filled with straw at the Houston Fat Stock Show in Houston, Texas. Wendell (left) is wearing jeans , a button-down shirt, and a cowboy hat; he is holding a rope attached to a dark-colored calf standing just behind the men with a larger, dark-colored cow. The two men are wearing suits and hats and are gesturing as if they are speaking to Tarver. There are other animal pens partially visible in the background.
Date: [1947..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snow in Burnet, Texas]

Photograph of snow covering a pick-up truck and car in the driveway of John Agrippa Tarver's house in Burnet, Texas. A hedge lining the driveway on the right side of the photo is also covered in snow. Text above the image says "Jun 66" and a handwritten note on the back says "Snow in Burnet."
Date: June 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tarver Siblings]

Photograph of the Tarver siblings standing in a line together in front of a curtain that has a wood-grain pattern. They are, from left to right: Byron Lee, Carol Lynn, John Arthur (in back), and Lawrence Alden. Lynn appears to be wearing a navy blue graduation robe. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says, "May 1978, Byron, Lynn, Arthur, Larry."
Date: May 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tarver Family in Bedford, Texas]

Photograph of the Tarver siblings and their mother standing in a line together in front of a curtain that has a wood-grain pattern. They are posed with their arms around one another's shoulders; from left to right: Lawrence Alden, Mary Jane (Daniels) John Arthur, Carol Lynn, and Byron Lee. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says, "May 1978, Larry, Janie, Arthur, Lynn, Byron."
Date: May 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tarver Family Christmas Card, 1982]

Christmas postcard from the Tarver family including a photo on the left of the card. To the right of the photo, there is a color illustration of two pine cones on a branch and the words "Happy Holidays." In the photograph, the Tarver siblings and their mother are standing in a group in front of a brick wall; there are guns and horns hanging on the wall and shelves on the right containing books and knick-knacks. They are, from left to right: John Arthur, Lawrence Alden, and Byron Lee (back row); Mary Jane (Daniels) and Carol Lynn (front row). A handwritten note under the illustration says, "The Wendell Tarvers, 1982." A handwritten list on the back of the photograph says, "Janie Tarver, Arthur Tarver, Byron Tarver, Larry Tarver, Lynn Tarver."
Date: December 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Receiving Certificates]

Photograph of a group of people at an award ceremony. They are posed together in two lines outside of a brick building and are holding certificates. A man on the far left is shaking the hand of the last man in line as he hands over a certificate. The man second from the left in the front row is John Agrippa Tarver.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of John and Wendell Tarver]

Photograph of John Agrippa Tarver seated on the runner board of a partially-visible automobile, holding his infant son, Wendell Lee Tarver, on his lap. Text on back of photo: "John Tarver & Son, Wendell Lee."
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell and Walden Tarver in Pedal Cars]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver (right) and his younger brother, James Walden Tarver (left) seated on kiddie pedal cars. They are out-of-doors and there are bushes behind them. The back of the photo has a Fox Tone stamp.
Date: September 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell and Walden Tarver in Baby Carriage]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver (right) and his younger brother, James Walden Tarver, seated in a baby carriage with the hood down. The carriage is parked at the side of a house, next to a bush; trees are visible in the background. The back of the photo has a Fox Tone stamp and a handwritten note that says 'Wendell Tarver."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Susie Hickson Holding Wendell Tarver]

Photograph of Susie Hickson wearing a white nurse's uniform, holding an infant (Wendell Lee Tarver). They are outside in front of a tree; other trees and an automobile are visible in the background. There is a Fox Tone stamp on the back and a handwritten note that says, "Susie Hickson & Wendell Tarver."
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver]

Photograph of an infant, Wendell Lee Tarver, wearing light-colored clothing and propped up against a wall next to an open door. He has his hands raised to his mouth and is smiling. There is a Fox Tone stamp on the back and a handwritten note that says, "Wendell Lee Tarver."
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver]

Photograph of an infant, Wendell Lee Tarver, wearing a diaper and light-colored shoes, propped up against a wall next to an open door. He is reaching out to grab his left food. There is a Fox Tone stamp on the back.
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Wendell Tarver]

Photograph of a young boy wearing a light-colored long-sleeved shirt and shorts, standing in a yard. Trees and a house are partially visible on the back. Handwritten on back: "Wendell Tarver, age 12."
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Veterinary Conference Participants, 1967]

Photograph of thirteen men wearing suits, posing together at a veterinarian administrator conference. Four men are seated behind a table and have namecards in front of them; the other nine men are standing in a line behind them. In the left side of the image, a a poster on an easel is partially visible, labeled "How to Get the Most Out of a Conference." Printed text at the bottom of the photo: "13th Conference, Veterinarian Administrator Development Program. May 22-26, 1967. Hyattsville, Md."
Date: [1967-05-22..1961-05-26]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Medical School Group Portrait]

Photograph of 38 men wearing military-style uniforms that have dark coats and lighter slacks, posing together in four lines. The men in the front row are seated on the bench and the others are standing in three rows behind them. A sign on the back wall above them says, "Army Medical Service Meat & Dairy Hygiene School." Wendell Tarver is fifth from the right in the second row from the top.
Date: 195X
Creator: Q. M. Food & Container Institute. Graphic & Photographic Branch.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of Epidemiologists]

Photograph of forty-one veterinarians posing in front of velvet curtains on a stage; the typewritten label below says: "Epidemiological Orientation for Veterinarians. Salt Lake City May 20-24, 1963." The men are all wearing suits with nametags and are arranged in four rows, half on the stage and half in front, with the first row in each group seated in chairs and a second row standing behind. Wendell Tarver is in the back row, fifth from the right.
Date: [1963-05-20..1963-05-24]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History