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[Cedar Springs United Methodist Church Plaque]

Photograph of a red granite plaque attached the side of a white clapboard building. The plaque reads "Cedar Springs United Methodist Church. This building was erected in 1898, after many years of worship in private homes and under brush arbors. It was built out of love of God and man."
Date: May 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. C. McQuerry House]

Photograph of a wooden two-story house with a veranda. The house has a brown shingle roof and is painted cream. A stone chimney is visible on the roof to the right. Two green potted plants flank the entrance stairway, and a group of chairs sit on either side of the door. A couch is located on the left side of the veranda and a swing hangs from the right.
Date: May 25, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. C. McQuerry House]

Photograph of a photograph lying on cement. The photo features a wooden two-story house across a road from a lot with a wire fence.
Date: 1985~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joe Johnson's Log Cabin]

Photograph of a derelict log cabin that belonged to a man named Joe Johnson. The small building has a tin roof that has been pulled up at one corner. The building is raised from its foundation by bricks under its corners. A contemporary building can be seen in the background to the right.
Date: 1985
Creator: Price, Jean
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article Regarding Homecoming and Reunion at the Palo Pinto School] (open access)

[Article Regarding Homecoming and Reunion at the Palo Pinto School]

Article regarding a reunion for former teachers and students of the Palo Pinto School, including location and a list of event officers. A brief history of the school is included.
Date: May 30, 1973
Creator: McDonald, Beulah
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Beulah McDonald to the Editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 30, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Beulah McDonald to the Editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 30, 1975]

Letter from Beulah McDonald to the editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram asking for advertising space for the annual homecoming and reunion at the Palo Pinto School.
Date: May 30, 1973
Creator: McDonald, Beulah
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Camp Wolters, Texas]

Photograph of the camp area of Camp Wolters as seen from the sky. Forests, fields, and roads surround the camp area, which is situated near the center of the photo. Rows of buildings can be seen in a section to the left and in another section closer to a body of water.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brad, Texas, Basketball Team]

Photograph of seven young women sitting together and wearing basketball uniforms with a "B" embroidered on front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brick Store in Santo, Texas]

Photograph of a two-story brick building with an awning over its two double doors. To the left hang signs that read "De Laval Cream Separators" and "Union Store."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bridge over the Brazos on Road North to Graford

Photograph of five men standing on the wooden railing of a bridge that covers a narrow passage of the Brazos River. The men are wearing hats and dark suits.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cardwell Family at a Methodist Camp Meeting at Cedar Springs, Texas]

Photograph of the Cardwell family posing together for a picture while attending a Methodist camp meeting in Cedar Springs, Texas. Alex Cardwell sits beside his wife. A young daughter stands to the left, and a son stands between the couple. Cardwell's life holds an infant in her lap. A temporary shelter built of tree limbs covers a bed, stove, chair, and trunk behind the group. Two dogs can be seen standing by the family.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chief Montgomery and His Wife]

Photograph of Chief Montgomery and his wife, both members of the Creek people. His wife has her haired tied back and wears a dress with a jacket, while Chief Montgomery wears a shirt, trousers, and a dark jacket while holding a cane by his right side. Buildings are visible behind the couple. A label with related information is taped to the top of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dark Valley Brazos River Bridge

Photograph of the first bridge over the Brazos River at Dark Valley Creek. Much of the lower left diagonal half of the photo is obscured. Three women can be seen standing on the bridge with three boys. One woman holds an umbrella over her head. The boys are wearing straw hats, white shirts, and neckties. A slip of paper inscribed with the words "Dark Valley Brazos River Bridge" is taped to the photo's mat.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawn Map of Palo Pinto Square]

Map of Palo Pinto Square from 1858 to 1882. This map depicts buildings and streets in the area as a series of labeled rectangles.
Date: unknown
Creator: Perkins, Grace
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The First Palo Pinto Methodist Church]

Photograph of the first Methodist church in Palo Pinto, Texas. The clapboard building has double doors, peeling paint on its outer walls, and a belfry.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Men on Wynn Mountain]

Photograph of four men sitting on a railing along the side of a dirt road on Wynn Mountain near Mineral Wells, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of the Palo Pinto School]

Photograph of the two-story brick Palo Pinto School. There are two rows of windows and a chimney can be seen at either side of the building. A tree grows in front of the school's entrance. A wood and wire fence is partially visible to the left and right in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[G. L. Rice & Co. General Store]

Photograph of G. L. Rice & Co. General Merchandise store in Strawn, Texas. The two-story brick building has an awning over its opening on the right. The name of the business is painted onto its side. "I. O. O. F." is written over the awning. A man is standing on the roof of an incomplete building in the background. Another man stands next to a pile of building materials
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garve Taylor's Store]

Photograph of Garve Taylor's store on a street corner. The corrugated metal building has a front largely comprised of windows. A Coca Cola advertisement is painted on the side of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Henry at Target Practice on Frozen Joel

Photograph of Henry Seaman firing a long gun toward a cliff face while sitting atop a horse. He is wearing a hat and heavy clothes. The cliff is the entrance to Hells Gate at Possum Kingdom Lake. The photo was taken before the building of the Morris Sheppard Dam on the Brazos River in Palo Pinto County.
Date: unknown
Creator: Randall, H. A.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hexagon Hotel Booklet] (open access)

[Hexagon Hotel Booklet]

Booklet containing two photographs of the Hexagon Hotel, as well as a series of architectural drawings of its floor plan.
Date: unknown
Creator: Howell, M. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hittson House on the 101 Ranch

Photograph of the Hittson House on the grounds of the 101 Ranch near Palo Pinto, Texas. The wooden house has a chimney rising from its center, a tree growing to its left, and a barbed wire fence in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The J. G. Bump Home

Photograph of a two-story clapboard house with a chimney stack rising out of the center of its' gabled roof. There is a small porch and veranda at the entrance that uses logs as supports. A slip of paper with a handwritten note that reads "The J. G. Bump Home Brad, Tx" is taped to the bottom of the photo mat.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joe and Rindy Bradford in Their General Store]

Photograph of Joe and Rindy Bradford standing on either side of a crate labeled "Kuhn's Butter-Nut Bread, Mineral Wells, Tex." An older man sitting at a table behind them. Shelves with a variety of products line the walls of the store.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History