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Rescuing Texas History, 2019
334
Frances Marion Allen Collection
156
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80
Woman’s Wednesday Club
60
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50
Rescuing Texas History, 2017
50
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42
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[Fort Worth University and students]
Photograph of the Fort Worth University building with the student body in front of it. Most people are standing or seated in an arc, while others stand on the windowsills or look out of windows. Everyone wears dark formal clothing, and men hold their hats. The photograph is mounted on a board which is mounted on another board. Strip of paper on board has printed text that reads : "Fort Worth University undated, probably 1890s." Inscription on back of board reads: "Frances and Sheila Allen / 2256 Fifth Avenue / Fort Worth, Texas 76110 / Tel. 924-4461 / June 1973."
Date:
189X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four photographs of musicians mounted on board]
Four photographs mounted on a single board with outlines and decorations drawn in white and black. The left photo is of four nicely dressed violinists holding their instruments and looking at sheet music. Two men are seated and a woman and man stand. At center are two oval photos, the right overlapping the left slightly. The left oval is of a mustachioed man wearing a dark suit and hat and holding a long umbrella under his arm. The right oval photo is a profile view of a woman from the shoulders up. She has light colored hair styled up and wears a large pearl earring. The far right photograph, slightly covered by the right oval photograph is of a woman in a renaissance period style dress and head piece. She stands with her body turned to the side, head facing the camera, and arms slightly outstretched to show the long fabric hanging off her sleeves. The back of the board shows heavy water damage. Various inscriptions on back read: "Ellen Jane Lindsay as Katherine Carr"; "my teacher - Richard Epstein - Mrs. Joan Pratiss's son-in-law"; "the Zollners studying Carl Venth's in [illegible] in Los Angeles"; "The dear girl Nina Lyman …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Frank Crew's home on Henderson]
Photograph of a two story craftsman style house, with a front porch that wraps around the left side of the house. In the shallow front yard, there is a wooden bench swing, and a low wire fence at the edge of the sidewalk. Trees stand in front of the house in the grassy area between the sidewalk and the street. The photo damaged in a few areas with scratches and loss to the image, and is missing the lower right corner. The photograph is mounted on an off-white board which is also heavily damaged with water stains and rips at the top left and bottom right corners. The back of the board has two sets of inscriptions. The blue ink inscription reads: "Crews (Frank) Ella- / on Henderson / [illegible] Ella was Horace Cherry's sis- / Frank Crews given by Tofosie Pufman." The inscription in pencil is a long list of words with numbers at the end. The back has tape corresponding to the rips in the board.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fred R. Stirman]
Cabinet card photograph of a young boy, standing next to a chair with a blanket with geometric designs draped over it. He leans towards the chair with one arm resting on the chair back and one foot crossed over the other. He stands in front of a backdrop showing part of a window or doorway. The studio imprint is on the bottom of the card and reads, "Peery's Studio, Kaufman, Texas." An inscription on the back reads, "Fred Stirman."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Peery's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Freddie Houghton as an infant]
Carte de visite photograph of Freddie Houghton as an infant. He is seated on a fur covered chair and wears a gown with a lace collar and bib, and lace around the lower hem. He also wears dark boots and has light colored hair at the top of his head. On the back of the card is an inscription in pencil reading, "Fred Houghton," and the photographer's studio imprint which reads, "F. H. McMillen, portrait and landscape photographer / Duplicates of this photo can be secured at any time / Second floor, Evans block, Riverside, California."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
McMillen, F. H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gem tintype portrait of young girl 1]
Gem tintype photograph of a young girl from the chest up. She wears a striped jacket buttoned to the collar, and a black hat that covers only the very top of her head. She has shoulder-length light colored hair with straight bangs. She looks directly at the camera and does not smile. Her eyes and mouth are slightly blurred. The photograph has cracks in the emulsion layer in the upper right corner, and at the very corner a section has flaked off.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gem tintype portrait of young girl 2]
Gem tintype photograph of a young girl from the chest up. She wears a striped jacket buttoned to the collar, and a black hat that covers only the very top of her head. She has shoulder-length light colored hair with straight bangs. She looks directly at the camera and does not smile. There are slight losses of the emulsion layer on all edges of the image.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gem tintype portrait of young girl 3]
Gem tintype photograph of a young girl from the shoulders up. She wears a striped jacket buttoned to the collar, and a black hat that covers only the very top of her head. She has shoulder-length light colored hair with straight bangs. She looks directly at the camera and does not smile. The image is slight off center, skewed to the lower right corner. There are spots along the bottom of the image where the emulsion layer is damaged.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group photo outdoors with elderly Uncle Rollin and Aunt Dollie Stirman]
Photograph of a group of people standing outdoors posing for a photo together. An old man with a mustache and thinning hair stands behind a wheelchair occupied by an old woman wearing a long white dress. A young boy stands next to the wheelchair while another stands in front. Two men and a woman stand to the right of the woman in the wheelchair. Trees, the top of a covered bridge, and a house can be seen in the background. There is a white border around the snapshot.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Headstone and grave of Brown family member]
Snapshot photograph of a white block headstone in a cemetery. Text on the headstone is not visible. Other grave markers and trees are visible in the background. A red stamp on the back reads, "Finished by / The National Studios / [illegible] Elm Street / Dallas, Texas." An handwritten inscription on the back reads, "The grave of [illegible] Brown / at [illegible] Tex. / Erected by his / grant children in / 1927. / Grandpa died in / 1885 at the age of / 75 while holding / a revival [illegible].
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man with child on each knee]
Tintype photograph of a man with a young girl on each knee. He wears a white button down shirt with a tie and vest, and a dark wide-brimmed hat. He has a large moustache and holds a long pipe in his mouth. The girls on the left wears a white dress with a dark jacket over the top. The jacket has two sets of buttons going from bottom to collar, and decorative embroidery on the cuffs and collar. She wears a white hat. The girl on the right wears a white dress with an open black jack which is ruffled along the edges and cuffs. She wears a black hat. Both girls claps their hands on their laps, and everyone looks directly at the camera. All four corners are cut off diagonally.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Miss Annie Belle Emery Bright on California trip]
Photograph of a group of thirty-four people sitting on large rocks with a flowing river behind them. Women in the group wear light colored long, long sleeve dresses, some with decorative collars, and many wear wide brimmed hats, some with veils. The men wear dark suite, and some wear or hold boater style hats. Most of the group looks at the camera. One woman is facing away and some people peak from behind others. An inscription on the back of the photograph reads, "Miss Annie Belle Emery / ?California trip," and she is denoted on the image with a check mark.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Passport photo of Dr. F. D. E. Allen]
Photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen taken for her passport. She wears a lace collar partially covering the lapels of her blazer and a light colored blouse with a fleur de lis brooch. She wears pince-nez spectacles with a chain attached to her hair. She looks slightly down and to the right of the camera. "3842" is written on the back of the photograph in pencil.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Passport photo of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen]
Photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen taken for her passport. She wears a lace collar partially covering the lapels of her blazer and a light colored blouse with a fleur de lis brooch. She wears pince-nez spectacles with a chain attached to her hair. She looks directly at the camera. There is damage and loss to the lower edge of the photograph and "3842" is written on the back in pencil.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photo of Dr. F. D. E. Allen]
Photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen taken for her passport. She wears a lace collar partially covering the lapels of her blazer and a light colored blouse with a fleur de lis brooch. She wears pince-nez spectacles with a chain attached to her hair. She looks directly at the camera. "3842" is written on the back of the photograph in pencil.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a woman related to the Emery family]
Full-length tintype photograph of a woman related to the Emery family. She wears a long sleeve, long dark dress with a lace collar and lace at the cuffs of the sleeves. She wears her hair in an up-do on the top of her head. It appears that her cheeks may have been hand colored a very light pink. She has one hand to her cheek, her elbow and other hand resting on a tasseled stand. The painted backdrop shows carved stone pillars, steps, and foliage.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Carl Venth]
Mounted photograph of a man, Carl Venth. He is wearing a dark suit and tie with a white shirt and round metal glasses.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen wearing a fur hat and collar]
Photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen wearing a dark fur hat and collar. The hat has what seems to be wispy feathers around the sides. She wears pince-nez spectacles with a chain on the left side. The photograph is mounted to black cardstock with a rectangular window. The edges of the board are tattered.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Effie Pruitt]
Photograph of Effie Pruitt from the shoulders up. She wears a high-collared dark blouse with decorative beading on the collar and chest, and a ribbon bow peaking out from the back of her neck. Her hair is pinned up to her head, and her bang curl on her forehead. Her head is turned three-quarters to the left. The photo is mounted on a dark card with has a studio imprint at the bottom in light ink, which reads, "Swartz / Cottage Gallery / 600 Main St., Fort Worth, Tex." An inscription on the back of the card reads, " Effie Pruitt / mother's niece."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Swartz Cottage Gallery
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of teenaged Eva Stirman]
Cabinet card studio portrait of Eva Stirman as a teenager. The image shows her left profile from the waist up. She has a curly fringe and her long hair is only partially pulled back, with it flowing down her back and over her left shoulder and arm. The card has shallow scallops along the edges, a hole above the studio imprint, and various water stains throughout. The studio imprint at the bottom reads "Kaufman, Peery." An inscription on the back reads "Sister of grandmother Elizabeth Jane Emery. Daughter of Aunt Dolly Stirman. Eva Stirman."
Date:
189X
Creator:
Peery
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History