[Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen's Highland Pharmacy ledger and scrapbook] (open access)

[Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen's Highland Pharmacy ledger and scrapbook]

Combination ledger/scrapbook containing handwritten sales records, financial entries, letterheads, and other documents related to Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen's medical career and pharmacy. It also includes newspaper clippings and programs, as well as personal items such as bookmarks, correspondence, greeting cards, poetry, postcards, and ephemera.
Date: [1904..1925]
Creator: Allen, Dr. Frances Daisy Emery
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Photograph
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.
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[High School Diploma: Annie Belle Emery] (open access)

[High School Diploma: Annie Belle Emery]

Diploma for Annie Belle Emery from Fort Worth High School. There is an illustrated banner at the top of the certificate including decoration around the name and an image of three women surrounded by books, musical instruments, and other objects related to art, music, science, and other educational topics.
Date: May 21, 1897
Creator: Fort Worth (Tex.). Public Schools.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Degree: James Walter Allen] (open access)

[Medical Degree: James Walter Allen]

Medical degree certificate for James Walter Allen issued by the Fort Worth University Medical Department. There is an illustrated banner at the top of the certificate and a seal with a ribbon near the bottom.
Date: April 7, 1898
Creator: Fort Worth University. Medical Department.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Realtor's portfolio containing photographs and floor plans of apartment properties Leased by Management Company of Texas] (open access)

[Realtor's portfolio containing photographs and floor plans of apartment properties Leased by Management Company of Texas]

Album contains floor plans and exterior photographs of apartment properties in Southside Fort Worth that were leased by the Management Company of Texas. Images and blueprints include: 212 W. Broadway Avenue (demolished); Fairmount Apartments, 1101 Fairmount Avenue (demolished); 1331 Hemphill Street (demolished); 1431 Lipscomb Street (demolished); Victorian Apartments, 1800 Hemphill Street; Mary Elizabeth Court Apartments, 2012 Hemphill Street; Carnes Court Apartments, 2100 and 2104 Hemphill Street; 2260 Hemphill Street (demolished); 2260 Hemphill Street (demolished); 2270 Hemphill Street; Brentmore Apartments, 1808 8th Street; 3641 Crestline Road; and 3645 Crestline Road.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Management Company of Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Final Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, J.K. Allen Farm: Being a Tract of in the Jud Rowland Survey, A-1294

Text of an official abstract describing a tract of land in White Settlement, Texas, with a plat map of the property and a vicinity map of the area.
Date: January 1984
Creator: SureTex, Inc,
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth University Medical Department autopsy with students]

Photograph of an autopsy taking place in a medical class at the Fort Worth University. A body lays on a wooden table with its chest and throat cut open. Two men and two women hold medical tools near the body. Additional men stand near the feet with tools and a notepad, while another man stands near the head with notepad. The people either wear dark medical gowns or white aprons to cover their clothes. The photograph is mounted on a tan board with printed text "Swartz, 705 Main St. / Fort Worth, Tex." at the bottom. Handwritten text along the top of the board names the individuals : Kent V Kibbie, Lewis Hershfield, Crabbil, Mrs. Lincecum, Daisy Emery, A. L. Lincecum, Samuel Adams Owens. Below the photo is written "Med Dept Ft. W. U. 1895."
Date: 1895
Creator: Swartz
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Studio portrait of Dr. James Walter Allen]

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen wearing a dark three piece suit and tie. He has a moustache. The oval photograph is mounted to a board with silver guilt text at the bottom which reads: "Swartz / 705 Main St. / Fort Worth, Tex."
Date: 1902
Creator: Swartz
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

[Fort Worth University Medical Department First Term]

Photograph of the Medical Department in their first term at Fort Worth University. The group of all men are positioned in front of a brick wall with tall windows, arranged in four rows with the front row seated. They all wear dark suits, and most wear bowler or top hats. Written in pen on the photograph next to a man in the top row at right is "Dr. Walter Allen." The photograph is mounted to a black board with a strip of paper at the bottom with printed text that reads: " Medical Department, Ft Worth University, first term / Jan 25, 1895 taken by Swartz View Co. Top row, far / right James Walter Allen." The black board is mounted to a white board.
Date: January 25, 1895
Creator: Swartz View Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Worth University Medical Department]

Photograph of the Fort Worth University Medical Department taken outside of a brick building. The group is arranged in six rows with the front row seated on a step. The group is mostly men all wearing dark suites, with some wearing or holding hats. Handwriting in ink on the photograph indicates four individuals including Dr. Allen, Barber, Wilson, and Y---. The photograph is mounted on a tan board which has the Swartz photographer imprint, handwriting that reads: "2nd row - 5th from right / Dr. James Walter Allen / father of Frances & Sheila Allen." A strip of paper affixed to the board with printed text reads: "Medical Department, Fort Worth University, Jan 15, / 1898. James Walter Allen appears in second row, fifth / from right. He graduated that May." The tan board is mounted to a white board.
Date: January 15, 1898
Creator: Swartz, G. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Effie Wren]

Cabinet card photograph of Effie Wren standing before a backdrop with a river, bridge, and trees, and a plant next to her. She wears a long sleeve dark dress with sections of lighter fabric at the shoulders and chest. Along the edges of the lighter fabric are silver circles. She wears a black lace collar tied at her throat, with her hair pinned back. She holds her hands behind her back and looks slightly away from the camera. The studio's imprint is at the bottom of the card and reads, "Works / Norton Block 3rd and Main, FT. Worth, Tex." An inscription at the top of the back of the card reads, "Effie Wren 1892." and a longer inscription describing Effie's life.
Date: 1892
Creator: Works
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Allen Family photograph album] (open access)

[Allen Family photograph album]

Photograph album of the Allen family ranging from the 1900s through the 1920s. Images include snapshots of outdoor activities and scenes, children at play, group portraits, houses, and some travel. There are also a couple of photographic postcards of a house and a group portrait.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Belle Emery Bright seated in front of Allen house on Heaton Avenue in Fort Worth]

Snapshot photograph of a woman, Annie Belle Emery Bright, seated on stone steps slightly below and in front of the Allen home on Heaton Avenue in Fort Worth. The two story house has wood siding and a two story corner tower or turret. Handwritten blue ink inscription across verso top reads "Annie B. Emery, Heaton Ave., Fort Worth."
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas card with tiny portraits]

Card made of cardstock with spaces to hold 35 small photographs. 22 photographs are still in place within the card, each a portrait. On the back of the card each space is labeled with the names of the individuals pictured. Among the names is the inscription, "Miss Anna / from Vinette / Merry Xmas."
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cousin Maggie Hale, Aunt Annie Belle Emery Bright, Lucy Wright, and cat in front of house at 2256 5th Avenue in Fort Worth]

Snapshot photograph of three women, Maggie Hale, Annie Belle Emery Bright, and Lucy Wright in front of the house at 2256 5th Avenue in Fort Worth. A long-haired cat with a white chest is visible behind and to the left of the women. A portion of a person is visible at the left edge of the image area. The snapshot has a decorative border and black text "FOX CO" in the top left and bottom right rounded corners of the border. There are two Fox Photo Company black ink stamps on the verso. These depict the right profile view of a running fox. Text above the fox reads "Fox-Tone PRINT." Text within the body of the fox reads "FOX CO." Text below the fox reads "SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, REGISTERED TRADE MARK." Handwritten pencil inscription on the verso upper middle reads "Aunt Annie Bright, Lucy Wright (friend), Cousin Maggie Hale."
Date: [1950..1969]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Diptych of Carl and Cathinka Venth with seventeen pupils, left, and eight young women in formal dress with stringed instruments, right]

Two photographs mounted side by side on card stock. The image on the left shows Carl Venth, Cathinka Finch Myhr, Sheila Emery Allen, and sixteen other young female music students lined up in front of a house. Sheila Emery Allen and Cathinka Finch Myhr Venth are standing on either side of a large basket and are holding stuffed toy dogs. An inscription on the vero of the original frame read "Pupils at T. W. C., Mrs. Venth & Sheila Allen with dogs." The image on the right shows a group portrait of eight young women in formal dress posing with stringed instruments. An inscription on the verso of the original frame read "String Group, Acc. - Virfian England [Este], Sheila Allen." A handwritten inscription in pencil on the verso top left reads "Mrs. G. W. Parker, 2432 Colonial Park, Ft. Worth, Texas, 76160, 375-7149."
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen snapped one night in front of Will Rogers Auditorium]

Unaddressed and unposted Ansco photographic postcard of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen at night. She is wearing a hat, gloves, and long coat. Sideways blue ink handwritten inscription on verso middle reads "Snapped, one night, in front of Will Rodgers [sic] Auditorium. Is awful. F. has been in Dallas 2 weeks. S. went over on Bus this morn. am expecting them back about 3 P.M. neighbor (Boyd) [illegible] [illegible] in living room. I'm trying to suppress a cough."
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History