Resource Type

Kaufman County Courthouse

Photograph of the Kaufman County Courthouse. An American flag flies from the building, and cars are parked in front of the building.
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic Plaque, Colonel Isham Chisum

Photograph of a historic plaque. It reads "Colonel Isham Chisum (1818-1884) One of the leading early citizens of Kaufman County. Represented the county in Texas Secession Convention, Jan. - March 1861. Later in 1861, he fought in Confederate Cavalry of Col. Tom Green in New Mexico campaign. As Colonel of 2nd Partisan Rangers, Walker's Division, fought at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill (La.), in Red River campaign to prevent a Federal invasion of Texas in 1864. A cousin of Jesse Chisholm, who pioneered famous Chisholm Cattle Trail, and of cattle baron John Simpson Chisum, Col. Chisum married Charlotte Martin. They have many descendants in Texas. (1971)"
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

First National Bank, Kaufman

Photograph of the First National Bank in Kaufman. It has four columns in front of the entrance. The two innermost columns have signs on them. The left sign reads "Gift shop" and the other says "Tea room".
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Memorial, Kaufman County

Photograph of a Confederate monument. It reads: "Erected to the memory of the Confederate Soldiers by the people of Kaufman County, 1861-1865." At the top of the monument, there is a carving of two pistols crossed.
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Memorial, Kaufman County

Photograph of a Confederate Memorial in Kaufman County, Texas. It is a tall monument, with a statue of a soldier carrying a rifle at the top of it. There is a carving of a pair of crossed rifles under the statue, and text around the base of the monument.
Date: October 26, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Advent Christian Conference

Texas Advent Christian Church Conference held at Lop-up-n-hitch about 1890 in the Ola Union Community. Attendees are listed on the insert. Original photo is the property of Juanita McCain of Colleyville. She did the identifications of the individuals in the picture.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Sunshine Special" near Forney, Texas]

Texas and Pacific's " Sunshine Special" train No. 2, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 909, a 900 class Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, rolls through Texas countryside near Forney on a summer day in 1929. The Texas and Pacific Railway had five locomotives of the 900 class which were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1928 and these went into service in 1929. They were Numbers 905, 906, 907, 908, and 909.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0136.0753]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Texas Gov. William P. Clements Jr. and his wife, Rita, look at an 1,800-pound buffalo on their farm near Forney, Texas, Thursday."
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Dr. L.E. Griffith House, (East elevation)]

Photograph of the Dr. L.E. Griffith House (located at 805 First) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F.M. Raike House, (Southeast elevation)]

Photograph of the F.M. Raike House (located at 701 First) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: February 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dashiell-Porter House, (South/East oblique)]

Photograph of the Dashiell-Porter House (located at 602 West Nash) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harris Brin House, (South elevation)]

Photograph of the Harris Brin House (located at 304 West Brin) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Christian Church, (Northeast corner)]

Photograph of the First Christian Church (located at 405 North Adelaide at Brin) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: February 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Methodist Church, (Northeast oblique)]

Photograph of the First Methodist Church (located at 503 West College) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church of Our Merciful Saviour]

Photograph of the Church of Our Merciful Saviour (located at South Jackson Street) in Kaufman, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church of Our Merciful Saviour]

Photograph of the Church of Our Merciful Saviour (located at South Jackson Street) in Kaufman, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church of Our Merciful Saviour]

Photograph of the Church of Our Merciful Saviour (located at South Jackson Street) in Kaufman, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Christian Church, (Southwest oblique)]

Photograph of the First Christian Church (located at 405 North Adelaide at Brin) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Byrn House, (Southeast elevation)]

Photograph of the Byrn House (located at 401 Pacific) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Byrn House, (South elevation)]

Photograph of the Byrn House (located at 401 Pacific) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Byrn House, (South elevation)]

Photograph of the Byrn House (located at 401 Pacific) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Byrn House, (South elevation)]

Photograph of the Byrn House (located at 401 Pacific) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gill-Meredith House, (Northwest elevation)]

Photograph of the Gill-Meredith House (located at 507 Griffith) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Griffith-Cox House, (East elevation)]

Photograph of the Griffith-Cox House (located at 803 First) in Terrell, Texas.
Date: March 1981
Creator: Livingston, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History