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Private Collection of T. B. Willis
17
Dallas Municipal Archives
15
Clay County Historical Society
14
Fort Bend Museum
12
McMurry University Library
10
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
9
Boyce Ditto Public Library
9
Danish Heritage Preservation Society
9
Denton Public Library
8
Midland Historical Society
8
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Rescuing Texas History, 2010
24
Abilene Library Consortium
22
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
18
T. B. Willis Collection
17
Rescuing Texas History, 2006
16
Dallas Water Utilities Records, 1882-1990 - Photographic Materials Series
15
Fort Bend Museum Collection
12
Rescuing Texas History, 2018
12
Texas Cultures Online
11
A. F. Weaver Collection
9
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Hill Country Heritage Region
5
Betty Orbeck Collection
3
Abell-Hanger Foundation Collection
1
Album, c. 1907-1920
1
Box 1: Albums, Vintage Prints, n.d.
1
Box 311: Byrd Williams, Sr., Family Album, c. 1880-1900
1
H. D. Connor Collection
1
Harp and Beck Family Items
1
Howard Payne University Collection
1
Hulon N. Anderson Collection
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[Tom Thumb Wedding, First Methodist Midland]
Photograph of a Tom Thumb wedding under the First Methodist Church in Midland, held on the steps of the Midland County Courthouse. A boy in a tuxedo and a girl in a bridal gown stand on the courtyard steps, flocked by "bridesmaids" holding bouquets of flowers. Tom Thumb weddings were held as fundraisers for churches, imitating the famed dwarf performer General Tom Thumb's wedding and party in the 19th century.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Quien Sabe Ranch Headquarters]
Photograph of the headquarters of the Quien Sabe Ranch, a two-story ranch house with a large gable roof, a porch along the length of the house, a wooden picket fence and a dirt path in front, and several narrow, column-like trees planted in the front. Several unidentified men stand around the ranch house's fence
Date:
[1908..1910]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Grape Arbor]
Photograph of a grape arbor in Midland, Texas. Grape vines, producing fruit, hang over a wooden pergola and its roof-shaped crossbeams, densely leafed. Under the pergola is a small wooden shelf on which are placed three melons. The pergola opens up to other portions of the arbor, where more plants grow with enough density to provide shade inside the pergola.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Area Grapes]
Photograph of a vine of grapes and peaches from the Midland area. The produce, swarmed with leaves, is placed next to a measuring tape, and the bundles of grapes measure in total around 14 inches.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Baseball Team]
Photograph of the Midland baseball team, seated together on the front steps of the old Midland County Courthouse. The players sit in three rows, with three men from the team's front office seated on stone apertures within the courthouse's facade. Three more men in hats and neckties are seated in the top row, and a child is held by a player in the bottom row. Three baseballs are arranged together in front of the players.
Date:
July 16, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charles Anderson, Midland Pitcher]
Photograph of Charles Anderson, pitcher for the Midland baseball team. He poses as if to pitch a ball towards the photographer, standing in a field of trees.
Date:
July 12, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cattle Drive on Main Street, Midland]
Photograph of a cattle drive or display of Hereford cattle on an intersection of Main Street in Midland. The cattle are lined up with men along the sidewalk and the intersection, with a car on Main Street facing facing south at left.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Midland Masonic Lodge, 1908]
Photograph of.the Masonic Lodge in Midland, a two-story brick building with the square and compasses emblem along the front facade of the building. The residence of W. S. Hill is visible to the right of the lodge.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photographic postcard of three Stirman boys]
Photographic postcard of three young boys outdoors. The oldest boy sits cross legged on the grass, while the middle boy stand behind him, and the youngest stands to the left of him. They all wear white shirts and dark pants. The oldest boy has dark hair, while the younger boys have blonde hair. The card has a white boarder around the photo. The back of the postcard has a green one cent stamp and is postmarked Oct 25 1909, 7:30p. There is a long handwritten message on the correspondence side from Eva.
Date:
October 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[R. R. Stirman two wheel buggy photographic postcard]
Photographic postcard with an image of a man seated in a two wheeled, wooden buggy attached to a single horse, in the center of a dirt road. Buildings, trees, and a smokestack are visible behind them. On the buggy, the photographer's imprints read, on the roof "R. R. Sirman," and on the side, "R.F.D. 1." In the lower right corner, the photographer's imprint reads, "Kaufman, Tex." On the back of the postcard is a green Benjamin Franklin one cent stamp, postmarked July 23, 1908, 6pm. The correspondence side reads, "Little Miss Allen, hope you are fine / don't trouble papa / [illegible] to much of / nights [illegible] late / hours -- / [illegible].' The lower half of the card is damaged, making it difficult to read the text. It is addressed to 601 Fairmount St, Dallas, Tex.
Date:
July 23, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Stephen Eichelberger as an Infant]
Photograph of Stephen Eichelberger (1908-1987) posing for a portrait in a wicker chair with throw pillows. He wears a light-colored gown and looks to the right of the photographer.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of John C. Gooch]
Photograph of John C. Gooch posing for a portrait. Visible from the chest up, he wears a suit and sports a beard and mustache. A label on the bottom indicates his name.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Heilmann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telephone Line Crew Camp]
Photograph of Texas long-distance telephone line crew camp. Donald Stephenson (4th from the left) accidentally blew off the index and middle fingers on his left hand when a dynamite cap exploded in his hand during this time.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telephone Crew]
Photograph of Texas telephone line crew posing with tools. The child in front is William Donald Stephenson. The names of the crewmen are written below the photo.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kuntz Family Portrait]
Family portrait of Lewis L. and Laura Kuntz, with children (front to back) Ethel (died age 4 of polio), Freeman, Ola, and Earl.
Date:
1908/1910
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of School Children]
Photograph of fourteen school children standing in two rows against the wall of a wooden building. The girls are wearing fabric hair bows and knee or calf-length dresses and the boys are wearing shirts and trousers. Several children have a long ribbon pinned to the front of the clothing.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
Whitmore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Students with a Teacher]
Photograph of a group of eleven students and their teacher outside a building with large windows. The front row, consisting of the teacher, the four women, and one young man, is seated, and the back row, all young men, is standing.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Men Drinking]
Photograph of three men wearing light-colored shirts and dark pants standing behind a table with three liquor bottles on it. The two men on the right are holding shot glasses in their right hands and the man on the left is holding a beer glass in his left hand. The man in the middle has a long light-colored beard and the other two men have mustaches.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man with Girl and Dog]
Photograph of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a handwritten text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08." On the bottom of the photograph the same text is type-written.
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan Sitting]
Photograph of Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan sitting in chairs with a line of other unidentified men standing behind them and a house and trees in the background. The man on the right is wearing a suit and hat, the man on the left is wearing a coat and cowboy hat, and the other men are wearing dark suits and several are also wearing hats.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reprint Photograph of a Group of Men]
Reprint photograph of a group of men in dark color suits with two sitting down and the rest standing up behind them. Text under the photographs separate the photographs as "before buying land" and "after buying land from Conway & Hoit. Mission, Tex". There is handwritten text on the back that reads "Hoyd = This is re-print taken in 1908. Just found original in files. Yours truly, Jas. Bryan." "Jim Hill, Wm. J. Bryan, Hoit x Conway standing back".
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man, Girl, and Dog in Field]
Photograph of a young girl, dog, and man standing in a cotton field with trees and houses visible in the background. The girl standing in the foreground in front of the field, wearing a light-colored dress with the dog on the left and the man, wearing suspenders and a hat, is standing behind her in the field. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotton Planted Apr. 20. Photo July 25 '08. Producing 1 1/2 Bales Per Acre."
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men in Cotton Field]
Photograph of seven unidentified men wearing light-colored shirts and hats standing in the middle of a cotton field. In the foreground on the right one man is facing towards the camera, as are the three men behind him. On the left two men are spaced farther apart, standing behind horses that are facing the other direction. Trees and telephone poles are visible in the background and a text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon Hill Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotten planted May 4. Photo July 25 08. Producing 1 1/2 bales per acre."
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan]
Photograph of Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan, two men wearing dark suits and cowboy hats sitting in chairs in front of a group of unidentified men also wearing suits and hats with a two-story house and a tree visible in the background. In the image on the top the two men are facing each other and appear to be talking to each other, as are several men in the back. In the image on the bottom all the men are facing forward and seem to be posing for the photograph. A text under the first image reads "Before Buying Land" and a text on the bottom reads "After Buying Land From Conway & Hoit. Mission Tex."
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History