Month

[Photograph of Building with Fire Escape Slides]

Photograph of a large, three-story brick building with panels of windows along each floor, and a large, double-door entrance at the top of two short flights of stairs at the front of the building. On the left side of the building are two fire-escape slides from the second and third floors. Behind the building and to the left is a one-story house underneath a bare tree, while on the right, sits a small, light-colored house with a chimney.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Outdoor Stone Oven]

Photograph of a large, stone outdoor oven with a large opening in the middle. The oven sits on a grassy lawn, beyond which a small wood building among a small group trees. A path on the left side of the oven leads to a metal and wood bench. Further in the background on the left is a small, wood shack raised up on stilts.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Boy Pulling Up Object with Pulley System]

Photograph of a boy in a light-colored shirt, a fedora, loose pants cinched below the knee, and no shoes, pulling on a rope attached to a pulley raised on a large, vertical log. The log is attached to a small, box-shaped wood frame on the ground, while the rope is tied to a long, cylindrical object in the middle of the frame. A large cauldron sits to the right of the frame and a tall tree stands behind and to the left of the boy. There is a plain area in the background, with a cluster of dense bushes on the right.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Young Child in Coveralls]

Photograph of a young, light-haired child wearing dark coveralls and looking down at their hands. The child is standing to the right of a coniferous tree in a grassy field, with mountains and trees across the field in the background.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Small Falls]

Photograph of a small series of water falls, breaking up a large creek, bordered by trees. Several broken tree branches are submerged near the far bank. Two people are sitting in the shade of a fallen tree on the far bank.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. A. Walker Home]

A B/W negative of the J. A. Walker home. Mr. Walker was a local businessman and member of the Board of Trustees for Howard Payne College for many years in the 1890's and early 1900's. This home is now the residence of the President of Howard Payne College.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Howard Payne Old Main #6]

A B/W negative of the Administration Building (Old Main) on the Howard Payne College campus.
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Water Fountain in HPU Admin Building #3]

A B/W negative of a drinking fountain in the Administration Building (Old Main) on the Howard Payne College, a gift from the class of 1917.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Large Building Beyond Trees]

Photograph of a large, multistory building with windows along each floor and two small towers on the left and right sides. The building is partially visible through a line of thick trees, across a large grassy lawn.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group on Stairs Leading to Wagon]

Photograph of a group of men in suits standing on wooden stairs, leading down from the covered porch of a brick building. In front of the building, a wagon hitched to a horse or mule carries another man in a suit and two women in dark, long dresses holding an umbrella. A rudimentary wooden fence in the background borders a wooded area.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Girl Sitting on Pony]

Photograph of a girl wearing a loose dress, belted at the waist, sitting in a saddle on the back of a small, multicolored pony. The pony is facing left, and is standing in a small dirt area in front of a two-story, wood house with a large bush in front of it.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Woman and Children in Flower Field]

Photograph of a woman in a long, light-colored dress, wearing a light-colored bonnet, who is kneeling down in a large field of flowers. To her left, a young girl kneels with a small toddler in a light-colored gown and cap. The young girl, who is also wearing light-colored clothing, holds a small parasol in her right hand. A barbed wire fence cuts through the flower field in the background, beyond which a wooded area is visible another open, grassy area.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brownwood, Texas Parade Participants]

A B/W negative of an entrant in the parade in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: 190X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Young Man Carrying Buckets]

Photograph of a young man in a long-sleeve shirt, overalls, rubber boots, and a flat cap, with a carrying pole on his shoulders. Two buckets hang by a rope from the carrying pole, and the young man is standing in front of the open doorway to a wooden barn. A large log of wood has been propped up against the barn wall to the left of the doorway. Symbols and letters have been scratched into the wood to the left of the doorway.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lookout Point in Mountains]

Photograph of a small group of people on a winding path on a mountainside, with other mountains visible in the background. The path is bordered by a short stone wall.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Little Girl with Dog]

A B/W negative of the daughter of Thomas H. Taylor, Dean of Howard Payne College, sitting on the front steps of their home.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Howard Payne Classroom]

A B/W negative of a classroom on the Howard Payne College campus. Each work area has an ink bottle.
Date: 190X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mountain Town Road]

Photograph of a dirt road running towards nearby mountains, dotted with coniferous trees. There is a ditch to the right of the road, and to the left, beyond a small rock wall, a three-story wooden house sits next to a shorter, long wooden structure. An automobile has been parked on the left side of the road, with the right passenger door open.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Boy with Dog and Tree Stump]

Photograph of a young, tan boy wearing loose, short pants, a loose shirt, an engineer-style cap, and no shoes. He is standing to the left of a tree stump and to the right of a long-fur, light-colored dog. The ground the boy and the dog are standing on is covered in dirt and twigs, but in the background, a few trees dot a grassy area leading to a barbed wire fence. Beyond the barbed wire fence is a thicker area of trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Howard Payne Old Main #5]

A B/W negative of the Administration Building on the Howard Payne College campus, later known as Old Main.
Date: 190X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Howard Payne Welcome Sign]

A B/W negative of a welcome sign on the campus of Howard Payne College.
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Water Tower and Spanish Moss Tree]

Photograph of a small, circular, metal water tower, which sits in a wet, open field with a large tree covered in Spanish moss. Other trees dot the background.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Cottage Home]

A B/W negative of the Cottage Home on the Howard Payne College campus.
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elderly Man Making Camp]

Photograph of an elderly man with light-colored hair and a mustache, kneeling beside a smoking campfire in a grassy clearing. Behind him, to the left, a plaid blanket is laid out and various bags, jars, pails, and camping equipment have been set on the ground around the back end of a covered wagon. The clearing has been surrounded by small trees, a few of which have pieces of cloth hanging from branches.
Date: [1900..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History