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[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

[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

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]

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

[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
[Medical License: Frances Daisy Emery Allen, MD] (open access)

[Medical License: Frances Daisy Emery Allen, MD]

Certificate licensing Frances Daisy Emery Allen to practice medicine in the state of Texas, with pre-printed text describing the license and handwritten information added for names and dates. There is an illustrated banner at the top with a stylized state crest and a gold seal at the bottom. The back has additional issuing information, with pre-printed text and handwritten information filling in the blanks.
Date: May 7, 1908
Creator: Texas. State Board of Medical Examiners.
Object Type: Text
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

[Dr. James Walter Allen seated backwards on chair]

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen seated backwards in a wooden chair. He wears a suit and hat, and holds his hands clasped with arms resting on the seat back. A backdrop on a wooden frame is visible behind him. In the top right corner of the photograph the initials "J.W.A." are written in ink. The photograph is mounted on a black board with decorative textured edges.
Date: 190X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical License: James Walter Allen, MD] (open access)

[Medical License: James Walter Allen, MD]

Certificate licensing James Walter Allen to practice medicine in the state of Texas, with pre-printed text describing the license and handwritten information added for names and dates. There is an illustrated banner at the top with a stylized state crest, and a gold seal at the bottom. The back of the document has additional issuing information with pre-printed text and handwritten names and dates. The license was issued in Runnels County, Texas.
Date: January 29, 1908
Creator: Texas. State Board of Medical Examiners.
Object Type: Text
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

[Dr. James Walter Allen seated portrait]

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen seated backwards on a wooden chair. He wears a suit and hat, and holds the back of the chair with one hand, the other resting on top. A wooden frame with a backdrop is visible behind him. The photograph is mounted to a black board with textured decorative edges.
Date: 190X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Best Friend - Worst Enemy, portrait of a man]

Photograph of a seated man wearing cowboy hat, boots, and vest. He sits on a chair with a blanket on the back and seat, with his legs crossed at the knee. There are clumps of hay below his chair, and he sits in front of backdrops. The photograph is slightly out of focus and mounted on a white board. A handwritten inscription below the photo reads: "Best friend - Worst Enemy - 2/20/02." A pencil inscription on the back reads: "Frances [illegible] / Heap bad man all some just like / cow boy."
Date: February 20, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo engraving of Dr. D. E. Allen in The National Cyclopedia of American Biography folder]

Engraved print of a photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen placed inside a folder from The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. Dr. Allen wears a dark button-down blouse with a horizontal bar brooch at the collar. The folder has is a light tan color with a woven texture and dark gray text reading :" The National Cyclopedia of American Biography / James T. White & Company / New York."
Date: 1948
Creator: James T. White and Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sketch of Dr. James Walter Allen based on damaged J. E. Daniel photograph]

Sketch of Dr. James Walter Allen on top of a reproduction of on a damaged photograph taken by J. E. Daniel in 1892. The sketch shows a portrait of Dr. Allen wearing a suit and tie, and clean shaven. Printed text at the bottom of the image reads: "J. E. Daniel, Fort Worth, Texas," and a handwritten "1892" is in the bottom right corner. The image is mounted to a board, and a piece of onion paper taped to the back of the board, folds over the top to protect the sketch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Retouched image of Dr. J. W. Allen based on 1892 photograph]

Print of a retouched image of Dr. James Walter Allen which was created using a damaged photograph by J. E. Daniel from 1892. The image shows Dr. Allen wearing a suit and tie, and a clean shaven face. Text at the bottom reads: "J. E. Daniel, Fort Worth, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unfinished sketch of Dr. J. W. Allen based on damaged 1898 photograph]

Print of an unfinished sketch of Dr. James Walter Allen based off a damaged portrait taken by J. E. Daniel in 1898. The sketch shows Dr. Allen in a suit and tie. The sketch lacks the detail and shading visible in similar sketches.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portraits of Allen women in four-fold folder]

Three photographs in a folder with four spaces for photographs. Each photograph space has a rectangular window and the one closest to the left is empty. The photographs each show one woman from the Allen family. Left to right: Frances Marion Allen, Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen, and Sheila Allen. Frances Marion and Sheila are shown at a younger age while Dr. Allen's portrait is of her as an older woman. The outside of the folder is gray and textured.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Emery Sisters]

Photograph of Annie Belle Emery Bright (looking to the side), Sue Lottie Emery, and Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen, each wearing a highly decorative dress with collar that covers the neck. They each have their hair up, and Frances wears wire rimmed glasses. The photograph is mounted on black cardstock with an oval window with a decorative embossed border. Embossed on the lower right corner of the cardstock is "Deane / Dallas / Texas." Inscription on the back reads "1902."
Date: 1902
Creator: Deane
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

[Drs. Allen and Allen holding bags]

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen and Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen doctor bags at their sides. The studio portrait shows them standing in front of a background with painted sky and trees. Dr. J. W. Allen wears a dark suit, light waistcoat with dark stripe pattern, a tie with plaid pattern, and hold a white hat by his side. Dr. F. D. E. Allen wears a white blouse with high collar and long voluminous sleeves, and a slightly darker floor-length skirt. The photograph is mounted on a dark cardstock with embossed frame pattern. Bellow is a white label with printed text that reads, "Drs James Walter & D Frances Allen / 1905 Content, Texas." On the back is an inscription reading, "Drs Allen & Allen 1905 / Content, Tex."
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. J. W. Allen and Dr. F. D. E. Allen]

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen and Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen taken in a studio. The photograph shows the two from the waist up in front of a backdrop with painted sky and trees. Dr. J. W. Allen wears a suit jacket, checkered waistcoat, and plaid tie. Dr. F. D. E. Allen wears a white blouse with a high collar and long sleeves, and a thin white tie with a fluer de lis brooch attached at mid-chest. The photograph is cut into an oval shape and is mounted on dark cardstock with an embossed decorative pattern framing the photo. At the top is a white strip of paper with printed text reading, "Dr James Walter Allen - Dr D Emery Allen."
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Drs. Allen]

Photograph of Dr. James Walter Allen and Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen taken in a studio. The photograph shows the two from the waist up in front of a backdrop with painted sky and trees. Dr. J. W. Allen wears a suit jacket, checkered waistcoat, and plaid tie. Dr. F. D. E. Allen wears a white blouse with a high collar and long sleeves, and a thin white tie with a fluer de lis brooch attached at mid-chest. The photograph is cut into a narrow oval shape and is mounted on dark cardstock with an embossed frame around the photo. An inscription on the back reads, "Content, Tex 1905 / Drs Allen & Allen."
Date: 1905
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