[Adults and Children Gather for Country Sporting Event]

Photograph of a group of people posing together for a country sporting event. Older girls and women stand to the left and older boys and men stand to the right behind a fence. Many of them are carrying farming implements. A mixed group of younger children sits by an open gate on the left. A small livestock pen has a boy seated beside it to the right. The heads of two reined horses are visible in the foreground at the bottom of the photo.
Date: 1896%
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carbon Mineral Water Company and Bath House]

Photograph of people standing outside of a wooden building that has "Mineral Water Well No. 1. Bath House" written along its overhang. The crowd is mostly comprised of men wearing suits and hats, though five women can be seen on the porch to the left. Horse-drawn carts flank the structure. "Carbon Mineral Water Co." is written in script on a sign that is suspended from one of the building's gables.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graduating Class of Gatesville High School, 1929]

Photograph of students from the Gatesville, Texas, graduating class of 1929. The group is arranged with two rows of young women wearing white dresses and standing on either side of young men wearing suits. A third row of young men and women sits below the rest of the group. A brick building stands behind the group, with an arched door appearing to the left and stained glass windows with Christian imagery to the right. The girl on the first row and fourth from the left is identified as Verda Freeman.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Custer Cox and Schoolchildren]

Photograph of a group of boys and girls of various ages standing with Custer Cox in front of the door of a schoolhouse. The group is arranged in three rows, with younger children standing in the front and middle rows and older children standing on either side of Custer Cox in the back row. Cox is wearing a suit with a boutonniere and stiff white collar. The children in the front row are barefoot. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the mat says "Custer might be teacher."
Date: 1896~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bain Allen and Bud Henderson in the Buckhorn Saloon]

Photograph of elderly men Bain Allen and Bud Henderson behind a counter at the Buckhorn Saloon in Gatesville, Texas. The ceiling is covered with deer antlers. Cattle horns and animal heads are mounted above an arched window behind the counter. Assorted firearms hang from the wall over antique photographs on the left side of the wall.
Date: 1960~
Creator: Bond, Joyce
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Milner Filling Out Paperwork]

Photograph of John Milner, a clerk for Coryell County, Texas. He is filling out paperwork on a ledger that sits on a desk. He wears a white shirt, striped bow tie, and slacks.
Date: 1892~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1899 Graduating Class of Gatesville, Texas]

Photograph of several rows of people expanding outward from the doorway of the Coryell County courthouse. The young men and women are the graduating class of students from Gatesville, Texas, from 1899. The women primarily wear skirts and white blouses, while the men wear dark slacks and jackets.
Date: 1899~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Milner and Charles Mounce in the Coryell County Clerk's Office]

Photograph of three men inside of the Coryell County Clerk's office. A bearded elderly man stands with John Milner behind a desk. The bearded man wears a dark hat and suit, while Milner wears an unbuttoned vest and bow tie. Charles Mounce sits at a desk to the right while wearing a dark vest and necktie. A calendar hanging from a cork board on the wall shows the month of November in 1922.
Date: November 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Patrick Potts' Tin Shop]

Photograph of five men inside of Patrick Potts' Tin Shop in Gatesville, Texas. Potts is wearing a hat and apron while standing behind a workbench to the left. The workbench has a hammer and pieces of cut tin resting on it. Four men are located to the right beside a space heater. The rightmost man wearing a coat and cap is identified as Grady Logan, and the second man from the right is Hubert Berry. Tin cylinders hang from racks on either side of the shop.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of Arnold's Drug Store]

Photograph of the interior of Arnold's Drug Store in Gatesville, Texas. The left side of the store features a display case with jewelry, the right side has a soda fountain and a display case with tobacco goods, and the back area has a refrigerator with cold goods. A portly, balding man leans on a counter to the left. A man wearing a suit, hat, and eyeglasses sits on a stool behind a woman named Vera. Two men wearing white shirts and striped ties stand behind the soda fountain on the right. The men are identified as Mr. Arnold, Doctor John T. Brown, and Howard Franks.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lone Star Brass Band]

Photograph of members of the Lone Star brass band posing together with their instruments. The thirteen white men are arranged in three rows, with six standing in the background, five kneeling in the middle, and two sitting in front. A bass drum to the right has the words "Carbon Band" written along its rim and "Lone" written above a star. A United States flag hangs in the background to the left. The leftmost man in the back row is identified as Custer Cox.
Date: 1896~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gatesville Camp Fire Girls

Photograph of a group of girls that are members of Camp Fire Girls of America posing on rugs in front of an ornate backdrop. They are wearing Native American-style women's gowns, beads, and headbands. The girls are identified from the top left as Margaret Bishop, Louise Raby, Willie Rae Brashear, Virginia Brown, Doris Davison, Ruth Wells, Anita Stewart, Margaret Powell, camp counselor Alice Boyer, Eloise Colgin, Julia Bishop, Zelia McClinton, and Grace West.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Early Physicians of Coryell County, Texas]

Photograph of a group of physicians wearing suits, vests, and ties. The men are arranged in front of a backdrop painted to resemble an ornate archway. A fur rug lies below them. Five of the men sit on a tasseled chaise longue. The man sitting in the center is identified as O. G. Gilder, and the man at the right end is E. B. Baker. The standing man is Andrew Graves.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lions Club of Gatesville Sponsored USO Shelter]

Photograph of a group of suited men standing underneath a small wooden shelter that is located beside an oak tree. A sign stating "Sponsored by Lions Club of Gatesville" appears on top of the shelter, while "USO No. 1 Servicemen's Pick-Up Shelter" is painted on its side. A Presbyterian church is visible in the background.
Date: February 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students of Purmela Circa 1920]

Photograph of a group of young people from the Purmela School in Purmela, Texas. The students range in age from younger children to older teenagers. Three rows stand in front of five windows on a brick building, while a group of younger children sits below them. The fourth person on the first row is Homer Freeman and the seventh is Herman Maxwell. The second person the second row is Vella Freeman, the fifteenth is Joe Maxwell, and the nineteenth is Thurman Maxwell. The fourth girl on the foremost row is Ellen Freeman.
Date: [1920..1924]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Freeman Family Standing in Front of Home]

Photograph of members of the Freeman family standing in front of their wooden home in Purmela, Texas. They are identified from the left as Alvin (age six), Louis (age eight), Way (age four), Alex, Thoyce (age two), Winnie, Lillian (age ten), and Vivian (age eleven). A windpump is visible in the background to the right. The reverse side of the mat has a note that says "To Dred & Emma."
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gatesville May Queen Float]

Photograph of a May Queen parade float attached to a team of horses. A canopy covers much of the flower-festooned float. The five formally dressed girls are identified from the left as Nona Christman, Marie Suggs, May Queen Eula Gilder, and Annie Atkins. A man wearing a dark hat and coat sits at the front of the float and holds the reigns of its team of horses. A man can be seen riding behind the horses, and another man holds the heads of the front pair of horses. Ruby's Saloon and the city's First National Bank can be seen in the background. A slip of paper taped to the reverse side says "North Side of the Square."
Date: December 1915
Creator: William J. Blair Studios
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing on Main Street in Eastland, Texas]

Photograph of people standing on Main Street in Eastland, Texas. The center of the photo features the street filled with people and livestock. Shops, banks, and utility poles line the dirt road.
Date: 1896~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of Arnold's Drug Store]

Photograph of the interior of Arnold's Drug Store in Gatesville, Texas. The left side of the store features a display case with jewelry, the right side has a soda fountain and a display case with tobacco goods, and the back area has a refrigerator with cold goods. Two men stand in front of a white cabinet in the back of the store. Four men in suits sit on stools, while two other men stand by them behind the counter. The reverse side of the photo indicates that two of the men are named Bob Arnold and Howard Franks.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eighteen Women in a Photography Studio]

Photograph of a group of eighteen reunited school friends sitting in front of a photography studio's forest backdrop. The women are wearing dresses and are arranged in three rows. They are identified on the back of the photo. "Josey Girls of 1898 - 1899" is handwritten on the mat above the photo.
Date: [1898..1899]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students of Ireland School, 1915]

Photograph of a group of children of various ages that attend school in Ireland, Texas. Two chaotic rows of children stand behind a row of their sitting peers. A ball with "Ireland" painted on it rests against the legs of a girl on the lower left of the photo. The teacher, H. Hall, stands behind the group of children.
Date: December 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Men Posing with Horse-Drawn Carts]

Photograph of a group of white men and boys posing with their animal drawn carts in a clearing. Eight carts are positioned around a small mound. Most are drawn by mules, though Custer Cox can be seen with a team of white mares to the upper right.
Date: 1896~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joyce Family Outside of a Home]

Photograph of the Joyce family posing in front of a house. Three women and two men stand in the back row, with the two men holding very young children. Two elderly men and a woman sit beside a younger woman who is flanked by a standing boy and girl. The blurry image of a dog can be seen to the right. Two of the people present are identified as John Dell Joyce and Sarah Abigail Joyce.
Date: 1895~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gatesville May Queen Float]

Photograph of a May Queen parade float attached to a team of horses. A canopy covers much of the flower-festooned float. The five formally dressed girls are identified from the left as Nona Christman, Marie Suggs, May Queen Eula Gilder, and Annie Atkins. A man wearing a bowler hat and dark clothes rides a dark horse beside the float. A man wearing a dark hat and coat sits at the front of the float and holds the reigns of its team of horses. A man can be seen riding behind the horses, and another man holds the heads of the front pair of horses. Ruby's Saloon and the city's First National Bank can be seen in the background.
Date: December 1915
Creator: William J. Blair Studios
System: The Portal to Texas History