[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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1908 Officials and Employees of Coryell County, Texas]

Photograph of the Coryell County, Texas, officers of 1908. Three rows of the men sit on the steps of the Coryell County courthouse. The men are identified from the top left as Pleas Post (collector), W. L. Carlyle (commissioner), J. O. Curry (commissioner), T. L. Allison (commissioner), J. P. Gardner (commissioner), G. E. Johnson (county attorney), Frank Parsons (janitor), W. W. Seeton (district clerk), Sam Davis (sheriff), R. T. Wilson (county clerk), Earl Stone (city marshal), John Caufield (county surveyor), R. E. West (county judge), Ben McClinton (deputy clerk), J. R. Saunders (county treasurer), illegible (county superintendent), Jim Shows (tax assessor), and Joe B. Watkins (justice of the peace).
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Copperas Cove, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Copperas Cove, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a grey background and red edging. The center of the patch contains a Florian Cross. "Fire Dept." is written on the vertical points, and illustrations of fire equipment appear on the horizontal points. "Copperas Cove, Texas City of Five Hills" appears in the center along with the image of mountain peaks and a small silver image of Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Copperas Cove, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Copperas Cove, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a black background and white edging. "Copperas Cove Fire Dept." and "City Built for Family Living" are written across the patch in yellow. A red outline of Texas with a star denoting the location of Copperas Cove is in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Costumed Men and Women Posing for Portrait]

Photograph of a group of costumed men and women posing for a portrait. Four women stand behind two men and a woman sitting in chairs decorated with spirals. Two more men recline on the ground in the foreground. The men are wearing dark clothes with fringe and frills. The people are identified on the reverse side of the photo.
Date: [1845..1890]
Creator: W. J. Blair Portraits
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Outside of William W. Windham's General Store]

Photograph of a group of men standing outside of William Windham's General Store in Hurst Springs, Texas. Several of the men are standing on the building's porch, while others are perched atop horse-drawn buggies to the left and right. Windham is standing at the center of the porch with a faint X above his head. The man in the buggy to the far right is identified as George McNeill.
Date: 1906~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Roughhousing in Front of a Wells Fargo Building]

Photograph of a group of men standing in front of a Wells Fargo & Company Express building in Oglesby, Texas. The men stand together in front of the building's raised porch. Four of the men are playfully grabbing and punching each other while three others watch from behind them.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People on Steps of Coryell County Courthouse]

Photograph of a group of over sixty white men and women standing in several rows outside of three arches of the Coryell County courthouse. Most of those present are wearing fine hats and clothes.
Date: June 16, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographic Portrait of Thurman and Herman Maxwell]

Postcard featuring twin infants Thurman and Herman Maxwell, children of Franklin Lee and Nancy Maxwell. They are sitting on a chair with spiral metalwork on its back and legs. The twins are wearing white dresses and bonnets. "Twins" has been written over their heads in red ink, and a T and H have been written on their heads. The reverse side of the postcard has the infants' names written in blue marker, and a handwritten note that reads "To grandma and uncle Ben."
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Girl Named Lena]

Portrait of a baby girl, wearing a light-colored gown with cinched sleeves and collar. The girl is seated in front of a dark-colored ottoman with tassels that is elevated on some sort of riser. The back of the photograph is integrally designed with gold colored line work.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blair, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History