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Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs' Cook Book, 1933 (open access)

Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs' Cook Book, 1933

A cookbook compiled by the members of various Home Demonstration Clubs across Fannin County, Texas. It contains recipes for baked goods, soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, cheese dishes, pickles and relishes, beverages, vegetables, meats, and egg dishes, along with several advertisements.
Date: 1933
Creator: Home Demonstration Clubs (Fannin County, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leslie Line: Ancestors of Five Leslie Brothers (open access)

The Leslie Line: Ancestors of Five Leslie Brothers

A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of five generations of a single Leslie family line beginning in America with George Leslie (1734-1775). Chapters describe the Leslie origins in Scotland, biographical information on George Leslie, Samuel Leslie , James Leslie, and John T. Leslie, as well as the kinsmen of Agnes Allison Leslie, and E. A. Atkins Leslie.
Date: 1990
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs Cook Book 1944 (open access)

Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs Cook Book 1944

A cook book compiled by the Home Demonstration Club members of Fannin County, Texas. It contains recipes for accompaniments and garnishes, beverages, baked goods, desserts, eggs and cheese, meat, Mexican dishes, pickles and relishes, salads, sandwich fillings, and vegetables. Several advertisements are also inside.
Date: 1944
Creator: Home Deomstration Clubs of Fannin County, Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie (open access)

The Fenner Forebears of Samuel Fenner Leslie

A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of immigrant Richard Fenner and his son Robert Fenner and one line of his descendants: Robert Fenner, Jr., Joseph F. Fenner, and Lucy Fenner Leslie, the mother of Samuel Fenner Leslie. The texts includes information about Fenner family children, kin, and the family of their spouses as well as family military service spanning from the American Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War. Each chapter has a narrative, notes, sources, and appendices.
Date: 1987
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presbyterian Guild Cook Book (open access)

Presbyterian Guild Cook Book

A cook book compiled by the Ladies of the Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church. Alongside advertisements, it contains recipes for soups, fish and oysters, meats, croquettes, vegetables, bread, salads, sandwiches, frozen desserts, cakes, cookies, other desserts, puddings, pies and pastries, preserves and jellies, pickles, candies, drinks, invalid cookery, and things worth knowing.
Date: 1922
Creator: Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Iron Guns, Bronze Arrows & Brass Scales: The Life of Col. Roswell W. Lee (open access)

Iron Guns, Bronze Arrows & Brass Scales: The Life of Col. Roswell W. Lee

Book documenting biographical information about Colonel Roswell W. Lee (1810-1873) who served during the American Civil War, incorporating transcripts of letters and documents, photographs, and other source information. Index starts on page 274.
Date: 2009
Creator: Fish, Ruth Holloway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial Souvenir Album of the City of Bonham, Texas. (open access)

Pictorial Souvenir Album of the City of Bonham, Texas.

Booklet outlining general information about Bonham, Texas focusing primarily on businesses, newspapers, and educational institutions along with images of business interiors, residences, and other buildings.
Date: January 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Bonham, Texas (open access)

A History of Bonham, Texas

Book outlining the early history of Bonham, Texas, including information about people, businesses, development of municipal services and government, and other related topics, organized into four main sections: Early Pioneer Days (1836-1861), War Period (1861-1865), Period of Reconstruction (1865-1875), and Later Development (1875-1929).
Date: 1929
Creator: Bonham High School. American History Class.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F. W. Woolworth Store with Group of Women, Bonham]

Photograph of the interior of the F. W. Woolworth store on the south side of the courthouse square in Bonham. A group of women pose for a photograph along an aisle of merchandise. Fans hang from the ceiling, as well as signs that read: "nothing on this counter over 15 cents." On the left displays are jewelry and flat papers, and on the right aisles are rolls of material and a cash register. There are eight women standing together, facing the photographer; two watch from across an aisle on the left.
Date: 1925~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonham Grocery Store]

Photograph of an unidentified grocery store in Bonham, Texas. Four men stand in the rear of the store, near the back counter. The man at left, in front of the counter's corner and standing next to a glass display, is Tom Locke (1879–1934). The third man from left with a hat and mustache is Sam Hancock (1854–1923), and the man at the very right is Audrey Bryant. The man second from left is unidentified. Meat is hung along the walls in the right corner, and coffee is for sale. Seed packers from C. C. Morse & Co. are displayed in rows in the right counter. Sacks of some grain-like material are placed along the wooden counters.
Date: 190X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fannin County Electric, Installing a Power Line]

Photograph of a truck from Fannin County Electric Cooperative, Inc. The letters "REA" are written on the side of the truck. One worker stands behind the truck and assists with the construction of a power pole for an electric line.
Date: November 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Taylor Grocery Company, Bonham Square]

Photograph of Taylor Grocery Company, a grocery store located on the Courthouse Square in Bonham. Three individuals stand within the store: a woman along behind a desk counter on the left, and two men standing next to glass displays. Cans and bags are arranged on shelves on the left and right walls, with baskets of foodstuffs in front of the counter at left. In the glass display, cigars are on sale. Large brooms are placed on the top of shelves and reclined against the wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonham Wholesale Grocery, Interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Bonham Wholesale Grocery, located along the railroad in south Bonham. In the room depicted here, workers stand to the left of a large gas stove in the middle of the area. Chairs and desks are located to the left in the room. Identified in the picture, from left to right, are: Alonzo Allen. Harry Roberts, June Kennedy, Claude Allen, Floy Campbell, and George Hancock.
Date: [1895..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonham Wholesale Grocery, Workers on Dock]

Photograph of workers along the dock of the Bonham Wholesale Grocery. The brick building of the grocery store behind them, the workers pose along the wooden dock, facing forward. Three workers are identified: the first from left, Floy Campbell; fourth from left, the first seated, Willie Milstead, and first from right, Hub [?].
Date: [1895..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Dye Works of Bonham, Exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of City Dye Works. Cars are parked along the front curb of the building, and Bob Cline, at right, stands to a car. A business named The Barbecue Pit, offering sandwiches, beef (10¢), and ham (15¢) is also in the same building. A beauty shop occupies the right half of the building.
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panther Row Grocery Store, Bonham]

Photograph of a grocery store along Panther Row (south Main Street) in Bonham, Texas. A soda fountain is along the counter at left, and shelves of merchandise are placed along the left wall, behind the counter. A large bunch of bananas hang from a rope tied to the ceiling at right. Sam Miller stands at center with his hand along the counter.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Walsh Before Bonham-Sherman Flight]

Postcard of aviator Charles Walsh moments before his flight from Bonham to Sherman, seated in his biplane and wearing goggles and a cap. He holds a steering wheel, and the plane's engine is positioned behind him. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Aviator Walsh, 2 minuets [sic] before Bonham - Sherman Trip, Jan. 30-1912."
Date: January 30, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Walsh's Biplane, Near Take Off]

Photograph of Charles Walsh's biplane nearing take off in a field in Bonham, Texas. A crowd of spectators watch the airplane from behind as it pitches slightly upwards, its propeller spinning.
Date: January 30, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Walsh and His Plane]

Postcard of aviator Charles Walsh standing in front of his biplane before a crowd of spectators in Bonham, Texas. Walsh (center) wears goggles and a hat and leans against one of the aircraft's trusses. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."
Date: January 28, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd Inspecting Charles Walsh's Biplane #1]

Photograph of a crowd swarmed around Charles Walsh's biplane in Bonham, Texas. Additional people view the crowd from a grandstand in the background, with a handful of spectators elevated on a short wooden tower. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."
Date: January 28, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd Inspecting Charles Walsh's Biplane #2]

Photograph of a crowd swarmed around Charles Walsh's biplane in Bonham, Texas. Additional people view the crowd from a grandstand in the background, with a handful of spectators elevated on a short wooden tower. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."
Date: January 28, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonham Meat Market]

Photograph of a meat market in Bonham, Texas with three men standing in the store's back, with two behind the counter and one to its right. The man in the middle, wearing a white apron, is Sam Hancock (1854–1923). Saws, carcasses, and cuts of meat are placed along the counter and large carcasses hang from hooks along the left wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication of the Bonham Veterans' Hospital]

Photograph of the dedication of the Bonham Veterans' Hospital and Domiciliary on July 9, 1948. Dignitaries, including Representative Sam Rayburn, are seated on the platform with flags positioned behind them with a band of musicians dressed in white uniforms are seated in front of the platform. Spectators are visible around the front of the stage, most standing and many wearing hats.
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Taking Cotton to to the Mill, Bonham]

Photograph of a line of mule-pulled wagons loaded with cotton along South Center Street in Bonham. Some structures are lined along the road in the background, and the old Fannin County Courthouse is visible in the background.
Date: [1888..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History