[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site]

Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site. The ranch house is the white wooden, two story building located in the bottom right corner of the photo. The house has four brick chimneys seen above the roof line. The top and bottom porches of the house are screened. Adjacent to the main house is the white round cistern house. The cistern house has a white railed stairway leading to the upper entrance. The white building to the left rear of the house is the smoke house. Two white wooden buildings near the left corner are the servants quarters. Barn 1 followed by barn 2 are situated above and slightly to the right of the servants quarters. Barn 3 is directly left of barn 3. Below barn 3 is the dipping vat with the teardrop (shaped) pen, and round pen. Written on back of photo in blue ink: "Albert George 1/13/53".
Date: January 13, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and the circular driveway]

Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site. The George Ranch house is the two story white wooden building located to the bottom center of the photograph. The house has four brick chimneys seen above the roof line. The upper and lower porches of the ranch house are screened. Adjacent to the ranch house is the white round cistern house with white railed stairway that leads to the upper entrance. The circular driveway is visible to the right of the main house. Other ranch buildings include the chicken house in bottom left corner; garage to the right of the chicken house; above and to the left of the garage are two small white wooden buildings (only one is visible, the other is obscured by trees) that are the servants quarters. The tall gable roofed building seen between the servants quarters and the main house (rear) is barn 1. Above barn 1 is barn 2. To the left of barn 2 is barn 3. Below barn 3 is the dipping vat with a teardrop pen and round pen. Cattle are feeding in the lot below the dipping vat. A bend of Dry Creek is visible between the trees that …
Date: January 13, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch site next to the highway]

Aerial photograph of the George Ranch site. The highway near bottom right of photo, Farm to Market 762, leads to the George Ranch by turning left at the white wooden entryway. The ranch driveway is lined by white fence posts and trees. Cattle are grazing in the pasture near left bottom of photo. The George Ranch house is on the far left of photo. The two story white wooden house is obscured by large oak trees. There is a large barn to the right of the house and another smaller barn near center left. The town of Richmond is visible from center background to right background. Note the water tower near center right. Written in blue ink on back of photo: "Albert George" 1/13/53".
Date: January 13, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men on horseback wearing dark western shirts]

Photograph of two men on horseback. The two men are wearing dark colored western shirt with light colored felt cowboy hats. A young man can be seen standing against the brick wall of arena in background left. Another horse and rider can be partially seen to the left of the two men. Back of photograph in black ink: "Albert George" and in blue ink "Fred Golding, Earl North Jany [sic] 31st 1948".
Date: January 31, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for A.P. George's Brahmans] (open access)

[Advertisement for A.P. George's Brahmans]

Advertisement for A.P. George's Brahmans. It has a large panoramic photograph of the front of the George house with approximately twenty Brahmans in a pen in front. A large tree is on the right side. Caption underneath reads: "A group of ideal "Beef" Brahman cows in front of the home place". On bottom left of advertisement is a photo of Shiek's Jubilee, a black shorthorn. The caption at the bottom: "A.P. GEORGE Breeder of Shorthorn and Brahman Cattle RICHMOND, TEXAS".
Date: January 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A large tree in the snow covered yard of the George Ranch]

Photograph focuses on the snow covered yard of the George Ranch. A large tree is in center of photo with shrubs on left. Snow topped roof of a building on right. Trees in distance. Written in blue ink in white border at bottom of photo: "Jan 19 1940". The photograph is bordered by a black pattern that has black text in corners: top left "Texas", top right "Studer", bottom right "Photo", and bottom left "San Antonio". Stamped on back in blue: "45".
Date: January 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Baptist Church in Richmond, Texas]

Photograph of the Baptist Church in Richmond, Texas. The photograph was taken after snow. The roof top of the tall two story brick building is covered with snow. There is a turret with steeple on top near the north east face of the building. There is partial view of a snow covered automobile on far right. Written at the bottom of the photograph in blue ink: "Jan 19 1940". Written on back of photo in pencil: "Baptist Church Richmond". Stamped in black on back: "Your Entire Roll Developed and Jumbo Printed Like This Print 6 or 8 Exposure Roll 40 [cents] 6 [cents] Each If Ordered Separately Studer Photo Co. Authorized Dealer".
Date: January 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two women sitting in the snow covered lawn of the George Ranch house]

Photograph of two women sitting in the snow covered lawn of the George Ranch house. Both women have dark hair and are wearing dark clothing. The George Ranch house is a two story wooden white house. Note that the top and bottom porches are screened and the windows are not shuttered in this photo. The well manicured shrubbery that line the outside of the house are snow topped. Written in blue ink at bottom of photo: "Jan 19 1940". The photograph is bordered by a black pattern. Top right corner of pattern has "San Antonio" written in it; top left corner "Texas", bottom left "Photo" and bottom right, "Studer". Back of photo is stamped "473" in blue.
Date: January 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a woman on a paint horse]

Photograph of a woman on a paint horse. The woman is wearing boots, light colored pants with dark trim at pant left bottoms and at pockets, light colored blouse, bandana, leather jacket, and a cowboy hat. Free-standing cement structures (monuments?) on left of photograph. Sidewalk and trees in background. Written in black ink on back (name may not be correct since handwriting is difficult to decipher): "Jennie Dawson Beerton Jan - 1 - 1940 Queenie" and stamped in blue "24".
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the George Ranch house yard]

Photograph of the George Ranch house yard. The huge oak tree on far left is the Nancy Jones oak tree which, according to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", she planted in 1824. The tree house was later added by the George's for Mary Jones, daughter of Mamie's cousin Henry Jones. There is a wooden rocking chair to the left, near the trunk of the oak tree and there are three more wooden chairs in the yard on the right. A corner of the George Ranch house is visible on the left edge of photo. Vines cover the tops of the wire fence that partially encloses the yard. Trees in background. Written in pencil on the back of the photo: "Back yard of A. P. George Residence". Stamped on back in black: "Jan 27 1937 [1937 underlined with pencil]" and "526". The back is watermarked "Velox".
Date: January 27, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the George Ranch house yard focuses on the Nancy Jones oak tree]

Photograph of the George Ranch house yard focuses on the Nancy Jones oak tree. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the tree was planted in 1824 by Nancy Jones and the Georges later added the tree house for Mary Jones, daughter of Mamie George's cousin Henry Jones. A spiral staircase around the trunk of the tree leads to the large wooden tree house. A pole to the left of the photograph is being utilized to support a huge sagging limb. Another oak tree on left center has a lawn mower leaning against its trunk. There is a wooden chair to the right rear of the tree. Vines top the wire fence to left; shrubs and trees in background. Stamped on back in black: "Jan 27 1937" and "526". Back is watermarked with "Velox".
Date: January 27, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trees in the George Ranch yard]

Photograph of the George Ranch house yard. There are two wooden lawn chairs to the left and right of the photo. Cedar trees (with other trees among them) from left to center right. A wooden fence can be seen at a break between trees on right. Top of a utility pole in center background. Trees in distance. Stamped in black on back of photo: "526" and Jan 27 1937". Back is watermarked "Velox".
Date: January 27, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Page from an autograph album about angles around a bed addressed to "Mamie"] (open access)

[Page from an autograph album about angles around a bed addressed to "Mamie"]

Page from the autograph album that reads: "Mamie "May the angles around your bed side h____ to keep you from kicking off the covers. Your Friend L_. Dunbavy Richmond Texas Jan 25 188_".
Date: January 25, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Page from an autograph album from Katie C. Bell to Mamie] (open access)

[Page from an autograph album from Katie C. Bell to Mamie]

Page from the autograph album that reads: "To Mamie May flowers along thy pathway bloom, From every care thy heart be free And of every joy that earth can yield Be a portion given to thee Your true friend Katie C. Bell Richmond Jan 28th 1887".
Date: January 28, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Page in an autograph album to Mamie from Gertrude Earnest] (open access)

[Page in an autograph album to Mamie from Gertrude Earnest]

Page in autograph album reads: "Mamie. May your life be of pleasure of Peace and of love untill [sic] the Angels shall whisper Mamie Your home is above! Your True Friend Gertrude Earnest January 25, 1887".
Date: January 25, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History