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[210 Crawford - J.H. Silliman Home]

Photo of the J.H. Silliman Home, located at 210 Crawford. A Mississippi native, J.H. Silliman was the proprietor of Silliman and Company – a Palestine business founded in 1871, and one of the largest hardware stores in the region. Silliman married Laura Brook, the architect, James Frith Brook's, daughter, in 1920. The family later moved to 638 S. Magnolia.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier in Spanish American War Uniform]

The man in this photograph has been tentatively identified as having been a soldier during the Spanish American war. On the back of the photograph it reads "Property of J.F. Grigsby - 408 So. Sycamore Street, Palestine Texas". The photo is now owned by the Anderson County Historical Commission.
Date: 1898~
Creator: Bushnell
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palestine City Directory, 1898-1899 (open access)

Palestine City Directory, 1898-1899

Containing an alphabetically arranged list of business firms and private citizens. A classified list of all trades, professions and pursuits. A street and avenue guide. A miscellaneous directory of city officials, public schools, churches, secret and benevolent societies, etc.
Date: 1898
Creator: Hensley-Arnold Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protected Bail-Joint. (open access)

Protected Bail-Joint.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in protected rail-joints.
Date: April 19, 1898
Creator: Teamer, James Madison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History