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[7 1/2-Cent Bar Token]

One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin is silver-colored and says, "Good for 7 1/2 [cents] at Bar" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Dietz & Geffert, Victoria, Texas." Dietz & Geffert “Saloon” at Victoria, Jan 1916 Bradstreet. Not listed in 1915 Dun, and by Sept 1918 Ben Geffert is running a “Soft Drink” stand (draft card).
Date: 1915/1918
Creator: Geffert, Ben
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

200 Block North Porter Street

Photograph of 200 Block North Porter St. showing the City Garage on the left, a hotel in the middle, and the railroad depot on the right. Note the Model T automobiles parked along the unpaved street.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1915 Danevang Baseball Team]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the 1915 Danevang baseball team in uniforms, posed outdoors at the Danevang baseball diamond. They are arranged in three rows; four men are seated and five men are kneeling. Standing behind the team is one man, identified as the manager, Axel Petersen; he is not in uniform.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1915 Graduating Class for Wellington High School]

Photograph of individual senior portraits. There are 8 photos of the seniors, 2 men and 6 women.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1915 McLean Highschool Graduating Class]

Photograph of the McLean High School graduating class of 1915. The young men are wearing dark color suits and the young women are wearing light color dresses. All of the seniors either have floral arrangements pinned to their clothing or are holding flowers.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[3rd Street, Rosenberg. "Main St." written on photo.]

Photographic copy of a postcard. Original returned to donor. Image is of 3rd Street, Rosenberg. Meyer Forster Land and Loan Co. is on the right side of the street, auto supply store is on the left.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 257, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1915 (open access)

The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 257, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1915

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Wessendorff as a teenager (about 16 yrs old).]

Photographic portrait of Ada Wessendorff as a teenager (about 16 yrs old). Wessendorff has her hair pulled back and secured with a large white bow at the nape of her neck. She is wearing a white dress with lace inset over shoulders. Bodice is shirred around shoulders, ending with a round lace band across the shoulders and chest. Shirt is shirred in four levels at the waist, and twice more at thigh level. Wessendorff is holding a bouquet of carnations. Image is mounted is cropped into an oval and mounted on a gray cardboard matte. Image dimensions: 12.0 cm x 20.5 cm. See 1972.093.152 for a duplicate photo on a different style matte.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Wessendorff, Daughter of Joe B. and Lila Baker Wessendorff.]

Photographic portrait of Ada Wessendorff, Daughter of Joe B. and Lila Baker Wessendorff. Wessendorff has her hair pulled back and secured with a large white bow at the nape of her neck. She is wearing a white dress with lace inset over shoulders. Bodice is shirred around shoulders, ending with a round lace band across the shoulders and chest. Shirt is shirred in four levels at the waist, and twice more at thigh level. Wessendorff is holding a bouquet of carnations. Image is mounted is cropped into an oval and mounted on a tan cardboard matte with gold edging. Image dimensions: 12 cm x 20.2 cm See 1972.093.142 for duplicate image on different mount
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Addicks Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Addicks Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Flood]

Aerial photograph of the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. The streets are covered in water, and houses can be seen into the distance. The caption on the photograph reads, "Looking west from wireless tower at college. August 16-17 Flood, 1915."
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Flood Waters]

Photograph of an aerial view of a flooded neighborhood near downtown Port Arthur, Texas. Flooding resulted from a hurricane, and spans the entire photograph.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Flood Waters]

Photograph of an aerial view of flood waters in Port Arthur, Texas. Flooding resulted from a hurricane, and spans the entire photograph.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Flood Waters]

Photograph of an aerial view of a flooded neighborhood. Flooding resulted from a hurricane, and spans the entire photograph.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Port Arthur After Flood]

Photograph of an aerial view of Port Arthur after a flood. Trees and buildings are visible to the right and in the background.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 hurricane]

An aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 storm, looking toward the port. At the far right is a wide, straight street with an automobile and two trolley cars traveling down the street. In the background on the left are houses, with little damage visible. In the lower right hand corner, in the back yard of a two-story building is some wooden debris from a small structure that has been demolished. Further up the wide street on the left is a long one-story building raised on posts with a large number of windows.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aftermath of 1915 flood]

View of aftermath of April 1915 flood, Waller Creek at 705 E. 6th Street, Austin. People are gathered on the stone bridge and look down onto the creek. Damaged buildings are on either side of the creek.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aftermath of 1915 Flood]

Photograph of the aftermath of the 1915 Colorado River flood. A house is destroyed, with furnishings visible inside. A woman, man, and young girl pose in one of the house's rooms.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane Above Field]

Postcard of a cavalry soldier standing in a field looking up at an airplane flying overhead. On the left two other men are on looking on from what appears to be a large wagon and a cart, trees, and shrubs can be seen in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Mail Bag Dropping Mail For 14th Cav." and has an arrow pointing to a bag of mail falling from the airplane in the distance.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane Above Troops]

Postcard of an airplane flying above a group of unidentified cavalry soldiers on horseback, who are facing away from the camera towards the plane. The pilot appears to be waving to the men below and two men on the left are carrying large poles. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Dropping A Message For The Troops."
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane in a Field]

Postcard of an airplane with its nose stuck in the ground in a field with a horse in front of it and two unidentified boys standing on the right. A text on the front of the postcard reads "At Encinal, Tex. Result of Landing In Soft Ground. Capt. Lewis, 14th Cav. Was A Passenger When It Upset."
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Building at North Texas College]

Postcard image of the Alamo Building at the North Texas College in Sherman, Texas. Within this building is the Kidd Key Conservatory. The two story building has four large white columns along the front porch entrance where benches are visible. In the foreground is a smaller white statue positioned on the front lawn. Handwritten text on the back addresses Miss Pearl Yancey.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert P. and Mamie George house]

Photographic print of Albert P. and Mamie George house (Ranch House at the George Ranch) in 1915. Photo shows the south face and the cistern tower. Partial view of large tree to right and left of photograph. Picket fence in front of house. Wire fence in foreground. Several wooden boxes are lined up along the wire fence line.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History