Resource Type

[Aubrey Christian Church on Main Street North]

Photograph of a group of adults and children posing in front of a frame church building.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main Street after the Tornado]

Photograph of buildings damaged by a tornado. The destroyed structure was the carriage building for Grey's Furniture and the undertaker. The house next to it belonged to the Ratchford family. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McCarson House After 1918 Tornado]

Photograph of the ruins of the McCarson house following a tornado in 1918. Two men work on the damaged roof of the house, while another man stands in the yard. Three automobiles are parked in front of the house, and a horse is tethered to a fence in the background.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Storm Debris and Chairs]

Photograph of two men standing in the middle of a debris field, with wrecked buildings visible behind them. Two chairs and a damaged brick wall are in front of them. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Outside Christian Church]

Photograph of five men and five women posing in front of a frame church building in Aubrey, Texas. The women are identified as Lillie Coffey, Annie Mullins, Martha Hodge Mullins, and Mary MacIntosh.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jim Goin in Powledge Store, January 17, 1918]

Photograph of three men and a boy posing in a store containing a variety of products displayed on shelves, in glass-topped display cases, and hanging from railings. Jim Goin stands behind the counter wearing a tie.
Date: January 17, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruins of Christian Church]

Photograph of the building of Christian Church in Aubrey, which has been flattened. The steeple remains upright, but the roof is resting on the ground. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruins of Christian Church on Main Street]

Photograph of a flattened church building. The steeple remains upright, but the roof is resting on the ground. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruins of Methodist Church]

Photograph of the ruins of a Methodist church in Aubrey after a tornado. Houses, including the home of Dr. Bate, are visible in the background, and there is a great deal of debris on the ground.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: Parsons, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House With Storm Debris, 1918]

Photograph of a frame house with brick debris on the roof and in the yard. In the foreground, textiles dry on a clothesline. In the background, a woman stands beyond the corner of the house. Built before 1885, this house was the home of Wood Goin in the early twentieth century. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 14, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Morning After Tornado]

Photograph of pedestrians and passengers in horse-drawn carriages and wagons viewing storm damage. Mullins Hotel is visible in the background on the left. The depot is in the upper right. The lumberyard, rolls of barbed wire, and the hardware store are all visible. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: Jones, Ed
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Storm Debris Next to Log House]

Photograph of debris scattered around a log house. A person stands in the wreckage, in front of a tree. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main Street after the Tornado, 1918]

Photograph of buildings damaged by a tornado. The destroyed structure was the carriage building for Grey's Furniture and the undertaker. It has been turned upside down by a tornado that had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 14, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Musgrove Home, 1918]

Photograph of a two-story house surrounded by trees. Damage to the fence and the second floor porch is evident. Storm debris is visible in the foreground. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Storm Debris and Donkey]

Photograph of storm debris facing south. On the left a donkey is visible. Buildings at the center back survived the storm and continued to be used. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McCarson House After 1918 Tornado]

Photograph of a house with a damaged roof, surrounded by debris. Part of a windmill is visible in the foreground. A tornado touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Storm Debris, 1918]

Photograph of storm debris, with two houses in the background. The house on the right was owned by Granny Mullins. The house on the left was owned by Wesley and Axia Housden. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Morning After Tornado]

Photograph of storm-damaged buildings. In the foreground are pedestrians, riders, wagons, carriages, horses, and mules. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children By Pond]

Photograph of five children sitting at the edge of a pond. Trees, buildings, and a fence are visible behind them.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of Denton boarding house]

Photograph of a Boarding House used by students near the North Texas State Normal College campus. It appears to have two wings and three chimneys. At the bottom of the print is part of a written note that reads "Where some of us".
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Two Men in Uniform with Two Women on Park Bench

Lee Preston, sitting, and Wilton Cook, standing, with two unidentified young women in snapshot at one of the university campuses in Denton, Texas. Both men studied in the Army Training Corps while attending the North Texas Normal College.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilton Cook and Lee Preston sitting on a fence]

Wilton Cook (left) and Lee Preston (right) are sitting on a wooden fence. Both men studied in the Army Training Corps at North Texas Normal College (now UNT). There are other photographs of the two men in our collection
Date: [1918,1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee Preston and Wilton Cook in Uniform

Lee Preston and Wilton Cook stand center frame in uniform in a field with lots of trees. Both men studied in the Army Training Corps while attending the North Texas Normal College.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee Preston in Uniform

Lee Preston, in uniform, standing between two unidentified boys in front of a white building. We believe this photograph was taken sometime around 1918-1919 because Lee studied in the Army Training Corps while at the North Texas State College.
Date: [1918,1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History