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Milam County Peace Officers Memorial

The Milam County Peace Officers' Memorial. The county courthouse is in the background.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yoe High School, Cameron

Yoe High School in Cameron.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yoe High School, Cameron

Yoe High School in Cameron.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yoe High School, Cameron

Yoe High School in Cameron.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yoe High School, Cameron

Yoe High School in Cameron.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Welcome to Cameron sign

A Welcome to Cameron sign
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic plaque, Mrs. Edna Westbrook Trigg

Photograph of a historic plaque in Cameron, Texas. It reads: "Mrs. Edna Westbrook Trigg (December 30, 1868 - November 15, 1946). Pioneer leader of Texas women in rural club work. While serving as principal of a school near Milano, Mrs. Trigg was asked by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1911 to supervise Texas' first Girls' Tomato Club. Her role included organization, teaching, and experimentation. In Aug. 1912, her clubs showed canned products at Milano Fair -- the state's first exhibit of this kind, and a great success. In 1913-14, she worked in Childress and Milam counties, holding canning schools financed by local groups and the U. S. Department of Agriculture. After enactment of national and state legislation (1914-1915) established the Agricultural Extension Service at land grant colleges, Mrs. Trigg became (in 1916) the first county home demonstration agent in Texas. Stationed in Denton, she also served on staff of the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman's University), overseeing courses in methods for home demonstration work, assuring its professionalism. Edna Trigg was a native of Milam County, daughter of Ervin and Rachel Walker Westbrook. She married (in 1892) Charles Letman Trigg, and was mother of Charles Westbrook Trigg …
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ben Milam statue, Milam County Courthouse grounds

Photograph of a statue of Ben Milam on the grounds of the Milam County Courthouse. He stands with his hat raised in one hand, and he holds a rifle in the other. The base of the statue simply says "Milam".
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ben Milam statue, Milam County Courthouse grounds

Photograph of a statue of Ben Milam on the grounds of the Milam County Courthouse, viewed from the side. He raises his hat in his right hand. The base of the statue reads, "Benjamin Rush Milam participated in the capture of Goliad October ninth, 1835, was killed in San Antonio, December seventh 1835 while commanding the Texas forces which later captured the town."
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic plaque, Milam County Courthouse

Photograph of a historic plaque in Cameron, Texas. It reads: "Milam County Courthouse. This is the fourth structure to serve as the Milam County Courthouse. The local Masonic Lodge laid the cornerstone for the building on July 4, 1891. Designed by architect A.O. Watson of Austin, the courthouse at one time feature a second empire roof and a cupola with a four-sided clock. The clock was removed and the roof altered in a 1938 renovation project by the Federal Works Progress Administration. As the center of county government for over a century, the courthouse stands as a significant part of Milam County history."
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Milam County Courthouse, U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark

Milam County Courthouse in Cameron, U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark seal.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Milam County Courthouse, detail of building

Photograph looking up at the wall of the Milam County Courthouse in Cameron.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Church in Giddings

Photograph of a church in Giddings. It is a white wooden building with a tall steeple.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse, detail of cornerstone

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Lee County Courthouse. The words carved into the cornerstone are difficult to read.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse, detail of cornerstone

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Lee County Courthouse. Words have been carved into the stone.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Milam County Courthouse, detail of cornerstone

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Milam County Courthouse in Cameron, Texas. It reads: "Erected July 4, 1891. Larmoor and Watson, Architects. Lee and Plummer, Contractors."
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Milam County Courthouse, detail of cornerstone

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Milam County Courthouse in Cameron, Texas. The writing on the cornerstone has faded.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Milam County Courthouse, detail of entry

Photograph of the entry to the Milam County Courthouse in Cameron, Texas.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Milam County Courthouse Veterans Memorial

Milam County Courthouse grounds in Cameron, Veterans Memorial.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Milam County Courthouse

Photograph of the Milam County Courthouse in Cameron, Texas.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Milam County Courthouse

Photograph of the Milam County Courthouse in Cameron.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse, Veterans Memorial

Photograph of the Veterans Memorial at the Lee County Courthouse in Giddings. It says, "Dedicated to all veterans who served our country."
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 8, 2006 (open access)

The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Weekly student newspaper from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas that includes campus and local news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 2006
Creator: Wylie, Chad
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 8, 2006 (open access)

The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Weekly student newspaper from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas that includes campus and local news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 2006
Creator: Wylie, Chad
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History