Judge Roy Bean Trying a Case, 1900

Photograph of a Judge Roy Bean holding court, trying a horse thief in 1900. He was the only peace officer west of the Pecos River at the time.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sir Bredwell at C.C. Slaughter's Lazy "S" Ranch

Photograph of Sir Bredwell, a horned Hereford bull. Two cowboys are standing on the left side of the frame, one holding the bull's lasso.
Date: 1900
Creator: Elvis E. Fleming
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ceremony to be observed at the dedication of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home, Fort Worth, Texas, June 12, 1900, by the M. W. Grand Lodge of Texas (open access)

The ceremony to be observed at the dedication of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home, Fort Worth, Texas, June 12, 1900, by the M. W. Grand Lodge of Texas

A pamphlet with the schedule for the planned dedication ceremony of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Fort Worth.
Date: June 12, 1900
Creator: Freemasons. Texas. Grand Lodge.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mollie Thess to M.M. Parks, September 9 1900] (open access)

[Letter from Mollie Thess to M.M. Parks, September 9 1900]

Letter from Mollie Thess to Mrs. M.M. Parks. The letter is dated September 9, 1900.
Date: September 6, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Matthew Stuart Blanton, Fannie Ellis Dubose and an Unidentified Woman

Photograph of Matthew Stuart Blanton with an unidentified woman and Fannie Ellis Dubose in a dark dress standing on a porch looking down on the couple. Mr. Blanton is wearing a dark jacket, collared shirt and bowler hat. The unidentified woman is wearing a white blouse, necktie and long skirt and is smiling. In the background is a sidewalk, trees and houses. Written beside Ms. Dubose is "Auntie" and underneath Mr. Blanton is, "Papa".
Date: May 26, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lou Beall Sawyer Blanton

Photograph of Lou Beall Sawyer Blanton in a playful photograph with five other women and a young girl. The women are in a row from tallest to shortest with their hands around each other's waists except for Ms. Blanton who is holding the hand of the woman in front of her who's other hand is on her forehead. Three of the women and the young girl are wearing Victorian dresses and the other three are wearing long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. The woman fifth from the front is wearing a bow tie and the woman in the front is wearing a sash around her neck. In the background is a tree and a large house. Written below the photograph, underneath the second woman from the right in the black dress is an arrow and the name, "Lou Beall".
Date: May 26, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lou Beall-Sawyer Blanton, Byrd Ellis and Other Women

Photograph of six women and one small girl standing in front and on the stoop of a large building with a porch and hanging plants. Three of the women and the girl are wearing Victorian dresses and the other three women are wearing long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. One woman is wearing a bow tie and another is wearing a hat. Written on the photograph is "Mother" above the woman second from the left and "Aunt Byrd" second from the right.
Date: May 26, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboys in the Corral at Pennington Ranch

Cowboys changing horses at noon in the corral at the Pennington Ranch near Claude, Texas in 1900.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

J.L.Pennington Ranch near Claude, Texas

Photograph of cowboys having dinner on the J.L.Pennington Ranch on the panhandle plains of Texas. The man third from the left is T.H. Pennington.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History