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Cotton on a Corner

Unidentified individuals in downtown Henrietta, TX. The post card reads, "Not a Corner on Cotton but Cotton on a Corner in Henrietta, Texas."
Date: 1910~
Creator: Curt Teich & Co
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cornfield in the Rio Grande Valley, Sharyland party

Excursion party posing in front of corn field
Date: April 20, 1918
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Excursion party of the Sharyland Co. in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Panoramic photograph of an excursion party in front of the William Jennings Bryan house in Mission, Texas. John Shary and Peter Bentsen are labeled in the image. The same man is at both ends.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Front of Sharylake clubhouse

Front view of the Sharylake clubhouse
Date: June 8, 1917
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sharylake Clubhouse]

Photograph from the side of the Sharylake clubhouse
Date: June 8, 1917
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sharyland Co. excursion party near Sharyland

Panoramic photograph of a group of people posing out-of-doors. Part of a white house and a fence covered with climbing vines is visible in the background. Text at the bottom of the image says: "Shary Land Co's Excursion Party Near Sharyland, May 19th, 1917."
Date: May 19, 1917
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sharyland excursion in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Excursion party posing in young citrus orchard. John Shary is labeled.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sharyland excursion party in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Panoramic photograph of an excursion party posing in front of the William Jennings Bryan home. John Shary is labeled.
Date: July 9, 1919
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sharyland Excursion Party in the Magic Rio Grande Valley

Excursion party posing in front of old office building
Date: April 18, 1918
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Swimming drill 13th Cavalry Madero, Texas

13th Cavalry posing in swim gear in river channel along the Rio Grande River. John Shary is standing with the officers.
Date: July 10, 1918
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding at old Bryan home [labeled on back]

None
Date: April 30, 1919
Creator: Eskildsen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Just arrived - waiting orders, Texas City, Texas

A group of 24 soldiers, 4 adult males in civilian clothing and 6 boys are sitting or standing in front of a building. A soldier on the far right stands astride a bicycle. Wording on photo front "Just arrived waiting orders Texas City Texas" The inscription "Higby photo No. 1310" is written on the bottom right corner. The building is probably the train depot.
Date: [1913..1915]
Creator: Higby
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lt. T.D. Milling and Lt. Sherman landing at Texas City, Tex.

Pilot and co-pilot are seated in a biplane on an airfield. Large tents are visible in distance on right. Wording on front of image reads "Lt T.D. Milling and Lt Sherman landing at Texas City Tex. after breaking American duration and distance record. Left T.C. Fri March 28th 2:15 pm arrived San Antonio 5:37 pm landed at 630 left S.A. Mon 1:15 pm arr T.C. 512 pm [copyright symbol] by Higby photo no. 1." Year is 1913, known from other sources.
Date: 1913
Creator: Higby
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Storm Damage at Texas City]

Photograph of remains of a wooden structure with only a portion of two walls still standing appears in the photo foreground. The structure is surrounded by wooden debris. Two other long wooden structures stand behind this structure, one of which is heavily damaged. In the background are four one-story houses and two power poles. Only one partially collapsed wall of the left-most house is visible. Four soldiers are standing amid the wreckage and debris. Flooded fields are visible in the distance. Wording on photo front "Storm at Texas City Aug 16th, 1915 Higby photo."
Date: August 16, 1915
Creator: Higby
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Storm Damage at Texas City, Tex.]

Photograph of two automobiles with passengers driving along a flooded roadway. Heavily damaged buildings are surrounded by debris and flooding. Wording on photo front "Storm at Texas City Tex. Aug 16th 1915. Photo by Higby."
Date: August 16, 1915
Creator: Higby
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Storm Damage at Texas City, Tex.]

Photograph of a residential area is shown with scattered debris in the foreground. On the left is a large pile of debris from a destroyed wooden structure. Beyond that is a one story house leaning precariously to the right, braced up at the right rear corner by a board wedged in between the roof and the ground at a sharp angle. Two people are sitting on the porch of the house holding children on their laps. An animal, probably a dog, is standing to the right of the house. Two other buildings are visible behind and on the right of the damaged house, with one other building on the left. Wooden boards in the foreground have been placed as walkways over watery areas. Wording on photo front "Storm at Texas City Tex. Aug. 16th, 1915. Photo by Higby."
Date: August 16, 1915
Creator: Higby
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Suttle Building After Storm]

Photograph of a two-story brick building with heavy structural damage visible to the front of the second story and the windows. Building debris is piled in front of the building and on the front of the second floor. A telephone pole still stands in the center of the picture, and a soldier faces the building at the front far-left corner. Written on the photo is the caption "Suttle Bld. after the storm at Texas City Tex. Aug 16/15. Photo by Higby."
Date: August 16, 1915
Creator: Higby
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Twenty-sixth Infantry Band now at Texas City

Twenty three soldiers in uniform stand in two rows in a semicircle holding brass and woodwind musical instruments. Metal music stands are arranged in front of the soldiers. Another soldier stands facing the camera in front of a music stand while holding a musical conductor's baton in one hand. Wording on photo front :"26t Inf. Band. Texas City Higby Photo."
Date: [1913..1915]
Creator: Higby
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

View from Trimmer Road Looking North

Photograph of a road leading to a town with barbed wire and fence posts on either side. A horses head is in the foreground. text on the photo reads, "View from Trimmer road looking North circa 1910".
Date: 1910~
Creator: Killeen Daily Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

View West on Ave. D St.

Ave. D Street in downtown Killeen, Texas around 1915. Horse and carriage stand in the foreground.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Killeen Daily Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[International bridge, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico]

Scene of the International Bridge from the Nuevo Laredo side of the Rio Grande river. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Josie from Eugene Kneip discussing his plans.
Date: July 11, 1913
Creator: Kneip, Eugene
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flores Street near City Hall]

Postcard of streetcars and cars on Flores Street in front of City Hall. The Strand Theater building is on the leftmost side. On the back of the postcard, there is a letter addressed to Mrs. F. MacArthur (Blanche) from Annie Lane asking her to send a photograph of the two of them together.
Date: July 1918
Creator: Lane, Annie
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aviation field and machines First Aero Squadron Texas

An airplane with pilot and co-pilot in helmets are sitting at controls of the biplane. Eight other ground crew in uniform and hats are posing for photograph standing in front of airplane. Large tents are seen in the background. People in distance on right are standing or sitting on a wall with advertising on it. "Wright C, SC-14 with 1/Lts. Roy Kirtland pilot and Hugh Kelly student, Texas City, Texas March 1913. Lt. Kelly would be killed in SC-14 with pilot Lt. E.L. Ellington in San Diego, California, 24 November 1913"--p. 123 1st Aero Squadron in Texas City, Texas / by Douglas E. Edwards in Over the Front : Journal of the League of World War I Aviation Historians, v. 13, no. 2, Summer 1998. "Aviation field and machines First Aero Squadron Texas, Maurer (?) photo copy ger (?)"--label on image. USAF Museum photo.
Date: March 1913
Creator: Maurer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

4th Field Artillery & Engineers Camp, Texas City, Texas, 1914

Panoramic view of army camp with many large tents and some wooden buildings. A water tower and other buildings and residences are visible in the distance. Printing on front of image is "4th Field Artillery & Engineers Camp, Texas City, Texas, 1914."
Date: 1914
Creator: Medley & Blandford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History