[Miller Bldg - Palestine, TX.]

Photo of the Miller Building, which was later the home of the Ford Motor Company in Palestine, TX. David Aiken built this building
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Billy Jackson - Anderson County, Texas]

Photo of the headstone of Billy Jackson, which is located in the Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, Texas (Anderson County).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elkhart, Texas]

Photo of Main Street, Elkhart Texas. This whole town burned at one point and when it was rebuilt, all the main buildings were made of brick.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Freedmens First Vote

Photograph of the first Anderson County Courthouse on the day of the Freedmen's First Vote. The voters' horses are tied to the railing and the Union guards watching over them to prevent opposition from taking or harming them.
Date: 1866~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Sentinel Newspaper Building]

A photograph of the building that house The Sentinel newspaper in Rusk, Texas.
Date: 1870~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonner's Ferry - Anderson County, Texas]

Bonner's Ferry over the Trinity River - Anderson County, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine Young Mens Business Association Bldg]

This building was the home of the Young Mens Business Association, which later became the Palestine Chamber of Commerce. It was located on Spring Street (once known as Front Street) in the "new town" section of Palestine, which was along the railroad tracks. This picture was probably taken in the early 1900's.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anderson County Courthouse]

Photograph of the west side of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof and there are awnings on all of the windows.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main Street, Elkhart, Texas]

Photo of Main Street, Elkhart Texas. This whole town burned at one point and when it was rebuilt, all the main buildings were made of brick.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Third Anderson County Courthouse]

Copy print of the third Anderson County Courthouse in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story brick building with stone accents and a taller tower on one corner. A gazebo is visible on the grounds, to the right, and several unidentified people are standing near one corner of the building. The words "Court House, Palestine, Texas" are written across the top of the image.
Date: [1885..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Temple Opera House - Palestine, Texas]

Photo of the Temple Opera House which was located on the corner of Avenue A and Oak Street in downtown Palestine. As per the 1898-1899 city directory, the manager was a man named W.E. Swift. The building has since been destroyed.
Date: [1890..1905]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified House]

Photograph of an unidentified house thought to have been located in Palestine, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wagon Advertising Liberty Bonds]

Picture of a wagon with an advertisement for Liberty Bonds parked in front of the Bowden Grocery store in Palestine, Tx. Grandfather of Forrest Bradberry Jr. is driving the wagon. The side of the wagon says, "We are going to win this war, Buy a Liberty Bond."
Date: 1917~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nathanial W. Blackshear]

Photo of Nathanial W. Blackshear that was taken about 1891.
Date: 1891
Creator: E.F. Brockmeyer - Studio Angelo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[400 S. Michaux]

Photograph of the south side of the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[400 S. Michaux]

Photograph of the front and south side of the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[400 S. Michaux]

Close-up photograph of the front entrance to the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. There is a white stone arch over the entrance, with the words "High School" above it and various other white stone embellishments around the upper floors and along the roofline. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[201 S. Micheaux]

Photograph of the front and south side of a white, two-story house located at 201 S. Micheaux in Palestine, Texas.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Meredith Howell]

(Back of another photo of him) Meredith Howell, Escondido, Calif. Brought him to University of Texas where he got a Football Scholarship 1936-37. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Meredith Howell]

(Back of Photo) Meredith Howell at high school age. Escondido, California. Brought him to University of Texas where he got a Football Scholarship 1936-37. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: [1936..1937]
Creator: Havens
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Confederate States Loan] (open access)

[Confederate States Loan]

A bond dated July 1872, guaranteeing "the sum of Fifty Dollars with Interest to be paid the the bearer of this bond, at the seat of government or such place of deposit as may be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury". It has John H. Reagan, Postmaster General of the Confederacy's photograph on it.
Date: July 1872
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ted Evans]

(back of photo) Ted Evans - Va. Seminary in William Blackshear's Room - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Scout Camp near West Point, Virginia]

Photograph of a boy scout camp near West Point, Virginia. In this image, several people are lined up in the foreground, but image is blurred. Behind them there is a large, two-story brick building with a chimney and bell tower.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Blackshear at the Hardy Estate, Hampton Bays, Long Island, N.Y.]

Robert "Bob" Blackshear standing on patio of the Hardy Estate in Hampton Bays, Long Island, N.Y. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History