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[John H Reagan and Confederate States Loan]
John H. Reagan served in many political roles during his lifetime, including: Probate Judge in Henderson County Texas from 1846 - 1847, Representative in the Texas Legislature from 1847-1848, District Judge in Texas from 1852-1857, U.S. Congressman from Texas from 1857-1861, Representative from the Texas Provisional Congress Confederate States of America in 1861, Postmaster General of the Confederacy from 1861-1865, Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederacy in 1865, Delegate to the Convention Framing the Constitution of Texas in 1874-75, once again as U.S. Congressman from Texas from 1875-1887, Senator from Texas in the U.S. Congress from 1887-1891, and last but not least, Chairman of the Railroad Commission in Texas from 1891-1902. He was also among the original commissioners that organized the Texas State Historical Association. He died in March 1905 in Anderson County Texas and is buried in the East Hill section of the Palestine City Cemetery. The certificate is one of the certificates he issued while serving as Postmaster General of the Confederacy. It assigns John Caudle as Postmaster of the Union Mills Post Office, located in Havanna County, Virginia.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Palestine, Tx.]
Panoramic View of Palestine Texas circa 1900's.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Original Platmap of the City of Palestine, TX]
In 1846 the Texas Legislature created Palestine to serve as seat for the newly established Anderson County. James R. Fulton, Johnston Shelton and William Bigelow were hired by the first Anderson County commissioners to survey the surrounding land and lay out a town site, consisting of a central courthouse square and the surrounding 24 blocks.
Date:
1846
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bonner Frizzell]
Portrait of a man thought to be Bonner Frizzell, long time historian who resided in Palestine, TX during the early 1900s.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Palestine School Children]
Panoramic Photograph of the children enrolled in the Palestine School District circa 1915.
Date:
1915~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Kate Hunter]
Born just outside Palestine in 1866 to Nathaniel and Jennie (Beeson) Hunter, Mary Kate Hunter played a significant role in recording, promoting and preserving the history of Palestine and Anderson County. Educated at Palestine Female Academy and Sam Houston Normal Institute, she studied piano with classical musicians across the United States and in Germany, and taught piano to countless Palestine children. As a clubwoman, she was a charter member of the self-culture club in Palestine, organized in 1894; served as a delegate to the First Annual Meeting of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1898; organized a local chapter of the Women’s National Foundation in 1921 for the preservation and study of local history; and founded and led the Fort Houston Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. A supporter of voting rights for women, Mary Kate Hunter organized and was first President of the Palestine Equal Suffrage Association, and held statewide office in the Texas Equal Suffrage Association in 1915-16. In Addition to her civic Duties, Hunter also was a published poet, Editor of a local society journal and board member of the Texas State Library. She extensively researched the History of Palestine and Anderson County …
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Magnolia, Texas]
Hand-drawn map of Magnolia, Texas showing the town's major roads, buildings, and landmarks.
Date:
July 7, 1924
Creator:
Van Devender, S. C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Company A, 2nd Texas Cavalry, Confederate States Army]
This group does not contain the entire membership of the Company, which is much regretted, but only those whose pictures could be obtained thirty years after the war. The Company was raised by Captain Peter Hardeman about the middle of April, 1861, in the Counties of Houston, Anderson, Cherokee and Nacogdoches, calling for twenty-five men from each of the Counties, and marched immediately to San Antonio, where the regiment was organized and mustered into the State service on May 17th, 1861. In a few days after this, this Company, with a part of the regiment, started on the expedition to Arizona and New Mexico, and returned to San Antonio in the summer of 1862, when the regiment, being again brought together, was reorganized and served until the close of the war in Texas and Louisiana and was disbanded in June 1865. This company being among the first troops called for, was composed mainly of boys and young men, with a few middle-aged men, several of the boys being only fifteen years old. All were good, true, noble and loyal soldiers from the rise to the fall of the Confederacy - J. C. J. King - Captain, Co. A., 2nd Texas …
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Daughters of the Confederacy]
This picture was made at a state convention of the Texas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at Corsicana Texas, 1900. The flag in the process of being folded is of unknown origin. It was returned from New Orleans with the effects of Col. William Lull and was supposed, from its single star, to have belonged to Texas. It's description: Gray field, red star, gray and blue stripes, heavy red fringe entirely surrounding it.
Date:
1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph album belonging to the Cossette family]
Family album containing photographs of children, adults, and animals. Selected photos have captions in French or English. Photos of soldiers at Camp Fannin in Tyler, Texas are included.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trainyards at Palestine, Texas]
Trains parked in the yard at the Palestine Texas rail yard.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Anderson County Jail]
This is a photograph of the second Anderson County Jail. The jail was built on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in 1879-80. It was, at the time, the most architecturally advanced building on the square of Palestine. Its clock tower, rising one floor beyond the two-story sheriff’s office and jail, could be seen all the way to New Town, the part of town near the railroad depot. The jail was used until 1931, when it was considered inadequate for county needs. It was torn down and a more modern structure built, the three-story white brick building that now stands on the site.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engraving of Stephen F. Austin]
Engraved portrait of of Stephen F. Austin. The image is round, in the center of a larger page, and Austin is visible from the chest up.
Date:
December 16, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Post Office at Salmon, Texas]
Photograph of the post office in the community of Salmon, TX. The people in the picture are as follows: (front row) 1. Unknown; 2. Unknown; 3. M.D. Salmon; 4. Meredith D. Salmon; 5. Nancy Angeline Elizabeth (Laymance) Salmon; 6. Unknown; 7. Unknown; 8. Sylvania Maybelle Salmon; 9. Velva Clifton Salmon; 10. Claurd Ernest Salmon; 11. Green Columbus Salmon. Green Columbus Salmon was the son of M.D. and Nancy Angeline Elizabeth (Laymance) Salmon and the father of C. Eldridge Salmon. This photo was part of the collection of framed photos and documents donated to the Palestine Public Library by the family of C. Eldridge Salmon.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Palestine Texas]
This is a photo of Front Street (now known as Spring Street) which runs along the railroad tracks in Palestine, Texas. It was taken about 1880.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William S. Blackshear]
Photo of William S. Blackshear taken in Los Angeles in Feb 1937. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
February 1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unidentified Man]
Photo of unidentified man, probably William S. Blackshear taken in 1945. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unknown Clock Tower]
Photo of an unknown tower with a clock in it. 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
[Unidentified Man]
Photo of unidentified man, probably William S. Blackshear, taken in 1945. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blurry Photo of a Dog]
Blurry photograph of a dog. 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
[Photo of an unidentified house]
Photograph of an unidentified house. 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
[Man Identified only as "Major" from Los Angeles]
Man only identified as "Major" taken in Los Angeles in the Summer of 1938. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
1938
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Librarian - Mrs. Aylworth]
Photo of a woman identified on as The Librarian - Mrs. A. She is thought to have been Mrs. Aylworth, but this has not been verified. 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