[Elkhart Tx Main Street]

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: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. Phillips Episcopal Church]

Photo of the St. Phillips Episcopal church, which was built c. 1870 on the corner of Crawford and Sycamore Streets in Palestine. It was moved across Sycamore Street about 1909, which is where it sits today.
Date: [1870..1909]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hoxie Street - Palestine, Tx]

Photo taken looking west down Hoxie street not long after the turn of the century.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church - Palestine, Texas]

This is a photo of the First Baptist Church, which is located on Kolstad Street in Palestine.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[600 Block S. May - Dilley's Iron Foundry]

Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass castings for Texas railroads. The elder Dilley moved to Dallas in the 1880s, but the foundry continued to be run by his son, George Edward Dilley – one of Palestine’s most prominent citizens of the late 19th century. G.E. Dilley continued operations at the foundry until his death in 1932; his son Clarence V. Dilley then took over until his own death five years later. In the mid-1930s, the plant had an average payroll of about twenty thousand dollars, for a workforce of twenty to twenty-five men. The foundry ceased operations in the late 1930s. All that remains today are the frame office building, the nearby brick brass furnace building, and a lengthy iron fence which borders the property and faces May Street (which local historians …
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The White Way - Spring Street - Palestine, TX.]

The White Way, Spring Street, Palestine, TX. Known as this because of the way the streetlights lining the center of the road lit the way at night. This photo was made from an old post card.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Major Alfred Morris Jr.]

Taken by Lt. Geo. L. Forward of Texarkana, Ark. at the Liba Staging area, Philippines, December 1945, of Maj. Alfred Morris, Jr. sun bathing. From the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Forward, George L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wife and Children of John Kenneth Hicks]

Photo of Regina, Kenneth Jr., William and Robert, family of John Kenneth Hicks. Mr. Hicks was the adopted son of someone named ZuZu. Photo taken Christmas 1949. From the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: December 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Lady Playing a Banjo]

Photo of unidentified woman playing a banjo. Back of photo ways Feb 1893 - Palestine.
Date: February 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[Unidentified Man and Woman in Law Office]

The people or office in this picture has not been identified. However, there was an envelope included with the picture addressed to Miss Nancy Wright Matthews - 3016 Tilden Street N.W. - Washington D.C.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F.S. and Lela Wallace Jackson Headstone]

The headstone of F.S. Jackson - Born Jan 8, 1854 - Died July 25, 1884, and his wife, Lela Wallace Jackson - Born March 2, 1863 - Died April 28, 1883. This headstone is located in the Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, Anderson County, Texas.
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

[Palestine Herald Building]

The old Palestine Herald Building. The name of this newspaper was changed to the Palestine Herald Press during the 1940's and the offices were moved sometime after that date. This building is located on Avenue A in Palestine.
Date: unknown
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

[First Christian Church - Palestine, Texas]

This is a photo of the First Christian Church which is located on Crawford Street in Palestine.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children at Play]

Children at play in front of the old Palestine High School Gym. Note this is not the old Rusk School.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History