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[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
[Palestine High School late Davey Crockett Jr. High]
Building built about 1925. Was originally Palestine High School and later became Davey Crockett Jr. High when Palestine Middle School was constructed in 1983.
Date:
unknown
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
[Unidentified Woman Sitting on Front Steps of a House]
Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting on the steps of a house. It is not known where this house is located. It may not be in Palestine
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
[The Hodges Dry Goods Company]
The Hodges Dry Goods Company was established in 1885 and the building on Oak Street was built in 1892 by A.B. and D.M. Hodges. The building was 50 by 100 feet. At the corner of Oak and N. Magonlia and it was the first business establishment on Oak Street.
Date:
unknown
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
[Unidentified Man]
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
[The American Church in Paris]
The American Church in Paris, 65 Quai D'Orsay - This is a postcard that was mailed to Mrs. Jayne May Brooks - 9 rue Falquierre, Paris, France. she was the sister of Mrs MacPherson. Postcard is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J.E. "Jim" Fitzgerald]
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 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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[Unidentified Man]
Photo of an unidentified man. 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
[William Blackshear and Mrs. C. B. Myers]
Photograph of William S. Blackshear and Mrs. C. B. Myers standing with a dog. They are posing outside a building and the dog is perched on a window sill.
Date:
December 1927
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