Resource Type

States

[Firefighters Look Up at a Smoking Window]

Photograph of two firefighters (their backs facing the camera) looking up at a ladder extending up a tall brick building. Smoke is coming out of three windows, which are four stories above the firefighters, while people on the second story above the firefighters can be seen through the windows. The top of the fire engine they're standing on is just barely visible at the bottom left of the photograph. On the back of the photograph are two labels, and extensive handwritten notes about the fire.
Date: February 28, 1962
Creator: Kennedy, Eamon
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters at a Texhoma Store]

Photograph of a Texhoma Department Store, whose large, floor-to-ceiling front windows have been blown out. A group of firefighters and people in winter jackets are clustered to the left, in front of the store, while another group of three firefighters stand to the right in front of the store. Two hoses lay uncoiled in the parking lot in front of the store. Inside the store and just outside the windows, debris and half-destroyed products are visible. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph giving the address of the store.
Date: December 28, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pecos High Bridge

Photograph of an elevated railroad leading up to a distant bridge. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Pecos High Bridge - 320 ft."
Date: March 28, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pecos River Seen from the Pecos High Bridge]

Photograph of the Pecos River from above. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Pecos River from the [Pecos] High Bridge - S.R."
Date: March 28, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Young Man Kneeling in the Grass]

Photograph of a young man kneeling the grass with trees, picnic table, and buildings in background. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.
Date: August 28, 1974
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Navy Captain Adam Blakily]

Portrait of a Captain in the United States Navy. According to the back of the photo this is Adam Blakily.
Date: [1925-09-28..1926-06-02]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Power Station Construction Progress #6]

Photograph of a power station being constructed. Back of photo reads, "№50 Sta. D. Gen. View. 4-28-17".
Date: April 28, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Power Station Construction Progress #26]

Photograph of a power station being constructed. Back of photo reads, "J.O.№2413", "№71 View of Terminal Bldg 5-28-17".
Date: May 28, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Small Bus Inside Garage]

Photograph of a small bus - with no doors and several missing windows - parked in large, dimly lit garage. There are three tables with various spray cans and other tools in front of the bus, and a stack of upholstered seats to the right of the bus. There are tall lockers along the back wall, and long light fixtures hanging from the ceiling. In the background of the garage are large, shadowed metal structures.There is a stamp on the back of the photograph with the date the photo was taken.
Date: January 28, 1974
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History