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[Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas Race Boat Crew]

Photograph of the 1915-1918 race boat crew of the U.S.S. Texas. Most of the sailors in this photo are not wearing a shirt; eight of the men are sitting and the rest are standing up behind them. The photo says that this crew was champions of the Atlantic Fleet.
Date: [1915..1918]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men at the 1915 Convention of Texas Launderer's Association]

Photograph of the men and women in attendance of the 1915 Convention of Texas Launderer's Association in Dallas, Texas. There are three indistinct rows of people, those in the front are kneeling down and those behind are standing between one another to have their faces visible. The man with the X above his head, is Michael Collins, father of Mayme Bahl. He owned the Artesian Laundry in Waco, TX.
Date: [1915-01-27..1915-01-28]
Creator: Rogers, Frank
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Merchant Colgin, Jr.]

Portrait of Merchant Colgin, Jr. as a baby, wearing a white gown. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Merchant Colgin, Jr. 5 months. Dr. Merchant Wm. Colgin 1915-1994."
Date: 1915
Creator: Thompson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter Gresham to Miss Lorraine, October 23, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from Walter Gresham to Miss Lorraine, October 23, 1915]

Letter from Walter Gresham, Sr. to Miss Lorraine concerning the prospective marriage of her and Thomas Dew Gresham. Walter discusses his hope that they do go through with the marriage and tells her that she "will find [Thomas] ambitious, honorable, energetic and domestic in his tastes and habits." He repeatedly expresses his admiration for her and the future for her and his son.
Date: October 23, 1915
Creator: Gresham, Walter, Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Maurine Matlock to her Friend, September 23, 1915]

Postcard from Maurine Matlock to her friend with a photograph of Veracruz, Mexico as seen from a hill. The note on the reverse side of the card says that they had a storm the other night, and dealing with cotton and corn.
Date: September 23, 1915
Creator: Matlock, Maurine
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Turney and King Family Members at the Turney Farm]

Photograph of members of the Turney and King families standing by a fallen tree on the Turney Farm in Murphy, Texas; the man on the far left is possibly Dr. William King followed by Lee Turney, Nelle Turney, and Dorothy Murphy King.
Date: 1915?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Women at the Turney Farm]

Photograph of two women sitting on the ledge over a small stream running through the Turney Farm in Murphy, Texas; there is also a dog seated next to the woman on the left.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

Photograph of a train near El Paso, Texas. The train is going along a curved track in a field, and the photograph was taken from the rear cart of the train. Inscription on the back reads "Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas -- taken from rear end of train while train was in motion, note double header."
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History