Resource Type

[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander in a Polka-Dotted Dress]

Photograph of elderly Mrs. Alexander in a dark polka-dotted dress, seated and looking to her right. Text on the back reads: "1905...Waco Texas...Alexander Family...Photo taken by Zeta Farmer...Zeta Virginia Farmer (1890 - 1934) Waco."
Date: 1905
Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander Standing Behind a Settee, 1905]

Photograph of Mrs. Alexander standing behind a settee in a dark polka-dotted dress. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Mrs. Alexander Waco, Texas...Taken by Zeta Farmer (Zeta Virginia Farmer) Waco, 1890-1934 ".
Date: 1905
Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an African-American Man With a Mustache]

Portrait of an African-American man dressed in a light-colored shirt with the collar up, a diagonally striped tie, and a squared coat looking directly at a camera. On the back is text that reads: "Kirkpatrick".
Date: 1901
Creator: Readman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Josephine Bahl's and Elmer H. Wheatly's Wedding]

Portrait of a family of five. All are in wedding clothing. The text on the back says "Wedding of Josephine Bahl & Elmer H. Wheatly, Waco, 1901."
Date: 1901
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Allene Freeman]

Portrait of Allene Freeman dressed in white with flowers in her hands.
Date: September 2, 1901
Creator: Miller
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Six Others, 1905]

Photograph of Nellie Alexander with six others outside of the porch of a house. Text on the back reads: " The gang...Front...1___ 2___ 3 Nellie Farmer Alexander...Taken By Zeta Farmer ".
Date: 1905
Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mr. J. E. Proctor]

Photograph of Mr. J. E. Proctor from the chest and up.
Date: 1900
Creator: Harper & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Merchant William Colgin, Sr.]

Portrait of Dr. Merchant Wm. Colgin, Sr. as a young man. Text on the back says that he lived from 1883 to 1934.
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Three Others, 1905]

Photograph of Nellie Farmer Alexander and three others in the woods. Text on the back reads: " Waco Texas...1905...Fishing Bosque River Near Waco...L-R...1___ 2___ 3 Nellie Farmer Alexander (1888 - 1955) 4...Taken By Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) ". The women appear to be eating plums and bananas.
Date: 1905
Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Two Others, 1905]

Photograph of Nellie Alexander with two others. Text on the back states her full name and the name of the photographer.
Date: 1905
Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander in Her Room, 1905]

Photograph of elderly Mrs. Alexander in her room in a white dress. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Mrs. Alexander Waco Texas...Taken by Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) Oakwood Cem. Waco ".
Date: 1905
Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Five Others, 1905]

Photograph of a group a five sitting on a fence and an individual in a tree. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Waco Texas..L-R...The gang...1___ 2 Nellie Farmer Alexander 3___ 4___ 5___...Taken By Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) ".
Date: 1905
Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trolley Line Meeting Members at Stagecoach Inn]

Photograph of a large group of people, mostly men wearing different hats, standing in front of a two-story building with a balcony all along the second story. Some of the people are sitting in or standing on the five automobiles parked in front of the building, or are standing beside them. A few of the men at the middle-right of the group have brass instruments and a drum. Although much of the building is obscured by the tall trees surrounding it, a few women are visible standing on the balcony and porch of the building. A title on the front of the photo and handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the photo was taken in front of the Stagecoach Inn in Salado, Texas.
Date: 1906/1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Louellen Eubanks With High School Diploma]

Photograph of a young woman in a long, long-sleeved, light-colored, frilly dress, standing in front of the image of an outdoor veranda painted onto a backdrop. Bunches of flowers and potted plants sit on the rugs beneath her feet, while more bunches of flowers lay on a small metal side table to her left. The young woman is holding a long, rolled up paper, tied with a ribbon, in her right hand and wears a small cloth cap on top of her head. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo identify the young woman as Louellen Eubanks, a graduate of Thomas Arnold High School in 1901 or 1902.
Date: [1901,1902]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Students Sitting in a Classroom]

Photograph of eight young women and twelve young men sitting in four columns of student desk-chairs, as well as six women and one man standing against the left and back wall inside a slightly dark room. There is a tall door in the left wall and two tall windows with the shades down in the back wall. The women are wearing long-sleeve, long-skirt dresses, while the men are wearing suits and ties or bow-ties. Some of the people sitting at the desks have books, notebooks, and pencils on the desks in front of them. The photograph is mounted on a dark photo mat, and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the mat indicates the photo may have been taken inside a Salado College or Thomas Arnold High School classroom.
Date: [1900..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vickrey House]

Photograph of a one-story house with wood siding and a raised front porch, partially obscured by large trees in the front yard. Thin columns, connected by railing, support the porch's overhang. Several of the windows all along the side and front of the house are open. A wooden fence borders the shaded yard, and in the background, on the right, another one-story building is partially visible. Handwritten notes and a sticker on the back of the photo indicate the house is on Main Street in Salado, Texas.
Date: [1906?,1908?]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People Standing on TableRock in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of two women, three men, and a young girl standing on top of a crack in a large flat rock. The women are wearing bonnets, light-colored blouses, and dark skirts; the men are wearing dark suits and brimmed hats; and the small girl (who is standing apart from the rest) is wearing a short, light-colored dress and bonnet. The top branches of a tree are visible behind the rock on the left. There is a gap between the edge of the rock and the ground, creating a small overhang with bushes and large tree branches underneath. There is a Salado Historical Society identification sticker on the back of the photo.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Group at Elisabet Ney's

Photograph of a group of people outside Elisabet Ney's house in Austin. A young boy on the right is holding a gun and a young lady is holding a fan. In the background two girls (Viola Bickler and Hannah von Rosenberg) stand in alcoves on the building. The back of the photo identified most of the people.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade on Congress Avenue]

Photograph of a parade as it goes down Congress Avenue. Businesses are visible including C. L. Condit Co. and C. F Rumpel Art Store and Bazaar. An illegible note is in the lower right corner.
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bennett House in El Paso]

Photograph of the front of the Bennett House in El Paso, Texas. There are columns beneath an entrance that protrudes from the building, a balcony to the left, windows, and a roof that extends farther out.
Date: 1906~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Janitor]

Photograph of the Carnegie Library janitor standing on the entrance steps. A large column and railing is behind the janitor with windows to the right of the column.
Date: 1904/1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy Dormitory]

Photograph of the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy Dormitory. The building has many windows along its front, with an archway shaped entrance. The forefront of the photo has a patch of plants sticking up.
Date: 1909~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Lawn View]

Photograph of the Carnegie Library in El Paso, Texas. The library has an extension to the right, and tall columns in front of the entrance with a star and "Free Public Library" engraved above the columns. Landscaping can be seen with large trees.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso Military Institute Main Dormitory]

Photograph of the military institute main dormitory in El Paso, Texas. There are three stories, with the lowest story being lower than ground level, and many vertical windows along the front. The building has an arched entrance, and the forefront of the photo has landscaping.
Date: 1909~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History