[Elige Davis]

Photograph of Elige Davis positioned in front of a painted image background. He is pictured wearing a dark color suit with a light color dress shirt underneath. To his left is a stone structure that Davis is resting his hand on. Handwritten text on back reads "Elige Davis?"
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillyer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of The Davis Family]

Photograph of the Davis family made up of Mr. William Oscar Davis, Mrs. Lucile I. Davis, and Eva Belle Davis. Mrs. Davis and Eva are both pictured wearing light color clothing and Mr. Davis is pictured wearing a dark color suit with a patterned tie. The family is positioned sitting down in front of a dark color background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Newton's High Art
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Small Baby Sitting on Wicker Furniture]

Photograph of an unknown baby. The small baby is pictured wearing a light colored gown and sitting on a dark color wicker piece of furniture.
Date: unknown
Creator: Pettit
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Man by the Cottage Studio]

Photograph of an unknown man positioned from the chest up. He is pictured wearing a dark color vest, and jacket, and bow tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cottage Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Wismar Family]

Photograph of the Wismar family. The family pictured includes Mr. F. L. Wismar, Mrs. Sophia S. Wismar, Fred Wismar Jr, and young girls Edna and Anna Wismar. The adult Wismars are positioned sitting down with young Anna on Mr. Wismar's lap. Edna and Fred Jr. are positioned standing up in between their parents. The whole family is pictured wearing dark color clothing.
Date: 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of C. Aycock]

Photograph of young C. Aycock. He is positioned standing up and in front of a background that is outdoors. In one hand he is hold a closed dark color umbrella while his other hand is resting on a fabric covered chair. Aycock is pictured wearing a dark color suit and tie with a light color dress shirt.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cottage Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Woman With Floral Detailing on Her Dress]

Photograph of an unknown African American woman captured sitting down. She is pictured wearing a dark color long sleeve dress. The dress has knitted detailing on the shoulders. The collar of the dress also has a floral design visible on it.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chandler, W. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Boy Wearing a Dark Jacket and Knee Length Pants]

Photograph of an unknown young boy. He is positioned in front of a dark color background and with a wicker chair to his right. In the image he is wearing all dark clothing included his stockings and shoes. Underneath his jacket he is wearing a light color dress shirt and tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Howell's Apex Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[King's Daughters Clinic and Hospital, Temple, Texas]

Postcard of King's Daughters Clinic and Hospital in Temple, Texas. The image is an illustration of a three-winged red brick building with a central courtyard and fountain. "King's Daughters Clinic and Hospital, Temple, Texas" is printed in the lower left corner of the image. On the back, "King's Daughters Clinic and Hospital, Temple, Texas, A modern fire-proof building with 148 outside rooms ~ Non-Sectarian" is printed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[King's Daughters Clinic and Hospital]

Postcard of King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas. The image depicts a three-story, red brick building with a sign reading "King's Daughters Hospital" over the porch and a smaller white house partially obscured by the hospital building. The text, "King's Daughters Hospital, Temple, Texas" is printed in the upper right corner of the image. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. Marry Skiller" and signed "Aunt Emma."
Date: March 25, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[King's Daughters Clinic and Hospital]

Postcard of King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas. The image is a black and white photo taken from the street next to the building, including the entire structure in the photo. "King's Daughters Hospital, Temple, Texas" is printed across the bottom of the postcard. There is correspondence on the postcard but the addressee and signature are blocked out.
Date: May 6, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Killeen Fire Department Personnel in Street]

Photograph of members of the Killeen Fire Department standing in a street under a campaign banner reading, "[..]olin Culberson for Railroad Commissi[..]." They are leaning or sitting on a vehicle and there are other people visible in the background. There is a label at the bottom of the photo identifying the men, "Killeen Fire Department about 1935, L to R: Robert Reynolds, H.D. Ricketts, Charlie Hold, Yorkie Duncan, Tom Young, Robert Wendland, Speck Parker, Howard Burks, Ira Odell, Unknown, Guy Evans, Sr., Sidney Young, Henry Messer, V.D. Slaughter. Presented by Mrs. Honey Mosser."
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scott and White Clinic, Woodson Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital]

Postcard of Scott and White Clinic's Woodson Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital in Temple, Texas. The image is an illustration of a three-story building with Mission Style architectural features. The left side of the building has covered balconies on each floor. "Scott and White Clinic, Woodson Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Temple, Texas" is printed across the top of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Antony Tomasek] (open access)

[Adoption Statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Antony Tomasek]

Personal statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Anthony Tomasek regarding the adoptions of Jencie and Juliann Tomasek from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. Jencie shares her memories of the trip to China to bring Juliann back to the United States and Juliann states she is curious about China and that she dislikes the assumptions her peers make about her knowledge of Chinese culture. Mary Ann and Anthony discuss the adoption process for both girls and the trips to China to bring their daughters home. There is a photo of the Tomasek family on the last page of the document.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Tomasek, Jencie; Tomasek, Juliann; Tomasek, Mary Anne & Tomasek, Anthony
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Mary Ann and Anthony Tomasek] transcript

[Interview with Mary Ann and Anthony Tomasek]

Interview with Mary Ann and Anthony Tomasek regarding the adoptions of Jencie and Juliann Tomasek from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. They speak about how they decided to adopt from China, what the adoption process entailed, and their trips of China to get their children. They also share their efforts to teach the girls about Chinese culture and their daughters' interest in their birth families.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Tomasek, Mary Ann & Tomasek, Anthony
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Juliann and Jencie Tomasek] transcript

[Interview with Juliann and Jencie Tomasek]

Interview with Jencie and Juliann Tomasek regarding their adoptions from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. Both Jencie and Juliann share their interest in Chinese culture and language, and speak about the questions they get asked about being adopted or Chinese.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Tomasek, Juliann & Tomasek, Jencie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History