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[League City School]

Postcard photograph of the League City School, nicknamed "The Big School." South Kansas Street is on the right side of the image, and power lines are in the foreground. A note on the back of the postcard states that the building was built in 1912 or 1915.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[League City School]

Postcard photograph of the front entrance of League City School, nicknamed "The Big School," located on South Kansas Street. A note on the back of the postcard states that the building was built in 1912 or 1915 and housed third grade to high school classes.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ten years in Texas. (open access)

Ten years in Texas.

Book about Baptist life in Texas by the Baptist minister James Bruton Gambrell.
Date: 1910
Creator: Gambrell, J. B.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Who is W. T. Eldridge? (open access)

Who is W. T. Eldridge?

Pamphlet taking a position against the prison reform ideas of W.T. Eldridge, a businessman who ran the Imperial Sugar Company. The political commentary is addressed to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Legislative Investigating Committee, and the Members of the Legislature of Texas. It includes several letters, question-and-answer transcripts and other documentation discussing Texas legislation and policies related to prisons.
Date: August 1913
Creator: Dunovant, Adelia A.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

R. P. Harben and Son Drug Store, Richardson, Texas

Four men standing in store interior. Left to right: Jess Harben behind counter (partially obscured), Mr. Hennessee, Mr. Farrell (being served by Mr. Harben), Kenneth Stratton. Display shelves and counters on right, rear, and left. Soda-fountain type chairs, tables, and stools in center. Large sign for TANLAC attached to rear display case. Written on back: Harben's Drug - 1912 Jess Harben, Mr. Fred Farrell, Mr Hennessee & Keith Stratton Additional information: Tanlac Tonic - with alcohol, gentian, buckthorn, rhubarb, licorice, glycerin, wild cherry - US prohibition era "system purifier", was popular due to its 15% alcohol content
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Harben's Drug Store, Richardson, Texas

Interior view of Harben's Drug Store. Four men are visible, the one on the far right is Sam Harben. Ads for various patent medicines including Mentholatum and Cardui are legible. Floor and ceiling are finished wood. There is a counter partly visible with four metal stools. Six glass display cases and two electric ceiling fans are visible. Noted on back of photo - Sam Harben on right, early 1900s. Additional information: Cardui was a patent medicine used to reduce menstrual problems. It was 19% alcohol and included Blessed Thistle, Black Haw and Golden Seal.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newt Harris Barber Shop, Richardson, Texas

Barber shop interior, with 3 chairs facing a mirrored counter, and 2 men visible. No sinks, individual shaving mugs reflected in mirror, gas light. Electrical or pneumatic equipment visible.
Date: May 16, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Specifications: road and bridge construction (open access)

Specifications: road and bridge construction

A book covering the details of road and bridge construction in Travis county, Texas.
Date: 1918
Creator: Travis County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir of Austin, Texas : capital of the great Lone Star State (open access)

Souvenir of Austin, Texas : capital of the great Lone Star State

Souvenir guide to Austin, in color.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panoramic photo of Paris after the 1916 fire]

Panoramic photo of the Paris fire after the devastating fire of 1916 that burned down most of the town. Caption says: Paris, Texas after the fire looking north from Gibralter Hotel.
Date: 1916
Creator: National Art Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Feigned robbery scene]

Photograph of a whimsical scene of three men besides Pierce-Arrow automobile being robbed by a man pointing a handgun. Three men have their hands up with one man's pockets turned inside out. The man on the far left is Herbert Herman Fiedler. Trees are shown in the background with a small building visible to the right of the photograph. The photograph may have been taken at the Lutcher Colorado ranch.
Date: [1911..1918]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile splashing through a water puddle and kicking up mud as it travels down a dirt road. An oncoming automobile with headlights on is visible in the distance.
Date: [1911..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile in sand dunes]

Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile in desert sand dunes with sage brush and mountains shown in the distance. Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher is seated in the back seat of the automobile.
Date: [1911..1922]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of Pierce-Arrow automobile fording a rain swollen creek during a cross-country touring road trip.
Date: [1911,1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile driving on dirt road]

Photograph of the trailer vehicle following the lead Pierce-Arrow automobile as it is being driven down a dirt road. Trees and hills are seen ahead in the distance with telephone poles and fencing bordering the sides of the road.
Date: [1911..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of Pierce-Arrow automobile on a dirt road traveling to San Francisco, California, on a touring trip taken sometime around 1911 or 1912. Man is seen on the driver's side of the vehicle.
Date: [1911,1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of the frontal view of a Pierce-Arrow automobile being driven down a dirt road. Two men are sitting in the front seat of the vehicle. An American flag is visible to the left rear of the automobile. Telephone poles and fencing border one side of the road.
Date: [1911..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Reverend Samuel Fisher Tenney]

Photograph of Reverend Samuel Fisher Tenney.
Date: [1910..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herbert Herman Fiedler]

Photograph of Herbert Herman Fiedler standing at the rear of a Pierce-Arrow automobile on a road with mountains shown in the distance. This road trip is somewhere in the western United States.
Date: [1912..1914]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile parked on a dirt street in a small town. Herbert Herman Fiedler is seated behind the wheel of the vehicle with another man seated beside him. Frances Ann Lutcher is seated in the back of the vehicle with another woman beside her. Shops and stores are visible in the background with a single tree appearing in the photograph.
Date: [1911..1915]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of Pierce-Arrow automobile broken down in axle deep mud on a road during a cross-country motor touring trip. Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher is shown with her party of travelers looking on the disabled vehicle.
Date: [1911,1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile stopped in field]

Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile in the middle of a field on a flat plain on the Great Divide. Herbert Herman Fiedler is looking under the hood of the car and two passengers are seated in the back of the vehicle, including Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher. The vehicle has a broken clutch and a sprung valve. An American flag is visible on the right side of the car. The shadow of the photographer can be seen in the bottom foreground of the photograph. Handwritten on the back of the photo, "On the Great Divide August 27th 1918 A broken clutch collar + valve spring - "
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herbert Herman Fiedler]

Photograph of Herbert Herman Fiedler standing in front of Pierce-Arrow automobile on a snow packed road. A wire fence and trees are visible in the distance.
Date: [1911..1913]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph taken from the trailer vehicle following the lead Pierce-Arrow automobile as it is being driven down a dirt road. Trees and hills are seen ahead in the distance with telephone poles and fencing bordering the sides of the road.
Date: [1911..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History