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[Portrait of a Man and Woman]
Portrait of a man and woman, possible Kate Rayburn and her husband William Thomas.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Foster
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[School Report Card and Class Roster]
School report card and class roster, including grades for arithmetic, reading, spelling, and writing. The students listed are Alice Hammer, Ella Hammer, Granville Twity, Roy Thompson, Melvin Tarver, Gay Tarver, Ora Parker, Flora Parker, Roy Parker, Elma Parker, Sam Crownover, Charlie Moore, Eva Moore, Willie Click, Lewis Click, Ralph Hollis, Floyd Clutter, Frank Click, Henry Apple, Frank Hollis, and Lillie Apple.
Date:
[1900..1901]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Rayburn Sisters]
Portrait of sisters Lucinda, Kate, and Medibel Rayburn wearing dresses with high, lace collars.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Hope Guthrie studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man Standing by Airplane]
Photograph of T. Noah Smith standing by his airplane, the first built in Texas, in a field in San Angelo. A car is visible to the right.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Young Businessmen]
Copy negative of nine young businessmen, wearing suits and ties, in Dublin, Texas, around 1902-1903.
Date:
[1902,1903]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Hosea and Mabel Maxwell]
Photograph of siblings Hosea and Mabel Maxwell. Hosea wears a dark suit, while Mabel wears a lightly hued dress. A painted backdrop featuring flowers and a curtain is visible behind them. The photo is inside of a cardboard fame with a white front embossed with wavy lines.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901]
Petition from residents of Harman School District to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date:
May 1, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 2, 1901]
Petition from residents of Table Rock, Texas, to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date:
May 1, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Arthur and Malana Martin]
Photograph of Arthur and Malana Martin posing together in a portrait studio. Arthur is wearing a pinstripe suit and has a greying beard and mustache. Malana is wearing a white blouse and dark skirt.
Date:
July 4, 1905
Creator:
Crossley, Mrs. M. V.
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nora and Margie Gibbs]
Photograph of sisters Nora and Margie Gibbs standing behind a short stool. Both are wearing plain white dresses and have their hair pulled into two small buns on the sides of their heads.
Date:
1906~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901]
Petition to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District. Twenty-six signatures have been added to the petition.
Date:
May 27, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Group of Young Women]
Portrait of a group of young women wearing dresses. Several names and cities are written on the back of the photo, but are mostly illegible.
Date:
May 1905
Creator:
Thompson
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mesquite School Students and Faculty]
Photograph of Mesquite School students and faculty standing outside of the school building.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church]
Postcard of the interior of St. Peter Evangelical Church. A note on the front of the postcard says: "Ev. Luth. St. Petri Kirche Bei Walburg, Tex." A handwritten message on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Olga Fuchs in Manor, Texas and reads: "Hello Olga! How did you and your brother get over your trip? I came home the 30 after having a delightful time. With love to you from Olga Granzin."
Date:
1907
Creator:
Granzin, Olga
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Vanderbilt Medical Students with Cadaver]
Photograph of five Vanderbilt University medical students working on a cadaver. Listed on the back are the following names: Merchant William Colgin (Waco, Texas), Robert Mann (Brownsville, Tennessee), Prichette Dr. (Tennessee), George Evans (Waco, Texas), and T. J. Morris (Gainesville, Texas).
Date:
1905
Creator:
Dury's
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Paul L. Tyson]
Portrait of Paul L. Tyson. A handwritten note on the front of the photo says "To Joe - whose friendship and memory is a treasure of by gone days. P. L. Tyson." Another note on the back of the photo reads: "Oct. 25, 1884 - Sept. 9, 1950. Football coach for Waco High School. Several state championships and one national championship. Oakwood Cemetery, Waco. Purchased at Joe L. Ward estate sale in Waco Nov. 2013."
Date:
[1905..1935]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Old Gregg School Class]
Photograph of a group of students at Old Gregg School standing outside of the school building. A handwritten note in the bottom corner of the photo says "My last day of teaching, 1908."
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of West High School Students]
Photograph of students of West High School. Elizabeth "Bessie" Lethella Howell is located on the second row from the top, fourth person from the left, with a small "x" on her right shoulder.
Date:
January 21, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of the Texas Exhibit at the World's Fair, St. Louis]
Photographs of the Texas exhibit in the Agricultural Building at the World's Fair in St. Louis. A sign on the exhibit says "Wise men of the East behold the Star of Texas."
Date:
1904
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of William Edward Harrison]
Portrait of William Edward Harrison (1904-1908), a young child wearing a white outfit and sitting on a stool. A handwritten note below the photo says "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven."
Date:
[1904..1908]
Creator:
Deane
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School Students]
Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School students standing on steps outside of the school. Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow is on the back row with an "x" written above his head.
Date:
1902~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Old Gregg School Class]
Photograph of a group of students at Old Gregg School standing outside of the school building.
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School Students]
Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School students standing on steps outside of the school with their arms crossed.
Date:
1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Marcus Weatherred]
Photograph of Marcus Weatherred sitting at a desk with a book in his lap.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History