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[Portrait of Lina H.]

Photograph of possibly Lina H., dressed in a wide corseted light-colored dress. She is seated on a cushioned chair with a quilted pillow, facing to the left.
Date: July 23, 1900
Creator: Gustafson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Residence of Lem Baker]

Photograph of the residence of Lem Baker, a small one-story residential home with a porch, large trees planted in the front pawn, and a picket fence around the property. A wagon pulled by two horses is parked near the front gate, where a man and a woman stand. A windmill is visible in the background.
Date: May 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Street Filled with Furniture, Midland]

Photograph of a street scene on Abilene (later Main) Street, looking north in the aftermath of a fire. The dirt road, lined with shops and storefronts along the side, is filled with furniture scattered across the span of the road. Cabinets, rocking chairs, dressers, and other boxes are haphazardly placed at center, in front of the post office and a store advertised by a giant boot above the awning (left) and both "The Stag" (unknown establishment) and the Legal Tender Saloon (right). A handful of people stand in the distance, around the furniture. A note on the back explains that the furniture was placed on the street due to the fire.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Methodist Episcopal Church, Midland]

Photograph of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, a wooden church with a tall spire and arched windows.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Frances Prather Davis as a Child]

Photograph of Frances Prather Davis, pictured here as a child wearing a white gown and looking to the left. She is seated on a chair, which is covered with a blanket.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Less Stone]

Photograph of Less Stone, pictured seated from the waist up. He wears a dark colored coat, a necktie, and a high-collared shirt. He has combed hair and looks forward.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Trimble
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lewis Garner]

Photograph of Lewis Garner, pictured seated from the waist up. He wears a dark-colored coat, a necktie, and spectacles. He has combed hair and looks to the right.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Trimble
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of M. J. Riggs, 1900]

Photograph of Marie J. Riggs, an important cattle ranch owner based in Midland. She wears an ornate and highly decorated dress while standing and looking forward. A note on the back gives her nickname as the "cattle queen of the West."
Date: 1900
Creator: Evans & Stewart
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History