Resource Type

[Empty Ore Car in Mexico]

Porter Locomotive No. 4, type 0-6-4T heads an empty ore train, enroute from the smelter in Chihuahua City to the mines at Santa Eulalia, Mexico on the 30-inch gauge El Potosi Industrial and Chihuahua Railroad in June 1922. On the mountain side in the background are steel towers supporting an aerial tramway, which had recently been completed for transporting ore from the mine to a reduction mill.
Date: June 1922
Creator: Blanton, Bert C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Methodist church at Terry, Texas

Photograph of the congregation outside of the Methodist Church at Terry, Texas in the 1920s.
Date: 1922~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orange Ice Light Water and Refrigeration Co.]

Photograph of the Orange Ice Light Water & Refrigeration Co. located on Front Street. There are railroad tracks and cars in front of the facility.
Date: [1922,1923]
Creator: Ward Jaycox
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orangefield During the Boom Days, 1922]

Photograph of the oil derricks at Orangefield during the boom days in 1922. A fire is burning in the background creating much pollution.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sanger School class picture 1922-23, Third Grade]

Mrs. Winnie Minnick's third grade class of 1922-23 Front row: Mary Lou LeGear, unknown, unknown, Beatrice Jones, Ruby Lee McClendon, unknown, Warren Jones, Alyneen Mallow Second Row,: Ted Cherry, the remainder of the row are unknown Third row: T.H. Pritchett, the remainder of the row are unknown Fourth row: J.C. Landers, unknown, unknown, Essie V. Vandervor, Joe Batis, Joe Bill Rogers, Royce Michaels, unknown, unknown, J.T. McCrellon Back row: Winne Minnick, Richard Hoehn, H. M. Horst, unknown, Edward Spratt, Thomas Moore, Christene Hoehn, unknown
Date: 1922~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Men Working on an Oil Derrick]

Photograph of three men working on an oil derrick in Orangefield, Texas.
Date: 1922
Creator: C.R. Ferris
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miss. Branham's 6th Grade Class]

Photo of Miss Branham's High Sixth grade class - November 19, 1921. First Row: Robert Lee Redus Carswell McFarlane Gregg Nance Edward Swift Alvin Temple Second Row: Thomas Potter George Torma Henry Vyscoscil Bubba Mitchell Third Row: Janice Winner ----- Mollard Orville Williams Frank Lemacks Fourth Row: Elizabeth Naylor Lorene Reagan Leola Prestridge Kenneth Tillman Fifth Row: Minnie Rooks Unknown Laura Bell Branham Nellie Naismith Erlene Schmidt
Date: November 19, 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gas Blowout at Orangefield, Texas]

Photograph of a derrick with steam shooting up from it. Description on the photo reads, "Gas blowout, July 29, 1921, Orange, Texas, Tremendous fog of gas, sand, rock, and oil. Could be seen and heard for ten miles. Hogan"
Date: July 29, 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frenzel Cafe in Orangefield]

Photograph of the Frenzel Cafe in Orangefield, Texas. In front of the cafe are Eddie Frenzel Jr., Eddie Frenzel, Sr. and Ruby. The picture is from the early 1920s.
Date: 1921~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Statement with Pearlstone Grocery Company Letterhead]

Photograph of a statement with the letterhead of the Pearlstone Grocery Company on it.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Saltillo Depot]

Saltillo, Mexico passenger depot of the National Railways of Mexico, September 1920. This was a busy terminal on the Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City main line. Also for local trains operating to Monterrey, Piedras Negras, and Torreon.
Date: September 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train on the bridge from Rio Jamapa at Tomatlán]

Passenger train on the bridge from Rio Jamapa at Tomatlán and is part of the 2ft gauge line of the Ferrocarril Mexicano. This narrow-gauge train, headed by a Consolidation type 2-8-0 Baldwin No. 1 steam locomotive with a diverse consist, carried a Broiler-buffet Sleeping car on the rear-end which provided meal service for Pullman passengers.
Date: September 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tugboat Baddacock]

Photograph of the tugboat, Baddacock, at the dock of National Shipbuilding in Orange, Texas.
Date: August 27, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Engines at Tampico Terminal]

The Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico engine terminal of the National Railroad of Mexico in March 1920. At this time Mallet (Articulated) type 2-6-6-2 steam locomotives frequently headed passenger trains on the Monterrey - Tampico Line. This was one of the earliest divisions on the National Railways where Mallet (Articulated) type locomotives went into service.
Date: March 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[422 S. Magnolia - First United Methodist Church - Palestine]

Copy negative of the front and south side of the First United Methodist Church, located at 422 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas, taken from the corner of Magnolia and Reagan streets. The two-story church is made of brick with stone accents and has Gothic Revival-style architecture, including pointed, arched openings and corner towers; the tower on the southwest corner is taller than the rest of the building. Many of the windows are open.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1920s road conditions]

Photograph of a stalled car in the 1920's There are wagon wheels placed next to a barn on the right.
Date: [1920..1920]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anchor from the Steamboat Ruthven]

Photograph of an anchor from the steamboat Ruthven after she sank, exhibited on the lawn of the Young Men's Business League (later the Chamber of Commerce) in Palestine, Texas. Storefronts are visible lining the opposite side of a street in the background and a horse-drawn carriage is stopped in the street behind the anchor.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Atlantic Roustabouts]

Photograph of four men standing by an oil derrick with a large crank behind them. Written on the photo is, "Atlantic Roustabouts, H.B. Phillips, Foreman, Orangefield, Texas"
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenue Baptist Church and Rev. A.D. Sparkman]

Photo collage including pictures of the Avenue Baptist Church and Reverend A.D. Sparkman.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ben Hassell with friends]

Photo of Ben Hassell with friends standing in front of an unidentified house in Anderson County.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Catherine Elizabeth Brown Griggs in her Camp Fire Costume]

Photograph of Catherine Elizabeth Brown Griggs in her Camp Fire Girls' Native American costume. It includes beads around her neck, moccasins on her feet, and a headband. She holds a bow and knife.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Spencer
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Celebration in Stark Park]

Photograph of large celebration. There are many people standing and seated at a long table . There is an American flag on the right side of the photograph and other people in front of houses in the background. Front of photograph: "#22 Celebration in Stark Park. Occasion unknown. Early 1920's. Stark carriage house in background."
Date: [1920..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Central High School, later Davey Crockett Junior High]

This photo is of Central High School, the building was built in the 1880s and was later incorporated into Davey Crockett junior high in the 1920s.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chamber of Commerce Saturday drawing]

Many people gather in downtown Sanger each Saturday for a cash drawing. Entries for the drawing were obtained by making a purchase from participating merchants during the preceding week. George W. (Speedy) Sullivan, standing on truck conducting the drawing. George A. Sullivan standing arms akimbo with straw hat.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History