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A History of Bonham, Texas (open access)

A History of Bonham, Texas

Book outlining the early history of Bonham, Texas, including information about people, businesses, development of municipal services and government, and other related topics, organized into four main sections: Early Pioneer Days (1836-1861), War Period (1861-1865), Period of Reconstruction (1865-1875), and Later Development (1875-1929).
Date: 1929
Creator: Bonham High School. American History Class.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Inauguration Ground View]

Photograph of the inauguration of the Sowell's Bluff Bridge as viewed from the banks of the Red River. The bridge is located above, with people standing in it and a sign hanging over the span of the bridge, depicting caricatures of Oklahoma and Texas shaking hands. Spectators watch the bridge's opening from below, most wearing hats and looking upwards.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Opening Day Pedestrians]

Photograph of pedestrians walking along the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge as viewed from the banks of the Red River. The pedestrians walk over the river while spectators look on from below.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Opening Day Sign]

Photograph of a sign hanging at the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge over the Red River on the bridge's opening day, depicting two hat-wearing caricatures representing Texas and Oklahoma shaking hands with the text "HOWDY" written above. Two American flags fly from poles on both ends of the sign.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Platform on Bridge Deck]

Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge over the Red River on its opening day, with a wooden platform built along the wooden guardrails along the side of the bridge. People are standing on the platform and looking out alongside a metal sign with an American flag flying above and the banks of the Red River visible below. The ceremony here may be the inauguration of the bridge. Written on the back of the photograph: "ISABEL MOOR WHEELER, Breaking Beech."
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Suspension Tower]

Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge, viewed from the banks of the Red River. Prominently at center is one of the bridge's suspension towers, atop which fly two American flags. Below on the deck, pedestrians and a single car move along the bridge and over the river, while some people stand along the sandy edges of the river among pieces of wood debris and small bushes.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North East Texas Senior Golf Association, Charter Members]

Photograph of the charter members of the North East Texas Senior Golf Association at their initial meeting of the group in May 1925. The men are arranged in two rows with their golf bags and clubs scattered in front of them, while others watch from the back of a wooden building behind the group. Only some names are provided: along the front row, A. B. Scarborough, S. B. Hindman, Charles Halsell, C. A. Kingston, J. B. Clayton, C. L. Wood, L. M. Rideout, S. C. Knaur, and G. A. Summer; along the back row, Felis Edwards, J. F. Hendrix, Sam Dial, J. L. Warren, and J. E. Osburn.
Date: May 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F. W. Woolworth Store with Employees, Bonham]

Photograph of the interior of the F. W. Woolworth store on the south side of the courthouse square in Bonham. Employees and customers are scattered around the aisles of the store. Fans hang from the ceiling, as well as signs that read: "nothing on this counter over 15 cents." At center is another sign reading "Jewelry Department", with two women standing behind a register. A handful of customers are gathered along the left aisle, including a woman and a young girl facing away from the photographer, and two women facing forward. A man in a suit and a woman to the left of him stand behind the women working the jewelry section.
Date: 1925~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F. W. Woolworth Store with Group of Women, Bonham]

Photograph of the interior of the F. W. Woolworth store on the south side of the courthouse square in Bonham. A group of women pose for a photograph along an aisle of merchandise. Fans hang from the ceiling, as well as signs that read: "nothing on this counter over 15 cents." On the left displays are jewelry and flat papers, and on the right aisles are rolls of material and a cash register. There are eight women standing together, facing the photographer; two watch from across an aisle on the left.
Date: 1925~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presbyterian Guild Cook Book (open access)

Presbyterian Guild Cook Book

A cook book compiled by the Ladies of the Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church. Alongside advertisements, it contains recipes for soups, fish and oysters, meats, croquettes, vegetables, bread, salads, sandwiches, frozen desserts, cakes, cookies, other desserts, puddings, pies and pastries, preserves and jellies, pickles, candies, drinks, invalid cookery, and things worth knowing.
Date: 1922
Creator: Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History