[Photograph 2012.201.B0093.0455]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Betty Blanton, Fannin County's oldest resident, died Friday afternoon on her 102nd birthday."
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wallace Grocery Store; Barn Where Elys Lived

Copy negative of two pictures. The first picture is of the Wallace Grocery Store and Gas Station with a car parked under the front and another building on the right. The second picture is of the barn where the Ely's lived in Ely, Texas with three people in front of it.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Headstone, Cemetery

Copy negative of two pictures of headstones for Ely family members in the cemetery in Ely, Texas with other headstones and trees in the background. The stone on the left is for L. W. Ely who was born January 18, 1829 and died May 11, 1904.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Sam Rayburn and his sisters, Katherine (Rayburn) Thomas and Medibel (Rayburn) Bartley

Photograph of Sam Rayburn and two sisters; Katherine [Kate] (Rayburn) Thomas and Medibel [Meddie](Rayburn) Bartley. The women are on the left wearing dark dresses with brooches. Sam Rayburn is wearing a dark suit and tie. They are standing outside Sam Rayburn's home, near the screened porch on the south side of the home.
Date: February 2, 1957
Creator: Eastman Kodak Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Sam Rayburn With Four Siblings

Photograph of Sam Rayburn with four of his siblings. The black and white photograph was taken on the day of the dedication of the Sam Rayburn Library, October 9, 1957. The photo was taken in the parlor of Sam Rayburn's home. From left to right are: Tom Rayburn, Medibel (Rayburn) Bartley, Sam, Katherine (Rayburn) Thomas and Richard "Dick" Rayburn. The men wear dark suits with ties. The women wear dresses. They are sitting on a sofa that is now located in Sam Rayburn's bedroom. The Porfirio Salinas painting hanging in teh background is still on display at the Sam Rayburn House Museum as are many of the other items in this photograph.
Date: October 9, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Sam Rayburn

Photograph of Sam Rayburn. The photo is a head and shoulders view of Mr. Rayburn. He wears a dark suit jacket, dark tie, white button-down shirt, and a tan colored cowboy/fedora style hat. This image was taken of Mr. Sam later in his life, most likely between 1950 and 1961.
Date: 1950/1961
Creator: Wichita Falls Times and Record News, Photographer Jim Cochran
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Alfred E. Smith, Bernard Baruch and Sam Rayburn

Photograph of Alfred E. Smith, Bernard Baruch and Sam Rayburn. The group of men all wear dark, three piece suits, white button-down shirts and dark ties. They sit near a table, which is in the foreground. The table has several pieces of paper on it and several glass ashtrays. The back of the photo reads, "ALFRED E. SMITH - BERNARD BARUCH - SAM RARYBURN - IN CONFERENCE ON RAILROAD LEGISLATION."
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Sam Rayburn

Photograph of Sam Rayburn. A formal black and white portrait of Rayburn. Rayburn wears a dark, three piece suit with a white, button-down shirt and a dark colored tie. He sits at a desk which contains papers, pen stand and pens and an ashtray. Rayburn has his left elbow propped up on the desk, the other arm is at his side.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Modell
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1342.0033]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "J.A. Vinson & Wife, Ivanhoe, Tex Farmer"
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Ray McLaughlin, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician on the right and Nile Arnwine, operator, on the left discuss the merits of the King Ranch bluestem for terrace outlet protection. This waterway is 60 feet wide at the top and 200 feet wide at the bottom.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History