Resource Type

[Anderson County Beauty Pagent]

Photo of a beauty pagent held in Palestine.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pal Theater]

Photo of the Pal Theater, Palestine, Texas.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade in Downtown Palestine]

Photo of a parade in downtown Palestine.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas Theater - 213 W. Crawford]

Photograph of the front of the Texas Theater, part of the 200 Block of W. Crawford Street in Palestine, Texas. The building is made of brick and has masonry embellishments on the facade. There is a "Texas" sign on the front of the building and several signs are visible above the box office, one says "The Brasher Dubloon."
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of Unidentified Cafe]

Interior of an unidentified cafe showing their soda fountain and main seating area in the back.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine Railroad Depot]

Photograph of the Palestine Train Depot. This building was torn down sometime in the 1980's.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Palestine High School Teenagers]

Photo of a group of unidentified teenagers from Palestine High School, apparently at a football game.
Date: 1953~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine Train Depot]

Photograph of the Palestine Train Depot. This building was torn down sometime in the 1980's.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine Students at Play]

Photo of Palestine students at play.
Date: 1953~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collage of Photos of Two Business Blocks in Palestine]

Photo collage showing businesses in two city blocks in downtown Palestine.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historical Marker]

Photo of a historical marker in Anderson County.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[601 E. Hodges - Elmwood]

Photograph of the front and east side of "Elmwood," a white, two-story house located at 601 E. Hodges in Palestine, Texas. The house has a wrap-around porch and a two-story pedimented portico with Ionic-style columns; these elements altered the original Queen Anne-style architecture.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burning of the Railroad YMCA]

Burning of the Railroad YMCA. The Railroad YMCA opened in April of 1903 and continued as the YMCA until the building burned in the mid 1950's. The building faced South Magnolia and was on the lot in front of the present Railroad General Office Building.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified House 01234]

Photo of an unidentified House in Palestine.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[638 S. Magnolia - Silliman House]

Photograph of the front and north side of the Silliman House, a two-story, brick Georgian Revival-style house located at 638 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It has some stone accents including light-colored quoins on the corners.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Royall Bank Building]

Photo of the Royall Bank Building. This bank faced Spring Street in downtown Palestine until the building was demolished in the late 1960's - Early 1970's
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified House 80188]

Photo of an unidentified house with a historical marker in front of it.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1003 N. Link - H.H. Link House]

Photograph of the front and south side of the "H.H. Link House" located at 1003 N. Link in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story, white house with both Queen Anne and Classical Revival-style architectures, including two-story Ionic columns across the front. The foreground of this image is blurred, obscuring part of the house.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[407 E. Kolstad - Mallard Alexander House]

Photograph of the Mallard Alexander House located at 407 E. Kolstad in Palestine, Texas. It is a light-colored house surrounded by a lawn and trees, with a circular drive partially visible on the right side of the image.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified House 01341]

Photo of an unidentified house in Palestine.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified House 01358]

Photo of an unidentified house in Palestine
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified House 01366]

Photo of an unidentified house in Palestine.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified House 01374]

Photo of an unidentified house in Palestine.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of St. Phillips Episcopal Church - Palestine]

Photo of the interior of the St. Phillips Episcopal Church, Palestine. It was originally built c. 1870 on the corner of Crawford and Sycamore Streets in Palestine and was moved across Sycamore Street about 1909, which is where it sits today.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History