Photo of an unidentified Group of People

Photo of the O'Neill Hotel and Coffee Shop, which was located at 313 Spring Street, Palestine. It was actually the third hotel to sit on the site. In 1873, following the coming of the railroad to town, the Laclede Hotel was built there, but was destroyed by fire in 1876. The following year, a Dr. Manning of Oakwood erected a brick building known as the International Hotel on that location. It was purchased in 1882 by Col. George Burkitt who turned over operations to Mrs. Emma Nolen. During her tenure, the property was known as the Nolen Hotel, but when she moved to St. Louis, Col. Burkitt himself took over the management. That building was razed in 1922 and the "new" O'Neill, maiden surname of Burkitt's Irish born mother, was constructed on the site. The O'Neill boasted not only hot and cold running water in its guest rooms, it was also equipped with an electric Otis elevator and a radio receiving set on the mezzanine for entertainment of the hotel's guests. When Texas Gov. Ross Sterling declared martial law in the East Texas Oil Fields and ordered the National Guard to take it over and shut-in all wells, the O'Neill …

Photo of the old Memorial Hospital, which is located on the corner of S. Sycamore and Angelina Streets in the south side of Palestine. This building still stands, but no longer houses a hospital. It remains vacant as of the end of 2007.

Photo of Danny Vance 1962 graduate of Palestine High School

Photo of an unidentified group of people

Photo of an unidentified group of people

Photo of students from Palestine High School posing on the steps to Palestine High School.

Photo of the Palestine Railroad Y. M. C. A. before it burned.

Photo of Johnnie Bell Ballard

Photo of former Sheriff of Anderson County, Roy Herrington, standing with former Texas Governor John Connelly and C.O. Miller.

Photo of workers picking cotton in Anderson County.

Photo taken at the Reunion of the Palestine High School "Queens" - 20th Anniversary of the Senior Coronations - 1941-1961

Photo of an unidentified man and Osjetea Briggs.

Beautiful tulips located at a home in Anderson County.

Photograph of Redbud tree in bloom in Anderson County.

Photo of a blooming tree in Anderson County.

Unidentified Employee at the First National Bank in Palestine.

Thomas Pickle and Mack Knowles at the First National Bank - Palestine.

Photo of Bob Burroughs filling up his car with gas in Palestine.

Laura Thompson Stewart at the First National Bank in Palestine.

Photo of an unidentified man and Arnold Hudson standing in front of some parked cars in Palestine.

Photo of an unidentified church in Anderson County. This may be the Old Bethel Church or Brushy Creek United Methodist Church, but this has not been confirmed.

Photograph of the interior of the Vannoy Cafe. Several men and a young boy are seated at the counter; one gentleman is standing next to an open seat. Three women are behind the counter. The young woman seated at the window on the right side of the photograph has been identified as Oneta Faye Killebrew Tyer, and the woman standing beside her as Mrs. Jean Vannoy. Various items are stacked on the counter and shelf against the wall. The front door and windows are visible in the background.

Photograph of the front and south side of "A.R. Howard Home," a two-story, Victorian Italianate-style house located at 619 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. This house is noteworthy because of its load-bearing masonry (brick) construction and its segmental-arched openings, bracketed eaves, and low-pitched roof. The house is behind a brick fence with metal ornamentation.