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.

Photograph of the front of the "Howard House" located at 1011 N. Perry in Palestine, Texas. The house is a one-story, white, antebellum-style house with Greek revival influence. There are square columns along the front porch and a brick chimney on the side of the house. A sign in the front yard says "The Howard House Museum, Open Saturday & Sunday, 2 to 5 P.M."

Beautiful tulips located at a home in Anderson County.

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

Photo of Bluebonnets and Azalias in Anderson County.

Photo of Bluebonnets and Azaleas in Anderson County.

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

Photograph of the Bratton Drug Company on the northwest corner of W. Oak and N. Sycamore streets in Palestine, Texas, looking west on Oak. It is a two-story brick building with a series of four-pane windows along both sides of the upper story. There is a sign that says "Bratton Drug Co." above the first story, in between "Coca Cola" signs. Several unidentified people are walking on the sidewalk and vehicles are parked along Oak street.

Photo of Danny Vance 1962 graduate of Palestine High School

Photo of a Dogwood Tree in bloom in Anderson County.

Photo of the entrance to Parker's Fort, which is located in Limestone County. Many descendants of the Parker family live in both Anderson and Houston Counties.

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

Laura Thompson Stewart at the First National Bank in Palestine.

Unidentified Employee at the First National Bank in Palestine.

Photo of a blooming tree in Anderson County.

Photo of a country road in Anderson County.

Photo of a bank employee of the First National Bank, Joe Monk, in Palestine taking a group of children on a tour.

Photo of Mrs. McReynolds and two other women standing at the Reagan Monument at Reagan Park in Palestine.

Photo of Johnnie Bell Ballard

Photo of Mr. Selden standing in an Flournoy's furniture store in Palestine.

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

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

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.