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[Photograph of People at Bowles-Aiken Cabin]

Photograph of a group of people standing near or on the porch of a log cabin with two exposed, stone chimneys on either end. The porch's overhang is supported by wooden beams, and a wooden fence surrounds the cabin's yard. A small group of people on the porch are walking into the cabin, while another group is walking around to the back of the cabin. A young boy in a red t-shirt and red shorts is jumping off of the front porch onto the grassy lawn. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph give more details about the landmark dedication of the cabin.
Date: July 4, 1991
Creator: Friedrick, Egon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado United Methodist Church]

Photograph of a side view of a church with white wood siding, a short, square, open bell tower on the right front side, and smaller addition to the building on the back. There are two tall, narrow, stained-glass windows on either side of the front door and four on the closest side (the right side). There is also a small, round, stained-glass window above the front door. Small and large bushes sit in the plant beds bordering the church, and there are groups of tall trees in front of and to the back right of the building. Handwritten notes and a sticker on the back of the photo identify the church as the Salado United Methodist Church.
Date: 1992
Creator: Friedrick, Egon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Stinnett's Mill]

Photograph of a dark wood and stone barn-style building with a small tower at the front and an overhanging roof that shelters a front porch. The tower has a glass window at the top and a Texas-shaped insignia set on the face of the tower. A fence made from rough wood sticks and wire, with a short stone base, surrounds the building. Mostly bare trees and bushes border the building on the left side, while more bare trees are visible in the background to the right of the building. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo identify the building as the Stinnett Mill on Stinnett Mill Rd. in Salado, Texas.
Date: 1992
Creator: Friedrick, Egon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Sirena Sculpture in Salado, Texas]

Postcard of a metal sculpture shaped in the figure of a female mermaid sitting and holding her fish tail on a light-colored, flat rock in the middle of a small pool of water. The sculpture's image is reflected in the water below. The pool is surrounded by light-colored rocks and weeds, lining the banks, and the golden lighting indicates the photo was taken at either dusk or dawn. On the back are postcard markings, a white, rectangle sticker, and a brief paragraph detailing the history and meaning of the statue.
Date: 1990
Creator: Spiller, Doug
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of White-Aiken House in Salado, Texas]

Postcard of a small, two-story, cream-colored farmhouse, with an off-white, wooden, four-wheel cart sitting in the grassy lawn in front of the house's white picket-fence. The house has an L-shaped, covered porch on the front and left side of the house - the overhang supported by white, circular columns. Two groups of trees stand in the yard, one group on the front left of the house, and the other just to the front right. A small, white truck is just visible in the driveway on the left, while a windmill and standing water tank are partially visible past the trees on the right. On the back of the postcard are postcard markings and a brief paragraph about the history of the house.
Date: 1990
Creator: Spiller, Doug
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Copy Print of Photograph of Salado College Exterior]

Photograph of a two-story, light-colored stone building with windows along each floor, a square entrance tower on the front left of the building, and two trees inside the front yard. There are steep steps leading up the front of the tower, which has a dark, pointed roof with a spire on top. The building is surrounded by a wooden picket-fence, separating the school yard from the rocky, grassy lawn in front. There is text at the bottom of the photograph reading, "Original Was Salado College--Later Thomas Arnold High School." Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph indicate the building, Salado College, burned three times, and provides information about the people who donated the photo.
Date: 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Corner Shop in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of a one-story building with white wood-siding, a tin roof, and a large arched window in the front left of the house, with part of the building extending out of shot on the left. China cabinets sit on the covered front porch, while white statues, birdbaths, and fountains sit in front of the short shrubs bordering the porch. There are trees around the building on the right and rear side, with vines creeping up the side of the building on the right corner. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the photo was owned by Patricia Lamb, then a gift shop named "Die Wigglesworth," and then other shops.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Allen Hall Chapel]

Photograph of two small, one-story buildings with wood-siding. The building on the left has been painted powder grey-blue and has two doors on its covered front porch, while the building to the right, which has a sign reading "Allen 1801 Hall," has been painted. A white and black lamppost stands in the shared front yard, to the left of a thin path. The path leads down through a very short, light-colored stone partition, separating a gravel parking lot from the yard. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the chapel is located behind the Inn at Salado, in Salado, Texas.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bowles-Aiken Cabin Landmark Dedication Ceremony]

Photograph of a man with grey hair and a short mustache standing in front of the right corner of a log cabin, next to a small black and gold sign that read, "Salado Landmark." The man is wearing a blue, black, and white polo shirt and khaki slacks, with clear glasses hanging from his shirt front. A group of people, including an older woman, a young girl, a little boy, and another woman, stand together, facing the man with their backs to the camera. Some trees and a grassy lawn are just visible past the corner of the cabin. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph give more details about the landmark dedication ceremony and the people in the photo.
Date: July 4, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Colonel E. S. C. Robertson Statue]

Photograph of a statue of a man wearing a knee-length, double-breasted coat, with long boots, and a military slouch hat in his right hand. In his left hand, the man is resting his hand on the hilt of a sheathed saber. The man has a large mustache and a short, bushy beard. The statue is set on a short, square block of light-colored stones, upon which is a plaque with the name "Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson." There are some trees in the near background, and beyond that, the grey sky is visible. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph identify the statue's subject and indicate the statue was built in 1996.
Date: July 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fletcher's Books and Antiques Store]

Photograph of an L-shaped, one-story, light-colored stone building with a metal roof and a small overhang above the front entrance (in the right side of the L-shape), supported by columns. A light and dark blue station wagon is parked at a diagonal to the inside corner of the L-shape. A sign hanging from a post in the middle of a small, raised plant bed reads "Fletcher's Books & Antiques: Appraisals, Fine & Rare Books." A stone chimney is visible on the left end of the L-shape. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo indicate the store was once owned by Thelma Fletcher and then her son Tyler Fletcher.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of George W. Baines House]

Photograph of a one-story, cream-colored house with wood siding and a small, covered front porch supported by small, square columns. A white picket fence surrounds the grassy front lawn. A stone chimney is visible on the left side of the house, through a group of trees and bushes. A small, separate garage is visible to the right of the house, at then end of a driveway. On the back are handwritten notes indicating the house belonged to Reverend George W. Baines.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Halley House in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of a two-story house with white wood-siding, a balcony on the second story, which is supported by four white, square columns, and two light-colored stone chimneys on the left side. A man in a dress shirt and slacks is holding a white bucket on the front porch, facing towards the open front door. A small concrete path leads from the front porch out to the left, cutting through the large, grassy green lawn. Several trees are visible in the background on the right side. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the house was built in the 1860s by Captain Robert Bonner Halley.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Halley House on Main Street]

Photograph of white, two-story house with wood siding, and a small balcony supported by four thin, square columns on the front porch. There are eight windows on the front, four on each floor, and the double-door entrance has panes of glass around the frame. Other than a small tree at the right front side of the house, the grassy front lawn is mostly bare. A small stone shed with a white door sits to the left of the house, and beyond the shed is the edge of a building that is just out of shot. Handwritten notes and a sticker on the back of the photograph indicate the name of the owner's of the house is Halley.
Date: 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Historic Home in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of a one-story house with cream-colored wood siding, with a covered front porch with a white wood railing and pillars. The house has two stone chimneys, one on either end of the house. A small, black metal fence borders the immediate front yard, while a rustic wood fence borders a larger yard area around the house. A curved gravel drive runs in front of the house, a tree sits directly to the right of the house, and a treeline is visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph indicate the house was moved from Belton, Texas to Salado, Texas and restored by George Kolb.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hutchens House Home Decor Store]

Photograph of a one-story house with white wood-siding and a small, slightly raised porch on the front right side of the house. Just to the left of the gate opening of the house's white picket-fence, a white and black, hanging wooden sign indicates the house is a home decor store. Two large, manicured bushes sit on either side of a concrete path cutting through the middle of the front yard, while taller trees surround the house on the right and left. Small frames with stained glass art hang in the house's front window and on the front porch. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo briefly detail the house's history and ownership.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mr. Ellis's Garage on I-35]

Photograph of a large metal shed sitting on a grassy lawn, with a triangular Conoco sign hanging above the large, sliding metal door. A white route sign with an "81" has been painted on the front of the shed. Two old gas pumps, one red and one green, stand about ten feet in front of the front of the shed. A tree is just visible at the left side of the photo, while under another tree at the right of the photo, the front of a tractor and metal pieces are visible. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo indicate the garage is located on the east side of I-35.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Norton-Orgain House Inn]

Photograph of a two-story house with white wood siding and black shutters on the windows. A balcony stretches across the whole second-story, supported by white circular columns on the front porch below. The house and yard is surrounded by a short, white picket-fence, and two large trees with many branches sit to the right of the house - one inside the yard, the other just outside. A black sedan is parked perpendicular to the front curb, while two elderly people sit at a table on the right side of the house. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph identify the house as the Inn at Salado.
Date: September 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old Mill Plaza in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of a left side view of a one-story, wood building painted light blue-grey, with an overhang over the small front porch. In front of the left side of the building is a parking lot with a dark blue sedan automobile parked at a diagonal to the building. Behind and to the left of the building is a large second-story portion of the building, painted the same color. Behind and to the right of the building is a short wood fence with tall trees on either side of it. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photograph indicate the store was once a blacksmith shop, a barber shop, and then an agricultural store.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Pine Cottage in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of a small house with light-colored wood siding, a metal roof, a stone chimney on the left side, a covered, wrap-around front porch, and a sign on the face of the building above the porch reads "Pine Cottage." Hanging from the covered porch are wind socks, small signs, art pieces, and flags. The house is surrounded by trees, and on the left side of the house, a street and telephone pole are visible. A brown van is parked on the right side of the parking lot in front of the house, while a small, light-colored sedan is parked just in-shot on the left side. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph indicate the building is located across the street from the Tyler House in Salado, Texas.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado Bridge and Dam]

Photograph of two bridges over a creek with a short dam in the foreground. The banks on either side of the creek are grassy and green, with a few green trees on either side. In the background, behind the bridges, is a line of trees. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph indicate the photograph was taken from the Main Street bridge in Salado, Texas.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado College Entrance Gate]

Photograph of a tall, black wrought-iron fence with light-colored, square stone columns separating the metal portions. Two of the columns have wrought-iron gate pieces, with a wrought-iron sign saying "Salado College" connecting the two columns. Each of the gate-columns has a black metal placard in its face, with unintelligible writing on each. A gravel and dirt path leads through the gates to a wooded area to the left, while in the background to the right, a building with a red roof is visible. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo indicate the gate served as the front entrance to Salado College.
Date: July 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado College Ruins on Salado College Hill]

Photograph of the light-colored stone ruins of a building with one standing wall on the right side, surrounded by trees on a grassy lawn. The wall has four window openings and a tall column of stone on the right side of the wall (at the back right of the building). Another tall column of stone stands where the left wall of the building would be. The rest of the building has deteriorated to small piles and short walls of stone. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker indicate the ruins used to be part of Salado College.
Date: July 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado Square Shop From Santa Anna]

Photograph of a small, one-story building with a stone facade and wood construction. There are four windows in the front of the store, two on either side of glass-front door, and circular stone balls along the top of the facade. Four flags, including Texas and American flags, hang from the right side of the building, in between the building and another building barely in shot on the right. One tree sits in a small plant bed in front of the building, a smaller tree in a bucket next to the building, and a line of trees in the background (to the left of the small building). Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the shop was brought from Santa Anna, Texas.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History