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[Bloys Memorial Monument]

This photograph focuses on a tall, white stone monument in front of a large building with a patio. The monument is in an area enclosed by a black fence and there are plants growing within, including some that appear to be rose bushes. To the far right, a tree is partially visible in the foreground. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Monument at Bloys."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Campers in a Field]

This photograph shows a very large group of people standing together in a line, with two smaller groups sitting on the ground in front of them. The closest group appears to be four men in dark suits. They are too far away to make out much detail, but several of the people seem to be holding up dark-colored umbrellas. The foreground shows that the area is a large open field covered in short grass and brush. In the background, there are trees, white tents, and various other items as well as mountains behind them. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "All campers on the ground, about 1900."
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tabernacle at Bloys

This photograph shows a view of a campground from what appears to be an unpaved road. To the far left, there are some trees in front of a long building with the sides propped up . Behind it, to the right, there are white tents interspersed among trees and what appears to be an old-style automobile. To the far right, there are more trees and another car. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Tabernacle at Bloys."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing Near Covered Wagons]

This photograph shows many people standing near a group of covered wagons parked in the right of the photograph. In the front, there are several men, some wearing suits and others loose clothing and cowboy hats; some of the men are wearing aprons. There is a hose leading from the back of the wagon in the front of the photograph. To the right, one of the wagons has a wooden platform extended like a table and one man seems to be eating off of it and there is a barrel in the middle of the photograph. In the background, there are more people, many under a large tree at the left. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "About 1905-10. Chuck boxes. Water was brought for drinking and cooking from a near-by ranch. Siphoned out from barrels in wagon. One of the cooks eating a rib."
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tent Near a Hill]

This photograph shows a building and a large white tent at the base of a tall hill. To the far left, there is a small building behind the tent which has the sides rolled up and there is a very large lantern on a post outside the tent and trees to the right. In the background, there is a tall, rocky hill rising on the right side of the photograph and covered in brush. In the front, the ground is covered in short grass and there is a bush and a rock. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Gospel tent - adobe storehouse."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bloys Memorial Monument]

This photograph shows a building with a large, white stone monument in front, surrounded by a black fence. To the far left, there are several trees and what appears to be a hill in the distance. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Stone monument to Rev. Bloys."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Around a Table]

This photograph shows a group of people under a roof that appears to be brush on a wooden frame. The people in the front of the picture are sitting on wooden benches, facing away, toward what is most likely a table. To the far right, there is an older man sitting in a wooden chair. The men are wearing suits and the women are wearing dresses and large hats. In the distance, to the left, there are some trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Eating shed, 1900."
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chuck Wagon]

In this photograph, there are two men standing near a wagon beneath a tarp held up by wooden poles. the wagon appears to be parked and the covering over its top is strung up so that the back is open. Inside, there are items stacked in shelves and below the wagon, there is a wooden crate and some jugs. The men are standing in front of the wagon and both are facing to the left. They are wearing loose clothing and cowboy hats. To the left side of the photograph, there are some trees and brush; to the far right, there are some objects in the background, but they are unclear. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph that says, "Chuck box, mexican cooks."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Tents Under a Tree]

This photograph shows a group of at least four white tents in a field filled with short grass and bushes. Directly in front of the tents is a wire fence with wooden posts. Behind the tents, there is a large tree to the right, with a roof on posts over a group of people. To the left of the people, there is a covered wagon partially visible and possibly a second wagon to the far left of the photograph. In the distance, there are more trees and mountains. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Tents, chuck box, and cook, covered arbor to shade eating area. About 1900."
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing Near a Campground]

In this photograph, several people are standing in a field of short grass in front of a campground. A man in a dark suit with tails, a top hat, and cane is standing with a woman in a dark dress near the center of the photograph. To the left, there are to men - one in a dark suit and one wearing light slacks and a tie, and they are both wearing hats. Behind them, a fifth man is wearing a light-colored suit. The camp consists of tents (mostly white) and old-style cars spread out beneath some trees at the base of mountains. A sixth man is walking near an automobile with a trailer in the background. To the right, behind the men, there is a wooden stucture with a porch and a bench.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Circle of Men Under a Tree]

In this photograph, a large group of men of all ages and wearing suits are sitting in a semicircle in the shade of a tree. There are three old-style cars - two to the far right and one behind the people. There is a man standing to the far left, holding a book and several other men standing near the cars. They are in a field covered in short grass. In the background, there are scattered trees and mountains. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Men's prayer tree."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People at a Campground]

This photograph shows four people standing in a field in front of a campground. To the left, there is an older man in a top hat and a suit with tails, holding a cane in his right hand standing next to a woman in a black dress. To the right, there are two men, one wearing a black suit and one wearing light-colored slacks and a tie; both are wearing hats. They are standing ina field covered in short grass and there is the shadow of a fifth person in the foreground. Behind the people, there are tents set up in a semi-circle around them and old-style automoblies and trees spread throughout. Other people, also dressed up are standing around cars and under a ramada. The camp is at the base of some hills covered in bushes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of View of a Campground]

Photograph of a panoramic view of a campground amongst a group of trees. In the foreground, there is a field covered in short grass. The campground consists of many different sizes and shapes of tents (most of them are white) and several buildings that look a little more permanent. There are also many old-style automobiles parked near the tents and some are hitched to small wagons. Behind the camp, there are more trees and mountains in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a wooden cross]

This photograph shows a wooden cross with stones around the base, on a hill overlooking the campgrounds. In the foreground, the area is rocky, with several large boulders directly behind the cross and there is some tall grass in the front. Behind the cross, there is a large group of treee with a blue buildings scattered throughout. In the distance, there is an open field filled with yellow grass and some other trees and buildings to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Seven Officers]

This photograph shows seven men, wearing what appear to be army uniforms, sitting on rocks surrounded by desert vegetation. The men have moustaches and are wearing dark jackets with stripes on the sleeves, light-colored pants, and hats with a dark bands. The man on the far right is Sergeant Forsythe, the Post Commissary Sergeant. Clockwise, the other men are a 1st Sergeant, a Corporal, another Sergeant, the Hospital Steward, the Quartermaster Sergeant, and another 1st Sergeant.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Cabins]

This photograph shows a group of white buildings with trees amongst them. To the left, there is a low wall built of bricks and covered by a white roof of metal siding; behind, there is a tree and at least one other building. To the right, there is another building and tree, and, in the foreground, the patio of a third building which is otherwise not visible in the picture. The ground appears to be gravel with some yellow scrub. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Present day cabins."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carolina and John Humphries

Photgraph of Carolina Borunda Humphries with the her husband John in Fort Davis, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Economics of the Lumber Activity at Old Fort Davis from 1854-1884 (open access)

The Economics of the Lumber Activity at Old Fort Davis from 1854-1884

Research paper written by Mac Morrow on July 13, 1972. The paper describes the the lumber activities in Fort Davis, Texas. It covers the history of Fort Davis, the climate of the area, the costs of obtaining lumber, sawmills nearby, and Indian attacks.
Date: July 13, 1972
Creator: Morrow, Mac
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Father Brocarduo

Photograph of Father Brocarduo from the mission in Fort Davis. He wears a long cassock and holds a little book.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History