[Adults and Children Gather for Country Sporting Event]

Photograph of a group of people posing together for a country sporting event. Older girls and women stand to the left and older boys and men stand to the right behind a fence. Many of them are carrying farming implements. A mixed group of younger children sits by an open gate on the left. A small livestock pen has a boy seated beside it to the right. The heads of two reined horses are visible in the foreground at the bottom of the photo.
Date: 1896%
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Custer Cox and Schoolchildren]

Photograph of a group of boys and girls of various ages standing with Custer Cox in front of the door of a schoolhouse. The group is arranged in three rows, with younger children standing in the front and middle rows and older children standing on either side of Custer Cox in the back row. Cox is wearing a suit with a boutonniere and stiff white collar. The children in the front row are barefoot. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the mat says "Custer might be teacher."
Date: 1896~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Milner Filling Out Paperwork]

Photograph of John Milner, a clerk for Coryell County, Texas. He is filling out paperwork on a ledger that sits on a desk. He wears a white shirt, striped bow tie, and slacks.
Date: 1892~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1899 Graduating Class of Gatesville, Texas]

Photograph of several rows of people expanding outward from the doorway of the Coryell County courthouse. The young men and women are the graduating class of students from Gatesville, Texas, from 1899. The women primarily wear skirts and white blouses, while the men wear dark slacks and jackets.
Date: 1899~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lone Star Brass Band]

Photograph of members of the Lone Star brass band posing together with their instruments. The thirteen white men are arranged in three rows, with six standing in the background, five kneeling in the middle, and two sitting in front. A bass drum to the right has the words "Carbon Band" written along its rim and "Lone" written above a star. A United States flag hangs in the background to the left. The leftmost man in the back row is identified as Custer Cox.
Date: 1896~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Early Physicians of Coryell County, Texas]

Photograph of a group of physicians wearing suits, vests, and ties. The men are arranged in front of a backdrop painted to resemble an ornate archway. A fur rug lies below them. Five of the men sit on a tasseled chaise longue. The man sitting in the center is identified as O. G. Gilder, and the man at the right end is E. B. Baker. The standing man is Andrew Graves.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Registration of Marks and Brands for H. D. Maxwell] (open access)

[Certificate of Registration of Marks and Brands for H. D. Maxwell]

Certificate registering a cattle brand for H. D. Maxwell in Eastland County, Texas. The brand is a stylized 7, N, and L.
Date: June 27, 1890
Creator: Yeargin, John T.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing on Main Street in Eastland, Texas]

Photograph of people standing on Main Street in Eastland, Texas. The center of the photo features the street filled with people and livestock. Shops, banks, and utility poles line the dirt road.
Date: 1896~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eighteen Women in a Photography Studio]

Photograph of a group of eighteen reunited school friends sitting in front of a photography studio's forest backdrop. The women are wearing dresses and are arranged in three rows. They are identified on the back of the photo. "Josey Girls of 1898 - 1899" is handwritten on the mat above the photo.
Date: [1898..1899]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Men Posing with Horse-Drawn Carts]

Photograph of a group of white men and boys posing with their animal drawn carts in a clearing. Eight carts are positioned around a small mound. Most are drawn by mules, though Custer Cox can be seen with a team of white mares to the upper right.
Date: 1896~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joyce Family Outside of a Home]

Photograph of the Joyce family posing in front of a house. Three women and two men stand in the back row, with the two men holding very young children. Two elderly men and a woman sit beside a younger woman who is flanked by a standing boy and girl. The blurry image of a dog can be seen to the right. Two of the people present are identified as John Dell Joyce and Sarah Abigail Joyce.
Date: 1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Laura Courtney]

Portrait (copy) of Laura Courtney. She wears a dark dress with a white ribbon around her neck. The original photo is surrounded by a thin gold line and a dark frame.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Gibbs Family in a Portrait Studio]

Photograph of a portrait of Moses and Francis Gibbs with their children. Moses, left, sits in a chair with a toddler. Frances, right, sits in a chair with an infant. A young boy stands over a young girl in the center. The children are named Joe, Paul, Rosa, and Silas.
Date: 1898
Creator: Dyer, Joe M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Children of Almis and Alice Newton]

Copy print photograph of a black and white portrait of the children of Almis and Alice Newton standing together in front of a wooden house and window. A crate topped with a bucket can be seen to the right. The children are identified from the left as Ada, Monroe, W. A. (Buddy), Carl, Minnie, and Maggie. The portrait is lying against a dark blue sofa.Original photograph taken ~1897, copy photo taken 1998
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History