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Pierce's Jitney Service

Prior to Irving receiving bus service in 1930, several Irvingites operated jitney services to transport locals from Irving to downtown Dallas. Mrs. B. L. Pierce operated one of the first of these services. In this photo, she posed around the jitney with her customers, c. 1915.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doug Lucas Family in Surrey

The Doug Lucas family in a surrey. Doug Lucas holds his daughter Lorene while his wife holds their son Howard.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Irving Student Body at the Water Tower

The student body of the Irving Independent School District gathers at the water tower, which was in the middle of the intersection of Main and First streets (Irving Blvd.), to celebrate growing to a district of 500 students, c. 1915.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brick School Building Being Torn Down

The Irving Independent School District was established in 1909. The district built a three-story brick school building in 1913. The building, which came to be known as "Old Red," housed the entire student body for a number of years. It later became the elementary school and then the administration building. It was torn down in 1959.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children in a Toy Car

Howard and Lorene Lucas play in their early toy automobile, c. 1913. The children's father, Doug Lucas, ran a general merchandise store in Irving from 1906-1931.
Date: 1913~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model T Ford

Model T Ford Pickup. In the vehicle are W. D. Lucas's sons Howard and Ray, c. 1915
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hezekiah and Elizabeth Story

Hezekiah and Elizabeth Story. The Story family came from Illinois to the area that would later become Irving in 1855.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hezekiah Story Family

The Story family was one of the pioneer families to the region. Here Hezekiah Story is pictured with his family.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Couple in Union Bower

An unidentified couple enjoys an afternoon in the Union Bower community, c. 1910. Union Bower was a farming community that today is part of eastern Irving.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hawks Chapel Methodist Church

The Union Bower community was settled during the 1880s. It was located about north and east of the town site of Irving, which was founded in 1903. The Reverend W. E. Hawks of Dallas, who had been preaching in the Union Bower area since 1887, directed the building of a church in the community. In 1907, Hawks Chapel Methodist Church opened. In this photo, members of the congregation pose in front of the church.
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lloyd Smith and Brother

Lloyd and Bertie Smith, sons of William and Virginia Smith, area pioneers in the Union Bower community, c. 1894.
Date: 1894~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Musicians in the Union Bower Community

This group of musicians played for square dances in the Union Bower community. Dances were held in the fall and winter because the weather was too hot during the summer. Left to right are: Tom Owens, Earl Steele, Lillie Owens, and Tom Wright. Lloyd Smith called the square dances, but is not in the picture. Union Bower was a farming community on the eastern edge of the city of Irving. The community was established about 1880.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

William Smith Home in Union Bower

William Smith, area pioneer, built this house in the Union Bower community in 1888. It stood along what would become Maryland Street in Irving until it was torn down in the 1980s. Seen in this 1906 photo are L. G. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hood, Mrs. Mattie Smith, Bert Smith, Mrs. Jennie Smith, William Hood, and Frank and Charlie Voirin.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

William Smith House - Side View

This photo, made in 1906, shows a side view of the William Smith home in the Union Bower community. The house was built in 1888.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jerry and Della Story

Jerry and Della Story. When the post office moved from the Kit community to the town of Irving in 1904, Jerry Story served as temporary postmaster.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

PTA Officers, 1936

PTA officers for the Irving public school system in 1936. Seated left to right: Mrs. F. N. Broach, Mrs. H. W. Simmons, Mrs. W. H. George, Mrs. Edgar Davis, Mrs. Ralph Barr, Mrs. Clyde Kirkpatrick, and Mrs. W. R. Duckworth; standing left to right: Mrs. A. C. Bolden, Mrs. R. L. Kirkpatrick, School Supt. A. S. Johnston, Mrs. Johnston, and Mrs. Ben Hurwitz.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Seiber Store - Interior

Henry Alvis Seiber owned this general store along Main Street in Irving, Texas, c. 1915.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Side of Main Street, c. 1908

Main Street, Irving, Texas, c. 1908. West side of Main St. between First St. (Irving Blvd.) and Second St.
Date: 1908~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cotton Gin

Cotton gin, Irving, Texas
Date: 1910~/1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elizabeth Johnson Falls]

A photograph of a woman identified by Myrtle Falls as Elizabeth Johnson Falls. Accompanying text indicated that this individual may also be Alice (Hunt) Hind. The woman is seated, and is wearing a striped dress tied at the neck with a light-colored ribbon. She is a relative of Jett (Johnny, Jetty) Falls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sarah Elizabeth Johnson Falls and Soloman Falls on Porch]

A photograph of Sarah Elizabeth Johnson Falls (also known simply as Sarah Falls) and her husband, Soloman Falls, standing on the porch of a house. Both a dressed in light colored garments and are positioned behind a planter in which several varieties of plants are growing. Sarah and Soloman are the parents of Jett (Johnny, Jetty) Falls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ella Falls and Nora Johnson]

A photograph of Ella Falls (left) and Nora Johnson (right). Both individuals are dressed in light colored gowns and have adopted a relaxed manner for the photograph. Both women are relatives of Jett (Johnny, Jetty) Falls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Myrtle Falls and Mattie Mae Falls]

A photograph of six individuals, two of which are named by accompanying documentation. The girl on the extreme right is Mattie Mae Falls and the woman to her left (standing between Mattie and the other child) is Myrtle Falls. All individuals are dressed in white, formal dresses. Mattie Mae Falls is wearing a large white bow at the neck of her dress, while Myrtle Falls wears a set of light-rimmed glasses. The two named individuals are relatives of Jett (Johnny, Jetty) Falls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ella Falls]

A photograph of Ella Falls. She is wearing a light colored dress and has her hair neatly tied back into a bun. She is a relative of Jett (Johnny, Jetty) Falls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History