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[Letter from Adina to Mary] November 15th, 1900
A secret letter from Adina to her sister, Mary, including information on family history.
Date:
November 15, 1900
Creator:
De Zavala, Adina, 1861-1955
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kalender der Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung, 1903]
The 1903 calendar from the New Braunfels Zeitung, the local German newspaper. "Kalendar fur 1903"
Date:
1903
Creator:
Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metropolitan Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1905
Photograph of the Metropolitan Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas. The building is brick and three-stories tall . On the front side of the building is a small balcony. On the side of the building is a sign that reads, "Metropolitan Hotel". The building is surrounded by a sidewalk and brick street with a few horse-drawn carriages. On the corner of the sidewalk is a street lamp.
Date:
1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1905
Photograph of the Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas. The buiding is five stories tall with arched windows and awnings and a store with display windows on the bottom floor. The sign in front of the store reads, "August's" and a sign further down the sidewalk reads, "Hotel Worth". In the foreground are telephone poles and wires.
Date:
1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1905
Photograph of the Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas. The building is several stories tall with arched windows a balcony full of people. It is surrounded by a sidewalk and brick road that is full of horse-drawn carriages and groups of men, women and children. The men are wearing hats and the women are wearing dresses. Painted near the roof of the building is, "Hotel". Typed at the bottom of the photograph is, "Hotel Worth - Fort Worth, Texas."
Date:
1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Houston Street on Market Day in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1877
Photograph of Houston Street on Market Day in Ft. Worth, Texas. The frame is full of covered-wagons, horses, parcels and piles of goods, and many men and boys, most in dark jackets and cowboy hats. In the background are many business with signs.
Date:
1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Houston Street Looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas c. 1907
Photograph of Houston Street looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas. In the center of the street is a boy riding a bicycle between trolley tracks towards trolleys and horse-drawn buggies. On either side of the street are tall buildings with signs such as, "Lyric Theatre", "A.J. Anderson Co Gun Store" and "Hotel Melba". Lining the street are telephone and electric poles. This photo is dated 1907 or later because the Flatiron building, constructed in 1907 can be seen on the left.
Date:
1907~
Creator:
Smith Photo Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
First Garza County Court
Photograph of the first Garza County Court. There are several men seated and standing in front of a canvas tent. All of the men are wearing hats and some are wearing neckties and some vests. In the front row, left to right are: S.C. Wilkes, L.F. Barrow, Walter Roy, and a Mr. Davis. In the back row, left to right: W.E. Alexander, Hal Murrey, Bud Boren, B.F. Wilkes and Oscar Kelly. In the middle of the frame is an old automobile with people in it. On the left side of the frame is a covered wagon and in the foreground is a saddle.
Date:
July 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[View of Indian Gap, Texas]
Photograph of Indian Gap, Texas. Indian Gap, as shown in the photo is located in a small valley (gap) between a northern hill and southern hill.
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collision of Two Texas and Pacific "Cannon Balls" in Jefferson, Texas
Photograph of train crewmen and curious spectators posed beside crushed locomotives near Jefferson, Texas in 1903. Trains met head-on after a mix-up in orders. Engine crewmen jumped before the trains hit.
Date:
1903
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cowboys Having Dinner at Unknown Ranch
Photograph of ten cowboys having dinner on a ranch near Clarendon, Texas in May 1904. Most of them sit on the ground to eat.
Date:
May 1904
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Matador Ranch Headquarters
Photograph of the Matador Ranch Headquarters in 1901. The man on the platform who is fishing is Johnnie McBain, the ranch bookkeeper at that time. Standing next to McBain is Mrs. B.F. Harper and the other girl is Esther Cammack.
Date:
1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
J.L.Pennington Ranch near Claude, Texas
Photograph of cowboys having dinner on the J.L.Pennington Ranch on the panhandle plains of Texas. The man third from the left is T.H. Pennington.
Date:
1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cowboys in the Corral at Pennington Ranch
Cowboys changing horses at noon in the corral at the Pennington Ranch near Claude, Texas in 1900.
Date:
1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
W Ranch in Winkler County, Texas
Photograph of cowboys on the W Ranch in Winkler County, Texas branding a horse. Men are: 1. R. E Cleveland, 2. Carter, 3. L.M. Jones, 4. Frank Copeland, 5. Hankins. They branded 10,000 calves that year (1906).
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cowboys Getting Ready for a Roundup
Cowboys on the W Ranch getting ready for a roundup in 1908. W.S. Priest is the third man from the right.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Old Settlers Barbeque
Photograph of the "Old Settlers Barbecye [corr: barbeque] given on the evening of June 15th 1909 on the lawn of Mrs Florence Peak, in honor of Mrs. W.H. Davis and Mrs. Peak, by W.G.Turner and Newton Lassiter. First Row - left to right, Mrs Richard King, "Mex" Dunn, Mrs John Mitchell, "Bud" Daggett, Eph.M. Daggett Jr, Col. Abe Harris, Mrs. Florence Peak, Sam Woody, Mrs W.H. Davis, Mrs Chas. Louck, Henry Feild, Jesse Melton and Major J.J. Jarvis. Upper Row- left ot right, Capt. M.B. Loyd, H.W. Peak, Jessee Jones and Benj P. Ayres."
Date:
June 15, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas & Pacific Railroad Station Fire, 1904]
Photograph of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Station fire which occurred in December 1904. A crowd of people stand in front of the building, watching as firefighters spray water at the roof of the top of the building. The majority of roof has been burned and smoke is emanating from the clock tower.
Date:
December 1904
Creator:
Swartz, C.L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas & Pacific Railroad Station Fire, 1904]
Photograph of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Station fire, December 1904. A crowd of people stand in front of the building, watching as firefighters spray water at the roof of the top of the building. Black smoke emanates from the roof, bell tower and the windows on the top floor on the far right side of the building.
Date:
December 1904
Creator:
Schwartz, C.L
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land regulation notice from the Office of Attorney W.E. Moss to Milton Parks]
Land regulation document from the Office of W.E. Moses to Milton Parks. The document describes regulations of land affairs in relation to members of the United States Army and Navy.
Date:
July 28, 1903
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map showing Indian Reservations within the limits of the United States
Map showing the Indian reservations in the United State and territories circa 1905. Indian tribes are indicated. A scale of miles is included.
Date:
1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coming Men of America, Panther City Lodge No. 2640, 1904
Photograph of seventeen young men who are members of the Coming Men of America in 1904. Six boys are seated in the front row and the other eleven are standing behind them. The boys are wearing suits, some with vests and all with ties or bow ties and a small pin on their lapels. In the front row, across the knees of the three of the boys, hangs a banner that reads, "1st. Prize Panther City, Lodge 2640, C.M.A., Fort Worth, Tex." They are atop a rug.
Date:
1904
Creator:
Swartz
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ernest O. Thompson, Overland Automobiles 1909
Photograph four old automobiles with drivers parked in front of a dealerships. The tops are down and the drivers wear suits, two with caps, one with a cowboy hat and one with goggles. Behind the cars is a wooden building with a sign that reads, "Ernest O. Thompson Overland Automobiles". Next to that is a lumber yard with the words, "Amarillo Lumber & Coal" painted on the roof.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lucas Gusher, 1901
Photograph of the Lucas gusher in 1901. The Lucas gusher is a spindletop that is gushing oil out of the top of it. On the ground surrounding the spindletop are several workers, two holding a large hose.
Date:
1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History