[Drive from Rhine to Mulde]

Photograph of two trucks on a dirt road headed towards a city in the distance.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elvis Presley performing with the Blue Moon Boys]

Elvis Presley and his band the Blue Moon Boys playing music. D.J. Fontana can be seen playing the drums with Bill Black on stand-up bass.
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bob Hope, Doris Day, and other performers writing their autographs on an airplane]

Bob Hope and other performers are writing their signatures on the body of a jet airplane.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paul Whiteman on horseback before a show at the Cowtown Coliseum]

Paul Whiteman on horseback in Fort Worth.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of the audience at the Cowtown Coliseum]

The Cowtown Coliseum filled with an audience.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bob Hope and Doris Day prepare for a show at the Cowtown Coliseum]

Bob Hope and Doris Day look over sheet music in preparation for a performance at the Cowtown Coliseum.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B.B. Paddock and Others

Studio photograph of thirteen men, including B.B. Paddock seated in the center row, second from left. All of the men are wearing suits and vests. Five of the men are holding hats, including bowlers. Five are wearing watch chains, eight are wearing bow ties, four are wearing neckties, and two have glasses. Ten of the men have mustaches including one with a goatee. The men are on two rugs and there are two windows in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Soldiers Reunion

Photograph of nine men and three women at a Confederate Reunion. Six of the men are in Confederate uniform while the other three wear suits, one with a vest and one with a tie. Five of the men have ribbons attached to their coats. Five men have mustaches and four have beards. The man third from the right is holding a walking cane and the man five from the right, in the center, is B.B. Paddock. Behind the men stand three women in white dresses with large ribbons attached to their shoulders. The woman on the right is wearing glasses, gloves and holding a large Texas flag. Every person in the photo wears a hat. In the background is a brick building with curtained windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Polytechnic Public Schools Faculty, 1911-1912

Studio photograph of fourteen faculty at the Polytechnic Public Schools Faculty in Ft. Worth, Texas. Seated in the front row are three men and three women, and standing in the back row are seven women and one man. The men are wearing suits with bow ties and neckties and one has a vest and mustache. The women are wearing long lace dresses, one is wearing a headband, one a brooch, two with necklaces and one is holding a purse. They are atop a rug and in front of a backdrop.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ranger, Texas Police Force

Photograph of the Ranger, Texas Police Force. There are seventeen men total, three are seated and four standing on the porch and ten are lined up in front of the porch. The four men standing on the porch are wearing suits, hats, vests and neckties. The rest of the men are wearing dark police uniforms with shiny buttons, vests, hats, collared shirts and bow ties or neckties. Three of the men have large mustaches. George Cooper, the Police Chief, is seated in the center.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Employees of First National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas, 1893

Studio photograph of ten employees of the First National Bank of Fort Worth. All of the men are wearing suits with vests, five are wearing watches with chains, four are wearing bow ties, four are wearing neckties, and one is wearing a corsage. Two of the men have beards and mustaches and four have mustaches. Four men are seated on chairs in the front row. They are on top of a rug and in front of a fake backdrop. In the back row from left to right is J.M. Tewmey, T.P. Martin Jr., Norman Enelson, J.W. Valliant, Taylor Cupp, and J.P. Smith Jr. In the front row from left to right is W.D. Peak, M.B. Loyd, E.B. Harrold and T.W. Slack.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oil Field in Beaumont, Texas, 1901

Photograph of very many derricks in an oil field. In the foreground are wooden shacks, stacks of wooden boards, smokestacks with smoke plumes rising out of them. In the bottom right-hand corner is the name, "Trost".
Date: 1901
Creator: Trost Studio
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

Grave Surrounded by Flowers

Photograph of a grave topped with cloth and surrounded by many flowers, bouquets and wreaths. In the background is a cemetery, trees, a sidewalk and shrubs.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Painting of Early Fort Worth by Miranda Leonard, 1873

Painting of an aerial view of Fort Worth in 1873. The painting depicts a town square with an American-flag topped courthouse in the center. Surrounding the courthouse are several buildings, some with fences. Throughout the painting are people, buggies, covered wagons and trees. On the right side of the frame is a sloping hill.
Date: 1873
Creator: Miranda Leonard
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cartoon of Costumed Apes in an Office

Illustration of apes dressed in 19th-century clothing inside an office or courtroom. There are eleven apes total, ten males and one female.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sixteen Men in Women's Costumes

Photograph of male actors dressed in womens clothing. Four are seated on the floor, six seated in the middle row and six standing in the back row. They are all wearing dresses, some with print and all with hats, including bonnets and straw hats. They are atop a rug.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale and Bryant
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Construction of the Couch Home in Fort Worth, Texas

Photograph of the Couch home being constructed. The home is brick and two stories with a large wrap-around porch, two pillars, a stoop and two chimneys. There are twelve workers, eight seated on the porch and four seated on the stairs. They are wearing coveralls or suspenders and six are wearing hats. In the foreground are groups of weeds and wooden boards.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interior of the Bensiria Home in Ft. Worth, Texas

Photograph of the interior of the Bensiria home. On the right side of the frame is a white staircase with a dark banister. On the floor are two ornate rugs, three large chairs, one wooden chair, a dark desk topped with a lamp, and two ottomans. In the foreground is a sofa and in the background is a curtained window and a statue of a figure. There are two chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B.B. Paddock in Group Portrait]

Photograph of B.B. Paddock, standing left, in a group portrait. The men are in uniform and holding hats and straigh-blade swords. The style of backdrop, hat, sash, and the ornate swords suggest this is a fraternal photo, circa 1880, possibly Knights of Pythias.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mrs. Virgile Paddock Pitner]

Photograph of Mrs. Virgile Paddock Pitner. She was the daughter of B.B. Paddock.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marcean
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flowers in graveyard]

Photograph of a flowers in a graveyard.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jernigan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mrs. Virgile Paddock Pitner]

Photograph of Mrs. Virgile Paddock Pitner wearing a wedding dress. She was the daughter of B.B. Paddock.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marcean
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Emmie Harper Paddock]

Photograph of Emmie Harper Paddock (Mrs. B.B. Paddock).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History