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Irving Near Dallas (open access)

Irving Near Dallas

Advertisement from the Irving Board of Trade, enticing farmers to move to Irving, Texas.
Date: 1908~
Creator: Irving Board of Trade
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Agnes Sueppel Schulze in Buggy, c. 1904

Agnes Sueppel Schulze and a friend sit in a buggy in front of the Schulze home on Hastings Street, Irving, Texas, c. 1904. Agnes Schulze was the wife of Irving's co-founder J. O. Schulze.
Date: 1904~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Albert Farine Home

Albert Farine home, constructed in 1906 and burned in the 1960s. The Farine family came to Texas in 1855 as part of the La Reunion colony and settled in the area that is now Irving in 1859.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Automobiles, c. 1930

Photograph of automobiles parked in a line in front of store fronts along Main Street in Irving, Texas.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bill Gilbert at Irving State Bank

Two men shaking hands. Bill Gilbert (left) greeting customer Albert Farine in Irving State Bank's new building, 1947. The Merchants and Planters Bank was organized in 1907. Chaney and Fletcher Miller took over operation of the bank and in 1908 and had it chartered as the Irving State Bank. It later became Irving Bank and Trust Company and remained in business along Main Street until 1975.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. P. Schulze House in Irving, Texas

House of Charles Percy Schulze. This house was constructed in 1912 in Irving, Texas. Schulze married Virginia Tucker of Dallas that same year. C. P. Schulze was the brother of Irving's co-founder J. O. Schulze. J. O. returned to their hometown of Iowa City, Iowa, in 1905, leaving his business in the hands of his brother. C. P. Schulze remained in Irving and operated Irving Lumber Company from 1905 until his death in 1957. The Schulze family donated this house to the city of Irving in 1975, and today it is a 1910s-period house museum.
Date: 1970~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. P. Schulze, Sr., by His Car

C. P. Schulze, Sr., stands beside his automobile. Schulze purchased one of the first automobiles in the city of Irving, c. 1912.
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. P. Schulze, Sr., c. 1915

C. P. Schulze, Sr., in yard. Schulze was the brother of J. O. Schulze, who was the co-founder of the city of Irving. Both were members of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew. J. O. remained in Texas to found the town, and C. P. moved on with the crew. When J. O. and his wife had to return to Iowa City, Iowa, C. P. came to Irving and took over the lumber yard started by his brother. C. P. ran the lumber yard from 1905 until his death in 1957.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. P. Schulze, Sr., Holding Fox Puppy, c. 1902

C. P. Schulze, Sr., holds a fox puppy. C. P. was a member of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. J. O. Schulze, C. P.'s brother, was crew foreman. J. O. Schulze remained in Texas and co-founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.
Date: 1902~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. P. Schulze, Sr., Home in Irving, Texas

House of Charles Percy Schulze. This house was constructed in 1912 in Irving, Texas. Schulze married Virginia Tucker of Dallas that same year. C. P. Schulze was the brother of Irving's co-founder J. O. Schulze. J. O. returned to their hometown of Iowa City, Iowa, in 1905, leaving his business in the hands of his brother. C. P. Schulze remained in Irving and operated Irving Lumber Company from 1905 until his death in 1957. The Schulze family donated this house to the city of Irving in 1975, and today it is a 1910s-period house museum.
Date: 1913~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. P. Schulze, Sr., Otis Brown, and Fred Joffre in Schulze's Car

C. P. Schulze, Sr., Otis Brown, and Fred Joffre (in back) sit in Schulze's new Hupmobile. The house in the background is Otis Brown's house on Iowa Street (today 327 S. O'Connor Road). Brown built the house in 1905.
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Charles P. Schulze, Jr., in car, c. 1914

A child in an automobile. C. P. Schulze, Jr. son of Charles Percy and Virginia Schulze, is photographed in his father's car, c. 1914. The Schulze family operated Irving Lumber from the time of the town's founding in 1903 until the 1980s.
Date: 1914~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Charles Schulze, Jr., and John Brown as Children

Charles Schulze, Jr., and John Brown as children, c. 1915. Charles Schulze, Jr., was the nephew of town co-founder J. O. Schulze. John Brown was the son of the other town co-founder Otis Brown.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cotton Gin

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

Doug Lucas Store

W. D. Lucas operated a general store on Irving's Main Street from 1906 until 1931. After changing locations twice, he settled in this two-story brick building in about 1920.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dr. and Mrs. John Haley

Dr. John Haley was one of the Irving area's earliest physicians. The Haley family arrived in the area in the late 1850s. John was born in 1866. He was a teacher for a time, but after his first wife died, he returned to school and then entered the medical profession. He served as Irving's mayor from 1927 until his death in 1932. He is pictured here with his second wife, Anna Good Haley, in 1906.
Date: 1906~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dr. and Mrs. John Roberts

Dr. John Roberts and his wife Etta Williams Roberts in their horse-drawn buggy. Dr. Roberts was one of Irving's first physicians. He died at the age of 35 in 1918. The couple had three sons, one of whom became a physician and was instrumental in the development of Irving's first hospital during the 1950s and 1960s.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Earl and John Brown and Charles Schulze as children, c. 1914

Earl Brown, John Brown, and Charles Schulze, Jr., c. 1914. The Brown boys were sons of Irving's co-founder, Otis Brown. Charles Schulze, Jr., was the nephew of town co-founder, J. O. Schulze.
Date: 1914~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Earl Steele Delivering the Mail

Earl Steele delivers the mail in Irving in his horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle, c. 1910.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Early Irvingites on the Road

Early Irvingites take to the road, c. 1915.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History