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[Stock Share Certificate From Farmers & Citizens Savings Bank] (open access)

[Stock Share Certificate From Farmers & Citizens Savings Bank]

Certificate for one share of capital stock from the Farmer and Citizens Savings Bank, issued to Joseph F. Price and signed by H. L. Price. An engraved image of an eagle and an embossed seal are featured on the front.
Date: March 19, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings] (open access)

[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings]

Birth certificate for Vera Mae Cummings, born in Palestine, Texas, May 15, 1922 to Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form. There is also a certificate stapled to the top of the back page certifying that the birth certificate is legitimate.
Date: January 30, 1943
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Western Union Telegram from James McGuire to Vera Cummings] (open access)

[Western Union Telegram from James McGuire to Vera Cummings]

Telegram to Vera Mae Cummings from James McGuire; the text says: "Little Vera Pearl arrived at 345 am March 16 send diapers at once will write you as soon as I am able Love= James McGuire."
Date: March 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate for Benjamin F. Price] (open access)

[Birth Certificate for Benjamin F. Price]

Birth certificate for Benjamin F. Price, born in Palestine, Texas, February 1873 to Sam Price and Mary Foster. According to the certificate, both of his parents were slaves in Palestine at the time of his birth. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form.
Date: 1958
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Antioch Church in Palestine, Texas]

Photograph of the Antioch Church in Palestine, Texas. The church is comprised of two red brick buildings with a small steeple protruding from the roof of one of the buildings. A sign that says, "The Antioch Church" is just outside the building in front of some bushes. Right outside the buildings is a small parking lot. According to accompanying information, Sam Price was one of the church's founders.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate for Azilea D. Johnson] (open access)

[Birth Certificate for Azilea D. Johnson]

Birth certificate for Azilea D. Johnson, born in Palestine, Texas, February 1878 to Ab Johnson and Emma Johnson. According to the certificate, both of her parents were slaves in Palestine at the time of her birth. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Broad View of Price Cemetery]

Photograph of a portion of Price Cemetery in Palestine, Texas. The cemetery grounds are largely made up of red dirt and small, spare patches of grass. A small number of headstones are visible in the distance. Verdant trees are visible in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Former Property of Samuel Price]

Photograph of a portion of land once owned by Samuel Price. There are numerous trees on the land. The large oak tree on the left was planted by Sam Price, the former slave, over 119 years ago. On the right is a small, pentagon-shaped sign with the numbers 3723 on it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Grave Plot in Price Cemetery]

Photograph of a grave plot within Price Cemetery in Palestine, Texas. The plot, which is located in an area devoid of grass and is mostly red dirt, has been sectioned off by cinder blocks into a rectangular shape. A small placard is embedded at the foot of the area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Businesspeople in Front of Chalkboard]

Photograph of a group of African-American businesspeople. The group consists of Vera Cummings Nash, who is seated in the first row, third person from the left, and three other women seated at a desk. Nine men stand in a row behind the women. There is a large chalkboard behind the group inscribed with a chart that is entitled "If you can bear The Cross you can wear The Crown" at the very top. One woman is poised holding a pen as if writing in the open book in front of her. There is a handwritten note at the front of the photograph that reads, "Hartfield foto".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[H.L. Price and Sammie Hatch at the Farmer and Citizen's Bank]

Photograph of H.L. Price and Sammie Hatch standing inside the town bank. H.L. Price, the bank cashier, is standing in a protected area which has been sectioned off as the cashier area. It has a door and is made of wood and wire caging. Sammie Hatch is standing outside of the cashier's area with his hand on his hip.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Head Cornerstone at Antioch Baptist Church

Photograph of the head cornerstone of Antioch Baptist Church in Palestine, Texas. The stone bears the names of several people, including Reverend William Duncan, the pastor at the time of the cornerstone setting. Other names include: W. Bragg, Samuel Price, and John Dickerson, who are the trustees, and W. Freeman, the builder. Also on the stone is the date of construction.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Addie Price]

Photograph of the headstone marking the grave of Addie Price. The marker is a simple, rectangular vertical slab set into a two-tiered platform. Etched on front is Addie Price's name; beneath her name is her birth date, August 3, 1862, and her death date, August 13, 1910. The words "AT REST" are etched into the platform below the top stone. According to accompanying information, she was the wife of Tony Price, who was Sam and Mary Price's son.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Azilea and Ben Price]

Photograph of the shared tombstone of Azilea D. Price and Ben F. Price. It features a floral border etched at the top. The family name has its own rectangular recessed area at the center of the tombstone; below the family name are the individuals' names, both of which are also confined in their own recessed rectangles. The name on the left, Azilea D., is accompanied her birth date, Feb. 15, 1888. The name on the right, Ben F., is followed by his birthdate, Jan. 15, 1883, and his death date, June 28, 1961. Below the pair of names is the quotation, "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Carter L. Price]

Photograph of the headstone marking the grave of Carter L. Price. The marker is tall and made of gray-colored stone. Etched on the front below Carter L. Price's name are the following words: "Died June 18, 1914. Aged 61 years." The rest of the words are illegible. According to accompanying information, he was born in December 1863. He was also the son of Sam and Mary Price.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Elizabeth Beard]

Photograph of the headstone of Elizabeth Beard, born on April 4, 1913 and deceased on November 6, 2003. It features her name etched within the shape of a heart. Underneath her name are her birth dates and death dates; between the two dates is an image of Elizabeth in her womanhood. The words, "In loving memory" are directly below her picture. Floral bouquets that have been placed in front of her headstone are partially visible. According to accompanying information, she is the granddaughter of H.L. Price.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Henry L. Price, Jr.]

Photograph of the headstone marking Henry L. Price, Jr.'s grave in Price Cemetery in Palestine, Texas. The marker is made of stone and features only his name, his year of birth, which is 1895, and year of death, which is 1910. Piles of dead leaves surround the headstone. According to accompanying information, Henry L. Price, Jr. was the son of H.L. and Rosa Price.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Henry Lee Price]

Photograph of the headstone marking the grave of Henry Lee Price. The marker is a vertical slab made of stone. Etched underneath his name are the words: "Texas, U.S. Army, World War II, May 11, 1919, July 19, 1973." A metal placard holder is embedded in the ground just in front of the headstone.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Lela M. Price]

Photograph of the headstone of Lela M. Price, born 1896 and deceased in 1910. Her grave marker is a small, rectangular block of stone, displaying only her name and the years she was born and deceased. Piles of dead leaves surround the marker.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of Nellie Bell Cummings]

Photograph of the headstone of Nellie Bell Cummings, born on December 24, 1896 and deceased on May 1, 1982. The image of a lamb with a decorative border is etched at the top of the headstone.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headstone of William M. Price]

Photograph of the headstone marking the grave of William M. Price. The marker is a vertical slab made of gray-colored stone. Etched on the front beneath his name are the words: "Texas, PVT QMC, World War I, December 20, 1896, June 22, 1954." According to accompanying information, he was the son of Tony and Addie Price and the grandson of Sam and Mary Price.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Group Seated in Front of a Window]

Photograph of a group of eight African-American women and one African-American man. The group of people are seated on a floral-printed semi-circle-shaped couch that faces the camera. The man is sitting in the middle, and there are four women seated on either side of the couch. In front of the group, in the foreground of the image, there is a small circular coffee table with a large fern sitting atop. Directly behind the seated man is a statue of a nude woman that faces the lefthand side of the image. The wall behind the group is made up of dark windows and light blinds that are opened halfway. There is a handwritten note on the front of the photograph that reads, "WASH. D.C. 1945" as well as a stamp on the back of the photograph that reads, "R. McDougall Washington D.C.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Aunt Bennie]

Photograph of Bennie Benita Price posing for a portrait. The photograph shows Bennie Price, daughter of Ben Price, from the bust up, and her head and eyes are turned slightly to face the right side of the image. The woman has short hair that is brushed toward the left side of her head, and is wearing a floral patterned dress with a white scooped collar. She is also wearing a beaded necklace around her neck. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Aunt Bennie".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Benjamin Price]

Photograph of Ben Price, former teacher, seated in a wooden chair. He is wearing a shirt and vest with pants and the photo was taken outside of a house that has a porch with pillars. A handwritten note on the back says, "My Great-grandfather Ben Price. Grandmama Nellie B. Price Cumming's father."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History