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[Salado College Year Book Information] (open access)

[Salado College Year Book Information]

Information typed on stationary of Joe K. Morris with information concerning the Salado College yearbook for 1871. Included is a list of trustees, and faculty, as well as the number of graduates from nearby towns.
Date: 1871?
Creator: Morriss, Joe K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado College Faculty]

Photograph of two women and four men sitting in two rows of three against a wall, shown from the waist up. The men have goatees or beards and are wearing suits, while the women have their hair braided and are wearing long-sleeved dresses or blouses. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph identify the people in the photo, from left to right, as: Miss Sallie Young, Professor Sanders, Miss Millie Collins, Professor W. T. Ethridge, Otto Fuchs, and James Lowry Smith.
Date: 1873
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Copy Print of a Photograph of People Sitting on School Lawn]

Photograph of, from left to right, a man, a small child wearing a small hat, a woman wearing a large hat, another child, and another woman, sitting on a rocky, grassy lawn in front of a two-story stone building with windows along both floors. There is a large tree right in front of the front entrance of the building, and another, smaller tree to the left of the building. There is a tower in the center of the top of the building with a pointed roof and a spire on top. In the distant background, scrub-brush and bushes are visible.
Date: 1890/1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Sam Houston Barton Family]

Photograph of two adults sitting with five children arranged around them in front of a painted backdrop. The males are all wearing medium-colored, textured suits, the females wear dresses, and a baby, held by the woman, wears a gown. The three boys stand behind the adults, while a small girl is held by the man. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph identify the parents as Nancy Anderson Garrett Barton and Sam Houston Barton, and the children as: Randall Barton, William Welborn Barton, Blakey Raymond Barton, Sam Houston Barton Jr., Suzy Corrine Barton, and Louisa Adeline Barton.
Date: [1890,1891]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group at Wright Golden Wedding Celebration]

Photograph of a group of eight people (three women and five men), four of which are sitting in a row on wood chairs and four of which are standing behind the first row. The men all have either mustaches or beards, while the women all wear dark, floor-length dresses. The group is situated in front of a backdrop with a view of an outdoor veranda painted on it. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo identify the people, from left to right, back to front as: G. N. Vickrey, Sarah Vickrey, Allen Jenkins Vickrey, Mary Ann Vickrey King, Dr. William Stuart Vickrey, Frank Vickrey, John Wright Vickrey, and Mary Ann Butler Vickrey.
Date: April 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Six Hamblin Sisters]

Photograph of five women and girls sitting and standing around one woman for a portrait. All of the women are are wearing long-sleeved, high-neck dresses with puffed shoulders, and have their hair pulled back in up-dos or braids. They are situated in front of a painted backdrop with trees on it. Two labels on the back identify the woman in the center as Alice Hamblin Potter, and from left to right: Vesta Hamblin, Annie Hamblin Aiken, Naomi Hamblin Hughes, Ella Hamblin Manning, and Emma Hamblin White. The labels also identify the sisters' parents as William Krougher (W. K.) and Alice (Gray) White, and the women's husbands.
Date: [1892..1899]
Creator: Bryan, E. G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Bridges Over Salado Creek]

Photograph of the first iron top bridge and a smaller pedestrian suspension bridge to the right; both bridges span the Salado Creek, and has trees surrounding it on both sides. The back of the photo has a note that says the first iron bridge lasted from 1892 to 1913, while the suspension bridge was "destroyed in 1900."
Date: [1892..1913]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Family in Front of Vickrey House]

Photograph of a group of eight people standing in front of a one-story house with dark wood siding and a partially covered front porch in the corner of the house. Three of the people are children, two of which are sitting on tricycles, and the other is held by one of three men. The columns of the porch overhang are covered in ivy, obscuring the front of the house. The house is raised slightly, and has a short flight of steps leading up to the porch. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the photo was taken before the house underwent remodeling, and identify the people in the photo, from left to right as: Ralph Butler, Sarah Jane Butler, Thomas Butler, Louis Vickrey, "Polie" Vickrey, Ruby May Vickrey, and Sophie Vickrey.
Date: 1894~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Invitation from Reddin Dillard Shofner] (open access)

[Wedding Invitation from Reddin Dillard Shofner]

Wedding invitation from Reddin Dillard Shofner for the "marriage of his daughter Eugenia to Dr. J. E. Guthrie" at the Methodist Church in Salado, Texas. Their full names have been identified as James Edwin Guthrie MD and Eugenia Shofner.
Date: April 15, 1894
Creator: Shofner, Reddin Dillard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pen and Ink Drawing of the Salado Schools Building]

Pen and ink drawing of the Salado Schools building in Salado, Texas. The note on the back of the drawing reads: "P.S. Check is money Helimer sent for his expenses on trip."
Date: [1900..1949]
Creator: Creeks Creation
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Students Sitting in a Classroom]

Photograph of eight young women and twelve young men sitting in four columns of student desk-chairs, as well as six women and one man standing against the left and back wall inside a slightly dark room. There is a tall door in the left wall and two tall windows with the shades down in the back wall. The women are wearing long-sleeve, long-skirt dresses, while the men are wearing suits and ties or bow-ties. Some of the people sitting at the desks have books, notebooks, and pencils on the desks in front of them. The photograph is mounted on a dark photo mat, and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the mat indicates the photo may have been taken inside a Salado College or Thomas Arnold High School classroom.
Date: [1900..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Louellen Eubanks With High School Diploma]

Photograph of a young woman in a long, long-sleeved, light-colored, frilly dress, standing in front of the image of an outdoor veranda painted onto a backdrop. Bunches of flowers and potted plants sit on the rugs beneath her feet, while more bunches of flowers lay on a small metal side table to her left. The young woman is holding a long, rolled up paper, tied with a ribbon, in her right hand and wears a small cloth cap on top of her head. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo identify the young woman as Louellen Eubanks, a graduate of Thomas Arnold High School in 1901 or 1902.
Date: [1901,1902]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Loving Remembrance of Major A. J. Rose (open access)

In Loving Remembrance of Major A. J. Rose

Funeral remembrance card for Major A. J. Rose, with a poem printed at the bottom saying "The soul is safe in Heaven."
Date: 1903
Creator: Elgin Memorial Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People Standing on TableRock in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of two women, three men, and a young girl standing on top of a crack in a large flat rock. The women are wearing bonnets, light-colored blouses, and dark skirts; the men are wearing dark suits and brimmed hats; and the small girl (who is standing apart from the rest) is wearing a short, light-colored dress and bonnet. The top branches of a tree are visible behind the rock on the left. There is a gap between the edge of the rock and the ground, creating a small overhang with bushes and large tree branches underneath. There is a Salado Historical Society identification sticker on the back of the photo.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trolley Line Meeting Members at Stagecoach Inn]

Photograph of a large group of people, mostly men wearing different hats, standing in front of a two-story building with a balcony all along the second story. Some of the people are sitting in or standing on the five automobiles parked in front of the building, or are standing beside them. A few of the men at the middle-right of the group have brass instruments and a drum. Although much of the building is obscured by the tall trees surrounding it, a few women are visible standing on the balcony and porch of the building. A title on the front of the photo and handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the photo was taken in front of the Stagecoach Inn in Salado, Texas.
Date: 1906/1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vickrey House]

Photograph of a one-story house with wood siding and a raised front porch, partially obscured by large trees in the front yard. Thin columns, connected by railing, support the porch's overhang. Several of the windows all along the side and front of the house are open. A wooden fence borders the shaded yard, and in the background, on the right, another one-story building is partially visible. Handwritten notes and a sticker on the back of the photo indicate the house is on Main Street in Salado, Texas.
Date: [1906?,1908?]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Individuals Repairing Salado Creek Bridge]

Postcard with a photograph of individuals repairing the second iron top bridge spanning Salado Creek; the photo shows individuals repairing the bridge and a horse-drawn carriage sitting on the creek bed. The back of the card says that Lee Baker is in the buggy and Jim Porter is up working on the bridge.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of South View of Salado College]

Photograph of a two-story building with a small tower at the front and a fence surrounding the building. The top of the tower has a pointed roof with a spire. There is a grassy field in the foreground and several trees surrounding the fence. Text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the photo as a southern view of Salado College in Salado, Texas, and that the postcard was published for two people named Guthrie and Halsey. On the back of the postcard are postcard markings and handwritten notes to someone in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado Creek]

Photograph of a flooded area between two buildings. The building on the left is short and long, with an overhang, while the other building is elevated on stilts. Some trees and foliage in the water at the bottom right of the photo. In the background, a line of trees and houses is visible. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo, indicate the creek is Salado Creek during the floor of 1921.
Date: 1921?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill from W. R. Berry General Merchandise] (open access)

[Bill from W. R. Berry General Merchandise]

Bill from the W. R. Berry General Merchandise to G. W. Vickery listing a number of purchases, their quantity, and how much they cost; the bottom of the bill has a note saying it was paid on April 13, 1921.
Date: April 9, 1921
Creator: W. R. Berry General Merchandise
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Thomas Arnold School Ruins]

Photograph of the crumbling wall of a stone building, with piles of rocks surrounding the base of the wall. The stone wall has four windows with no glass, one of which (on the far left) has crumbled away, leaving a gaping hole. Scrub brush surrounds the wall on the right side, and a field is visible in the distant background beyond the right side of the wall. Handwritten notes and a white rectangular sticker on the back of the photo name Elizabeth Street Mosley, and indicate the photo was taken after a fire in 1924.
Date: [1924..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Salado College Ruins]

Photograph of the light-colored stone ruins of a building, situated in a green grassy field and surrounded by trees. One stone wall with four window openings is still standing, while the other walls have deteriorated to short piles and walls. The standing wall has a tall stone column on the left side. On the back of the photograph are postcard markings and a white, rectangular sticker indicating the photograph for the postcard was taken after a fire in 1924. A short paragraph of text on the back of the postcard also gives historical information about the ruins, indicating they used to be part of Salado College.
Date: [1924..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Guthrie's Drug Store]

Photograph of Guthrie's Drug Store on Main Street in Salado, Texas, with advertisements for Coca Cola, Orange Crush and Root Beer. The building itself is has two stories and a side appendage on the right side. A man is standing out in front has been identified as Dr. James Herbert Guthrie.
Date: June 5, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1931-1932 Salado High School Students]

Photograph of a group of 27 teenage young men and women and two adults arranged in four rows in front of a brick wall with three windows: the first row sitting on the ground, the second row kneeling, the third row standing, and the fourth row standing against the wall. The first through third rows of students are entirely composed of young women wearing dresses, some patterned. The fourth row is composed of young men and one woman. Two of the girls in the middle of the front row are holding a small wood board reading, "SALADO High School." A white piece of paper with printed text is taped to the back of the photo and identifies some of the students in the photo by row.
Date: [1931..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History