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Bulimulus alternatus on fence post [in] Bee County, Texas

Photograph of Bulimulus alternatus, a species of air-breathing land snail, on a fence post in Bee County, Texas.
Date: August 24, 1909
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blackbirds on pecan tree

Photograph of hundreds of blackbirds sitting on the branches of a pecan tree.
Date: November 1909
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sleet scene [in] Victoria

Photograph of a field that is covered in snow. A house is in the background behind a fence.
Date: December 20, 1909
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Catholic cemetery

Photograph of a tombstone in a Catholic cemetery, Victoria, Texas. The inscription reads "Our Beloved Daughter Teresa M. Fossati Born April 5, 1887 Died September 9, 1905 Gone But Not Forgotten." The tombstone is a statue of an angel holding a cross.
Date: 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

County bridge and ice plant, Victoria

Photograph of the Victoria County bridge over the Guadalupe River and the ice plant on the bank.
Date: January 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Daniel and Carl Allnoch

Photograph of two children, Carl M. and Joseph Daniel Allnoch,sitting on the steps of a porch. They are the children of Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch and the grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Martha (Ward) Mitchell.
Date: 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Entrance to Welder's dipping vat

Photograph of a wooden loading chute leading into a dipping vat where cattle were treated for ticks at J. F. Welder Ranch.
Date: January 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lafayette in woods [hunting] squirrels

Photograph of Lafayette W. Mitchell standing in a wooded area, holding a shotgun. He was a son of J. W. and Agnes (Ward) Mitchell.
Date: 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scene on the Guadalupe River three miles below Victoria

Photograph of a short stretch of the Guadalupe River three miles below Victoria, Texas. The photograph was taken during the first decades of the 1900s when dredging had begun to make the river more navigable.
Date: 1910?
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Skunk hunters [in] Welder's pasture

Photograph of a man and boy sitting on a mule in front of a corral at Welder Ranch. Two hunting dogs stand nearby.
Date: January 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sugar house, Victoria [Texas] - first stage

Photograph of the buildings and equipment for the sugar mill built in Victoria in 1910. The mill was located above the shipyards south of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks at the south end of Main Street in Victoria, Texas.
Date: January 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tangerine tree

Photograph of a tangerine tree in front of a house. The tree bore 850 fruit in 1910.
Date: 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gravel bank dredged from [the Guadalupe] river by United States Dredge Boat, "Guadalupe" six miles from Victoria

Photograph of a gravel bank dredged from the Guadalupe River six miles from Victoria, Texas by a dredge boat named "Guadalupe."
Date: January 6, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States Snag Boat Number One on Guadalupe River near Victoria, Texas

Photograph of United States Snag Boat Number 1 on the Guadalupe River five miles below Victoria, Texas. The boat is tied up for Sunday. Men and women stand on the boat; wash hangs on a clothesline. A rowboat is nearby in the water.
Date: January 6, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bank of Guadalupe River, cleared by snag boat numbers one and two

Photograph of a section of the Guadalupe River after it was cleared of limbs and debris by snag boats to make the river navigable.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bank of Guadalupe River, cleared by snag boats

Photograph of a section of the Guadalupe River after it was cleared of limbs and debris by snag boats to make the river navigable.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bank of the Guadalupe River ahead of snag boats

Photograph of tree limbs on the bank of the Guadalupe River prior to being cleared by snag boats. A snag boat can be seen in the background.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bank of the Guadalupe River ahead of snag boats

Photograph of the banks of the Guadalupe River before snag boats cleared them of limbs and other debris.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Banks of the Guadalupe River cleared by snag boats

Photograph of the banks of the Guadalupe River after being cleared of limbs and other debris by snag boats.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Uncleared bank of the Guadalupe River and Snag Boat Number Two

Photograph of tree limbs on the bank of the Guadalupe River six miles below Victoria, Texas. In the background is United States Snag Boat Number 2. Snag boats are used to clear limbs and other debris from rivers.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States Snag Boat Number Two on Guadalupe River near Victoria, Texas

Photograph of United States Snag Boat Number 2 on the Guadalupe River six miles below Victoria, Texas. The boat is tied up for Sunday. People are standing on the boat; a rowboat is in the water nearby.
Date: January 16, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Helen and Neville Jr.

Photograph of a woman and a child, Helen and Neville Jr. They are standing outside in a fenced yard. Other houses can be seen.
Date: February 2, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

County bridge [over the] Guadalupe River

Photograph of a bridge over the Guadalupe River.
Date: February 4, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dredge Boat Number One on the Guadalupe River

Photograph of Dredge Boat Number 1 at work on the Guadalupe River near Victoria, Texas.
Date: February 10, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History