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Oldest house in Port O'Connor

Photograph of a house identified as the oldest house in Port O'Connor, Texas. The house is a small wooden, unpainted structure with an unpainted picket fence surrounding it.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Public water

Photograph of cattle drinking from water hole.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Public water works

Photograph of a half-dozen cattle and two horses drinking from a watering hole. The horses are harnessed to a buggy loaded with goods; the driver sits beneath an umbrella.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Water works engine

Photograph of a water works pump engine and storage tank at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Water works pipe[s]

Photograph of two unidentified men standing next to water pipes for a water line at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dinner at Guadalupe, returning from beef hunting trip to Calhoun County

Photograph of an unidentified man standing near the back of a two-horse buggy. In his hand is a cup he is lifting to drink from. The back of the buggy is a chuck wagon, with what is probably a hinged board for a work table and compartments for storage of supplies. The front of the buggy, where the riders sit, has an umbrella for covering. In the distance behind the man can be seen several housing structures and a body of water.
Date: March 27, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brahmin grade [cattle at] McFaddin Ranch

Photograph of a herd of cattle and yearlings standing or lying in a large open range on McFaddin Ranch. Cowboys on horses are in the background.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grade Brahmin yearlings

Photograph of a herd of Brahman yearlings and cattle at McFaddin Ranch.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

High grade Brahmin

Photograph of Brahman calves and cattle at McFaddin Ranch.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

High-grade Brahmin, Victoria County, Texas

Photograph of scattered Brahman cattle in a field.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

'Tippoo' [an] imported Brahmin bull

Photograph of a Brahman bull standing among other cattle on a range.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two year [old] half breed Brahmin

Photograph of a two year old half-breed Brahman calf at McFaddin Ranch. Other cattle are in the background.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two-year[-old] half breed Brahmin bull [at] McFaddin Ranch

Photograph of cattle in a field at McFaddin Ranch in Victoria County Texas. One is identified as a two-year old half-breed Brahman bull.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two-year[-old] half breed Brahmin bull [at] McFaddin Ranch

Photograph of cattle at McFaddin Ranch in Victoria County, Texas. One of these is identified as a half-breed two-year old Brahman bull.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pecan trees in cotton field, Wharton County, Texas

Photograph of pecan trees growing in a cotton field in Wharton County.
Date: June 3, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Poisoning cotton with arsenate of lead for boll weevils

Photograph of a man standing in a field spraying insecticide on cotton plants. The sprayer is strapped around the man's neck and he is wearing gloves, a hat, a long-sleeved shirt and long pants and boots.
Date: June 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Allnoch kids at pump house

Photograph of three children standing in front of a brick building identified as as a pump house. The children are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Ward Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Allnoch kids by the river

Photograph of three children sitting on the banks of a river and looking out at the water.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boys swimming across river, at pump house

Photograph of three boys swimming in the Guadalupe River. Pipes from the pumping station can be seen.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Guadalupe River looking south from pump house

Photograph of a section of the Guadalupe River running through Victoria, Texas.
Date: June 15, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

800 steers all in the corral - shutting the gate [at] Welder's Ranch

Photograph of cattle in pens. Cowboys on horseback are in the background.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

800 steers, nearly all in the corral [at] Welder's Ranch

Photograph of cattle being herded into pens at Welder Ranch. Cowboys on horseback are working the cattle.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle all in the corral: Shut the gate

Photograph of a large herd of cattle inside a corral. A half-dozen cowboys on horseback are outside the corral, apparently having herded the cattle in.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle entering dipping vat

Photograph of cattle in a dipping vat. They are being treated for ticks.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History