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[Photograph of the Back of Guthrie's Drug Store]

Photograph of the back side of Guthrie's Drug Store in Salado, Texas. This side of the building features advertisements for Dr. Pepper, Electrolux, and Coffee and Tea; the building itself is two stories and has a car parked out on the far left.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado, Texas During I-35 Construction]

Aerial photograph of a small town situated on the right side of a slightly curved road, which eventually runs into another, larger road. Within the town is a large metal, arched building. Trees are scattered throughout the surrounding countryside, with a few small houses and buildings here and there. Handwritten notes indicate the photograph was taken during the construction of Interstate-35 in the 1950s.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People at Bowles-Aiken Cabin]

Photograph of a group of people standing near or on the porch of a log cabin with two exposed, stone chimneys on either end. The porch's overhang is supported by wooden beams, and a wooden fence surrounds the cabin's yard. A small group of people on the porch are walking into the cabin, while another group is walking around to the back of the cabin. A young boy in a red t-shirt and red shorts is jumping off of the front porch onto the grassy lawn. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph give more details about the landmark dedication of the cabin.
Date: July 4, 1991
Creator: Friedrick, Egon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of McCauley and Davis Tombstones]

Photograph of three stone monuments standing side by side on a grass lawn, surrounded in the background by other gravestones and monuments. The monument on the left is slightly taller and carved from darker stone, while the two on the right are carved from a mix of light and dark stone. The two monuments on the right also bear the name "Davis" near the bottom. A line of trees is visible in the distant background. Two stickers on the back of the photograph provide a transcript of an inscription on the left gravestone, and identify the names belonging to each gravestone, including G. D. McCauley, Mrs. E. M. Davis, and William A. Davis.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Shops on Mainstreet in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of a two-story building with white wood siding on the left side and second story, and stone siding on the front of the first story. A small square, wood turret in the middle of the second story has a pointed roof and wind-vane, as well as a small bell inside. There are small windows all along the front of the second story. There are several cars and trucks in the parking lot in front of the building, while in the background on the right side, a house is partially visible beyond some trees. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate there are shops on both stories of the building.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Women Standing in Davis Mill Ruins]

Photograph of three young women standing at various heights in the middle of rocky slope of debris. Behind and to the left of them are the crumbling walls of a stone building, and directly to their right is a large, twisted, dead tree. The women are wearing ankle-length dresses or skirts, with their hair piled in buns on their heads. The woman on the right is also wearing a small hat and a large coat. Handwritten notes in black and red ink, debate the location, name, and history of the ruins.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Street & Williams Grocery]

Photograph of Street & Williams Grocery Store in Salado, Texas, located on the "west service road of IH35." This photo shows one car parked in the parking lot in front of the ice freezer; the text on the back of the photo says that its located off the service road "just North of Thomas Arnold Rd. corner."
Date: 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reprint of Photograph of Caroline Childers Tyler]

Photographic portrait of an older woman wearing a high-neck, dark-colored dress or blouse with a floral, lace appliqué on the front. The woman is shown from mid-shoulder up, against a plain, light-colored backdrop. She is also wearing small spectacles, and her wavy hair is pulled back into a tight bun. A white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo gives information about the portrait's subject, Caroline Childers Tyler, including the years of her birth and death, and her marriage to Orville Thomas Tyler.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado Square Shopfronts]

Photograph of an old shopping strip with three shop fronts along a street. The shop on the left has a stone facade, the middle shop is constructed from wood, and the shop on the right is made from red-brick. A large tree in a stone-bordered plant bed shades the middle building, while a signpost outside the middle shop has a sign reading, "Salado Square." Each shop has windows along the front, with the middle shop displaying small girls' dresses, and the right shop windows covered by green awnings. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph indicate the shops were designed and created by Lonnie Eduardo and Darwin Britt.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Walker's Garage]

Photograph of Walker's Garage in Salado, Texas, allowing for auto repair, tractors, and welding. According to the note on the back of the photo the garage was located on "Main St. across from Tyler House," and moved to its "later location of shopping area owned by Morris Foster."
Date: 1977
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 Salado High School Graduating Class, 1943]

Photograph of a group of teenage young men and women and an adult man arranged in two rows on the lawn against the side of a brick, multi-story building with windows along each floor. The young adults are wearing graduations caps and long medium-colored robes, while the adult man is wearing a suit with a plaid tie and glasses. A small tree and shrub are visible behind the group, on the left. The first row of students is sitting on a bench while the second row students (including the adult man) are standing behind the first row. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph identify the people in the photograph from left to right, front to back row, as: Emojane Street, Bibiano Morin, Maxine Hinsley, William Sneed, Billie Pirtle, Lois Sanders, Charles Akin, Goldie Casper, Mr, Frank Kraner, Roger Mullins, Lorena Blalock, Norma Lee Northen, Waldene Maynard, H. C. Hill, Lena Rue, Albert Pustyousky, and Travis Lee Martin.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado Square on Main Street]

Photograph of Salado Square on Main Street in Salado, Texas, which includes antique store fronts and stores. The back of the photograph has text saying the Square was "Built ca. 1977 by Darwin Britt, Lonnie Edwards, Bryant Reeves, et al."
Date: 1987?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado Square Shop From Santa Anna]

Photograph of a small, one-story building with a stone facade and wood construction. There are four windows in the front of the store, two on either side of glass-front door, and circular stone balls along the top of the facade. Four flags, including Texas and American flags, hang from the right side of the building, in between the building and another building barely in shot on the right. One tree sits in a small plant bed in front of the building, a smaller tree in a bucket next to the building, and a line of trees in the background (to the left of the small building). Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the shop was brought from Santa Anna, Texas.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Colonel E. S. C. Robertson Statue]

Photograph of a statue of a man wearing a knee-length, double-breasted coat, with long boots, and a military slouch hat in his right hand. In his left hand, the man is resting his hand on the hilt of a sheathed saber. The man has a large mustache and a short, bushy beard. The statue is set on a short, square block of light-colored stones, upon which is a plaque with the name "Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson." There are some trees in the near background, and beyond that, the grey sky is visible. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph identify the statue's subject and indicate the statue was built in 1996.
Date: July 1999
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 Major Penn Camp Meeting on Salado Creek]

Photograph of a large crowd of people standing among the tall trees on the right bank of a creek. In the creek, a man stands half-submerged, holding a smaller person and raising his right hand in the air. More people crowd the rocky left bank. The photo is missing pieces from the corners and is mounted on a piece of paper with handwritten notes on the back. One of the notes indicates the photo was donated by Sophia Vickrey Ard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Archibald Johnson Rose]

Close-up portrait of an older man with a light-colored, wavy beard, a mustache, and thick eyebrows. He is shown from the chest up, wearing a dark suit and light-colored shirt underneath. A sticker on the back of the photograph includes information about the portrait's subject, Archibald Johnson Rose, including the dates of his birth and death, and his community activities in Salado, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bowles-Aiken Cabin Landmark Dedication Ceremony]

Photograph of a man with grey hair and a short mustache standing in front of the right corner of a log cabin, next to a small black and gold sign that read, "Salado Landmark." The man is wearing a blue, black, and white polo shirt and khaki slacks, with clear glasses hanging from his shirt front. A group of people, including an older woman, a young girl, a little boy, and another woman, stand together, facing the man with their backs to the camera. Some trees and a grassy lawn are just visible past the corner of the cabin. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph give more details about the landmark dedication ceremony and the people in the photo.
Date: July 4, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Women Standing on a Stage]

Photograph of two older women standing on a stage with a podium, in front of a large tree on a grassy lawn. The woman on the left - who has short, curly white hair - is wearing a purple dress with a long, colorful scarf tied around her neck, and a campaign badge on her right shoulder. The woman on the right - who has a grey, page-boy haircut - is wearing a brown and blue striped and checked skirt suit, and is speaking into a microphone on a stand. Another person is barely visible on the left, standing behind another microphone stand. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo identify the woman on the right as Liz Carpenter and the woman on the right as Grace Jones.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Norton-Orgain House Inn]

Photograph of a two-story house with white wood siding and black shutters on the windows. A balcony stretches across the whole second-story, supported by white circular columns on the front porch below. The house and yard is surrounded by a short, white picket-fence, and two large trees with many branches sit to the right of the house - one inside the yard, the other just outside. A black sedan is parked perpendicular to the front curb, while two elderly people sit at a table on the right side of the house. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph identify the house as the Inn at Salado.
Date: September 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Salado Baptist Church]

Photograph of a long, one-story, cream-colored stone building with a red roof and two, small two-story sections of the building on the far right end. The tops of tall trees are visible behind the building's roof, while another tall tree sits in front of the right side of the building. Beside this tree is a basketball goal, while eleven cars sit parked in the large parking lot in front of the building. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph identify the building as Salado Baptist Church.
Date: September 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Berry House Barn]

Photograph of large, two-story barn with a large, open, double-door entrance in the middle of the front. There is another double-door entrance to the left of the main entrance and a window to the right. A tall windmill and water tank sit to the right of the barn, among tall trees. There is a small wooden fence and arbor to the left of the barn. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo indicate the barn is on Main Street, in Salado, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sirena Statue Next to Salado Creek]

Photograph of a statue half-submerged in clear water in the middle of a grassy, green field surrounded by trees. The statue is of a young woman holding her mermaid tail. A small bank of rocks separates the small body of water from a flooded creek, and beyond the creek is another flooded, grassy field. A downed tree limb with leaves still on it rests on the bank to the left of the statue. Handwritten notes and a white rectangular sticker on the back of the photo indicate the sculpture is called Sirena.
Date: August 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History