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[Portrait of Mr. O. D. Newton]

Portrait of Mr. O. D. Newton being shown from the abdomen and up. His name and the city he lived in is stated on the back. The photograph was purchased at a Waco estate sale.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper] (open access)

[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]

Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.
Date: August 1872
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Thomas L. Willis' "Class Card", November, 1849]

Photograph of a class card for Thomas L. Willis (1824-1889), a former student in the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. T. L. Willis practiced medicine and later dentistry in Texas. He is buried at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Denton.
Date: November 1849
Creator: Ford, Lewis D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Calvin Davanport]

Photograph of Calvin Davanport, an African-African boy, from the chest and up.
Date: unknown
Creator: M. M. & W. H. Gardner
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Silhouette in Bible]

Photograph of a black-on-white silhouette of Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr., which was found in his Bible.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mt. Pleasant Church]

Photograph of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church building. It is a white wooden building, with steps leading up to double doors, and a sign which reads "Mt. Pleasant Meeting House, Founded 1820", as well as a cross, hang above the door.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mt. Pleasant Church and Graveyard]

Photograph of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church building. It is a white wooden building, with steps leading up to double doors, and a sign which reads "Mt. Pleasant Meeting House, Founded 1820", as well as a cross, hang above the door. The church's graveyard is visible in the foreground. Flowers have been placed on several of the graves.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of Mt. Pleasant Church]

Photograph of the interior of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church building. Wooden pews line the aisles, each with a wooden cross on the side. Art glass windows flank the pulpit, which is separated from the congregation with a white wooden rail.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bible of Rev. Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.]

Photograph of a page of Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.'s Bible. About 114 names and birthdates have been recorded throughout the Bible. The names on this page are slaves.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smith, Anthony Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bible of Rev. Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.]

Photograph of a page of Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.'s Bible, which features one of Reverend A. G. Smith's handwritten notes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smith, Anthony Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Records]

Photograph of a page of the family record in Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.'s Bible. This page details marriages in the family throughout the years.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smith, Anthony Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Records]

Photograph of a page of the family record in Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.'s Bible. This page details births in the family throughout the years.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smith, Anthony Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Signature of Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.]

Photograph of the signature of Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smith, Anthony Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Home of Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.]

Photograph of the home of Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. It is a two story white wooden house with a brick chimney. Several people can be seen in the background.
Date: 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Home of Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.]

Photograph of Joe Boyd McRee, Sara Jo McRee, Agnes Wilson (owner), and James Anthony Vining in the first row; Edna L. Vining, Sara H. Vining McRee, and T. Bradford Willis in the second row; and Hester Beck Willis on the porch outside the house of Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. in June of 1977.
Date: June 23, 1977
Creator: Willis, John Todd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Stephen Christian at the Home of Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.]

Photograph of Robert Stephen Christian on the porch of the home of Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.
Date: 1983
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert S. Christian, James Anthony Vining, and T. Bradford Willis]

Photograph of Robert Stephen "Bobby" Christian, James Anthony "Pete" Vining, and T. Bradford Willis in the parlor of the Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. home in Crawford County, Georgia.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. Family Cemetery]

Photograph of the cemetery of the family of Reverend Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr., which is located 75 yards away from the house. There are four graves visible in the photograph. Three are box/altar tombs and one is an upright grave marker.
Date: April 1977
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pete Vining and Charles C. Smith at the Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. Cemetery]

Photograph of James Anthony "Pete" Vining and Charles Cole Smith standing at the Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. cemetery. Charles Smith holds a cane, and both men wear trousers with shirts tucked in.
Date: September 1972
Creator: Smith, Anthony Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anthony Joseph Smith, Sr. at the Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. Cemetery]

Photograph of Anthony Joseph "Joe" Smith, Sr. standing at the Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. cemetery. He wears trousers with shirts tucked in, and is surrounded by foliage.
Date: September 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grave Marker of Rev. Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.]

Photograph of the grave marker of Rev. Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. in the cemetery behind his house. It reads "In memory of Rev. Anthony G. Smith, Born Aug. 30th, 1776, Died Jan. 18th, 1852. He was for Forty Five years a faithful and devout Minister of Jesus Christ. Our father."
Date: [1970..1980]
Creator: Smith, Anthony Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grave Marker of Mary Allen Smith]

Photograph of the grave marker of Mary "Polly" Allen Smith in the cemetery behind the Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. house. It reads "In memory of Mary, consort of Rev. Anthony G. Smith. Born Dec. 21st, 1777. Died April 19th, 1857. For fifty years, the skyward road she trod and found at last the Paradise of God. Our mother."
Date: [1970..1980]
Creator: Smith, Anthony Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-Up of the Grave Marker of Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr.]

Photograph close-up of the grave marker of Rev. Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. in the cemetery behind his house. It reads "In memory of Rev. Anthony G. Smith, Born Aug. 30th, 1776, Died Jan. 18th, 1852. He was for Forty Five years a faithful and devout Minister of Jesus Christ. Our father."
Date: June 23, 1977
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-Up of the Grave Marker of Mary Allen Smith]

Photograph close-up of the grave marker of Mary "Polly" Allen Smith in the cemetery behind the Anthony Garnett Smith, Sr. house. It reads "In memory of Mary, consort of Rev. Anthony G. Smith. Born Dec. 21st, 1777. Died April 19th, 1857. For fifty years, the skyward road she trod and found at last the Paradise of God. Our mother."
Date: June 23, 1977
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History