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[Anderson County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the southwest corner of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof and there are awnings on all of the windows.
Date: 1950~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.764653 -95.626665

[Anderson County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the south side of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas, taken from the corner of N. Perry and E. Crawford streets. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof.
Date: 1991
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.764507 -95.625791

[The Anderson County Jail]

Description: This is a photograph of the second Anderson County Jail. The jail was built on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in 1879-80. It was, at the time, the most architecturally advanced building on the square of Palestine. Its clock tower, rising one floor beyond the two-story sheriff’s office and jail, could be seen all the way to New Town, the part of town near the railroad depot. The jail was used until 1931, when it was considered inadequate for county needs. It was torn down and a mo… more
Date: unknown
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[Dickson and Willard - Young relatives of James "Jim" Conaway]

Description: Dickson T. Carrick (b. 1872) and Willard W. Carrick (b. 1875). These two boys were somehow related to James "Jim" Conaway. Raised in, Waxahachie, Texas by their parents, White L. Carrick and Camilla Rozina (Thompson) Carrick. The father died in 1884 and the mother re-married and they moved to Dallas around 1889 or 1890. The boys both died of consumption 2 days apart in 1896 and were buried in Waxahachie. The picture was included in the papers of the Conaway family that were donated to the Pa… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Reid and Devenport Photographers
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Eleanor Trotter]

Description: Photo of Eleanor Trotter standing in front of a statue of someone on a horse. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[G.E. Dilley Building - 401 W. Main]

Description: Photograph of the front of the "Dilley Building," a two-story, brick building located at 401 and 403 W. Main in Palestine, Texas. It has a rectangular plan and load-bearing masonry walls with Victorian Italianate-style details, including an elaborately detailed parapet on the façade and the segmental-arched hoodmolds on the second floors of the south and east elevations. It is classified as a Two-Part Commercial Block building, and is part of Palestine’s central business district.
Date: 1992
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.762144 -95.634778

[George Anderson Wright]

Description: Headshot portrait of George Anderson Wright (August 9, 1845-November 5, 1935), the son of William and Jennie Winn Wright. Wright is wearing a dark suit and tie with a light-colored shirt; his hair is white/gray and he has a trimmed beard and moustache. He is looking over his left shoulder, facing the camera. Wright was a businessman and was involved in politics; he served as mayor of Palestine, Texas for several terms.
Date: 1920~/1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[I&GN Hospital - 919 S. Magnolia]

Description: Photograph of part of the front of the International & Great Northern (I&GN) Railroad Hospital located at 919 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a three-story, metal-framed, brick-faced hospital along with an outbuilding (the Nurses' Home). The building has a box-like massing with some Classical Revival detailing, especially around the primary entrance. The wide, cast stone bands divide the exterior into three components and emphasize the horizontal massing of the building.
Date: 1991
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.753187 -95.631029

[I&GN Railroad Hospital - 919 S. Magnolia]

Description: Photograph of the front and north side of the International & Great Northern (I&GN) Railroad Hospital located at 919 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a three-story, metal-framed, brick-faced hospital along with an outbuilding (the Nurses' Home). The building has a box-like massing with some Classical Revival detailing, especially around the primary entrance. The wide, cast stone bands divide the exterior into three components and emphasize the horizontal massing of the building.
Date: 1940~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.753581 -95.631114
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