62 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 24 next

[Postcard of Gatesville, Texas High School Exterior]

Description: Postcard with a photo of the exterior of Gatesville High School on the front. The school is at least three-stories tall, with windows along each story, and a steep flight of steps leading up to the entrance. There is a partition wall running parallel to the front of the school, and several large trees blocking another building adjoining the school. Clouds are visible in the sky in the background, and a grassy lawn in the foreground. On the back are the postcard markings with a short description… more
Date: unknown
Creator: John A. Stryker
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Program: Gatesville, Texas Chamber of Commerce Banquet, March 6, 1947]

Description: Program for the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce's tenth annual banquet, held on March 6, 1947, at 7:00 p.m., in the Gatesville High School gymnasium. Includes a menu for the banquet, a list of the evening's events, a list of the officers and directors for 1947, and the chamber of commerce's annual report (covering March 1, 1946 to March 1, 1947).
Date: 1947-03~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 31.432547 -97.724582
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Program: Coryell County Centennial, May 1954]

Description: Souvenir program for the Coryell County Centennial celebration, held by the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce, from May 6-9, 1954, in Gatesville, Texas. Includes the history of Coryell County with photographs and illustrations, details of events held during the centennial, and advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1954-05~
Creator: The Gatesville Messenger
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 31.434940 -97.750589
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Program: Gatesville High School Football Banquet, December 16, 1947]

Description: Program for the Gatesville High School Football Banquet, sponsored by the Gatesville Lions Club, held on December 16, 1947, at the Gatesville High School Gymnasium. Includes a picture of the Cowbell trophy the Gatesville Hornets won at the Gatesville vs. Hamilton annual game, a menu for the banquet, and a list of the evening's events - as well as a list of the football players, coaches, managers, and yell leaders.
Date: 1947-12~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 31.432547 -97.724582
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Bain Allen and Bud Henderson in the Buckhorn Saloon]

Description: Photograph of elderly men Bain Allen and Bud Henderson behind a counter at the Buckhorn Saloon in Gatesville, Texas. The ceiling is covered with deer antlers. Cattle horns and animal heads are mounted above an arched window behind the counter. Assorted firearms hang from the wall over antique photographs on the left side of the wall.
Date: 1960~
Creator: Bond, Joyce
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[1899 Graduating Class of Gatesville, Texas]

Description: Photograph of several rows of people expanding outward from the doorway of the Coryell County courthouse. The young men and women are the graduating class of students from Gatesville, Texas, from 1899. The women primarily wear skirts and white blouses, while the men wear dark slacks and jackets.
Date: 1899~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[John Milner and Charles Mounce in the Coryell County Clerk's Office]

Description: Photograph of three men inside of the Coryell County Clerk's office. A bearded elderly man stands with John Milner behind a desk. The bearded man wears a dark hat and suit, while Milner wears an unbuttoned vest and bow tie. Charles Mounce sits at a desk to the right while wearing a dark vest and necktie. A calendar hanging from a cork board on the wall shows the month of November in 1922.
Date: November 1922
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Patrick Potts' Tin Shop]

Description: Photograph of five men inside of Patrick Potts' Tin Shop in Gatesville, Texas. Potts is wearing a hat and apron while standing behind a workbench to the left. The workbench has a hammer and pieces of cut tin resting on it. Four men are located to the right beside a space heater. The rightmost man wearing a coat and cap is identified as Grady Logan, and the second man from the right is Hubert Berry. Tin cylinders hang from racks on either side of the shop.
Date: 1920~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Interior of Arnold's Drug Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Arnold's Drug Store in Gatesville, Texas. The left side of the store features a display case with jewelry, the right side has a soda fountain and a display case with tobacco goods, and the back area has a refrigerator with cold goods. A portly, balding man leans on a counter to the left. A man wearing a suit, hat, and eyeglasses sits on a stool behind a woman named Vera. Two men wearing white shirts and striped ties stand behind the soda fountain on the right. The … more
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

Gatesville Camp Fire Girls

Description: Photograph of a group of girls that are members of Camp Fire Girls of America posing on rugs in front of an ornate backdrop. They are wearing Native American-style women's gowns, beads, and headbands. The girls are identified from the top left as Margaret Bishop, Louise Raby, Willie Rae Brashear, Virginia Brown, Doris Davison, Ruth Wells, Anita Stewart, Margaret Powell, camp counselor Alice Boyer, Eloise Colgin, Julia Bishop, Zelia McClinton, and Grace West.
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photographic Portrait of Thurman and Herman Maxwell]

Description: Postcard featuring twin infants Thurman and Herman Maxwell, children of Franklin Lee and Nancy Maxwell. They are sitting on a chair with spiral metalwork on its back and legs. The twins are wearing white dresses and bonnets. "Twins" has been written over their heads in red ink, and a T and H have been written on their heads. The reverse side of the postcard has the infants' names written in blue marker, and a handwritten note that reads "To grandma and uncle Ben."
Date: 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Early Physicians of Coryell County, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a group of physicians wearing suits, vests, and ties. The men are arranged in front of a backdrop painted to resemble an ornate archway. A fur rug lies below them. Five of the men sit on a tasseled chaise longue. The man sitting in the center is identified as O. G. Gilder, and the man at the right end is E. B. Baker. The standing man is Andrew Graves.
Date: 1898~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Lions Club of Gatesville Sponsored USO Shelter]

Description: Photograph of a group of suited men standing underneath a small wooden shelter that is located beside an oak tree. A sign stating "Sponsored by Lions Club of Gatesville" appears on top of the shelter, while "USO No. 1 Servicemen's Pick-Up Shelter" is painted on its side. A Presbyterian church is visible in the background.
Date: February 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Students of Purmela Circa 1920]

Description: Photograph of a group of young people from the Purmela School in Purmela, Texas. The students range in age from younger children to older teenagers. Three rows stand in front of five windows on a brick building, while a group of younger children sits below them. The fourth person on the first row is Homer Freeman and the seventh is Herman Maxwell. The second person the second row is Vella Freeman, the fifteenth is Joe Maxwell, and the nineteenth is Thurman Maxwell. The fourth girl on the foremo… more
Date: [1920..1924]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Freeman Family Standing in Front of Home]

Description: Photograph of members of the Freeman family standing in front of their wooden home in Purmela, Texas. They are identified from the left as Alvin (age six), Louis (age eight), Way (age four), Alex, Thoyce (age two), Winnie, Lillian (age ten), and Vivian (age eleven). A windpump is visible in the background to the right. The reverse side of the mat has a note that says "To Dred & Emma."
Date: 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Gatesville May Queen Float]

Description: Photograph of a May Queen parade float attached to a team of horses. A canopy covers much of the flower-festooned float. The five formally dressed girls are identified from the left as Nona Christman, Marie Suggs, May Queen Eula Gilder, and Annie Atkins. A man wearing a dark hat and coat sits at the front of the float and holds the reigns of its team of horses. A man can be seen riding behind the horses, and another man holds the heads of the front pair of horses. Ruby's Saloon and the city's F… more
Date: December 1915
Creator: William J. Blair Studios
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Interior of Arnold's Drug Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Arnold's Drug Store in Gatesville, Texas. The left side of the store features a display case with jewelry, the right side has a soda fountain and a display case with tobacco goods, and the back area has a refrigerator with cold goods. Two men stand in front of a white cabinet in the back of the store. Four men in suits sit on stools, while two other men stand by them behind the counter. The reverse side of the photo indicates that two of the men are named Bob Arnol… more
Date: 1920~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
Back to Top of Screen