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[Gas Blowout at White Point]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a gas blowout at White Point, eight miles west of Portland, Texas. A thick stream of gas is spewing upwards from a well. Drilling equipment surrounds the stream. Text below the image says "Great Gas Well at White Point, San Patricio Coun[ty].
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[White Point Gas Well]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a gas well at White Point. A group of four people are posing in front of the well. Two people are sitting on the back of a horse-drawn wagon to the left, and two people are standing on the right. Poles are scattered about in the foreground. In the background, there are trees. Text below the image says "gas well 8-30-1[?]."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[President Taft at Taft Ranch]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a group of men gathered around two prize shorthorn cows at Taft Ranch. President William Howard Taft is identified as the third man from the left. In the background, there is a wooden fence around a wooden barn with open doors.
Date: unknown
Creator: Burton & Danforth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[President Taft and Joseph F. Green at Cattle Dipping]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a cattle dipping at Rincon Ranch. Several cows are lined up in a trough full of water. A wooden fence lines each side of the trough. A group of men are guiding the cattle in the background. Another group of men are standing and sitting along the fence to the left; President William Howard Taft and Joseph F. Green are standing inside the fence. One man is standing outside the fence on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Burton & Danforth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Interior View of Sander's Garage]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an interior view of Sander's Garage in Taft, Texas. A woman and man are standing to the back of the room. They are surrounded by various automobile supplies including several cans with stars on the label and tires. A sign in one tire says "30x3 1/2[,] All Weather Tread[,] Goodyear Means Good Wear." In the foreground, there is a table in the center of the image, and a chair to the right. Text in the bottom-right corner says "The Sander's Garag[e] Taft, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[View of Businesses]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a street in Gregory, Texas with Taft Ranch, a garage, Green Hotel, and Taft Ranch Office building (built in 1912) along it. Several cars are parked and people are gathered in the street outside of the garage. A sign on the building says "Garage."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Taft Post Office

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the exterior of the post office in Taft, Texas. The post office has two windows with bars on both. A group of people is standing in the doorway to the post office. Two cars are parked in front of the post office on the street.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Busy Commercial Street

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the exterior of several stores along a street in Taft, TX. A row of cars is parked in front of the stores. The store on the far left is labeled, "Cage Hardware Company." The business to its right is the "First State Bank." The business on the far right appears to be a restaurant with several food and drink signs on the facade.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Snowfall in Downtown Sinton, TX

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the downtown area of Sinton, TX. Two men are standing in the middle of a snow-blanketed street. Both are clothed in warm jackets. A row of shops, hotels, and other businesses is shown behind them. Power lines are running above the row of downtown businesses. The man furthest back appears to be smoking.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Snowfall in Downtown Sinton, TX

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the downtown area of Sinton, TX. A young boy is standing on a snow-covered street with his hands in his pockets. He is facing a pharmacy on the left. The sign above the pharmacy advertises "cold drinks." Several other people are walking on the sidewalk in front of the pharmacy. A car is parked on the street behind the boy. A horse and buggy are in the middle of the street, also behind the boy.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Town Folk in Sinton, TX

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a group of townspeople in Sinton, TX. A group of five people is shown standing in a row in front of the several businesses along the street. A sixth person is walking away from the camera towards the buildings. All six people appear to be male. The third man from the left is holding his arm around the shoulder of the man to his right.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Portland Train Depot

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the train depot in Portland, TX. The depot is a long, wooden building with a high roof. Several chimneys are shown protruding from the roof. A large pole is shown in front of the depot. A group of men and women is standing in front of the depot by the railroad tracks. Several pieces of luggage are piled near the group of people.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Old Custer House

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the Old Custer House at the corner of Houston and 5th Streets in Portland, TX. The house is a tall, two story building with a covered porch. The top of the porch is a balcony for the second story. Several power poles run by the house. A tall Texaco sign is in the foreground. In front of it, a man in a white jump suit is standing on the seat of a motorcycle. Something illegible is written on the man's back.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Bayview College Chapel

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the chapel on the campus of Bayview College in Portland, TX. The chapel is a two-story house-like structure. A balcony surrounds the front half of the building and covers the bottom porch. A small bell tower in on the front of the roof. Several chimneys are shown behind it. A picket fence borders the field next to the chapel. A caption at the bottom reads, "The Chapel."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Bayview College Gymnasium

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the gymnasium on the campus of Bayview College in Portland, TX. The gym is an awkwardly-shaped building in the middle of a field of different plants. a single door is on the side of the windowless building. A small sun-shaped design is above the door. A caption at the bottom of the picture reads, "The Gymnasium."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

The Home at Bayview College

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the a two-story house on the campus of Bayview College in Portland, TX. The house has a balcony covering it on all sides. Several doors and windows are shown on each wall. A picket fence runs in front of the house. The roof is tall with several chimneys and vents. A caption below the image reads, "The Home."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Green Hotel

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the Green Hotel in Taft, TX. The hotel is a large, three-story, mansion-like building. It is surrounded by a well-trimmed lawn. The covered porch is shown around the perimeter of the hotel. A sign over the front door reads, "Green Hotel."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Hunters in Corpus Christi

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a group of hunters at the railroad depot in Corpus Christi, TX. They are all shown in formal attire, standing on the depot platform. Some of the hunters are holding bunches of ducks and gun cases. A cover is over the platform behind the group of hunters. Faint traces of writing can be seen on the image above and below the hunters.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Hunters in Cane Break

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of three hunters in a cane break in San Patricio County, TX. All three hunters are wearing hats. The hunter in the middle is wearing a long-sleeve sweater labeled with the letter "N." All three are holding guns. Cursive writing above the hunters reads, "3 hunters in cane-break."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Storm Damage]

Description: Postcard of storm damage at the home of J. E. Loyd. The house is leaning, and debris is scattered about. Loyd built Loyd's Pavilion and Pleasure Pier at the end of Mann Street in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Storm Damage at Reed Auto Company]

Description: Postcard of storm damage at Reed Auto Company in Corpus Christi, Texas. Piles of debris fill the street in front of the building. Four men are standing amongst the debris. Three windows above an awning on the building are broken. Signs at the top of the building say "Reed Auto Company" and "Buick."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Storm Damage on Chaparral Street]

Description: Postcard of storm damage on North Chaparral Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. The damaged building on the right is identified as Horne Apartments. The remains of a new fish market are also identified. Debris is scattered in the flooded street. Text at the bottom of the image says "42 Chap. St." and "[xx]42."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Boat Damaged from Storm]

Description: Postcard of boat damaged by a storm in Corpus Christi, Texas. Signs on the front of the boat say "Japonica" and "Corpus Christi." The boat is washed up on shore amongst debris. One man is standing in front of it. In the background, there is a body of water.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library
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