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[Railroad Wreck Postcard]

Description: Postcard of a train that wrecked near Goldthwaite, Texas, taken from a ditch to the right of the train track and looking down the length of the train which is partially derailed in the background. Six men are standing in the ditch and on the hill to the right, some observing the wreck and some looking towards the camera. Handwriting on the back of the postcard reads, "Wreck near Goldthwaite, May 1908".
Date: May 1908
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Goldthwaite High School Class of 1942]

Description: Photograph of a group of Goldthwaite students in graduation caps and gowns. The superintendent, A. H. Smith, is standing to the far right in a dark suit, and a teacher, identified as Lucille Welch, is standing in a dark skirt and a blouse with a zig-zag print to the far left. The group is posed into 6 rows beneath the window of a brick building. A label adhered to the back of the photo lists the students' names by row.
Date: 1942
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Bowden Cafe]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Bowden Cafe, where two men, one a barkeep and one a patron, are standing on either side of the bar in the center of the photo and several kinds of signage, posters, and products are visible on the wall to the right.
Date: 1912
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Trigger Mountain School Students 1902]

Description: Photocopy of a group of students posed against the exterior wall of a wooden building, with many of the boys wearing dark suits and the girls wearing mostly dark patterned dresses. A boy in the foremost row on the far left is resting his hat on a wagon wheel, and two girls in the same row toward the right end are each holding a doll. A third girl with a doll is in the second row from the top, fifth or fourth from the right.
Date: 1902
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Johnny Wigley at Stock Show]

Description: Photograph of a boy with a cowboy hat and a sign hanging from his neck with the number "1" written on it, standing to the left of a cow and holding the animal's lead rope. Two men are standing to the right of the cow, also in cowboy hats and western attire. The boy is identified on the back as Johnny Wigley, grand champion of the Houston Livestock Show, and the two men are identified as Bill Williams and Edgar Brant. The cow has a sign across its back with the name of the stock show and the wo… more
Date: 1953
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Julian Evans and Syble Head on Drums and Piano]

Description: Photograph of a man in a dark playing a drum set to the left, and a woman in a white blouse with red vest and skirt playing a piano to the right. The wall in the background appears to have rippled acoustic paneling and has a black and white portrait of a woman hanging from it above the man's head. The man and woman are identified on the back of the photo as Julian Evans and Syble Head.
Date: unknown
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Priddy, Texas, Cotton Gin]

Description: Photograph of a cotton gin farm with several wagons full of cotton being pulled by horses or mules visible alongside workers in the foreground. Two barn-like structures are side by side in the mid ground to the left, and a large field is visible in the distant background.
Date: 1900
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Goldthwaite Football Team 1939]

Description: Photocopy of a group of high school football players wearing light colored, numbered jerseys. They are posed in three rows against the exterior wall of a brick building, and two men in suits are standing to the left and right of the team. Handwriting on the bottom edge of the photo reads, "Goldthwaite Hi School Eagles 1939". The names of the coaches and players are listed on a roster adhered to the back of the photo.
Date: 1939
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Opening of Mills and San Saba County Bridge]

Description: Scrapbook page with five photos of the Colorado river in Texas and two bridges running across it, one identified as the "new bridge" and one as the "old bridge". Handwriting in the center of the page reads, "Opening Mills and San Saba Co. Bridge (county line)". Handwriting at the bottom center of the page reads, "'Red River' (Colorado River) 3 lives have been taken [edge torn] county".
Date: unknown
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Goldthwaite Veterans Memorial]

Description: Scrapbook page with photographs of the Goldthwaite Cemetery entrance, the beautification of the cemetery done by the Garden Club, and a veterans memorial dedication ceremony with the Goldthwaite band and several attendees visible in frame. A flyer from the event is adhered to the back that describes the schedule of services and lists a group of veterans being honored.
Date: November 9, 1947
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Snowy Day North Side of Goldthwaite Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of several storefronts on the corner of two snow-covered streets. A single automobile is visible on the streets, parked to the right in front of Clement's Drug & Jewelry Store. A statue of an unknown person and four trees are in the foreground, and the rooftops of more businesses and houses stretch into the background. A label adhered to the top of the photo reads, "Snowy day in Goldthwaite 1920".
Date: 1920
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[A. J. Gatlin Dry Goods and Groceries]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people posed during the evening in front of a dry goods grocery store. One man in the front row of the crowd is holding a guitar, and a man to the far right is sitting on a horse. A pair of mules are harnessed to a cart in the left foreground. A post in the foreground to the right is blocking the camera's view of some of the group. Large signs above the store entrance say things such as, "A. J. Gatlin Dry Goods and Groceries" and "Gatlin's Bargain Store". Text wri… more
Date: 1906
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Goldthwaite Students 1925-1926]

Description: Photograph of a group of school children from Goldthwaite posed into four rows, all wearing matching light colored shirts and dark neck ties. Two girls to the far right of the middle two rows each have an X marked beside them in blue ink. The names of some of the students are both handwritten and typed on the back of the photo.
Date: [1925..1926]
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Lookout Mountain School Students]

Description: Photograph of students of various ages posed in roughly five rows outside of a wooden building with a broken window visible in the center top of the photo. Many of the boys are wearing dark suits and ties and the girls are all wearing long sleeved dresses of various patterns. Two boys in the middle of the foremost row are barefoot. Two students are identified on the back of the photo as Willis Harris and Emma Harris.
Date: March 16, 1898
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Goldthwaite Grade School Postcard]

Description: Postcard of two single story brick buildings with low pitched roofs and a court yard partially visible between them. Each building has a light colored double door entrance with a transom window visible. "Grade School, Goldthwaite, Texas" is printed at the top of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Students in Priddy, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a class of students outside an entrance to a brick building, with several of the students' hats tossed into the dirt in the foreground. There are windows on either side of the entrance, and the one on the left has a broken pane. Handwriting at the top reads, "Ida Dearson's Picture".
Date: unknown
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Goldthwaite Parker Street Postcard]

Description: Postcard from John Scott Jr. to Miss Lawrence Thompson that shows a view of a dirt street in Goldthwaite, Texas with houses on either side. A windmill is amidst the houses to the right and two individuals are visible walking in the bottom half of the photo. "Parker Street" is written at the top left of the post card about the photo. The message written on the bottom edge of the postcard reads, "Did you get the pictures I sent you? What kind of a time are you having Answer soon Goldthwaite, Tex… more
Date: June 2, 1907
Creator: Scott, John, Jr.
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Trigger Mountain School 1932-1933]

Description: Photograph of a class of students of varying ages from Trigger Mountain School grouped together in front of a recessed section of a wood building. "Trigger Mt. 1932 1933" is written in the bottom right corner of the photo. The teacher and a few of the students are identified on the back of the photo as, "Warren Duren (teacher back row right), Henry Long (second row right), Louis Long (3rd from right, back row), Jewel Bramblett (Married name Yeager), and Bea (front row)".
Date: [1932..1933]
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Mt. Olive School Students]

Description: Photograph of a large group of students and teachers posed outside of a long, wooden building, with a single window visible on the wall. The boys and young men are all wearing suits, a few with no jackets, and the girls and young women are all wearing mostly light colored dresses. The boys kneeling in the foremost row all have hats place on the ground in front of them. "Mt Olive school" is written in blue ink at the top left of the photo mat.
Date: unknown
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Service Station in Cockrum Building]

Description: Photograph of O.H. Shaw, Sam Henry Rahl, and Mohler Simpson standing in front of the gas pumps of a service station. The fourth man in the far right background is unidentified. The words "Drive In" are painted above each of the pumps and a fire hydrant is visible in the right foreground. The area is covered by a wood plank roof.
Date: 1929~
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Goldthwaite Seniors 1922]

Description: Photograph of a group of senior high school students from Goldthwaite, Texas posed into three rows on a sidewalk in front of a brick building, with several boys sitting on the ground with their knees drawn up and ankles crossed making up the bottom row. Handwriting on the bottom edge of the photo reads, "Seniors '22 1922 Seniors G.HS" The names of the students are listed on a typed label adhered to the back of the photo.
Date: 1922
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Picnic at Colorado River in Mills County, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a group of people gathered in a wooded area for a picnic. Several men in dark suits and hats are standing to the right, mostly turned away from the camera, while three women in long-sleeved dresses are visible to left, their backs also turned to the camera as they kneel over a picnic blanket. Another man in a dark suit and hat is facing the camera in the left foreground, holding what appears to be a napkin or handkerchief. Trees and boulders are visible throughout the background.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library
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