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Plate 17. Vitis rubra Michaux

Description: Photographic plate of a twig with several leaves from the plant, Vitis rubra Michaux. Plate label says: "17. Vitis Rubra, Michaux. (Vitis palmata, Engelmann.) Red-Wood Grape, or Palmate-Leaf Grape, of S. Illinois."
Date: unknown
Creator: Swartz, J.
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

Portrait of Unknown Woman

Description: Copy negative of a portrait of an unknown woman wearing a high collar and earrings. The photographer's information is printed below the photograph.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Chicago "Pay-Car"]

Description: This photograph portrays an unusual rail consist: Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad's Engine No. 202, a 2-6-2 type heading the "pay-car" in Chicago. In this era the railroad's tracks were being elevated throughout the metropolitan area.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Hastman, Lee
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Suburban commuter train leaving Chicago]

Description: One of Illinois Central Railroad's early suburban trains - headed by Engine No. 1050 - a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive with a consist of five handcrafted wooden cars, having open platforms and under-body truss rods - leaving Central Station in Chicago. At the turn of the century the Illinois Central Railroad was providing commuter service.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Daylight Special" at Chicago Central Station]

Description: One of the Illinois Central's de luxe passenger trains; the "Daylight Special" train No. 19 southbound, stands in the Central Station in Chicago - as passengers entrain - prior to the departure hour : 10:02 AM. This train (and its companion, No. 20 northbound) operated between Chicago, Springfield, and St. Louis. The rail distance was 294.17 miles; and the schedule was 7 hours and 44 minutes: equivalent to a running time of about 40 miles per hour. This photograph was taken in the summer of … more
Date: 1911
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Panama Limited" departing from Chicago]

Description: One of the nation's most well-known name trains, Illinois Central Railroad's "The Panama Limited" headed by Engine No. 1158, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive which burns coal, is departing from Central Station in Chicago. The station's tower is in the left background.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Santa Fe Train in Chicago]

Description: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Train No. 6, northbound headed by Engine No. 3422, a Pacific type 4-6-2, with a consist of ten steel cars rolls past the Chicago suburbs near Weston Avenue on August 14, 1932.
Date: August 14, 1932
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Portrait of Man]

Description: Portrait of a man wearing a suit and bow tie. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say "Paddock, '91, Fort Worth, Texas." and "Pledged Father, Wm. P. Paddock, [illegible]."
Date: unknown
Creator: Winsor
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[A windmill with a cable extending to a water tower]

Description: Photograph of a windmill (with a sign attached to it on the left: "THE AERMOTOR CHICAGO") with a cable extending to a tall water tower on the right. A small white building sits directly under the windmill. An image of a bull facing left is standing on top of the water tower. A live bull is on the ground in front of the water tower directly below the cardboard cutout image. A five slat wooden fence runs across the photo behind the windmill and water tower. Shrubs line the opposite side of t… more
Date: unknown
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of Lieutenant Berg]

Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Berg wearing a uniform consisting of a wide-brimmed hat, shirt with tie, and boots. He's standing in front of a cinder block building with a window on the right side. "Lieut. Berg. M. S. Army, Stationed at Fort Sheridan [..]. Summer 1918."
Date: Autumn 1918
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Workers Posing on a Pile of Lumber]

Description: Photograph of several unidentified workers in overalls and coveralls posing for a picture on top of a large pile of scrap lumber inside of a warehouse. The subject closest to the camera is blurred by motion. Stephen Koenig, Sr. on far left.
Date: 190X
Partner: Private Collection of the Koenig Family

[Portrait of Ray and Charley Edwards]

Description: Photograph of Ray and Charley Richards standing between stone walls and holding a wooden gate open. They are both dressed in black coats and face forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sympson
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Dominican Nun

Description: Copy negative of a picture of Sister Maureen O'Flynn wearing a habit, painting outdoors. There is an easel on the left and trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Child at Office Desk

Description: Copy negative of Arthur John as a young boy, seated at an office desk. He is wearing a suit and tie with a large flower pinned to his tie. The desk has a typewriter. In the bottom margin of the photograph it says, "Arthur John, 1912".
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Golden Wedding Anniversary of Jens and Anna Marie Smith]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of an elderly couple and their grown children posed for a picture on their golden wedding anniversary. Anna Marie Nielsen Smith and Jens A. Smith, the wife and husband being celebrated, are seated in chairs next to each other on the lawn of their home. Behind them are their three sons and two daughters, who are identified from left to right as: William, Kristine, Andrew, Caroline, Maria, and Marius. The porch of their house is visible behind them… more
Date: 1917
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Dr. Carl G. Roberts of Chicago]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Carl G. Roberts of Chicago. He is dressed in a dark suit and tie with a handkerchief in the top pocket.
Date: 1930
Partner: Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

[In Soldier's Field, Chicago]

Description: This photo shows a group of eleven cowgirls standing in Soldier's Field, Chicago, with a row of classical columns behind them. From left to right, they are: Fox Hastings, Donna Cowan, Marie Gibson, Florence Hughes, Tad Lucas, Grace Runyan, Ruth Roach, Rose Smith, Bonnie McCarroll (possibly), Vera McGinnis, and Mabel Strickland.
Date: 1927
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Joseph (Joe) W. Minnerly

Description: Studio portrait of Joseph Minnerly. Mr. Minnerly is wearing a three-piece suit and a bowtie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blakeslee, W.
Partner: Denton Public Library

[World War I Regiment]

Description: Photograph of World War I S.A.T.C. regiment at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Dwight Ross, Sr. is 12th from the left. The back of the photograph lists five men and their addresses.
Date: 1918
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown]

Description: Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown; this photo is faded and only the side of her face is visible.
Date: 1892~
Creator: Root, W. J.
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Blondina Bahl in a Baptism Gown]

Description: Portrait of Blondina Bahl in her baptism gown, sitting on a chair with a fur rug placed behind her.
Date: unknown
Creator: Strathmann, F. B.
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Portrait of George Thomas Reynolds]

Description: Photograph of George T. Reynolds wearing a three piece suit. He has short hair and a mustache. A vignette effect has been applied to the photo so that Reynolds is only visible from the chest up.
Date: 1894
Creator: Scholl
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch
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