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People on Front Porch

Description: Copy negative of R. H. Parker and family standing on the porch of a large two story house at S. 2nd St. and Butternut in Abilene in the late 1880's. There is a fence in front and other buildings in the background.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Samuel Edward Bartley high school graduation photo

Description: Photograph of graduation high school class. The photograph was likely taken sometime between 1880 and 1910. The man seated in the middle of the front row is Samuel Edward (S.E.) Bartley, Sam Rayburn's brother-in-law. Mr. Bartley married Sam Rayburn's sister Medibel in 1902 and together they had two children. S.E. and Medibel moved into the Rayburn home in the 1940s. Mr. Bartley's high school graduation photo shows twelve students; nine girls and three boys. The girls all wear long sleeved,… more
Date: 1880/1910
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Gideon Gooch, J.P. Allen, N.W. Hunter and an Unidentified Man]

Description: The man sitting left was Mr. N.W. Hunter, the son of the pioneer, Dr. James Hunter, who came to Texas in 1838 and lived in Ft. Houston. Mr. N.W. Hunter was the father of Miss Kate Hunter, Mrs. J.L. Carson, and Miss Pauline Hunter. He was also the great grandfather of Malcolm Hunter. Mr. Gideon Gooch stands on the left and Mr. J.P. Allen stands on the right. The man sitting on the right is unidentified.
Date: 1880~
Creator: Rose, Philip H.
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Dilley Rifle Company]

Description: Photo of the Dilley rifles in formation during what appears to be some kind of a parade up Avenue A in Palestine. Photo is taken looking toward the east. Note the tower from the jail in the background.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[I&GN Railroad Immigrants Home]

Description: The International and Great Northern Railroad Immigrants Home, which was located on North Sycamore, just north of the I&GN Tracks. Built to give people moving to this part of Texas a place to live until their house was built. A play on the part of the railroad to encourage settlers to immigrate to Texas right after the railroad was built in the late 1880's and early 1890's.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Pine Street in 1880s]

Description: Copy slide of a photograph of the view looking down at Pine Street in the 1880s. A crowd of people, horses, buggies and vehicles are seen on the road and a line of buildings are seen on both sides of the road.
Date: 1880
Partner: McMurry University Library

[The "Harvey Girls".]

Description: Postcard image of the "Harvey Girls". Photograph shows three women with dark hair pulled loosely up into a bun, wearing dark blouses with white skirts and bib fronts. They are standing on a wooden platform next to a wooden rail. Banana trees in background. Printed on back of postcard: "The Harvey Girls" Photo source Fred Harvey Produced by Beautyway, Box 87, Flagstaff, AZ 86002 20 Co-Producer Fred Harvey. Fred Harvey acquired the title "civilizer of the West" after 1876 with his series of resta… more
Date: 1880
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of four men inside a tent]

Description: Photograph of four unidentified men sitting inside a large tent, the man on the farthest left is turned away from having his picture taken. The man in the center is standing against a wooden table and staring straight ahead. The two men on the right are seated on the bed, with the man on the farthest right holding onto a lute and playing a tune while the other man watches.
Date: [1880..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of John and Sallie Matthews]

Description: Photograph portrait of John and Sallie Matthews. John, seated to the left, has short hair, a bushy mustache, and a dark suit. Sallie, standing right, is leaning on the man's chair and wearing a dark dress. They are standing in front of a backdrop painted to resemble a luxurious area with columned walls and marble counter tops.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

Music Band

Description: Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Music Band

Description: Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Portrait of Nathan L. and Susan Bartholomew]

Description: Photograph of Nathan L. and Susan Bartholomew posing for a portrait in front of an off-kilter and worn background. Susan, sitting, is wearing a dark dress with a black lace tied around her neck. Nathan stands behind her in a dark three piece suit with a watch chain dangling from his vest. They are standing on a patterned rug that doesn't cover the wooden floor beneath.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

Mr + Mrs Glen Reynolds

Description: Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Reynolds posing for a portrait. Glen Reynolds is wearing a three piece suit and is sitting on an ornate chair. Augusta "Gustie" Reynolds stands to the right with her right hand on his shoulder. She is wearing a black dress with a white lace piece around her neck. The background is painted with an ornate clock and candlestick.
Date: 1880~
Creator: Scholten
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Portrait of George and Bettie Reynolds]

Description: Photograph of George and Bettie Reynolds posing for a portrait in front of a background that has been painted to appear as an opulent room. The man, left, sits on a wheeled chair and is wearing a three piece suit with a cravat and boots. The woman, right, is wearing a dark and ruffled dress and is leaning on the chair.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Portrait of Joseph Beck Matthews and Caroline Spears Matthews]

Description: Photograph of a middle aged man and woman (Joseph Beck Matthews and Caroline Spears Matthews) posing for a portrait with a background that suggests an opulent room. Joseph, left, is sitting in an ornate chair and wearing a three piece suit with a ribbon tie. He is bearded and has greying, thinning hair. Caroline, right, is standing with her hand upon his shoulder. She is wearing a long and dark shawl over a lighter colored dress.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Group of forty-seven men, women, and children standing on the Redondo Hotel steps]

Description: Photograph of a group of 47 men, women, and children standing on the steps that lead to the Redondo Hotel in Redondo, California. Balustrade that is part of the building roof at top center of photo. Tropical plant (on covered porch area of main building) to far left of photo. Written in white in bottom left corner: "5L9". Back of photograph in blue type reads: "BALLOON ROUTE EXCURSION Los Angeles The Finest $1.00 Trolley Trip in the World Over the Scenic Lines of the Los Angeles-Pacific Co. … more
Date: [1880..1910]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Young and Old Portraits of John and Sallie Matthews]

Description: Photographs of two people taken when they were younger and when they were elderly. The upper left is a portrait of a John A. Matthews with short hair, a bushy mustache, high collared shirt, coat, and ribbon tie. The upper right portrait is of a Sallie R. Matthews with dark hair, a lace collar, and dark dress. The lower left has a portrait of the same man as an elder, wearing glasses and a suit. The lower right is a portrait of the same woman as an elder, with white hair, glasses, and dark cloth… more
Date: 1880~
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Photograph of Texas store fronts]

Description: Mounted photograph of a men standing in front of three stores - the W.O. Wright General Merchandise store, J.M. Spoonts Drug Store, and Pioneer Grocery Store in Wichita Falls, Texas. Handwritten note on the back reads: "Wichita Falls, TX. James Monroe Spoonts. Wilburn Wright."
Date: [1880..]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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