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[Flood Damage in El Paso, 1897]

Description: Photograph of flood damage in the city of El Paso, Texas, after a large flood hit the area in 1897. A store call "John Finnigan and Co." can be seen in the right background of the photo, and remaining floodwaters can be seen in the foreground.
Date: May 1897
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[James W. Emery's house at 415 Wheeler Street, now College Avenue, where Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen first hung her shingle]

Description: Mounted photograph of the front of a house with various women and children posing on the porch and front steps, the front yard, and the second floor balcony. Handwritten blue and black ink inscriptions below the image read: "(Annie, Daisy, Lottie Emery.) 415 Wheeler St. (now College Ave.) Bertha Preuitt, Sybil Wilson, Lois Wilson holding Aline, Fannie with Paul, Bess Wilson, and Grandmother Emery (Dr. D. Emery Allen's mother.) It was at this home I hung out my 'shingle' 1897."The recto bottom l… more
Date: 1897
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Men in General Store]

Description: Copy print of two unidentified men standing inside a dry goods store, leaning against the glass counters on either side of the store. There are shelves lining the walls, behind the glass cases containing boxes, jars, and cans, some of which are stacked in pyramids. Handwritten notes below the image say, "Dad's Store" and "Grocery, Drug & Hardware."
Date: 1897
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission
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