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[Hueco Tanks near El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a cow walking through a "tank" of water, also known as a water hole, at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas. The tank is surrounded by rock formations and trees in a desert landscape and two people wearing dark hats and coats are standing on rocks near the edge of the water in the center of the image. In the distant background, mountains are visible.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Ship harbor]

Description: Photograph of boats in harbor. There are two boats that are docked on the bottom right of the image and one boat is pulling away from the dock. In the harbor, there is a cargo ship and other small boats sailing. Cranes and buildings are visible on the opposite shore.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Inside a partially constructed building]

Description: Photograph of a construction site that is surrounded by rebar frames. These frames are made in a grid-like pattern and are surrounding a concrete foundation. In the middle of this foundation are rebar frames that are laying on the ground. The image was taken from inside of the site at a low angle.There is lumber scattered around the ground and there is a large wood plank that is leaning against the left side of the structure and is connecting the top of the structure to the ground. On the other… more
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two boats]

Description: Photograph of two boats on a body of water. On of the boats is a large ship with a black hull and tall poles on the deck and the other boat is a steamboat. There are plants in the foreground of the image and a small dock is visible on the right side of the image.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A steamboat on water]

Description: Photograph of a steamboat sailing next to a port. The boat is emitting dark smoke and has a dinghy attached to the back of it. There are tall beams on the deck of the boat with wires hanging around them. On the shore behind the boat, factories and other structures are visible.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard from G. L. Schench to Mrs. L. H. Schench, May 18, 1910]

Description: Postcard from G. L. Schench to Mrs. L. H. Schench, discussing a six mile drive the sender took, and the natural beauty he or she saw. The front of the postcard features a photograph (colored in with ink) of Fern Bank waterfall in Boerne Texas. The waterfall is a small stream of water spilling over a rocky ledge covered in greenery. The water fall cascades down a short distance, and then over a rock and into a pool of water. There are more rocks and greenery on either side of the waterfall.
Date: May 18, 1910
Creator: Schench, G. L.
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Woman Sitting in a Boat]

Description: Photograph of a young woman wearing a sun hat and dress, sitting on the edge of a rowboat in the middle of a lake. The boat tips down a bit under her weight, so that she can dip her feet in the water.
Date: [1910..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A Photograph of a Public Mineral Water Well]

Description: This photograph was used on the dust cover of A. F. Weaver's book, "TIME WAS In Mineral Wells", Second Edition, 1988 It is identified as "Visitors to Mineral Wells at 'Public Mineral Water Well' around 1910. The picture was furnished by Mrs. Raymond York. On left is Ellie Landry of Dallas. Second from right is Mrs. William Whitehead Gardner of Lawrence, Texas, grandmother of Raymond York of Mineral Wells.
Date: 1910?
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

Crowd Waiting on U.S. Navy Torpedo Boats

Description: Photograph of a large crowd with many children on the waterfront waiting for the U.S. Navy Torpedo Boats to arrive in Orange, Texas in 1910. Most of the crowd wears hats and some carry umbrellas. In the foreground is an American Flag. In the background are telephone poles, fences, large buildings and trees.
Date: 1910
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Construction on a dock]

Description: Photograph of construction on a dock. The dock is being extended, and the extension is partially constructed with all of the legs and braces in place. There is lumber laid on the already constructed dock and there is more lumber stacked on top of the partially constructed portion. There is a building on the right side of the image and the water in the harbor is visible around this building. There are more buildings and structures visible in the background of the image.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Docked tugboats]

Description: Photograph of three tugboats docked in a harbor. The dock is on the bottom right of the image and all three of the boats look different from one another. There are other boats sailing in the harbor and buildings are visible on the shore across the harbor.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Byrd Williams III walking along rocks with his brother John]

Description: Photograph of Byrd Williams III walking along rocks in a stream with his brother John. The boys are both wearing newsboy caps with thick, dark coats and light colored pants. Byrd is looking at the camera while John is looking down at the ground. John is also holding a rectangular shaped, messenger style bag that is slung over his shoulder. The boys are standing on a large rock that is surrounded by shallow water and other large rocks of different shapes and sizes. Behind the boys, there is an e… more
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A scene from a port]

Description: Photograph of a port that is across the water. There are some ships docked at the port however it is not very busy. Past the port, the shoreline is visible but is blurry. The water is still and the dock that the picture is being taken from is visible in the bottom left corner of the image.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Scene at Hynson's Springs, Six Miles West of Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard of a scene with two young women at Hynson's Springs, near Marshall, Texas. One of the young women stands at the bottom of the spring house and is holding up what appears to be a long-handled dipper, while the other woman is seated on the top of the spring house and is reaching down toward the dipper. The spring house is a brick, stone, and possibly concrete structure with arches at the bottom where the water comes out. It is located in a depression in a wooded … more
Date: August 31, 1910
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Public water works

Description: Photograph of a half-dozen cattle and two horses drinking from a watering hole. The horses are harnessed to a buggy loaded with goods; the driver sits beneath an umbrella.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
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