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[Distant View of Fort]

Description: Photograph of Fort Davis taken from a high vantage point. The back of the photograph reads. "D. Noble probably took this view---Mrs. Janes had a lot of his negatives, and she gave them to me. I found it in an envelope with long letter re Masonic Lodge bldgs. Mailed to me in 1960 from Mrs. Lois Thompson Brown. Sco. 9-1-71. Apparently this pic really goes back in the years. " A line that has been crossed out reads "the long white building was probably the Caruthers' home."
Date: unknown
Creator: Noble. D.
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Fort Brown]

Description: Photograph of Fort Brown consisting of a two-story building with a porch on the left, various trees and a flagpole on a large lawn in the foreground, and several other buildings in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Christmas at Fort Brown]

Description: Photograph of a large group of soldiers standing in a courtyard at Fort Brown. In the foreground several tables are covered with food, boxes, and miniature American flags and on the left a pile of lumber is visible. Two children can be seen in the front row in the middle and right and on the far right a man wearing a light-colored chef's uniform is standing with his arms crossed. Behind the men a large building is visible with several archways on the left and an awning on the right.
Date: 1913
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Frieda Starr Song Recital]

Description: Photograph of opera singer Frieda Starr standing on stage with pianist Irene Putegnat, Mrs. James Wells, and several other unidentified people during a recital at Fort Brown. On the left side of the stage Putegnat, a woman wearing a light-colored dress, is sitting on a stool in front of a piano and looking towards Starr, who is standing in the center of the stage wearing a hat, dark-colored blouse, and skirt, and holding a baton Five men are standing in a row behind her and on the right side of… more
Date: April 5, 1918
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Frieda Starr Recital]

Description: Photograph of opera singer Frieda Starr standing on stage with pianist Irene Putegnat, Mrs. James Wells, and several other unidentified people during a recital at Fort Brown. On the left side of the stage Putegnat, a woman wearing a light-colored dress, is sitting on a stool in front of a piano and looking towards Starr, who is standing in the center of the stage wearing a hat, dark-colored blouse, and skirt, and holding a baton Five men are standing in a row behind her and on the right side of… more
Date: April 5, 1918
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Barry Scobee and Franklin Smith Pose]

Description: Photograph of Barry Scobee (left), Fort Superintendent Franklin Smith (center), and a third, unidentified man (right) posing in a wide and flat landscape before a large rock formation. All three of the men are wearing suits and ties. Several single-story buildings with large porches occupy the ground beneath the rock formation.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Chapel at Old Fort Davis]

Description: Photograph of the Chapel at old Fort Davis. The building itself is dilapidated with partially-boarded up windows and several holes in the roof. The surrounding landscape is hilly with sparse vegetation.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Ruins of Old Fort Davis]

Description: Photograph of the ruins of old Fort Davis taken from a distance. A long, low, skeletal structure stretches across a wide expanse of sparsely vegetated ground. Several hills loom in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: King, Harold A.
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Officer Quarters of Old Fort Davis]

Description: Photograph of the Officer quarters of old Fort Davis. There is a large rock formation behind the various buildings. The back of the photograph notes "The Gillespies lived in # 3 until Mr. Gillespie's death. When Mrs. Gillespie and Bess returned to Ft. Davis they lived in # 9. Later moved 'uptown' to the north half of the Jeff Davis Country Club."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Performance at Fort Brown]

Description: Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing … more
Date: April 5, 1918
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Fort Brown Kitchen]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified men wearing light-colored uniforms standing behind a large table in a kitchen at Fort Brown. The man on the right is slicing a piece of meat on a cutting board next to a large bowl. On the left side of the table there is a pitcher and several rows of filled soup bowls in front of the other man. Behind them a stove is visible with ladles and other kitchenware hanging above it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Soldiers at Fort Brown]

Description: Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing … more
Date: April 5, 1918
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

[Texas Guard]

Description: Photograph of members of the Texas Guard posing on horseback in several rows on a field at Fort Brown. In the foreground one single soldier is on horseback in front of the other men and several men towards the back appear to be holding flags. Behind them a small group of horses can be seen on the far right and on the left a flagpole with an American flag, several houses, trees, and a water tower are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association
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