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[The Butler Building]

Description: Photograph of the Butler Building, a historic two-story League City building located on Second Street which was then known as King's Trail. A few horses and horse-drawn wagons are parked just outside the building. Three men are standing in the open doorway of the building; the man on the far right is John P. Atkinson, according to accompanying information.
Date: December 29, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.511499 -95.091446
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[The Butler Building]

Description: Photograph of the Butler Building, a historic two-story League City building located on Second Street which was then known as King's Trail. Two horses, one of them tethered to a wagon, are standing just outside the building. Several men are standing in a line near the building entrance; one of the men is John P. Atkinson, according to accompanying information.
Date: December 29, 1909
Creator: Schlueter, F. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.511499 -95.091446
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Photograph of Rembert and Yankee grocery store]

Description: Mounted photograph of a store interior in Eagle Lake, Texas with shelving and display cases along either side and the back wall. Two men are posing on either side of a counter on the left side of the image, near a display in the center of the store with a sign that reads "Rembert & Yankee Groceries & Meats."
Date: [1900..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A. J. Gatlin Dry Goods and Groceries]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people posed during the evening in front of a dry goods grocery store. One man in the front row of the crowd is holding a guitar, and a man to the far right is sitting on a horse. A pair of mules are harnessed to a cart in the left foreground. A post in the foreground to the right is blocking the camera's view of some of the group. Large signs above the store entrance say things such as, "A. J. Gatlin Dry Goods and Groceries" and "Gatlin's Bargain Store". Text wri… more
Date: 1906
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Postcard of Goldthwaite North East Corner Square]

Description: Postcard addressed to Eva Stewart that is of an aerial view of a street lined with businesses, including two grocery stores and a bank, with several people and horse-drawn carts moving through the street . A windmill is visible in the foreground, and more businesses and houses are in the background. Text on the bottom edge of the postcard reads, "North-East Corner Square, Goldthwaite, Texas". A note on the back reads, "This is what I promised. Now guess."
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Letter to E. P. Ripley, June 10, 1909]

Description: Letter to E. P. Ripley discussing errors made Ripley made in a previous letter regarding railroad routes and towns. The writer discusses his efforts to prevent a railroad being constructed through Abilene and contracts that were circulating among the attorneys. The writer reminds Ripley of previous statements he made about waiting to build the railroad. The writer uses his own grocery store as an example of businesses to be protected in Abilene.
Date: June 10, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Group of men on horseback, including Sheriff George S. Matthews, in front of Barnes and Company Grocers store]

Description: Photograph of a group of men on horseback in front of Barnes and Company Grocers, including George S. Matthews, who served as Travis County Sheriff from 1902 to 1920. Prior to that Matthews was a deputy sheriff. The men are wearing suits and hats, and some are wearing sashes and ribbons. Horses and buggies are visible behind the men on horseback, just in front of the store. Two women on the store's front porch are wearing long skirts and large hats. The Barnes and Company grocery was a two-stor… more
Date: 1900/1901
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Downtown Arlington

Description: Postcard of a street in downtown Arlington in 1909. People are gathered in front of stores by the street. Some are in cars, including a Studebaker. J. H. Douglass Grocery store and Coulter and Sons Drug Store are pictured. The postcard is primarily black and white, but has some items spot colored red.
Date: 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Haslet street and businesses]

Description: Photograph of a street lined by six visible buildings. An automobile is visible on the left hand side of the photograph behind a rail road crossing sign. A second automobile is visible towards the middle of the photograph, to the left of a power line. The third building in from the right hand side of the photograph has a sign that includes this name: "Baltzelle Groceries".
Date: 1900?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Haslet Public Library

Hatch/Long Store in Papalote

Description: Photograph of M. Long's grocery and general store in Papalote, Texas. The store's first owner,William B. Hatch, originally from Tennessee and a veteran of the Confederacy, was one of the earlier merchants in Papalote. In 1873, he moved his family to the present townstite of Papolate to take over the management of a branch of the mercantile store he, and a partner, S. G. Borden, owned in Sharpsburg. Later he sold his interest in the Sharpsburg store for full ownership in the Papalote business. … more
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

Wire Basket.

Description: Patent for a wire basket, which is sturdier than previous ones for use in groceries.
Date: October 6, 1908
Creator: Goodwin, Thomas J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Weighing-Scoop.

Description: Patent for a scoop for use in stores when measuring flour or related items that weighs the substance in the scoop, and has a light in the handle that can be turned on in dark areas.
Date: April 30, 1907
Creator: Howe, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Meat-Tree

Description: Patent for a meat tree to hold meat in col storage or for smoking.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Richmond, George E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Refrigerating-Package.

Description: Patent for a refrigerating package for shipping oysters, which uses ice and ice water kept at a constant level to keep the oysters cool and blocks contaminants.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Folsom, Andrew W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bag-Holder

Description: Patent for bag holder that is adapted to receive and hold bags of any size in a way that is convenient for removal as needed.
Date: November 11, 1902
Creator: Nosker, Orren G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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