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Surrey

Description: Photograph of a group of unidentified group of people and a surrey near a pond. Two women are seated in a surrey and a man is standing on the ground, smoking. The horse hitched to the surrey is drinking from the pond (left) and trees are visible in the background.
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

[Couples in State Lunatic Asylum Park]

Description: Photograph of two couples at the State Lunatic Asylum Park. "Mary" and "C.H.W." are in seated in the foreground. The names of the couple on the bridge are unknown. The hospital opened in 1856, is operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services, and changed its name in 1925. It is the oldest psychiatric hospital in the state of Texas and the third oldest standing public building in the state. It opened with 12 patients and saw as many as 3000 at once time. The Austin State Hospital cu… more
Date: 1901
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.305010 -97.739255
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Outdoor Group Photo]

Description: Photograph of a man and two women posing for a picture on large rocks across a small body of water. The man holds a small book, and a camera on a tripod can be seen in the background. The image is partially obscured due to deterioration of the original photograph.
Date: 1900~/1920~
Creator: Boone, Alanson D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Postcard Showing the Wading Pond and City Park, Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard with a tinted photograph Wading Pond at City Park in Houston, Texas. The photograph shows kids standing in the water in front of a fountain, there are other people standing near a pedestrian bridge; the text on the back says: "I can handle Will Harry & Jack [] will send them a postal in the near future."
Date: June 24, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Same Old Story": Part 4]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska with a tinted photograph of a man leaning against a woman in a row boat grounded on the shore of a small fish pond; the lyrics at the bottom of the photo read: "Same old story same old way, A man, a maid, a boat." There is also a note written on the back of the card in red ink that reads: "Just about ready to leave "Fish Pond"."
Date: October 20, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Same Old Story": Part 3]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska with a photograph of a man and a woman sitting in a small row boat in the middle of a small river, the man is waving his hand near the woman's hat. There is also a caption at the bottom of the photo that reads: "Man declares undying love, By the fair moon above." The note on the back is written in black ink and reads: "Still on the Fish Pond."
Date: October 18, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Semi-Photo Song Postcard, "Dreaming": Part 1]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska with a photograph of a man and a woman walking alongside a small pond while holding each other's hands; there are music notes and lyrics printed below that read: "Dreaming, dreaming, while the stars are gleaming." There is also a note written in red ink on the reverse side of the card that reads: "Meeting at Fish Pond, notice our new...Watch this series for it speaks what is in my head."
Date: 1908-10-16?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Same Old Story": Part 1]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska with a tinted photograph of a couple floating in a row boat down a small river. There are lyrics printed at the bottom of the card that read: "A man, a maid, a moon, a boat, Down the river gently float." There is also a note written on the back of the card in black ink and it says: "Here's "baby" and the "Fish Pond"."
Date: October 17, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Old Midland County Courthouse and Pond]

Description: Photograph of the old Midland County Courthouse and a pond built next to it. The courthouse is a two-story sandstone building with dormers, a short belfry-like tower in its center, and balconies in each four corners. Three people look into the reflective pond, next to a windmill. By notes written on the back, they are identified as "Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Bentley / (pharmacist for T. A. Fannin) / E. A. [?] / (b[ookeeper] for Everybody's)".
Date: [1905..1930]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997860 -102.076473
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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