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General Merchandise and Drug Store

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the C. H. McGary General Merchandise Store in Portland, TX. The Portland Drug Store is connected to the General Store. Lettering on the side of the stores identifies them. The front of the stores is a covered porch area. The area around the stores is undeveloped land. A railroad runs in front of the building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Taft Ranch Cotton Gin

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a cotton gin on the Taft Ranch in Portland, TX. The cotton gin is a large, wooden building. It is set on wooden stilts next to a set of railroad tracks. A smaller wood building is shown behind the main cotton gin building. The railroad tracks are to the right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Causeway and Railroad Bridge

Description: Photograph of a postcard of a causeway and railroad bridge between Portland, TX and Corpus Christi, TX. The bridge appears to be made of wood. A single vehicle is parked on at the top of the bridge. Several people are walking by it. The railroad bridge is on the right. It is unoccupied. A small sign between the bridges reads, "Built 1921, cost $300,000.000, Your Money."
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Portland Railroad Station

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a railroad depot in Portland, TX. The depot is a long, single-story structure. A sign on the side reads, "Portland." In the foreground is a railroad crossing sign.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library
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