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Live Oak County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Live Oak County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:222,222] (5000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: August 1910
Creator: Russell, F. D.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard from Hortense to Ned A. Zaeller, August 11, 1910]

Description: Postcard from Hortense to her brother, Ned. A. Zaeller, thanking him for his letter and writing to say she went to a concert the night before. The front of the postcard features an illustration of some bluffs along the left side of a small creek with a rocky shoreline. There are dense trees and bushes in front of the bluffs.
Date: August 11, 1910
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard from Mayme Bahl to Mrs. Elmer Wheatly, August 13, 1910]

Description: Postcard from Mayme Bahl to Mrs. Elmer Wheatly with a photograph of herself on the front side of the card in which she is wearing a large hat and dress. There is a note from Bahl on the reverse side of the card that reads: "Isn't this awful I just want you to see how good looking I'm getting I really don't look as bad."
Date: August 13, 1910
Creator: Bahl, Mary Florence
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Postcard Addressed to Birdie Walters in Dripping Springs, Texas]

Description: Postcard addressed to Birdie Walters with an image of the United States Arsenal Grounds in San Antonio, Texas; the image shows three cannons mounted on the open grounds with a small building in the trees. The note on the back of the card reads: "Please come quick as you can home because I cant go to Sinton if you don't."
Date: August 8, 1910
Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

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

Boy swimming [at] Corpus Christi

Description: Photograph of a boy in wavy water (probably Corpus Christi Bay). Only his head is visible as he looks up at the camera. The photographer's shadow is visible on the water from where he is standing above the swimmer on what looks to be a dock.
Date: August 2, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Home seekers

Description: Photograph of three men sitting in a wagon drawn by two horses. The wagon is on a dirt road with a few scruffy bushes on the side. The men wear cowboy-type hats and white shirts and pants. One is also wearing a suit jacket and oneis wearing a neck tie.
Date: August 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, Joseph Daniel
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Paul Parker: Half Irish, half Choctaw

Description: Photograph of an elderly man sitting in a horse-drawn buggy. The man is identified as Paul Parker, of half-Irish, half-Choctaw Indian descent. He is wearing dress clothes including suit pants, a white shirt and tie, and a vest. He is holding the reins of 2 dark-colored horses. The buggy is on a dirt road with trees and brush alongside and the location is said to be Eagle Lake, Texas.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Gin at Tivoli [in] Refugio County, Texas

Description: Photograph of a gin at Tivoli in Refugio County, Texas. There is one large building and several smaller buildings. About a dozen wagons, filled with cotton or grain, can be seen. Also sacks of grain or cotton are stacked in a fenced area. A water tower stands in the background.
Date: August 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Victoria Sugar Mill under construction

Description: Photograph of Victoria Sugar Mill during construction in 1910. The mill was located above the shipyards south of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks at the south end of Main Street in Victoria, Texas.
Date: August 11, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Farmers at Tivoli [in] Refugio County

Description: Photograph of a group of men standing in front of wagons and materials stacked on the ground beyond the wagons. One man is standing on top of one of the wagons. The stacked materials look to be sticks of wood. Tall stakes in the ground help to hold these materials in place. The men are unidentified as farmers in Tivoli Texas.
Date: August 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Gin at Tivoli, Refugio County, Texas

Description: Photograph of a gin at Tivoli in Refugio County, Texas. There is one large building and several smaller buildings. About a dozen wagons, seemingly filled with cotton or grain, can be seen. Also sacks of grain or cotton are stacked in a fenced area. A water tower stands in the background.
Date: August 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
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