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[Photograph of Thomas Bos]

Description: Photograph of Thomas Bos in a suit and tie. Handwriting around the photo notes that Bos was an early property owner in Port Arthur who was originally from Holland. The reverse of the photo has a handwritten note near the top stating that this was given to J. W. Carr. Writing near the bottom of the photo, to the right of a red photographer's seal, says that Bos purchased Port Arthur property for Dutch interests and that he was a client of Carr.
Date: January 1911
Creator: Weinberg, A. S.
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[First Union Pacific passenger train leaves Ft. Collins]

Description: This photograph depicts one of the most eventful days in the history of Fort Collins, Colorado. The date is July 15, 1911 and the time is 7:20 am as the Union Pacific's first passenger train departs from the city. Observe the beautiful old-time steam locomotive, an American, type 4-4-0 locomotive, heading a consist of handcrafted wooden cars, having underbody truss rods and open platforms.
Date: July 15, 1911
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Daylight Special" at Chicago Central Station]

Description: One of the Illinois Central's de luxe passenger trains; the "Daylight Special" train No. 19 southbound, stands in the Central Station in Chicago - as passengers entrain - prior to the departure hour : 10:02 AM. This train (and its companion, No. 20 northbound) operated between Chicago, Springfield, and St. Louis. The rail distance was 294.17 miles; and the schedule was 7 hours and 44 minutes: equivalent to a running time of about 40 miles per hour. This photograph was taken in the summer of … more
Date: 1911
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Dr. Tucker and Dr. Linder in a 1911 Model T Ford]

Description: Photo of Dr. Tucker and Dr. Linder of Tennessee Colony in a 1911 Model T Ford. This particular car was made in a 56" tread width and a 60" tread. This one was the 60" tread which fit the ruts made by the Studebaker wagons used by the farmers. Dr. Tucker took the train to Dallas, bought the car, then drove it home after getting shown how to operate it. They lived 26 miles from the courthouse and it took 2 hours on an average to "drive in". It is said to be the first car to operate on the country… more
Date: 1911~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Troops Entering League City]

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of troops entering downtown League City, Texas. A goat accompanies the group of army men as they walk downtown. On the left is a two-story building that houses the League City Post Office, a shoe company, and a general store.
Date: 1911
Creator: Maurer
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[NYC “The Twentieth Century Limited” Engine No. 604]

Description: In an era of long ago New York Central's "The Twentieth Century Limited" headed by Engine No. 604, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, rolls over the route between New York and Chicago around 1911. Here the abbreviation "L.S. & M.S." (Lake Shore & Michigan Southern) appears below the cab's window instead of on the tender. Both practices were prototypical early in the twentieth century. This all pullman train went into service on June 15, 1902.
Date: 1911~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Photograph of the A. L. Patton Building in Fredericksburg, TX]

Description: Photograph of the A. L. Patton building in Fredericksburg, Texas. The view of the building is from its side and is obscured partially by a tree. The building has two floors and the second has windows on the side and front. The words "A. L. Patton" can be read on the top of the building. To the left of it is a wind generator. On its right is a fence and part of another building can be seen.
Date: 1911
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the Courthouse in Fredericksburg, TX]

Description: Photograph of the courthouse in Fredericksburg, Texas. The courthouse is two stories, made of stone, and has tall windows. Over the entrance is an overhang with columns holding it up. In front of it is a lift. One side of the building has tall scaffolding in front of it. By the scaffolding is a tree.
Date: 1911
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the Family of August Kothmann]

Description: Photograph of the family of August Kothmann. There are four children standing in front of a cistern and grape arbor. There are two women standing in the door of the cistern, and two men are standing near a fence in the background. The photograph is dated 1911, and "Family of August Kothmann" is written on the back.
Date: 1911
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Horses and Buggy]

Description: Dark photograph of Wood Goin and another man on a horse-drawn cart.
Date: 1911~
Partner: Private Collection of Bouncer Goin

[Ben Parker Homestead]

Description: Photo of the Ben Parker Home, located west of Elkhart, Texas. People pictured are: (left to right) Ben J. Parker, Ross Parker, Lorene Parker, Estelle Parker (on porch), Joe Bailey Parker, Docia Parker (on porch in chair holding:) Dale Parker, Charm Parker, Jack Parker, Lucinda Ellen (Lula) Parker.
Date: 1911~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Fifth Street in Orange, Texas]

Description: Photograph looking north on Front Street in Orange, Texas in 1911. Lamp posts are on the corners and automobiles drive down the street.
Date: 1911
Partner: Heritage House Museum

The 1911 Majestic Theater in Fort Worth

Description: Photograph of Commerce Street in Ft. Worth, Texas. The Majestic Theater is in the center of the frame with many signs and posters on it. Some read, "The St. Louis Limited. Road Through The Ozarks. Frisco Lines" Another poster reads, "Majestic, Venus, Alpha Sextette". This is Fort Worth's second Majestic Theater, built in 1911. Next to the theater is a building with awnings and a sign that reads, "Fisk Tires, Gasoline". Telephone poles and wires and horse-drawn buggies line the road.
Date: 1911?
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[The Hastings Family]

Description: Photograph of the Hastings family from Bosque County, Texas. Mr. Thomas Newman Hastings holds a baby boy, Homer. His wife, Martha Helen Hansen Hastings, stands to the right. In front of her stands Rosie Lee Hastings, who has ribbons in her braided hair. Her hand rests on the arm of the chair her father sits in.
Date: 1911~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Acting Troupe in Blackface]

Description: Photograph of an acting troupe, all men, in black face. One of them, in the back row, is dressed as a woman, with a blouse and a feathered hat. The man in the front row wearing a striped hat holds a horn instrument. The man on the far right does not wear black face, and is dressed in a three-piece suit and tie.
Date: [1911..1915]
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Ellen Walker Jones Brown]

Description: Portrait of a young Ellen Walker Jones Brown, visible from the waist up. She is wearing a dark-colored dress with a lighter pattern printed on it. A handwritten note on the back says "Milam Aunt, 1995 Living in LA over 100 yrs."
Date: 1911
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Photograph of Choral Club]

Description: Group photograph of the 1911 Simmons College Choral Club, showing thirteen female students dressed in white choir robes. Several women have been identified in blue ink.
Date: 1911
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Portrait of Simmons College Student]

Description: Full-body portrait of an unidentified Simmons College student holding a pennant over her shoulder. She wears a dark-colored blouse with large white buttons and a long skirt. A decorate vase can be seen on the ground at her feet.
Date: March 11, 1911
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Courthouse with Model T's out front]

Description: Photograph of fifth and most recent Williamson County Courthouse in 1911 with Model T cars parked in front.
Date: 1911
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Margaret E. Cofer]

Description: Photograph of Margaret E. Cofer, a history instructor from 1910-1916 at West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas. The studio portrait shows her in a bust view.
Date: 1911
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Goodnight College football team]

Description: Photograph of the football team of Goodnight College in Goodnight, Texas. Fourteen young men are dressed in football gear and seated in two rows. The player in the center of the front row is holding a football that has G.B.A. 1911 written on it. A man dressed in a black suit and hat is seated behind the players. The third player from the left in the second row is identified as William Harry Craig. The group is posed in front of steps leading into a brick building.
Date: 1911
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Mule-drawn Trolley]

Description: Photograph of O. H. Methvin Jr.'s mule-drawn trolley in Longview, Texas. The trolley system was Longview's earliest public transportation until the introduction of the electric trolley in 1911.
Date: 1911
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Feigned robbery scene]

Description: Photograph of a whimsical scene of three men besides Pierce-Arrow automobile being robbed by a man pointing a handgun. Three men have their hands up with one man's pockets turned inside out. The man on the far left is Herbert Herman Fiedler. Trees are shown in the background with a small building visible to the right of the photograph. The photograph may have been taken at the Lutcher Colorado ranch.
Date: [1911..1918]
Partner: Tyrrell Historical Library
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