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Oldest house in Port O'Connor

Description: Photograph of a house identified as the oldest house in Port O'Connor, Texas. The house is a small wooden, unpainted structure with an unpainted picket fence surrounding it.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Bug hunters['] camp [at] Circle Bayou

Description: Photograph of a campsite at Circle Bayou in Victoria County. A man sits on a camp stool in a wooded area. A tent and buggy stand in the background. A body of water is behind the campsite.
Date: March 23, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Dinner at Guadalupe, returning from beef hunting trip to Calhoun County

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man standing near the back of a two-horse buggy. In his hand is a cup he is lifting to drink from. The back of the buggy is a chuck wagon, with what is probably a hinged board for a work table and compartments for storage of supplies. The front of the buggy, where the riders sit, has an umbrella for covering. In the distance behind the man can be seen several housing structures and a body of water.
Date: March 27, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Freddie and sister Allnoch, up a tree

Description: Photograph of two children sitting on a tree limb. The boy is Fred J. Allnoch Jr. The girl is his sister, Martha Agnes Allnoch. Behind them stand a horse and buggy. These are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Freddie and sister Allnoch wading in the river

Description: Photograph of two children wading in a river. The boy is Fred J. Allnoch Jr. The girl is his sister, Martha Agnes Allnoch. These are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Fred and sister Allnoch going to wade in river

Description: Photograph of two children, Fred and Martha Agnes Allnoch, removing their socks and shoes and rolling up their pants and knickers to go wading in the Guadalupe River at Victoria,Texas. These are grandchildren of J. D. and Agnes Mitchell. Their parents are Fred J. and Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

J. D. Allnoch

Description: Photograph of a child, J. D. Allnoch, sitting in a buggy, holding the reigns. J. D. Allnoch is the grandson of J. D. and Agnes Martha Ward Mitchell. He is the son of Rebecca (Mitchell) Allnoch and Fred J. Allnoch of Victoria.
Date: March 12, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Greasing a horse for ticks

Description: Photograph of a horse being greased to prevent ticks. Four men are pictured: One man is holding the horse's reins while two others apply grease to the horse from a nearby bucket. The fourth man looks on.
Date: March 6, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Building in Port O'Connor, Texas

Description: Photograph of construction work in Port O'Connor,Texas, located in southern Calhoun County. The town was established in 1909 on land formerly owned by Thomas M. O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Public water works

Description: Photograph of a half-dozen cattle and two horses drinking from a watering hole. The horses are harnessed to a buggy loaded with goods; the driver sits beneath an umbrella.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Toads and Copperhead

Description: Photograph of toads and a Copperhead laid out on a cloth on the ground. The Copperhead appears to be dead. At least some of the toads appear to be alive. The booted feet of a person standing nearby can be seen in the photo.
Date: March 5, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, Joseph Daniel
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
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