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[Crowd Inspecting Charles Walsh's Biplane #1]

Description: Photograph of a crowd swarmed around Charles Walsh's biplane in Bonham, Texas. Additional people view the crowd from a grandstand in the background, with a handful of spectators elevated on a short wooden tower. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."
Date: January 28, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Charles Walsh and His Plane]

Description: Postcard of aviator Charles Walsh standing in front of his biplane before a crowd of spectators in Bonham, Texas. Walsh (center) wears goggles and a hat and leans against one of the aircraft's trusses. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."
Date: January 28, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Crowd Inspecting Charles Walsh's Biplane #2]

Description: Photograph of a crowd swarmed around Charles Walsh's biplane in Bonham, Texas. Additional people view the crowd from a grandstand in the background, with a handful of spectators elevated on a short wooden tower. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."
Date: January 28, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Charles Walsh Before Bonham-Sherman Flight]

Description: Postcard of aviator Charles Walsh moments before his flight from Bonham to Sherman, seated in his biplane and wearing goggles and a cap. He holds a steering wheel, and the plane's engine is positioned behind him. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Aviator Walsh, 2 minuets [sic] before Bonham - Sherman Trip, Jan. 30-1912."
Date: January 30, 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Bonham Bicycle Shop]

Description: Photograph of a bicycle shop in Bonham, Texas, with bicycles hung on racks along the right wall and two employees posing with bikes placed on the floor. Three men are seated in the back counter, next to coat racks and a shelf of bicycle parts at right.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Dick Johnson's Saloon, Bonham]

Description: Photograph of a saloon in Bonham, operated by Dick Johnson (1862–1928). Men stand along a tidy bar at the center of the photograph, next to a cash register, liquor bottles, and glass goblets. Cigar boxes are on display in a glass case along the front bar, and a ceiling fan hangs from above.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[City Dye Works of Bonham, Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of City Dye Works. Cars are parked along the front curb of the building, and Bob Cline, at right, stands to a car. A business named The Barbecue Pit, offering sandwiches, beef (10¢), and ham (15¢) is also in the same building. A beauty shop occupies the right half of the building.
Date: 1935~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Taylor Grocery Company, Bonham Square]

Description: Photograph of Taylor Grocery Company, a grocery store located on the Courthouse Square in Bonham. Three individuals stand within the store: a woman along behind a desk counter on the left, and two men standing next to glass displays. Cans and bags are arranged on shelves on the left and right walls, with baskets of foodstuffs in front of the counter at left. In the glass display, cigars are on sale. Large brooms are placed on the top of shelves and reclined against the wall.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[F. W. Woolworth Store with Group of Women, Bonham]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the F. W. Woolworth store on the south side of the courthouse square in Bonham. A group of women pose for a photograph along an aisle of merchandise. Fans hang from the ceiling, as well as signs that read: "nothing on this counter over 15 cents." On the left displays are jewelry and flat papers, and on the right aisles are rolls of material and a cash register. There are eight women standing together, facing the photographer; two watch from across an aisle on the … more
Date: 1925~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Texas and Pacific Dining Hall, Bonham]

Description: Photograph of the Texas and Pacific Dining Hall, located on Main Street in Bonham near the Texas and Pacific Depot. A long bar counter is at left, furnished with plates, jars, and bar chairs, with an employee standing at one of the counter's ends. Along the back counter is a coffeemaker, coffee mugs, and a sign stating that "meals are 35¢". At right is a set of dining tables, where two women are seated; one stands to the left of them. Portraits hang from the wall, and the tables are furnished w… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.573566 -96.179650
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Clipping: The Red River War]

Description: Clipping of a running newspaper column titled "A Step Back in Time" discussing the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931. It provides information about the context, the incident, and later history of the bridge and the center of the events. Portions of another article and advertisements are on the back of the clipping.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Location: 33.823581 -96.532366
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[F. W. Woolworth Store with Employees, Bonham]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the F. W. Woolworth store on the south side of the courthouse square in Bonham. Employees and customers are scattered around the aisles of the store. Fans hang from the ceiling, as well as signs that read: "nothing on this counter over 15 cents." At center is another sign reading "Jewelry Department", with two women standing behind a register. A handful of customers are gathered along the left aisle, including a woman and a young girl facing away from the photograp… more
Date: 1925~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[City Dye Works of Bonham, Interior Front Counter]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the City Dye Works of Bonham, located along North Main Street. The business's cash register is visible at left on the counter, on which are placed numerous articles of clothing. Pressing machines are lined against the wall at left, and clothes hangers are hung on a rail attached to the wall above. Four workers are visible behind the counter, among the room: Bob Cline, Flora Cline, Ruth Cline, and Jimmy Mitchell.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Laying the Cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse in May, 1888. The ceremony was performed by a Masonic order, and they are identifiable in the photograph as individuals wearing white aprons around their waists. A man standing in a platform at center guides the cornerstone down to its place. The stone, a giant beige brick, hangs from above. A crowd of spectators, many wearing hats, are gathered around the ceremony.
Date: May 1888
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.577553 -96.178630
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[City Dye Works of Bonham, Interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of City Dye Works of Bonham. Pressing machines are placed at left: Marvin Corvin and Bob Cline stand next to them at left. At right, near a desk and coats hung on a rack, John Rogers is seated, his chair turned to face forward. A large table is at center. A Texaco calendar and a day calendar hung on the left and back walls, respectively, indicate the date as March 19, 1919.
Date: March 19, 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Inauguration Ground View]

Description: Photograph of the inauguration of the Sowell's Bluff Bridge as viewed from the banks of the Red River. The bridge is located above, with people standing in it and a sign hanging over the span of the bridge, depicting caricatures of Oklahoma and Texas shaking hands. Spectators watch the bridge's opening from below, most wearing hats and looking upwards.
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.753913 -96.196776
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Platform on Bridge Deck]

Description: Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge over the Red River on its opening day, with a wooden platform built along the wooden guardrails along the side of the bridge. People are standing on the platform and looking out alongside a metal sign with an American flag flying above and the banks of the Red River visible below. The ceremony here may be the inauguration of the bridge. Written on the back of the photograph: "ISABEL MOOR WHEELER, Breaking Beech."
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.753913 -96.196776
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Sowell's Bluff Bridge: Suspension Tower]

Description: Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge, viewed from the banks of the Red River. Prominently at center is one of the bridge's suspension towers, atop which fly two American flags. Below on the deck, pedestrians and a single car move along the bridge and over the river, while some people stand along the sandy edges of the river among pieces of wood debris and small bushes.
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.753913 -96.196776
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Postcard from Penelope and Charles Torter to Richard Morgan]

Description: Letter to Richard Morgan (1877–1964), rector of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bonham lodging at the Dupont Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, from Charles and Penelope Torter. The front of the postcard depicts the west side of the Courthouse Square in Bonham, looking north from Main Street. Buildings line the west and north side of the square, including the First National Bank building on the street corner. Cars drive along the paved road at left and are parked on the curb at right, alongsid… more
Date: [1891..1915]
Creator: Torter, Charles & Torter, Penelope
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History
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