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[Harrison House]

Description: Photograph of the Harrison House (located at 803 Center Street) in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: August 17, 1976
Creator: Opperman, Joe & Yancey, Michael D.
Location: 31.718341 -98.985305
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

Photograph of Workers Building Camp Bowie Motor Repair Shop]

Description: Photograph of a group of men working on a partially-constructed building, with the caption "Motor Repair Shop, S-P-14 B.L.U.G. Camp Bowie Tex." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Front row, near center of photo: left to right: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Herman Lester Drinkard 6. Note: This building is now (1990) used by the Brownwood Independent School District as a Bus Barn."
Date: August 26, 1941
Creator: Waltons Studio
Partner: Brown County Museum of History

Brown County Museum of History

Description: Photograph of the Brown County Museum of History, housed in the former Brown County Jail. There is a sign that says "Brown County Museum of History" outside the building. An orange cherry picker and a ladder lead up to a man standing on the roof.
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Location: 31.723658009816944 -98.98106200000007
Partner: UNT Libraries

Brownwood Sante Fe Passenger Depot, Historic Plaque

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque at the Brownwood Sante Fe Passenger Depot. It reads: "Railroad construction began in Brown County in 1884, and the first train arrived in Brownwood in 1885. This depot was designed by Jarvis Hunt of Chicago and built in 1909 by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company. It accommodated traffic from a major rail junction between California and Texas and led to increased regional development. Passenger train usage peaked during World War II as 15 trains came … more
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Location: 31.716778009814295 -98.97975499999995
Partner: UNT Libraries

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (A.T.S.F.) Train Engine, #1080

Description: Photograph of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (A.T.S.F.) Train Engine, #1080. The words "Safety First A.T. & S.F." are written in white paint on the side of the black train locomotive.
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Brownwood Harvey House, Historic Plaque

Description: Photograph of a historic plaque for the Brownwood Harvey House. It says: "Built in 1914 immediately east of Brownwood Sante Fe railroad depot, this was one of a series of restaurants operated along the Santa Fe line by the Fred Harvey Company, products of railroad agent Fred Harvey's idea to provide superior food and lodging for travelers. The Harvey House was popular from its opening day. The restaurant and hotel closed in 1937, but reopened to serve military personnel when Camp Bowie was est… more
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Location: 31.716778009814295 -98.97975499999995
Partner: UNT Libraries

Historic Plaque, Brooke Smith, Brownwood

Description: Photograph of a historic marker about Brownwood citizen, Brooke Smith. It reads: "One of ten children, Brooke Smith was born in 1853 to Paulina Thilman (Doswell) and John Snelson Smith, Jr. in Hanover County, Virginia. The family moved to Indiana in 1860 and then to Waco, Texas ten years later. There, Brooke became a clerk at Lyons, Cohn & Co. and decided to move west and open his own store in 1876. Partnering with Sol Lyons and Otto Steffens, he opened a general store in Brownwood, then a fron… more
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Location: 31.71602500981399 -98.980234
Partner: UNT Libraries

Brown County Museum of History

Description: Photograph of the Brown County Museum of History, housed in the former Brown County Jail. There is a sign that says "Brown County Museum of History" outside the building. An orange cherry picker and a ladder lead up to a man standing on the roof.
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Location: 31.723658009816944 -98.98106200000007
Partner: UNT Libraries

Memorial to Texans who served the confederacy, Brown County

Description: Photograph of a memorial to Texans who served the confederacy in Brown County. "Camp Collier, C.S.A. Located 13 Mi. southwest, this camp was one of a chain of Texas frontier posts a days horseback ride apart from the Red River to the Rio Grande. Occupied by the Texas Frontier Regiment Patrols and Scouting Parties frequently sent out kept Indian actions in check and rounded up draft evaders. Always needed were food, clothing, horses, ammunition. These men shared few of the glories of the war, ye… more
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Location: 31.717474559814566 -98.98115294999997
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Adams-Shaw House]

Description: Photograph of the Adams-Shaw House (located at 3102 Coggin Avenue) in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: August 17, 1976
Creator: Opperman, Joe & Yancey, Michael D.
Location: 31.6948855 -98.9940294
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Adams-Shaw House]

Description: Photograph of the Adams-Shaw House (located at 3102 Coggin Avenue) in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: August 17, 1976
Creator: Opperman, Joe & Yancey, Michael D.
Location: 31.6948855 -98.9940294
Partner: Texas Historical Commission
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