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[S. N. Pickens]

Description: S. N. Pickens served as Mayor of Palestine from 1874 until 1878 and then again from 1880 until 1883.
Date: 1874
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Studio Portrait of Meredith Archibald Moses]

Description: Studio portrait of Meredith Achibald Moses who was born on 25 Sep 1856 in Alabama. He died on 28 August 1951 in Keltys, TX and was buried in Grann Cemetery, Angelina County.
Date: 1870~
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photograph of Dollie Ann Swink as a Child]

Description: Photograph of Dollie Ann Swink appearing to be six or seven years old. She is sitting on an upholstered chair and wearing a light-colored dress. "Dollie Ann Swink Smelley" is written on the back.
Date: 1872/1880~
Creator: Hendrick, J. T.
Partner: Private Collection of the Curtis Estate

[Photograph of Johanna Spyri]

Description: Photograph of Johanna Spyri, a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and best known for her book Heidi. In the portrait, Spyri is leaning against a railing and posing for her portrait.
Date: [1879,1901]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Juan N. Cortina]

Description: Photograph of Juan N. Cortina (1824-1894) in uniform.
Date: 1874~
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Deward Franklin Kitchens at Age One]

Description: Photograph of one-year-old Deward Franklin Kitchens. He's sitting in a chair and an adult is visible in the background.
Date: 1876
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[I. P. Rudolph and Sons]

Description: Copy of a tintype photograph featuring I. P. Rudolph (left) and his sons, Charles Francis (center) and Nelson Fleming (right), taken in Illinois sometime before the sons' departure for Texas in September, 1877.
Date: [1876,1877]
Partner: Tarleton State University

[Photograph of Man Standing Next to a Pillar]

Description: Photograph of a man standing next to a short pillar in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a long coat and vest, and a pocket watch chain is visible under his coat. "No. 40, J. Bond, Cleburne, Texas, frame 10412 W. C. R." is written on the back.
Date: 1875~/1885~
Creator: Bond, J.
Partner: Private Collection of the Curtis Estate

[Sketch portrait of Charles Dickens]

Description: Photograph of a sketch portrait of Charles Dickens by Leslie Ward in 1870.
Date: 1870
Creator: Ward, Leslie
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["New Town" Palestine, Texas]

Description: Photo of "New Town" (the part of town near the railroad tracks) taken about 1874-75.
Date: 1874~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[301 S. Magnolia - Bowers Mansion]

Description: Photograph of the north and east sides of the "Bowers Mansion" located at 301 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story house that has Victorian Italiante-style architectural elements (including a small cupola with bracketed eaves and narrow, paired windows), and a two-tiered porch with Queen Anne-style turned- and jigsawn- wood trim. This photo was taken from the corner of south Magnolia and west Bowers streets.
Date: [1878..1955]
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Portrait of Sarah L. Slaughter Rankin]

Description: Photograph of Sarah L. Slaughter Rankin (Mrs. John M. Rankin) (1818-1886). The portrait shows the sitter in a three-quarter pose from head to waist, and it is mounted on a carte de visite. Her hair is parted and pulled back behind her ears. She is wearing a dark dress with buttons up the front and a lace collar pinned at her neck. The photographer's imprint on the back of the card is: "J. H. Webster, Photograph Galleries, Marshall and Jefferson, Texas." Mrs. Rankin was a teacher in the private … more
Date: 1874/1883
Creator: Webster, John H.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Andrew Jackson Hamilton Funeral at Capitol]

Description: Photograph of funeral of former Texas governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton at the State Capitol building. Original albumen print filed with Gethsemane Collection, AR.M.013. Same as C00253
Date: April 12, 1875
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[View of Austin, 1871]

Description: Photograph of Austin in 1871.
Date: 1871
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Marble Falls]

Description: Photograph of a river at Marble Falls, Texas. The water is flowing down layers of flat rock. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Marble Falls, Texas 1879, Granite Shoals, Looking North [illegible]."
Date: 1879
Location: None
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Honey Creek Chapel, (Chapel behind)]

Description: Photograph of the Honey Creek Chapel (located at Off State Highway 46, East of County 4 Northeast) in Comal County, Texas.
Date: 1878
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[William Young Lacy]

Description: William Young Lacy, son of Martin and Dorothy (Dolly) Young Lacy, wa born on March 20, 1814 in Caldwell County, Ky. (His headstone reads that he was born in 1912) He attended college in Kentucky, but when his parents and other family members prepared to move to Texas, he was called home to accompany them. William lived in San Augustine, then moved with his family to Bean’s Saline in what is now southwest Smith County. He served in the Army of the Republic in East Texas and then became a surv… more
Date: 1878
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Portrait of Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Tintype photograph of Thomas "Tommie" Middlebrook Willis (1859–1937) of Abilene, Texas. He is depicted as a young man standing next to an armrest, facing forward. His cheeks are slightly tinted pink.
Date: 1872
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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