Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures - 232 Matching Results

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Cornerstone Laying for packing houses in Ft. Worth TX, March 12, 1902

Description: Large group of men stand together during a corner stone laying for packing houses in Ft. Worth, Texas on March 12, 1902. People identified with numbers written above their heads. 1. Dr. J.L. Cooper 2. Paul Waples 3. Unidentified 4. Tom Murray, alderman 5. B.L Waggoman, alderman 6. William Rea, chief of police 7. Hugh L. Calhoun, supt. of city waterworks 8. W.G. Newby 9. Van Zandt Jarvis 10. J.J. Jarvis
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Corthouse in Ozona]

Description: Photograph of the courthouse in Ozona, Texas. There is a dirt road and a fence in front of the courthouse.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Couple in horse buggy]

Description: Photograph of a couple inside of a buggy.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Courthouse and Cottle County Officials]

Description: Photograph of 11 Cottle County Officials standing in front of the courthosue in 1900. All of the men are wearing hats. Back of photograph: "Some of the men shown in the picture, with the old courthouse at Paducah in the background, were instrumental in the organization and early development of Cottle County. The old courthouse, built in 1884...Seen in the picture, which was made in 1900, are left to right), H.P. Cook, tax assessor; J.C. Evans, commissioner; M.F. Knowles, county judge; J.H. Do… more
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Cowboys Getting Ready for a Roundup

Description: Cowboys on the W Ranch getting ready for a roundup in 1908. W.S. Priest is the third man from the right.
Date: 1908
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Cowboys Having Dinner at the Bar S Ranch

Description: Photograph of fourteen cowboys having dinner on the Bar S Ranch. Most of them sit on the ground to eat. The chuck wagon stands behind them.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Cowboys Having Dinner in Coke County, Texas

Description: Photograph of cowboys having dinner on a ranch in Coke County. The lid for a skillet in the foreground was used for baking bread. On the lid of the chuck box, lowered to serve as a cook table, can be seen an old time coffee grinder and leg of roasted beef. An oil lantern hangs on the bow above the chuck box and the harness is hanging over the front wheel. The men are, L-R: Henry Russell, unknown, Jack Montath, Ned Richards, Jake Stubblefield, and John Dodd.
Date: 1889
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Crowd in Pecos]

Description: Photograph of a large crowd in Pecos. There are multiple horse-drawn carriages. Some of the people are sitting on horses and in carriages or standing. There is a dog sitting on the ground on right.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Crushed Garage After Galveston, Texas Storm, 1915

Description: Photograph of two men and a crushed car amongst piles of debris after a storm in Galveston, Texas. The car is underneath piles of brick and a man in a newsboy cap is leaning on it. On the car are the numbers, "1507". In the background is a large pile of bricks and a man in suspenders, all within tin walls.
Date: 1915
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Denner-Record and Capps Building in Ft. Worth, Texas

Description: Photograph of the Denner-Record building and the Capps building on Fifth and Throckmorton Streets in Ft. Worth, Texas. The building is five stories tall and brick with a fire escape. It is surrounded by a sidewalk that is lined with bicycles and horse-drawn buggies. On the left side of the frame is a church tower and on the right is a sign that reads, "SUCCESS".
Date: 1890
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Destroyed Hurley Building in Ft. Worth, Texas

Description: Photograph of the Hurley Building in Ft. Worth, Texas on fire and crumbling. The building was several stories tall and is surrounded by large piles of debris and telephone wires. Two strong streams of water on directed at building. There are other buildings and a church on the surrounding streets.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[L.E Chapman posed with his quarry]

Description: Photograph of L.E Chapman posed with his quarry of what appear to be ducks. His dog sits on a bench on the far right corner of the picture.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Early Oil Rig]

Description: Photograph of a group of three men and one woman standing around an oil rig. There is a horse and structure in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Elevated Cooling Tower]

Description: Photograph of an elevated cooling tower. The steel structure below is featured in this photo. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale and Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Elevated Cooling Tower]

Description: Photograph of an elevated cooling tower. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale & Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Elevated Cooling Tower and Stacks]

Description: Photograph of an elevated cooling tower and smokestacks above a brick building. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale and Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Employees of First National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas, 1893

Description: Studio photograph of ten employees of the First National Bank of Fort Worth. All of the men are wearing suits with vests, five are wearing watches with chains, four are wearing bow ties, four are wearing neckties, and one is wearing a corsage. Two of the men have beards and mustaches and four have mustaches. Four men are seated on chairs in the front row. They are on top of a rug and in front of a fake backdrop. In the back row from left to right is J.M. Tewmey, T.P. Martin Jr., Norman Ene… more
Date: 1893
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Ennis Ice House]

Description: Photograph of the Ennis Ice Company in Ennis, Texas. The large brick warehouse has a large wooden cooling tower on its roof, two smokestacks, and two water towers nearby. This is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Maxwell, E.D.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Father of the Spring Palace]

Description: Photograph of the "Father of the Spring Place". The man in the photograph may be General R.A. Cameron.
Date: unknown
Creator: Swartz
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[First Football Team, University of Texas, 1893]

Description: Photograph taken in 1893 of the first University of Texas - Austin football team. 11 players and one man in a suit. Standing - left to right: Ray McLane, James Morrison, J.H. Myer, R.E.L. Roy Kneeling - left to right: Victor Moor, Paul McLane, J.W. Philip Sitting - left to right: David Furman, W.P. McLean, W.J. Crawford (Mgr) , R.U. Lee, Adison Day
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

First Garza County Court

Description: Photograph of the first Garza County Court. There are several men seated and standing in front of a canvas tent. All of the men are wearing hats and some are wearing neckties and some vests. In the front row, left to right are: S.C. Wilkes, L.F. Barrow, Walter Roy, and a Mr. Davis. In the back row, left to right: W.E. Alexander, Hal Murrey, Bud Boren, B.F. Wilkes and Oscar Kelly. In the middle of the frame is an old automobile with people in it. On the left side of the frame is a covered … more
Date: July 1907
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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