Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Collection: Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasureshttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/FWHT/browse/?fq=dc_language:nol&display=list&fq=untl_decade:1900-19092009-02-27T18:27:40-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Collection: Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic TreasuresSurveyors Breaking Camp, 19062009-02-27T18:27:40-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44838/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44838/"><img alt="Surveyors Breaking Camp, 1906" title="Surveyors Breaking Camp, 1906" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44838/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of some surveyors breaking camp on March 9, 1906.</p>Residents of Friona, Texas in 19092009-02-27T18:27:35-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44843/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44843/"><img alt="Residents of Friona, Texas in 1909" title="Residents of Friona, Texas in 1909" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44843/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the people of Friona, Texas on June 17, 1909. They stand in front of some of the town's homes. Nine automobiles are parked behind the group.</p>Chadron, Nebraska in 19052009-02-27T18:26:44-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44901/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44901/"><img alt="Chadron, Nebraska in 1905" title="Chadron, Nebraska in 1905" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44901/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska in February 1905. Businesses include a Ladies' Bazar, a Dry Goods & Notions Store and a Grocer.</p>Decker Meat Packing Plant in Mason City, Iowa2009-02-27T18:26:39-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44921/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44921/"><img alt="Decker Meat Packing Plant in Mason City, Iowa" title="Decker Meat Packing Plant in Mason City, Iowa" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44921/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a the Decker Meat Packing Plant in Mason City, Iowa. It is a large three story brick building. Employees sit and stand on a loading dock next to a railroad box car.</p>Judge Roy Bean Trying a Case, 19002009-02-27T18:26:38-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44923/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44923/"><img alt="Judge Roy Bean Trying a Case, 1900" title="Judge Roy Bean Trying a Case, 1900" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth44923/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a Judge Roy Bean holding court, trying a horse thief in 1900. He was the only peace officer west of the Pecos River at the time.</p>Sir Bredwell at C.C. Slaughter's Lazy "S" Ranch2009-02-27T17:32:33-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth43587/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth43587/"><img alt="Sir Bredwell at C.C. Slaughter's Lazy "S" Ranch" title="Sir Bredwell at C.C. Slaughter's Lazy "S" Ranch" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth43587/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Sir Bredwell, a horned Hereford bull. Two cowboys are standing on the left side of the frame, one holding the bull's lasso.</p>J.M. Treadwell Driving a Buggy2009-02-27T17:07:08-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth43126/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth43126/"><img alt="J.M. Treadwell Driving a Buggy" title="J.M. Treadwell Driving a Buggy" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth43126/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of J.M. Treadwell driving a buggy with a canopy in 1906. Prince and King Dodo are the horses.</p>Oil Field in Beaumont, Texas, 19012008-11-14T20:54:14-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41397/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41397/"><img alt="Oil Field in Beaumont, Texas, 1901" title="Oil Field in Beaumont, Texas, 1901" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41397/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of very many derricks in an oil field. In the foreground are wooden shacks, stacks of wooden boards, smokestacks with smoke plumes rising out of them. In the bottom right-hand corner is the name, "Trost".</p>The Lucas Gusher, 19012008-11-14T20:54:06-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41398/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41398/"><img alt="The Lucas Gusher, 1901" title="The Lucas Gusher, 1901" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41398/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the Lucas gusher in 1901. The Lucas gusher is a spindletop that is gushing oil out of the top of it. On the ground surrounding the spindletop are several workers, two holding a large hose.</p>Cowboys Getting Ready for a Roundup2008-06-09T21:38:52-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38393/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38393/"><img alt="Cowboys Getting Ready for a Roundup" title="Cowboys Getting Ready for a Roundup" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38393/small/"/></a></p><p>Cowboys on the W Ranch getting ready for a roundup in 1908. W.S. Priest is the third man from the right.</p>W Ranch in Winkler County, Texas2008-06-09T21:38:44-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38394/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38394/"><img alt="W Ranch in Winkler County, Texas" title="W Ranch in Winkler County, Texas" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38394/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of cowboys on the W Ranch in Winkler County, Texas branding a horse. Men are: 1. R. E Cleveland, 2. Carter, 3. L.M. Jones, 4. Frank Copeland, 5. Hankins. They branded 10,000 calves that year (1906).</p>Cowboys in the Corral at Pennington Ranch2008-06-09T21:37:51-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38397/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38397/"><img alt="Cowboys in the Corral at Pennington Ranch" title="Cowboys in the Corral at Pennington Ranch" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38397/small/"/></a></p><p>Cowboys changing horses at noon in the corral at the Pennington Ranch near Claude, Texas in 1900.</p>J.L.Pennington Ranch near Claude, Texas2008-06-09T21:37:50-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38398/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38398/"><img alt="J.L.Pennington Ranch near Claude, Texas" title="J.L.Pennington Ranch near Claude, Texas" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38398/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of cowboys having dinner on the J.L.Pennington Ranch on the panhandle plains of Texas. The man third from the left is T.H. Pennington.</p>Matador Ranch Headquarters2008-06-09T21:36:08-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38404/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38404/"><img alt="Matador Ranch Headquarters" title="Matador Ranch Headquarters" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38404/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the Matador Ranch Headquarters in 1901. The man on the platform who is fishing is Johnnie McBain, the ranch bookkeeper at that time. Standing next to McBain is Mrs. B.F. Harper and the other girl is Esther Cammack.</p>Collision of Two Texas and Pacific "Cannon Balls" in Jefferson, Texas2008-06-09T21:28:16-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38433/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38433/"><img alt="Collision of Two Texas and Pacific "Cannon Balls" in Jefferson, Texas" title="Collision of Two Texas and Pacific "Cannon Balls" in Jefferson, Texas" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38433/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of train crewmen and curious spectators posed beside crushed locomotives near Jefferson, Texas in 1903. Trains met head-on after a mix-up in orders. Engine crewmen jumped before the trains hit.</p>[View of Indian Gap, Texas]2008-06-09T20:38:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38512/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38512/"><img alt="[View of Indian Gap, Texas]" title="[View of Indian Gap, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38512/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Indian Gap, Texas. Indian Gap, as shown in the photo is located in a small valley (gap) between a northern hill and southern hill.</p>First Garza County Court2008-06-09T20:33:17-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38529/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38529/"><img alt="First Garza County Court" title="First Garza County Court" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38529/small/"/></a></p><p>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 wagon and in the foreground is a saddle.</p>