Rescuing Texas History, 2007 - 99 Matching Results

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[100 W. Oak]

Description: Photograph of the front and side of the Kolstad Jewelry store, located at 100 W. Oak in Palestine, Texas, taken from the corner of Oak and Sycamore streets. It is a two-story brick building with decorative architectural elements around the upper-story windows and roofline. On the first floor, the walls around the store are tiled and there is a striped awning over the sidewalk with the text "Texas' Oldest Store" above the entrance. Signs above the awning say "Thomas C. Smith, Proprietor," "Ko… more
Date: 1990~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Rainbow & Veteran's Memorial Bridges]

Description: Color photo postcard picturing the new Veteran's Memorial Bridge in front of the older Rainbow Bridge. These bridges connect Bridge City and Port Arthur, Texas over the Neches River. Written on the back of the card, "Twin bridges span the Neches River connecting Bridg City & Port Arthur. The cable-stayed Veteran's Memorial Bridge was dedicated on Sept. 8, 1990, 52 years after the Rainbow Bridge. The clearance of the new bridge is 143 feet; the old bridge is 176 feet." It is postmarked Bridge Ci… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Chiasson, Charlotte
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[216 S. Magnolia]

Description: Close-up photograph of a white, two-story house located at 216 S. Magnolia, Palestine, Texas. There is some decorative woodwork along the eaves and corners of the house, and there is a green awning over the front porch.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[512 N. John - Eilenberger's Bakery]

Description: Photograph of a portion of Eilenberger’s Bakery located at 512 N. John in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story, brick Two-part Commercial Block building; the portion on the left is painted white with a red door and the portion on the right is red brick with siding on the lower floor. There are green awnings above the doors and windows; the one above the entrance on the left says "Eilenberger's Bake Shop."
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[708 S. Sycamore]

Description: Photograph of the front and south side of a 2 ½-story frame house located at 708 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It is painted red with white trim and has Queen Anne-style architecture, including a 3-story corner tower.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[722 S. Magnolia - Lucas - Davey House]

Description: Photograph of the front and south sides of the "Lucas-Davey House," a two-story Queen Anne-style home located at 722 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is painted green with red and gray trim, and has red-brick accents around the foundation. Distinctive features include the asymmetrical massing, a richness in details and materials and superb craftsmanship.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[913 E. Calhoun - Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church]

Description: Close-up photograph of the front entrance of Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, located at 913 E. Calhoun Street, in Palestine, Texas. The brick building is a Gothic Revival-style building that has large towers on two of the corners with steep pyramidal roofs. There is a Texas Historical Marker plaque affixed to the tower on the left.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[918 S. Magnolia]

Description: Photograph of the front of a one-story, L-plan house located at 918 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is painted blue with white trim and has Queen Anne-style embellishments including carved wooden posts and decorations along the front porch and shingling on the front gable end.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[1103 S. Sycamore]

Description: Photograph of the front and side of a white, one-story house located at 1103 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It has a green roof and Queen Anne-style details, including Doric-like columns along the porch, and the front gable end with jigsawn bargeboard, turned pedant, and shingled siding.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Partner: Palestine Public Library
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