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[Third Anderson County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the third Anderson County Courthouse in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story brick building with stone accents and a taller tower on one corner.
Date: [1885..1916]
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Unidentified Man]

Description: Photo of an unidentified man.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Palestine Brass Band]

Description: Photo of a brass band that was based in Palestine in the mid 1880's. Left to right: - Dillar P.A. Kolstad Prof Armenda John Hunter Lee Wallace P. Burkett Ezell A.O. Lovely Michen Micheaux J.B. McKnight James Swinney - Olsen
Date: 1885~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Palestine Fire Department]

Description: Photo of the men of the Palestine Fire Department, posing outside of firehouse #1, home of the Hope Hook and Ladder Company.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Thomas McGee Scott]

Description: Thomas McGee Scott, 1881-1941.
Date: 1882~
Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Palestine Building - Corner of Spring and N. Sycamore]

Description: Photo of the building at the corner of Spring and N. Sycamore streets. This building was occupied by Durr's Book Store, Kolstad's Jewelry Store and A.W. Gregg's Law Office was in the front of the second floor. You can see the steeple of the St. Phillips church in the background. This church has since been moved to the opposite side of the street. At the rear end, north, was the Post Office. The Watson Hotel was across the street on the corner of N. Sycamore. The Episcopal church then stood wher… more
Date: 1880~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[N.R. Royall]

Description: N. R. Royall
Date: 1888
Creator: Bailey
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Palestine Fire Department]

Description: Photo of the men of the Palestine Fire Department, posing outside of firehouse #1, home of the Hope Hook and Ladder Company. They were apparently getting ready to be in some sort of parade as there is a float in the background.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Caroline McGuire and Caroline McGuire Street]

Description: Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880, and her Aunt Caroline McGuire, who raised young Caroline after her mother died when she was 18 mos. old.
Date: 1881~
Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Caroline McGuire Street]

Description: Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.
Date: 1882~
Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Caroline McGuire Street]

Description: Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.
Date: 1884~
Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Caroline McGuire Street]

Description: Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.
Date: 1884~
Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Caroline McGuire Street]

Description: Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.
Date: 1882
Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Caroline McGuire Street]

Description: Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.
Date: 1881
Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Stern Wheeler H.A. Harvey Jr.]

Description: Photo of the Stern Wheeler H.A. Harvey Jr. This boat set a speed record of four days for completing the trip from Magnolia in southern Anderson County to Galveston, while fully loaded with cotton and other freight. In the picture, the steamboat is shown tied up at the Commerce Street landing in Dallas. After plying the Trinity River for several years, it was sold and sailed to Louisiana in 1898 when Trinity River navigation died out.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Three Members of the Dilley Rifles Company]

Description: Photograph of three members of the Dilley Rifles, Palestine. Back of photo identifies them as Warner Williams, Capt; George R. Howard, 1st Lt; and George McClintock, 2nd Lt.
Date: 1880~
Creator: Bailey & Terry
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Amende School]

Description: Amende School was a private girls school which was located in Palestine before the advent of free public schools.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Pearl U. McComas]

Description: Pearl U. McComas, about 1883. Pearl was the daughter of Arthur McComas and Kate Hale McComas of Paris.
Date: 1883~
Partner: Private Collection of Caroline R. Scrivner Richards

[Gideon Gooch, J.P. Allen, N.W. Hunter and an Unidentified Man]

Description: The man sitting left was Mr. N.W. Hunter, the son of the pioneer, Dr. James Hunter, who came to Texas in 1838 and lived in Ft. Houston. Mr. N.W. Hunter was the father of Miss Kate Hunter, Mrs. J.L. Carson, and Miss Pauline Hunter. He was also the great grandfather of Malcolm Hunter. Mr. Gideon Gooch stands on the left and Mr. J.P. Allen stands on the right. The man sitting on the right is unidentified.
Date: 1880~
Creator: Rose, Philip H.
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Hunting Camp]

Description: Photo of a group of men at a hunter camp in Anderson County.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Palestine Public Library
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