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[Portrait of Jessie Shepherd]

Description: Photograph of a young girl named "Jessie Shepherd," as noted on the back of the photograph. She is 14 years old in the photo. She is wearing a white dress, and her hair is tied back. The photograph is matted in a brownish-gray mat.
Date: 1888
Creator: Carter, W. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Portrait of Nannie Mae]

Description: Photograph of a young woman named "Nannie Mae Bramlett" as noted on the back of the photograph. She is wearing a white dress with a flower along the neckline, and her hair is tied up in a bun. The photograph is matted in a light brown mat.
Date: 1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Portrait of Nannie Mae]

Description: Photograph of a young woman named "Mrs. Clem Hammond," as noted on the back of the photograph. She has wavy brown hair, and she is wearing a white dress with dark collar. The photograph is matted in a light brown mat with an embossed floral border.
Date: 1910~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Longview Volunteer Fire Company]

Description: Photograph of nineteen members of the Longview Volunteer Fire Company in Longview, Texas. The men are lined up outside a building in Longview, and there are four men seated on a horse-drawn carriage behind the line of firemen. The octagon shaped building on the right is the fire station. The building in the background on the left is the Texas & Pacific Railroad station. There is a newspaper clipping on the back of the photograph with a handwritten note. From left to right, the members of the ph… more
Date: 1885
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.494925 -94.739487
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Longview Fire Department]

Description: Photographic postcard of the Longview Fire Department hose cart. There is a man sitting in the hose cart, and it is being pulled by two horses. There are unidentified buildings in the background of the photograph.
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Tate's Store Home Furniture Company]

Description: Photographic postcard of Tate's Store Home Furniture Company in Longview, Texas. There are three men sitting and standing in a horse-drawn delivery cart. From left to right, the men pictured are: Tom Dawson, Jim Stewart and Alma Woods, as noted on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Northcutt Residence]

Description: Photographic postcard of the W. D. Northcutt's family home in Longview, Texas. The home is three stories tall with two large wrap-around porches on the first and second stories. There is an unidentified family in front of the house, which is likely the Northcutt family. Two children are sitting on Shetland ponies, and there is a black and white dog to the left of the photograph.
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Hoskins Residence]

Description: Photographic postcard of the family home of Joseph M. Hoskins, located at 210 South Green Street in Longview, Texas, as noted on the back of the postcard. The front of the home is pictured. It was built in 1902.
Date: 1902~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Christmas Card]

Description: Photographic postcard of Longview School students standing outside of a brick building in Longview, Texas. There is an illustration of Santa Claus and his reindeer on the right side of the postcard, with the greeting: "Merry Christmas." From left to right, top to bottom, the students pictured are: Top row: Junius Flewellen, John Morrow, Lawrence Chaney. Second row: Betty Oliver, Flo Bramlette, Dory Van Orten. Third row: Kathleen Howard, Marie Brown, Annie Brown, Ruth Buchanan, Pearl Foster. … more
Date: 1901~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Frank T. Rembert Postcard]

Description: Photographic postcard of Frank T. Rembert, a telegrapher from Copiah County, Mississippi. Mr. Rembert moved to Longview, Texas in 1877. Mr. Rembert is wearing a suit and a hat, and he is sitting in a wicker chair.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Culpepper, Cody
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Gans Residence]

Description: Photographic postcard of the family home of Dave Gans of Longview, Texas. There are six unidentified individuals sitting on the large, wrap-around porch, and there is an African American woman standing in the yard.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Culpepper, Cody B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Little Texas and Pacific Sunshine Special]

Description: Photographic postcard of the Little Texas and Pacific Sunshine Special train ride at the Longview Amusement Park in Longview, Texas. There are many men, women and children watching as three men gas the train up. J. B. Shores, Director of Public Relations for the Texas and Pacific Railroads, takes a turn at the locomotive controls. Burke Campbell created the Longview Amusement Park in the 1940's.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Culpepper, Cody B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Beth-El Congregation's First Synagogue]

Description: Photograph of Temple Beth-El, the first house of worship for Beth-El, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation. It was a two-story, neo-classical synagogue constructed of wood and stucco. Above the columned entrance was a wooden Star of David, beneath which were the Hebrew words "Y'he Or," meaning "Let There Be Light." Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say, "Beth-El Congregation's 1st synagogue; built 1908 @ 5th & Taylor Streets. Photo from The Jewish Monitor, 1915. Greek Reviva… more
Date: 1915
Creator: The Jewish Monitor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Beth-El Congregation's Second Synagogue]

Description: Photograph of the second synagogue of Beth-El Congregation, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish house of worship. The photo appears to have been taken in 1948 after the temple was refurbished due to a 1946 fire that gutted the interior. The red-brick building, at 207 W. Broadway Ave., has two-stories plus a basement with a social hall and kitchen. The building's facade has a frieze above the entry with a quote from Psalms ("Give Ear, O Lord, Unto My Prayer") as well as two menorahs above the frieze. Th… more
Date: 1948
Creator: J. Allison
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.741237 -97.327327
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Beth-El Congregation's Second Synagogue]

Description: Photograph of the entrance to the synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Ave. that served Beth-El Congregation from 1920 to 2000. The building has two stories plus a basement with a social hall and kitchen. It is constructed of red brick and limestone. In the photo, the facade has a frieze above the entry with a quote from Psalms ("Give Ear, O Lord, Unto My Prayer") as well as two limestone menorahs above the quotation. The stained-glass windows on the front and side of the building are protected by st… more
Date: 2000
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Beth-El Congregation Building Committee]

Description: Photograph of Beth-El's Building Committee. Four of the committee members are seated around a wooden table, the other four members are standing behind them. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say "Briarhaven Planning Committee" "from Len S. Construction book" and list the persons in the photo from left to right. Front row: Lynny Sankary, [Committee Chairman] Irwin Krauss, Judith Cohen, Billy Rosenthal Back row: Ken Baum, Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, Dr. Ira Hollander, S… more
Date: 1999
Creator: Schweitzer, Leonard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Beth-El Congregation Building Committee Discussing Plans]

Description: Photograph of Beth-El's Building Committee. The committee members are standing around a wooden table looking at the building plans. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say "Briarhaven Planning Committee" "from Len S. Construction book" and list the persons in the photo from left to right. Clockwise from left: David Stanford (architect), [Committee Chairman] Irwin Krauss, Ken Baum, Lynny Sankary, Sheldon Anisman, Jane Manning & Bob Wagnon (designers), Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger… more
Date: 1999
Creator: Schweitzer, Leonard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Portrait of Simon Gabert]

Description: Photocopy of a portrait of Simon Gabert (1836-1911), visible from the chest up. He is dressed in a Knights of Pythias Uniform including a jacket and hat. Gabert was a German immigrant who worked as a cotton broker. He came to Fort Worth, Texas in 1856 and returned after fighting for the Union during the Civil War; he was among the founders of Beth-El Congregation.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Photograph of the Torah March]

Description: Photograph of the Torah March, August 8, 2000, during which members of Beth-El Congregation carry Torah scrolls from the old synagogue to the new. The march was organized to transport the congregation's six handwritten Torah scrolls 7.5 miles from the old synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Avenue to the temple's new building at 4900 Briarhaven Road. In this image, those at the front of the march include several teenagers in the temple youth group. The Torahs, usually covered with velvet mantles, are… more
Date: August 13, 2000
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Photograph of the Torah March]

Description: Photograph of teenagers from the Fort Worth Federation of Temple Youth carrying the Torahs during the Torah march. The Torah march was organized to carry the six handwritten Torah scrolls 7.5 miles from the old synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Avenue to the new Temple Beth-El location at 4900 Briarhaven Road. In this image, five teenagers carry the Torahs (covered by white terry-cloth covers decorated with a blue Jewish star) in a line. From left to right, they are: Adam Hollander, Corey Pew, T… more
Date: August 13, 2000
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives
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