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- J.A. Vornon & Son Blacksmith Shop
- Photograph of blacksmith shop. Men and boys are standing under sign the left front of the shop that says "J.A. Varnon & Son". Horses drawing buggies are parked in front of the shop. The tower of the Wilson County Court House can be seen in the background.
- [Longview High School Graduating Class]
- Photograph of the 1902 graduating class of Longview High School, in Longview, Texas. From left to right, front to back, the graduating students pictured are: Front row: Pearl Gans. Middle row: Julia Butt, E. F. Clanton, and Ruby Smith. Back row: Fannie May Lacy, Verta Eckman, Sam Morrow, and Della.
- [Baby in Large White Garment]
- Photograph of baby James Hunten McDaniel wearing a large white garment and sitting in a chair with a blanket over it.
- Richardson High School 1902
- Photograph of a group students and faculty from Richardson High School. The students are posing in two rows, and the three faculty members are standing behind them. They are posing in front of a wooden building. Three boys in the center-front row are holding a sign with cursive handwriting on it. Text below the image says "Richardson School 1902."
- [Young Girls of Longview]
- Photograph of seven young girlfriends of Longview, Texas. The friends are pictured at Annie Castleberry's home in Longview. They are all dipping their bare feet in a pond. From left to right, the friends pictured are: Etta Wilkins, Nannie Howard , Birdie Cole, Annie Castleberry, Berdale Weeks, Opal Holt, and Nannie Holland Weatherby. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard.
- Christopher and Martha Huffhines Home
- Photograph of a front-exterior view of the Christopher and Martha Huffhines home. The wooden house is two-stories tall with an awning covering the width of the house. Standing on the steps is a woman and baby identified as Ophelia Huffhines Chick and baby Amy. In the foreground, there is a wooden fence. Amy married Jack D. Rutledge in 1926, and died in June 2005 at 101 years old.
- [Confederate Veterans of Gregg County]
- Photograph of the 1903 meeting of the Gregg County Veterans of the Confederate States Army in Gregg County, Texas. The members pictured gathered to commemorate their participation in the Civil War.
- [Grover Finch]
- Photograph of Grover Finch, the former superintendent of the Longview School systems and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Finch is wearing a suit with a deer lapel pin on the collar.
- [Lillian Gunter's Steno Book]
- Notebook filled with notes written by Miss Lillian Gunter. The text appears to include speeches, mathematical notation, and other notes. Accompanying information suggests that some of the information may be related to the Cooke County Library bookmobile, and some speeches also seem to refer to World War I and city preparations.
- [Longview Cannibals]
- Photograph of the 1903 Longview Cannibals Baseball Team in Longview, Texas. The teammates are all pictured wearing their uniforms. From left to right, top to bottom, the members of the team are: Top row: Sol Fisher, Lee Merrill (Team Manager), Shannon Victory. Second row: Dr. J. C. Frances, John Henry Richardson, B. W. Crain, Sr., "Scissor Bill" Lawrence, Will Gilreath. Bottom row: Grady "Bear" White, Jack Johnston, Howell N. Forman, Sr., Jose Munden.
- [Viola Eckman]
- Photograph of Miss Viola Eckman as a high school graduate in Longview, Texas. Viola is wearing a long white dress and a bow in her hair. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard.
- First Methodist Church
- Photograph of First Methodist Church, erected in 1905. Writing on photograph indicates address E. Church South. A.L. Carnes, P.C.
- Richards School Picnic
- Photograph of a group of young women at the Richardson School picnic. They are standing near a body of water. In the background, there are trees.
- Richardson School Picnic
- Photograph of two young men and two young women at the Richardson School picnic. They women are sitting in a horse-drawn carriage, and the men are standing on the side of it. The carriage and horse are in body of shallow water. In the background, there are trees. Text below the image says "Richardson School Picnic 1905."
- The Chaparral, Yearbook of the College of Industrial Arts, 1906
- Yearbook for the College of Industrial Arts in Denton, Texas, (now Texas Woman's University) includes photos of and information about the college, student body, faculty and organizations. The Daedalian represents the school's unique history and standing as a single-sex college established by the state of Texas for the education of women.
- [Confederate Soldiers of Gregg County]
- Photograph of the Confederate soldiers of Gregg County. The soldiers are pictured outside a house, and two men are holding a large Confederate flag in the background. From left to right, top to bottom, the soldiers pictured are: Top row: John McClain, Brad Johnson, J. M. Rosson, J. L. Finch, Frank Young, T. E. Kennard, J. M. Spinks, and Ben Spinks. Bottom row: J. K. Bivins, Mr. Lane, Emory Prothro, unidentified, G. Rowe, unidentified, Mr. Tyson, Mr. Tutt, Robert F. Echols, unidentified.
- [First Christian Church]
- Photograph of the First Christian Church in Longview, Texas. The church was established in 1872 by nine resident members of the Old School Southern Presbyterian Church. There are several people walking on the sidewalk around the church. A salon, called Mi Lady Beauty Shoppe, is pictured to the left of the church.
- Floresville Trades Day, 1906
- This is a photograph of a hanging picture of downtown Floresville during the 1906 Trade Days. This photo shows the buildings, people, horses, wagon. On the back of the photograph it is noted that Mrs. Ed Franklin was queen and Rosalie Stevenson and Maude Neal were the princesses. R.R. Smith, attorney, crowned the queen for the festivities.
- Richardson School Picnic
- Photograph of three young women and two young men at a Richardson School picnic. The men are wearing ribbons with long streamers on their lapels, and the women are wearing bonnets. In the background, there is a horse-drawn vehicle. Text below the image says "Richardson School Picnic 1906."
- Richardson School Class of 1906
- Photograph of eighteen students and one professor, identified as Richardson School Class of 1906. Eight young women and one male professor are sitting in the back row, nine young men are sitting in front of them, and one young man is sitting on the ground. In the background, there is a wooden building. The students are identified in order on the back of the photograph.
- The Chaparral, Yearbook of the College of Industrial Arts, 1907
- Yearbook for the College of Industrial Arts in Denton, Texas, (now Texas Woman's University) includes photos of and information about the college, student body, faculty and organizations. The Chaparral represents the school's unique history and standing as a single-sex college established by the state of Texas for the education of women.
- Floresville School Students
- Photograph of students in front of school house. The card held by the boy in the middle of the front row says; Floresville, Texas. The boy's name is Haywood McDaniel. The boy who is third from the right in the first row is Charlie Culpepper. The teacher on the top row, far left, is Miss Myrtle Hurley (Mrs. Ed Franklin).
- [Smith Residence]
- Photograph of the family home of Judge John Tyson Smith, Sr. in Longview, Texas. The home is covered in wood clapboards, and there is a wooden picket fence lining the yard. From left to right, the members of the photograph are: Behind the fence: Nancy Melvina Smith, Nan Smith and Earl Smith. In front of the fence: Lorain Small, John Tyson Smith, Jr., and J. K. Small.
- Houston Hustlers in Hallettsville, Texas
- Photograph of the Houston Hustlers as they came through Hallettsville, Texas. According to an accompanying article, "Seven wagons chained together and drawn by eight yoke of oxen conveyed the Houston party from the depot to the barbecue grounds." The wagons are in front of several buildings on the west side of the Courthouse Square. According to another accompanying article, you can see the Lavaca Bank, the white building in the center background, partially visible. There are other people in the street watching, including a band. Written at the bottom right of the photograph is "Houston Hustlers at Hallettsville Texas April 26, 1907." On the back it says "Property of Lillie Ahrens."
- [Culpepper Christmas Card]
- Greeting card with a photographic print from the family of Cody and Maud Culpepper of Longview, Texas. The couple are pictured sitting in a horse-drawn car, and there is a colored illustration of a candlestick. The card includes a note that reads: "With the best of Holiday Wishes." It is signed by the couple.
- Early Class at Greenville Avenue School
- Photograph of a group of students and one teacher from Greenville Avenue School. They are posing in four rows outside of a wooden building. They are identified on the back of the photograph.
- George W. Huffhines Home
- Photograph of an exterior view of the George W. Huffhines home on 310 Phillips Street. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a wide balcony on the left side. A wooden fence surrounds the property. Two women standing on the balcony are identified as Mary and Eula Huffhines. Five people on the porch are identified as George W., Minnie, baby Lucille, Geraldine, and Le Ella. To the right, there is a view of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, which was destroyed in a 1909 storm.
- [Longview Fire Department]
- 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.
- [Longview Fire Department]
- Photographic postcard of the Longview Fire Department answering a call. The fireman pictured is riding in a horse-drawn carriage, and there is a dog running behind the carriage. There are unidentified buildings in the background of the photograph. The photographer is standing in the middle of Tyler St and looking east toward the intersection of Tyler and Fredonia St.
- [Longview School Children]
- Photograph of the Longview Public School second grade class in Longview, Texas. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard. From left to right, front to back, the students and teachers pictured are: Front row: Hughey Jackson, Signey McCranie, Early Schaffer, Ottis Brady, Raymond Wooten, Pierce Tutt, Marshall Oden. Second row: S. J. Massie, James Brown, John Ford, Henry Smith, Earl Smith, Sam Brown, Julian Hurst, Lowell Smith, Earnest McKinley, Charley Hopkins. Third row: George Kelly, Roy Wilson, Herbert William, Collie Long, Minnie Jones, Ruth Cook, Mazie Kelly, Louise Kelly, Anna Bell Moseley, Louise Shaw. Fourth row: Dorothy Fisher, Nellie Henderson, Ella Rhee Christian. Top row: unidentified girl, Kathryn Stewart, Mara Trice, Eula Kennedy, unidentified girl, Miss Nora McClure (substitute teacher), Katie Dee Clulcoat, Margaret Copeland.
- Portrait of Lizzie Mercer and Jessie Blewett 1908
- Photograph of a portrait of two women identified as Lizzie Mercer and Jessie Blewett Harben. They are standing in a wooden barrel with a sign on the front that says "Pure Country 'Lasses $1.50 per. Gal." In the background, there is a wooden building.
- Portrait of Vera Huffhines
- Photograph of a bust-length portrait of Vera France Huffhines at eight years old. She is wearing a hair bow and necklace. Text below the image says "Vera Huffhines." She is the daughter of Winfield Scott Huffhines and Francis Ann Harris Huffhines, and later married William Statler Stratton.
- Richardson High School Class 1908
- Photograph of Richardson High School class of 1908. They are all wearing light-colored ribbon bows with long streamers. The three young women and men are identified as (front row) Eula Huffhines Harben, Hugh Harben, Rosa Hudgins, (back row) Tom McKamy, Mollie Durham Reddick, and Grover Huffhines.
- [Trinity River Flood Waters From Train Track]
- Photograph of Trinity River flood waters as seen from a train track. Beyond the train tracks, which appear on the left, are flood waters and trees. The photograph is inside a decorative black matte.
- [Trinity River Flood Waters From Train Track]
- Photograph of Trinity River flood waters from a train track near Alamo Street. Trees are visible in the background, behind the flooding.
- [Zionist Convention]
- Photograph of the Texas Zionist Association Convention at the Shearith Israel Congregation in Dallas, Texas. There are men and women in suits and dresses seated outside the synagogue. There is a Star of David above the doorway of the synagogue with a Hebrew word that translates to "Zion" as well as American and Zionist flags hanging from the building. From left to right, the known members seated in the front row are: Moses Shanblum (fourth from left), Joe Jacobs (fifth from the right), William Goldstein, Israel N. Mehl (with his two children).
- [Boat on Trinity River Flood Waters]
- Photograph of a boat on Trinity River flood waters. Handwritten note on back: "May 1908 flood waters ship crossing between Dallas and Oak Cliff."
- [Flood Water in Turtle Creek Pumping Station]
- Photograph of flood water inside Turtle Creek Pumping Station. Handwritten note on back: "1908 flood waters in old Turtle Creek Pumping Station water seceding."
- [Flood Waters at Train Crossing at Turtle Creek]
- Photograph of Trinity River flood waters. Handwritten note on back: "May 1908 flood waters M.K. + T. train crossing at Turtle Creek; Cotton belt trestle in back ground."
- [Flood Waters, Katy Crossing at Turtle Creek]
- Matted photograph of flood waters at the Katy [Railroad] crossing at Turtle Creek.
- [Men Filling Sand Bags]
- Photograph of several men filling sand bags. Trucks are parked on a dirt road. A handwritten note on back states: "Filling sand bags to use in protecting Fish Trap Road lake Dallas."
- [T&P Bridge and Flood Waters]
- Photograph of the T&P bridge and surrounding flood waters. In the photograph, a boat is visible floating behind a tree. Handwritten note on reverse: "May 1908 flood waters T&P Bridge remains standing tracks washed out."
- [Site of Turtle Creek Pumping Station]
- Photograph of flood Waters at Oak Lawn and Alamo, the site of Turtle Creek Pumping Station.
- (Site of Turtle Creek Pumping Station)
- Matted photograph of flood Waters at Oak Lawn and Alamo, the site of the Turtle Creek Pumping Station.
- [Train Crossing Turtle Creek Through Flood Waters]
- Photograph of the M. K. & T. train in Trinity River flood waters. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "M K & T crossing Turtle Creek through flood waters May 1908 Cotton Belt Train in back ground."
- [Train In Flood Waters]
- Photograph of the Trinity River flood waters. In the photograph, a train is surrounded by water.
- [Trinity River Flood Waters From Train Track]
- Photograph of five figures walking on a train track with Trinity River flood waters in the background. A handwritten note on back of the photograph reads: "May 1908 flood Union Station at site of present structure."
- [Trinity River Flood Waters From Turtle Creek]
- Photograph of the Trinity River flood waters. The photograph is inside a black matte. Poles are jutting out of the water. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "Flood waters May 1908 M. K. + T. tracks and Alamo Street at Turtle Creek looking from Oak Lawn Ave towards the city."
- [Turtle Creek Pumping Station]
- Photograph of the Turtle Creek Pumping Station. The photograph, which is inside a white decorative matte, is washed out. A handwritten note on the back reads: "[Trinity River] Flood waters 1908 (May) old Turtle Creek pumping station in back ground."
- [T. D. Coupland Goods]
- Photograph of the employees of T. D. Coupland Goods in Longview, Texas. The employees are all standing outside of the store. From left to right, the employees pictured are: Searcy Birdsong, T. D. Coupland, Connie Birdsong, Minnie Shellman, C. E. Bailey, Kate Roe, Tom McClain, and J. Willis Booth.