Rescuing Texas History, 2013 - 18 Matching Results

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[Portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer]

Description: Full-length portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer, wearing a light-colored dress with a flower detail on the chest. Margurete Doppslemayer stands with her hands and back supported against a lattice-like wooden fence. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Margurete Doppslemayer, May 25 / 1891."
Date: May 25, 1891
Creator: Holmes, H. C. & Shaw, Robert
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Weisman]

Description: Portrait of Weisman, seated atop a fabric-covered chair, wearing a light-colored gown. The back of the photograph has intricate designs of foliage, stars, and scrolls. A hand written note on the back reads, "Henry Landsfield's [tentative] son Weisman, 3 mo. old, July 4 / 94."
Date: July 4, 1894
Creator: Bruce & Corti
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Ellington Field, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Ellington Field, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a light blue background and golden edging. "Ellington Field Fire Dept." is written in black along the top, while "State of Texas" is written along the bottom edge. The center of the patch contains a blue, white, and red image of Texas behind a jet and a yellow fire truck.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Harrison County, Texas Firefighters Association Patch]

Description: Patch from the Harrison County, Texas Firefighters Association. The round patch has a yellow background and edging. "Harrison County Firefighters Assoc." is written in black on an outer ring. An inner circle has a light blue background and contains a red and yellow firefighter's cross with the image of a fire helmet, hatchet, ladder, nozzle, and pike at its center.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Harrison County, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Harrison County, Texas District Two volunteer fire department. The patch is shaped like a Florian Cross and has a black background with golden edging. "Harrison County Fire District No. Two" and "Volunteers helping Our Neighbors" are written across the patch along the top and bottom. In the center is an image of a fire fighter carrying a child through a fire.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Marshall, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Marshall, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a red background and navy blue edging. A white Florian Cross with navy blue edging covers most of the patch. "Fire Dept." is written in red across the top and bottom point. A red fire hook and ladder appear in the left and right points, respectively. The central circle contains an outline of Texas with the word "Marshall" written inside of it. The city's location is indicated with a blue star.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of Delia Milam]

Description: Photograph of Deallie (or Delia) Milam. She wears a bow around her collar and looks to the right. Writing on the back of the image indicates that she was born December 21, 1842.
Date: unknown
Creator: Harrington
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Robert Milam]

Description: Photograph of Robert "Bob" Milam, who poses in front of his picture in front of a backdrop. The back of the photo reads: Uncle Bob Milam, Born February 5th 1873, Great Grandfather half brother, Marya's son.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Unidentified Girl on Stone Wall]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified girl posed sitting with her legs crossed on a short stone wall with uniform circular cutouts. Her left arm rests on an elevated stone planter - ornamental grasses are potted in the planter. She wears a long sleeve black dress with a bow around the collar and a bow as a belt. Her hair is curled with bangs and is pulled away from her face.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, William
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Unidentified Girl with Hat]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified girl posed standing next to a chair, wearing a light-colored eyelet dress with a wide belt and long hair ribbon. In her left hand she holds the ribbons of a straw hat and supports her hand against the arm of the chair. The background is that of a decorative wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, William
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Weitzle with Violin and Bow]

Description: Photograph of a young girl identified as Weitzle, seated in a winter landscape (snow), holding a violin in her left hand with a bow supported against her right leg. She wears a dark-colored dress and a jacket with three-quarter length sleeves. The background consists of a stone wall with potted flora at each corner, a metal gate, and the stump of a tree.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bruce, T. J.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Boy Named Martin]

Description: Portrait of a boy, visible from the chest up, wearing a light-colored shirt with buttons down the front and a cape-collar. The photograph is quite shadowy and the background is indiscernible. A hand written note on the back of the frame identifies the boy as "Martin."
Date: unknown
Creator: Howard Studio
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Girl Named Sally]

Description: Full-length portrait of a girl wearing a light-colored eyelet dress, knee-high socks, and shoes with bows. She is seated on a patterned couch with her right arm extended to rest on the arm of the couch. A handwritten note, in red pencil, on the lower edge of the photograph reads, "Sally."
Date: unknown
Creator: Webster, J. H.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Master Charley Hendrick]

Description: Photograph of Master Charley Hendrick visible from the chest up, wearing a light-colored shirt and darker jacket. The back of the photograph includes a typed note which reads, "J. H. Webster, Our Photographer. Marshall, Tex. Duplicates can be had at any time."
Date: unknown
Creator: Webster, J. H.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Unidentified Young Man]

Description: Portrait of an unidentified young man, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored double-breasted suit and an overcoat. A purple stamped note about the photographer on the back reads, "William Brown, Photographer, Marshall, - Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, William
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waskom, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Waskom, Texas volunteer fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a dark blue background and red edging. "Fire," "Rescue," "EMS," "Waskom V.F.D" appear in grey at the top of the patch, while "Gateway to Texas" is written near the bottom. There is a firefighter's cross off center to the right with yellow borders, red points, and a Star of Life in its center. A grey and red beam is projected diagonally to the left from the cross.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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