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[411 S. Sycamore - A.S. Fox Home]
Photograph of a family on the lawn of the A.S. Fox home, located at 411 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. There are two young girls wearing light-colored dresses, standing on the left side of the image and looking at a spouting fountain in the yard; a man is standing on the right side of the image, holding a toddler. The house is visible in the background. It is a two-story, light-colored building with two chimneys and a widow's walk on the room, as well as a wrap-around front porch with woodwork. A woman is standing on the porch looking toward the camera. A smaller, more ornate building is also visible on the far left of the image.
[1305 S. Sycamore - Broyles House]
Close-up photograph of the southeast corner of the "Broyles House," a 2 ½-story frame house with Queen Anne-style architecture, located at 1305 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas.
[1305 S. Sycamore - Broyles House]
Photograph of the front and south side of the "Broyles House," a white, 2 ½-story frame house with Queen Anne-style architecture, located at 1305 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas.
[Anderson County Farmers]
Photo of some farmer working in the fields somewhere in Anderson County. It is unknown who Mrs. Melba Wallace is or how she is connected to this picture.
[Barbershop Quartet]
Barbershop Quartet in Palestine Texas.
[Bratton Drug Company]
Photo of the interior of the Bratton Drug Company, downtown Palestine.
[Centenary Methodist Church - Palestine Texas]
This is a picture of the first Centenary Methodist Church. It was built around 1884 and was in use until sometime around 1910, when a new building was constructed at 422 S. Magnolia.
[Centenary Methodist Church - Palestine Texas]
This is a picture of the first Centenary Methodist Church. It was built around 1884 and was in use until sometime around 1910, when a new building was constructed at 422 S. Magnolia.
[Central School - Palestine]
Photo of Central School, Palestine, Texas.
[Collage of Photos of Palestine Homes]
Photo of a collage of photos of the different homes located in Palestine.
[Downtown Palestine]
Photo of downtown Anderson County during the late 1800's.
[Dr. and Mrs. Isaac Mitchell Broyles Golden Wedding Anniversary]
Photo of the Dr. and Mrs. Isaac Mitchell Broyles family on their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Top row - left to right: William Broyles Dilley Broyles (boy) William Register Lizzie Broyles Register Second Row: Delia Broyles Issac Mitchell Broyles Mrs. I.M. Broyles Unknown (woman with baby0 Unknown (baby) Ed Hayth Bottom Row: Lois Broyles Unknown (woman) Unknown (man) Unknown (woman)
[East Fire House - Palestine]
Photo of the East Fire House, home of the Hope Hook and Ladder Company, Palestine.
[First Presbyterian Church - 410 Avenue A]
Copy print of the front of the First Presbyterian Church, located at 410 Avenue A in Palestine, Texas. It is a brick building with stone accents that has a Gothic architecture design including leaded stained glass and Tiffany memorial windows. There is a tall spire above the tower on the left side of the building. A note on the original photograph says "Palestine, Tex. Photo by Geo.A. McDonald." A note under the original photograph says "M-15 Presbyterian Church."
[Fourth Grade Class from an Unidentified Palestine School]
Photo of the fourth grade class from an unidentified Palestine school taken in May 1907
[Gathering at John H. Reagan's Home]
Gathering of unknown people at the home of John H. Reagan. The only identified person in this picture is John Reagan himself, seated in the rocking chair on the left side of the picture.
[Gathering at John H. Reagan's Home]
Gathering of unknown people at the home of John H. Reagan.
[George Wright Home - 900 Block of S. Sycamore]
Photo of the George Wright home, which was located in the 900 block of S. Sycamore. It was demolished when the Memorial Hospital was built.
[George Wright Home - 900 Block S. Sycamore]
Photo of the George Wright home, which was located in the 900 block of S. Sycamore. It was demolished when the Memorial Hospital was built.
[Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell]
Thomas Mitchell Campbell was born on 22 April 1856 at Rusk Texas, the son of Thomas Duncan and Rachel Moore Campbell. He entered Trinity University (then located at Tehuacana) to study law in 1873, but dropped out after one year. He took a job in the Gregg county clerk's office and studied law at night. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and first hung his shingle in Longview. There he stayed until he was appointed a master in chancery for the I&GN Railroad in 1889. In 1891 he moved his family to Palestine. That family consisted of his wife Fannie Irene Bruner and his five chileren. He resigned from the Railroad in 1897 and returned to private law practice in Palestine, becoming active in the Democratic party. At ex-governor Hogg's urging, he decided to run for governor and was elected and spent two terms in office from 1907-1911. Upon leaving the governorship, he returned to private law practice in Palestine, but remained active in Democratic politics. He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1916 and served on the exemption board for World War I. He died in Galveston on 1 April 1923 and is buried in the center of the Palestine City Cemetery Complex. His grave is marked by a tall obelisk shaped monument. His home, located at 814 S. Sycamore, is still owned by descendants of his family.
[Graduation Class of Palestine High School - 1901]
Photo of the Graduating Class of the Palestine High School, May 30, 1901. Top Row: Alma Vitula Lewis David S.H. Howard Laura Lillian Rutledge Professors D.C. Lake - Superintendant of Palestine Public Schools Lois Ca?? Lake Emma Howard Hearne Bruce Walton Teagarden Kate Albers Allen Second Row: Pauline Sterne Fox Gertrude Hathaway Professor Norman Crozier Dorothy Anderson Professor J.H. Russell Annie J. Gardner Mary Olivia Duguy Bottom Row: Maggie Reed Billman George Foster Price
[Group of People in Front of Redlands Hotel]
Group of unidentified people gathered around and on a fire truck parked in front of the Redlands Hotel, which is located at 400 N. Queen Street in Palestine, Texas.
[Interior of Storch Butcher Shop in Palestine]
Photo of the interior of Storch Butcher Shop, later known as the Schuh Meat Market, in Palestine. The store was located in the 100 block of West Spring Street.
[Intersection of Main and N. Sycamore Streets]
Photo taken from the intersection of Main and N. Sycamore streets looking westward down Main.
[John Bethune, Susie Freeman and Brice N. McDonald]
Photo of John Bethune McDonald, Susie Freeman McDonald, and Brice N. McDonald.
[The Lake at Elkhart Mineral Wells]
Photo titled "An Outing on the Lake at Elkhart Mineral Wells, Anderson Co., Tex."
[Lock and Dam #4 - Trinity River]
Photo of Lock and Dam #4, which was on the Trinity River in Anderson County
[Lock and Dam #4 - Trinity River]
Lock and Dam #4 - Trinity River - Anderson County
[Locomotive and Crew]
Photo of a Locomotive and it's crew in Palestine.
[D.M. Tubb - General Merchandise Store - Palestine]
Photo of the D.M. Tubb General Merchandise Store, which was located in Palestine.
[Mabel Ash Pearlstone]
Photo of Mabel Ash Pearlstone, Palestine, Texas.
[Mart Burke and Mack Huddleston]
Photo of Mart Burke, who was born in 1880, the son of Julius and Miranda Huddleston Burke and his cousin Mack Huddleston. Mack was born in 1882, the son of Martin L. and Eunice Delany Huddleston.
[McKnight Plaza - Palestine]
Photo of McKnight Plaza taken during the 1930s. This business district was the primary area for businesses owned and operated by African-Americans in Palestine, and was located in the 100 block of Avenue A, on the south side of the street next to what is now United Realty (the former First National Bank Building). The building was demolished in 1945.
[Mrs. N.R. Royall]
Mrs. N. R. Royall
[Palestine Fire Department]
Photo of the men of the Palestine Fire Department, posing outside of firehouse #1, home of the Hope Hook and Ladder Company.
[Palestine Ice, Fuel, Gin Co.]
This building housed the Palestine Ice, Fuel and Gin Company. It was located on the corner of Spring and Houston Streets in Palestine.
[Palestine Ice, Fuel, Gin Co.]
This building housed the Palestine Ice, Fuel and Gin Company. It was located on the corner of Spring and Houston Streets in Palestine.
[Palestine Ice, Fuel, Gin Co.]
This building housed the Palestine Ice, Fuel and Gin Company, It was located on the corner of Spring and Houston Streets in Palestine.
[Palestine Ice, Fuel, Gin Co.]
This building housed the Palestine Ice, Fuel and Gin Company. It was located on the corner of Spring and Houston Streets in Palestine.
[Palestine Young Men's Business Association Building]
This building was the home of the Young Mens Business Association, which later became the Palestine Chamber of Commerce. It was located on Spring Street (once known as Front Street) in the "new town" section of Palestine, which was along the railroad tracks. This picture was probably taken in the early 1900's.
[Photo of the last hanging to take place in Anderson County]
This is a photo of the last official hanging that took place in Anderson County around 1904.
[Photo of the Last Hanging to take place in Anderson County]
This is a photo of the last official hanging that took place in Anderson County in 1904.
[Photograph of Trinity River: Lock and Dam #4]
Photograph of Lock and Dam #4 - Trinity River - Anderson County.
[Postcard of Avenue A Looking East]
Photo of a postcard of Avenue A looking east toward the courthouse. Notice the Third Anderson County Courthouse at the end of the avenue, McKnights Plaza on the right, and the Temple Opera House on the left.
[Postcard of Spring Street Looking West]
Photo of a post card of Spring Street looking west from the intersection of Sycamore Street.
[Poster for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen]
Poster from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, organized at Fort Jarvis, New York, December 1st 1873. Joshua A. Leach Founder. There was a chapter of this union in Palestine at the turn of the century.
[Railroad Gardens and Spring Street]
Photo of the railroad garden that was once situated between the railroad tracks and Spring Street in the "New-town" section of Palestine.
[Ralph Broyles]
Photo of a man thought to be Ralph Broyles.
[Rev. John Patrick and Frances Caroline Killion Huddleston]
Photo of Rev. John Patrick Huddleston, who was born on August 7, 1830 in Blount County, Alabama and his wife, Frances Caroline Killion. She was born July 15, 1833 in Blount County, Alabama. They married in 1853 and John Patrick died on July 14, 1909 in Palestine. Frances died November 10, 1920, also in Palestine. They are both buried in the Crawford Cemetery.
[Reverend G.R. Stuart]
Photo of Rev. G.R. Stuart
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