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- [I&GN Railroad Immigrants Home]
- The International and Great Northern Railroad Immigrants Home. Built to give people moving to this part of Texas a place to live until their house was built. A play on the part of the railroad to encourage settlers to immigrate to Texas right after the railroad was built in the late 1880's and early 1890's.
- [Temple Opera House]
- Photo of the Temple Opera House which was located on the corner of Avenue A and Oak Street in downtown Palestine. As per the 1898-1899 city directory, the manager was a man named W.E. Swift. The building has since been destroyed.
- [Temple Opera House]
- Photo of the Temple Opera House which was located on the corner of Avenue A and Oak Street in downtown Palestine. As per the 1898-1899 city directory, the manager was a man named W.E. Swift. The building has since been destroyed.
- [Temple Opera House]
- Photo of the Temple Opera House which was located on the corner of Avenue A and Oak Street in downtown Palestine. As per the 1898-1899 city directory, the manager was a man named W.E. Swift. The building has since been destroyed.
- [Amende School]
- Amende School was a private girls school which was located in Palestine before the advent of free public schools.
- [First Christian Church - Palestine]
- Photo of the First Christian Church, which is located on Crawford Street in Palestine.
- [Palestine High School Students]
- Photo of students from Palestine High School posing on the steps to Palestine High School.
- [An Explosion on Main Street - Palestine]
- Photo of the results of an explosion that occured in a business located on Main street in downtown Palestine.
- [Railroad YMCA]
- Palestine Railroad Y. M. C. A.
- [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.
- [Alamo School Students - 1914]
- Photo of a group of students from the Alamo School - Palestine.
- [View of Crawford Street Looking East]
- Photo of Crawford street looking East.
- [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.
- [Third Ward School - Palestine]
- Photo of the Third Ward School - Palestine
- [Rusk Elementary School - Palestine]
- Photo of the Rusk Elementary School with the student body posed in front of it. This school was located on Palestine Avenue, Palestine.
- [D.M. Tubb - General Merchandise Store - Palestine]
- Photo of the D.M. Tubb General Merchandise Store, which was located in Palestine.
- [Anderson County Pasture]
- Photograph of a pasture filled with trees in Anderson County, Texas.
- [Gideon Gooch, J.P. Allen, N.W. Hunter and an Unidentified Man]
- 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.
- [Palestine Fire Department Band]
- Photo of the Palestine Fire Department Band taken in the Old-town section of Palestine. Photo was taken around the courthouse square around 1890-1900. You can see Carneys Sample Room in the background.
- [Unidentified Man and Osjetea Briggs]
- Photo of an unidentified man and Osjetea Briggs.
- [Alamo School - Third and Fourth Grade Classes]
- Photo of the third and fourth grade classes of Alamo School. A partial list of the students are as follows: Doris Parnell Elizabeth Link
- [Unidentified Man]
- Photo of an unidentified man.
- [Unidentified Infant]
- Photo of an unidentified infant.
- [Unidentified Man]
- Photo of an unidentified man.
- [R.L. Stockton]
- Photo of R.L. Stockton inscribed, "To Ollie, whose brilliance and talent are excelled only by her beauty."
- [Unidentified Man]
- Photo of an unidentified man probably taken by photographer Osjetea Briggs.
- [R.C. Holder]
- Photograph of R.C. Holder, inscribed: "Luck to the Best Photographer"
- [Don Sims]
- Headshot portrait of Don Sims wearing a naval uniform including a dark shirt with light stripes and hat. It is inscribed on back: " These pictures wouldn't have been half as good as they were if it hadn't been for you. I'll never forget them. You made it seem so easy, and now I say Thanks from the bottom of my heart. "Till I come Home" As Ever, Don."
- [Unidentified Infant]
- Photo of an unidentified infant.
- [Unidentified Soldier]
- Photo of an unidentified soldier.
- [Unidentified Man]
- Photo of an unidentified man inscribed "Best of Luck - Curtis"
- [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)
- [Reverend G.R. Stuart]
- Photo of Rev. G.R. Stuart
- [Sally Jo Gilmore]
- Photograph of Sally Jo Gilmore - Woodhouse Class of 1954
- [Aerial Photo of Osjetea Briggs' Home]
- Aerial photo of the home of Osjetea Briggs, which was located just out of the Palestine, Texas city limits on the highway going toward Rusk.
- [Unidentified Couple]
- Photo of an unidentified couple
- [Unidentified Group of Women]
- Photo of an unidentified group of women
- [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.
- [Jerry Sadler]
- Photograph of Jerry Sadler.
- [First Baptist Church - Palestine]
- Photograph of the First Baptist Church in Palestine.
- [Osjetea Briggs]
- Self Portrait of Osjetea Briggs.
- [Unidentified Child on Railroad Tracks]
- Photo of an unidentified child on the railroad tracks in Palestine.
- [The First Christian Church - 113 E. Crawford]
- Congregation from the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), which is located at 113 E. Crawford, Palestine.
- [Unidentified Woman]
- Photo of an unidentified woman
- [World War I Soldiers]
- Photo of a group of WWI Soldiers. Ralph Broyles is the soldier on the lower left.
- [Osjetea Briggs Home - Rusk Highway]
- Photograph of the home of Osjetea Briggs, which was located just out of the city limits on the highway going toward Rusk.
- [Unidentified Woman]
- Photo of an unidentified Palestine woman. Inscription on photo reads "For Dear Leslie From Bettie"
- [Unidentified Couple]
- Photo of an unidentified couple
- [East Fire House - Palestine]
- Photo of the East Fire House, home of the Hope Hook and Ladder Company, Palestine.
- [Ralph Broyles]
- Photo of a man thought to be Ralph Broyles.