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[Unidentified Family]
Photo of an unidentified family
[Unidentified Infant]
Photo of an unidentified infant
[Unidentified Woman]
Photo of an unidentified Woman
[Unidentified Infant]
Photo of an unidentified infant.
[Unidentified Infant]
Photo of an unidentified infant.
[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
[Photograph of Trinity River: Lock and Dam #4]
Photograph of Lock and Dam #4 - Trinity River - Anderson County.
[Soldier in Spanish American War Uniform]
The man in this photograph has been tentatively identified as having been a soldier during the Spanish American war. On the back of the photograph it reads "Property of J.F. Grigsby - 408 So. Sycamore Street, Palestine Texas". The photo is now owned by the Anderson County Historical Commission.
[Unidentified Man]
Photo of an unidentified man.
[Reverend G.R. Stuart]
Photo of Rev. G.R. Stuart
[Unidentified Woman]
Photo of an unidentified woman
[Davey Lake Dogwood Trail]
Photo of the Davey Lake Dogwood Trail, which is located in the Davey Dogwood Park, near Palestine.
[First Christian Church - Palestine]
Photo of the First Christian Church, which is located on Crawford Street in Palestine.
[Palestine - Jacksonville Highway]
Postcard of the highway going from Jacksonville to Palestine. This highway is now U.S. 79
[Unidentified Man]
Photo of an unidentified man
[301 S. Magnolia - Bowers Mansion]
Photograph of the north and east sides of the "Bowers Mansion" located at 301 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story house that has Victorian Italiante-style architectural elements (including a small cupola with bracketed eaves and narrow, paired windows), and a two-tiered porch with Queen Anne-style turned- and jigsawn- wood trim. Part of the yard is also visible, a fountain in the front.
[412 S. Royall - Royall House]
Photograph of the front and south side of a two-story house, located at 416 S. Royall in Palestine, Texas. It has a long, wrap-around porch with Ionic columns and brick around the lower level of the house.
[501 S. Magnolia]
Photograph of the south side of a two-story house located at 501 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. The house is brick on the first floor with wooden siding on the front and upper floor, painted light brown or beige with dark brown shutters.
[519 S. Royall]
Photograph of the front of a white, two-story, brick house located at 519 S. Royall in Palestine, Texas. It has Victorian Italianate architectural embellishments, including the segmental-arched hoodmolds, bracketed eaves, and main entrance with its round-arched portal and hoodmold. Additionally, there are Queen Anne-style aspects, such as the fish-scaled, patterned shingles in the front-facing gable and the complex roof plan. There is snow on the ground and rooftops.
[619 S. Sycamore - A.R. Howard Home]
Photograph of the front and south side of "A.R. Howard Home," a two-story, Victorian Italianate-style house located at 619 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. This house is noteworthy because of its load-bearing masonry (brick) construction and its segmental-arched openings, bracketed eaves, and low-pitched roof. The house is behind a brick fence with metal ornamentation.
[717 S. Sycamore]
Photograph of the front and south side of a two-story frame house located in 717 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It has Queen Anne-style details on the porch woodwoork and gable ends with Italianate-style influences (including round-arched upper sashes on the second floor windows, and pedimented architraves).
[722 S. Magnolia - Lucas Davey House]
Photograph of the front and south sides of the "Lucas-Davey House," a two-story Queen Anne-style home located at 722 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. Distinctive features include the asymmetrical massing, a richness in details and materials and superb craftsmanship. There are trees and bushes around the house, obscuring the porch and first floor.
[921 N. Cedar - Bailey - Summers House]
Close-up of the southeast corner of the "Bailey-Summers House," a two-story, Classical Revival-style house located at 921 N. Cedar St. in Palestine, Texas. The dominant architectural feature is the front portico with two-story Ionic columns.
[Bratton Drug Store - Corner of N. Sycamore and W. Oak Str]
Photograph of the Bratton Drug Company on the northwest corner of W. Oak and N. Sycamore streets in Palestine, Texas, looking west on Oak. It is a two-story brick building with a series of four-pane windows along both sides of the upper story. There is a sign that says "Bratton Drug Co." above the first story, in between "Coca Cola" signs. Several unidentified people are walking on the sidewalk and vehicles are parked along Oak street.
[Construction on the First Presbyterian Church - Palestine]
Photograph taken during the construction of a new section of the First Presbyterian Church, located at 410 Avenue A in Palestine, Texas. There are two men doing brickwork on a corner, around a stone plaque that says "First Presbyterian Church, Educational Building Erected 1972, Rev. W. S. Blanton Pastor."
[House in Palestine]
Photograph of a two-story house in Palestine, Texas. There is a sign in the front yard that says "Yard of the Month."
[Kolstad's Jewelry Store - 100 W. Oak]
Photograph of the front and east side of the Kolstad Jewelry store, located at 100 W. Oak in Palestine, Texas, taken from the corner of Oak and Sycamore streets. It is a two-story brick building with decorative architectural elements around the upper-story windows and roofline. On the first floor, the walls around the store are tiled and there is a sidewalk cover over the store windows. The name "Kolstad" is above the entrance. There are cars parked on the street outside the store and an unidentified person walking past the entrance; part of an adjacent building is visible on the far right.
[The Old and the New Pilgrim Churches - Elkhart, Texas]
Photograph of the original and newer Pilgrim Churches, located near Elkhart, Texas. There is a small, log building in the foreground and a larger, brick building with a series of windows in the background. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says "Replica of original Pilgrim Church and present bldg. now in use. Oliver McReynolds Photo."
[The Old Pilgrim Church - Elkhart, Texas]
Photograph of a replica of the original Pilgrim Church, built near the later brick church just outside of Elkhart, Texas. It is a one-story log building and the wooden front door is open. A Texas Historical Commission plaque is posted on a stone to the right of the building; the Pilgrim Cemetery is partially visible in the background.
[Unidentified People at a Tree Planting]
Photograph of three unidentified people at a tree planting. One man is crouched on the left side of the image, next to the tree; a second man and a woman are standing together on the right and the man is holding a shovel. A stream and trees are visible in the background.
[Unidentified Couple]
Photo of an unidentified couple
[Two Unidentified Ladies]
Photo of two unidentified ladies. Photo was taken by the Mouzon Studio, Palestine, Texas.
[Unidentified Couple]
Photo of an unidentified couple
[Unidentified Man]
Photo of an undentified man taken at the Naschke Studio, Galveston Texas. Back of photo reads: "1870 - came to Palestine 1885"
[Drawing of the Hearne House at 503 E. Hodges]
Photograph of a drawing of the Hearne home, which is located at 503 E. Hodges in Palestine, Texas. The house has Queen Anne-style architecture including a corner tower with a conical roof on the southwest corner and a 2-tiered porch with turned balustrades.
[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.
[Unidentified Couple]
Photo of an unidentified couple
[Unidentified Man]
Photo of an unidentified man
[Unidentified Girl]
Photo of an unidentified girl taken at Terry's Studio - Palestine, Tex.
[Unidentified Group of People]
Photo of an unidentified group of people
[Rusk School Students - Palestine]
Photo of some students that attended Rusk School in Palestine.
[Vannoy Cafe]
Photograph of the interior of the Vannoy Cafe. Several men and a young boy are seated at the counter; one gentleman is standing next to an open seat. Three women are behind the counter. The young woman seated at the window on the right side of the photograph has been identified as Oneta Faye Killebrew Tyer, and the woman standing beside her as Mrs. Jean Vannoy. Various items are stacked on the counter and shelf against the wall. The front door and windows are visible in the background.
[Unidentified Child]
Photo of an unidentified child
[Unidentified Man]
Photo of an unidentified man.
[304 Main Street]
Photograph of the entrance to a multi-story commercial building located at 304 Main Street in Palestine, Texas. It has three large, arched openings for doors and windows with decorative metalwork over them, depicting trees. Part of the adjacent building is visible on the right.
[410 Avenue A - First Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the front of the First Presbyterian Church, located at 410 Avenue A in Palestine, Texas. It is a red-brick building with white stone accents that has a Gothic architecture design including leaded stained glass and Tiffany memorial windows. There is a tall silver spire above the tower on the left side of the building. A sign outside the front entrance has information about worship services.
[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.
[418 N. Tennessee - St. Mary's Academy]
Photograph of the front entrance of St. Mary's Academy, located on the 500 Block of N. Tennessee Avenue in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story brick building with Gothic Revival-style features. There is a partially-visible stone tower above the entrance, as well as a stone arch over the door. Part of another wing is visible on the left side of the image.
[1003 N. Link - H.H. Link Home]
Copy print of the front and south side of the "H.H. Link House" located at 1003 N. Link in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story, white house with both Queen Anne and Classical Revival-style architectures, including two-story Ionic columns across the front.
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