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[Anderson County Pasture]
Photograph of a pasture filled with trees in Anderson County, Texas.
[American Home Bakery]
Photograph of a group of people posing outside the American Home Bakery, a two-story wooden building located at the corner of John and Oak streets in Palestine, Texas. There are two horse-drawn delivery wagons outside the building and the horses are being held by boys; several other people, most wearing aprons, are posed outside the entrance behind them.
[Third Anderson County Courthouse]
Photograph of the third Anderson County Courthouse in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story brick building with stone accents and a taller tower on one corner.
[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.
[Intersection of Main and N. Sycamore Streets]
Photo taken from the intersection of Main and N. Sycamore streets looking westward down Main.
[Spring Street - Palestine]
Spring Street in the "New-town" sectino of Palestine during the early 1900's.
[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.
[Third and Fourth Grade Students from Rusk School - Palestine]
Photograph of students in the third and fourth grades that attended Rusk School in Palestine.
[Anchor from the Steamboat Ruthven]
Photograph of an anchor from the steamboat Ruthven after she sank, exhibited on the lawn of the Young Men's Business League (later the Chamber of Commerce) in Palestine, Texas. Storefronts are visible lining the opposite side of a street in the background and a horse-drawn carriage is stopped in the street behind the anchor.
[Palestine Railroad Depot]
Photograph of the Palestine Train Depot. This building was torn down sometime in the 1980's.
[Third Ward School - First Grade Class]
First Grade Class of the Third Ward Public School, Mrs. DeVany, Teacher, March 19, 1909
[Unidentified Group of People]
Photo of an unidentified Group of People
[Second Grade Class of Rusk School]
Photo of the second grade class at Rusk School. Unidentified Year.
[O'Neill Hotel - 313 Spring Street]
Photo of the O'Neill Hotel and Coffee Shop, which was located at 313 Spring Street, Palestine. It was actually the third hotel to sit on the site. In 1873, following the coming of the railroad to town, the Laclede Hotel was built there, but was destroyed by fire in 1876. The following year, a Dr. Manning of Oakwood erected a brick building known as the International Hotel on that location. It was purchased in 1882 by Col. George Burkitt who turned over operations to Mrs. Emma Nolen. During her tenure, the property was known as the Nolen Hotel, but when she moved to St. Louis, Col. Burkitt himself took over the management. That building was razed in 1922 and the "new" O'Neill, maiden surname of Burkitt's Irish born mother, was constructed on the site. The O'Neill boasted not only hot and cold running water in its guest rooms, it was also equipped with an electric Otis elevator and a radio receiving set on the mezzanine for entertainment of the hotel's guests. When Texas Gov. Ross Sterling declared martial law in the East Texas Oil Fields and ordered the National Guard to take it over and shut-in all wells, the O'Neill became the staging center where the command cadre spent its first night "in the field." During the oil boom, the hotel was a favorite meeting place for oil operators, lease hounds and geologists. Among the famous early day oil men who slept under its roof and conducted business out of its rooms were H.L. Hunt, Harold Byrd, Jack Frost and other wildcatters. Those were the "glory days" of the venerable hotel, but not the end. The hotel was sold a number of times, and despite halfhearted attempts to restore it, the condition of the building went downhill. It was demolished …
[Rusk School Unidentified Students - Palestine]
Photograph of unidentified students attending Rusk School in Palestine.
[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.
[Pauline Green]
Pauline Green - Rusk School - Grade 3
[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.
[Sarah Handorf]
Sarah Handorf - Rusk School - Grade 2
[Donald Bowden]
School portrait of Donald Bowden when he was a first grade student at Rusk School in Palestine, Texas. Bowden is seated and visible from the waist up, wearing a light-colored shirt and overalls. There is a line border around the image with the word "Palestine" written at the bottom and the date "1947'48" written along the right side.
[Ray Berryhill]
Ray Berryhill - Rusk School - Grade 3
[Fifth and Sixth Grade Students at Rusk School]
Photo of the High Fifth and Low Sixth grade students at the Rusk School - Palestine
[Palestine Calender Club - 1896]
Photograph of the Palestine Calender Club Calender, which was printed in 1896. The calender has photos of the following people, who were prominent businessmen in Palestine at the time: January - Frank Hufsmith February - Henry Ash March - A. Teah April - W.J. Taylor May - D.J. Price June - J.W. Cuningham July - V.F. DuBose August - A.R. Howard September - N.R. Royall October - E.C. Manson November - W.M. Lacy December - Geo. A. Wright
[Wilbur Gilbreath]
Wilbur Gilbreath - Rusk School - Grade 3
[Unidentified Child on Railroad Tracks]
Photo of an unidentified child on the railroad tracks in Palestine.
[Unidentified Woman]
Photo of an unidentified woman
[The First Christian Church - 113 E. Crawford]
Congregation from the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), which is located at 113 E. Crawford, Palestine.
[World War I Soldiers]
Photo of a group of WWI Soldiers. Ralph Broyles is the soldier on the lower left.
[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.
[Unidentified House]
Photograph of an unidentified house in Palestine.
[Businesses on Spring Street]
Left to Right. Arnold Hudson Car Dealership and Trailway Bus station. Both business are located on the west end of Spring Street.
[Unidentified Family 2]
Photo of an unidentified family. Back of photo reads: To Mrs. Register - September 9, 1912 - Taylor Tex. - Edna 18 - Emily 16 - Margaret 4. We have no idea who the parents were nor what their surname was.
[Inside the Roof of the Anderson Campground Arbor]
Photo of the inside of the roof of the Arbor at the Anderson Campground at Brushy Creek.
[The Arbor at the Anderson County Camp Ground - Brushy Creek]
Close-up photograph of a portion of the Arbor at the Anderson County Camp Ground in Anderson County, Texas. It is an open structure with wooden poles and rafters; there are rows of wooden benches under the roof.
[Lock and Dam #4 - Trinity River]
Photo of Lock and Dam #4, which was on the Trinity River in Anderson County
[Miss. Branham's 6th Grade Class]
Photo of Miss Branham's High Sixth grade class - November 19, 1921. First Row: Robert Lee Redus Carswell McFarlane Gregg Nance Edward Swift Alvin Temple Second Row: Thomas Potter George Torma Henry Vyscoscil Bubba Mitchell Third Row: Janice Winner ----- Mollard Orville Williams Frank Lemacks Fourth Row: Elizabeth Naylor Lorene Reagan Leola Prestridge Kenneth Tillman Fifth Row: Minnie Rooks Unknown Laura Bell Branham Nellie Naismith Erlene Schmidt
[Osjetea Briggs]
Self Portrait of Osjetea Briggs.
[Locomotive and Crew]
Photo of a Locomotive and it's crew in Palestine.
[Dedication of Marker at the Site of the John Henninger Reagan Home]
Photo taken at the dedication of the Marker for site of the John H. Reagan home. Members of the Daughters of the American Colonists are shown. Right to Left: Mrs. Howard Crane Mrs. Richardson Unknown Mrs. Erma Gooch Collins Unknown
[Gov. Rick Perry Visits Texas State Railroad]
Photo of the Train at the Texas State Railroad and the celebration when Governor Rick Perry visited the site.
[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.
[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
[J.C. Penney Company Building]
Photo of the J.C. Penney Store, which was located at 201 W. Oak St. in Palestine, Texas.
[Dedication of Marker at the Site of the John Henninger Reagan Home]
Photo of Mrs. Richardson standing beside the marker for the dedication at the site of the John H. Reagan Home.
[Fourth Grade Class from an Unidentified Palestine School]
Photo of the fourth grade class from an unidentified Palestine school taken in May 1907
[Unidentified Children]
Photo of two unidentified children.
[Unidentified Man]
Photo of an unidentified man.
[Davey Lake Dogwood Trail]
Photo of the Davey Lake Dogwood Trail, which is located in the Davey Dogwood Park, near Palestine.
[Fish Eye View of Palestine]
Fish eye view of Palestine taken around 1910.
[Palestine Memorial Hospital]
Photo of the old Memorial Hospital, which is located on the corner of S. Sycamore and Angelina Streets in the south side of Palestine. This building still stands, but no longer houses a hospital. It remains vacant as of the end of 2007.
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