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- Friendship School
- Students of the Friendship School, south of Bellevue. Dalton Harris, the teacher is in the back row center and Lille is in the back row on the right.
- Petrolia Citizens
- The citizens of Petrolia standing in front of the miovie house in 1918.
- Riverland School
- Students at the Riverland School around 1915.
- Byers Depot
- Mr. W.E. Dyer with a wagon at the Byers depot carrying 100 pounds of flour headed for Beck Murray's grocery around 1917.
- Grandpa Jones
- Grandpa Jones, father of Dr. T.K. Jones of Henrietta, TX.
- Diffey's Hotel
- Mr. Diffey, wearing a vest, is seated behind the desk in the lobby at Diffey's Hotel. Behind him are cigars for sale, a clock, calendar, and thermometer.
- Vashti School
- Unidentified school children inside with their teacher Cora Wesner at the Vashti School around 1910.
- Benvanue School
- Unidentified school children standing outside with their teacher Dalton Harris at the Benvanue School around 1912.
- Schlosberg Store
- Eight unidentified men, four unidentified women and one child inside of Schlosberg's Store around 1910 in Henrietta, TX. Displays show a variety of fabrics, accessories and a hat while signs advertise shoes and Butterick Patterns further back in the store.
- Flooded Denver Railroad
- Looking west across the flooded Denver River in Henrietta, TX. On June 12, 1915, Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Worsham walked this railroad track about 9 PM without lights. The water had gone down some but it was a dangerous journey for a man, let alone a woman. They had to feel their way along the track. This was the night that Mr. W.A. Warsham passed away.
- Henrietta Trades Day
- People gathered on the square in Henrietta, TX for Henrietta Trades Day in 1915. Included int he picture are: Harry White, Henry Allen, and Tom Neldin. The Clay County Courthouse is in the background.
- Cotton on a Corner
- Unidentified individuals in downtown Henrietta, TX. The post card reads, "Not a Corner on Cotton but Cotton on a Corner in Henrietta, Texas."
- Henrietta Street Scene
- Unidentified individuals and their horses gathered on the East side of the Clay County Court House Square around 1910.
- Western Union Telegraph Office
- Unidentified individuals outside the Western Union Telegraph office in Henrietta, TX around 1915.
- Imperial Hotel
- Ida Snearly seated beside some plants with the Imperial Hotel in the background.
- May Day Parade
- A band marching in a May Day Parade passing the old Methodist Church in Henrietta, TX.
- Vashti Blacksmith Shop
- Four men and a horse at the Vashti Blacksmith Shop in Vashti, TX around 1910.
- Saloon in Henrietta
- Three unidentified men in a Henrietta saloon around 1910.
- Group of Boys from Shannon
- A group of boys standing on a porch in Shannon, TX.
- Group of Men from Shannon
- A group of men and their horses from Shannon, TX.
- Group Picnic
- A group picnic in Henrietta, TX around 1915.
- Judge William Emerson Patton
- Judge William Emerson Patton, "Emmett", seated at a desk with books and papers.
- May Day Festival
- The crowning of the Queen at the May Day Festival in Henrietta on the SW corner of the courthouse lawn. She is surrounded by girls and young women in white dresses. A Maypole is in the foreground. Many spectators are holding umbrellas to shade themselves.
- New London School
- Students in front of the New London School in 1915. There is a check mark on Elise Borgmau Sanzenbacher.
- Automobile Ferry After the Flood
- Richard Wyatt going across the levee North of Henrietta on a ferry pulled by horses to his farm where Mrs. Wyatt was. This was taken a foot of hill just out of town. The fringe of trees in the distance marks the slough. This was taken after the water had receded considerably, as you can see by the drift on the fence at left.
- Lone Star Gas Co.
- Lone Star Gas Co. employees working with pipes and ropes in Petrolia, TX.
- Lone Star Gas Co.
- Tractors and teams of horses working in a field in Petrolia, TX.
- Lone Star Gas Co.
- Building the 16 inch line to Ft. Worth and Dallas for Lone Star Gas Company in Petrolia, TX.
- Threshing Machine
- Threshing machine and unidentified workmen in Pertolia, TX.
- Henrietta Motor Company
- Mechanics in the shop at Henrietta Motor Company.
- Camp Family Home
- Mrs. S. V. Camp and Thelma sitting on the porch of the Camp family home in Riverland Community.
- 1875 Jail
- The old 1875 jail which was relocated and replaced by the 1890 jail which later became the Clay County Library.
- Byers Post Office
- Teen rural route carriers Joe Norman and Fred Kepley, with the postmaster J.T. Dunn (Joseph Tarpley Dunn) and Bertha Dunn in the Byers Post Office.
- Dr. Butterworth, a Henrietta dentist
- Photograph of the dentist, Dr. Butterworth, from Henrietta.
- Out for a Drive in the Model T Ford
- Two Model T ford's out for a drive on a muddy road.
- [Looking West on the Denver Railroad after the Flood]
- Portion of a photo looking west across the flooded Denver Railroad in Henrietta, TX. A road ran to the right of the river, the fence posts along the road can be seen above the water.
- First Christian Church Convention
- Unidentified members at the First Christian Church convention in Henrietta in 1910.
- First Christian Church
- Exterior of the First Christian Church in Henrietta, TX in 1910.
- First Christian Church
- Entrance of the First Christian Church in Henrietta, TX in 1910.
- Bellevue Businessmen
- From back of photo, "The Bellevue News, August 12, 1971. Taken 51 years ago, these men owned, or operated businesses in Bellevue following the reconstruction of the city after a tornado completely destroyed the city on April 26, 1906. They are, front row: M.J. White, druggist; Alva Weeks, county employee; Fate Walters, barber; a Mr. Hood, druggist; W.C. Boner, newspaper editor; Bill Spradling, taylor [sic]; Blake Powers, rancher; L.S. Wright, merchant; Dave Williams, shoe repairman; and Sam Johnson, blacksmith. Second row: unidentified; John Hannon, barber; Presbyterian minister; Baptist pastor; Frank Manning, merchant; a Mr. Cadenhead, retired; W.F. Wright, merchant; John Hampton, lumber yard; Silvester Karsteter, insurance agent; a Mr. Ayres, dry goods; J. A. Spradling, grocer; Marvin Wright, rancher; Joe Johnson, delivery man; and Elmer Gaught, furniture dealer. Third row: O.J. Owens, farmer; Murray Johnson, delivery man; W.A. Johnson, blacksmith; A.W. Melton, hardware dealer; Jess Gowan, farmer; Joe Ford, farmer; L.S. Spivey, hardware dealer; George Wright, merchant; Van Dishman, owner of a flour mill; Scott McConnell, grocer; L.B. Moore, banker; N.T. Gaines, banker; Dr. L.F. Crook; Joe White, dairyman; Walter Mount (living), banker; a Mr. Bass, hotel owner; George Welch (living), banker; and J.A. Phelps, farmer. (photo courtesy of Mrs. George Wright)"
- W.T. Manning Home
- The W.T. Manning home in Bellevue, TX. The house has a porch, a picket fence around it, and a windmill behind it.
- N.T. Gaines House
- The N.T. Gaines home in Bellevue, TX in 1915.
- Vashti Cemetery
- The Vashti Cemetery in 1915 when the chrysanthemums were in bloom.
- Teacher's Institute
- The Teacher's Institute in Henrietta, TX in 1915.
- St. Elmo Hotel - Game Room
- Mr. Slade, Pete Snearly, Papa Watkins, and some friends sit around a table in the St. Elmo Hotel game room.
- Threshing Wheat
- Threshing machine and unidentified farmers working in a wheat field in Clay County.
- Byers Post Office
- Postmaster Sheridan Baker Householder sits in a chair in his den behind the Byers post office. He was postmaster fronm 1914-1918. The room has a small potbelly stove for heat, a safe with the door ajar, and decoratrive wallpaper in the walls and ceilings.
- England Family
- The England family brothers and sisters, (L to R) Claude England, Lawrence England, Eva England Robertson, Ethel England Robertson, Sobe Love England, and mother Nancy Caroline England. Sobe Love England was born November 1890 and died September 1922, he served with the U.S. Army in World War I from June 1917 through April 1919. Sobe was the son of William Benton and Caroline England of Bluegrove, TX.
- [Street Scene]
- Street Scene. Photo circa 1915: Petrolia, Texas.
- [Grocery Store]
- Grocery Store: Preacher Denney (owner). Photo circa 1915: Petrolia, Texas.