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Freedmens First Vote

Description: Photograph of the first Anderson County Courthouse on the day of the Freedmen's First Vote. The voters' horses are tied to the railing and the Union guards watching over them to prevent opposition from taking or harming them.
Date: 1866~

[Anderson County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the west side of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof and there are awnings on all of the windows.
Date: 1950~

[Third Anderson County Courthouse]

Description: Copy print 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. A gazebo is visible on the grounds, to the right, and several unidentified people are standing near one corner of the building. The words "Court House, Palestine, Texas" are written across the top of the image.
Date: [1885..1916]

[400 S. Michaux]

Description: Photograph of the south side of the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore

[400 S. Michaux]

Description: Photograph of the front and south side of the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore

[400 S. Michaux]

Description: Close-up photograph of the front entrance to the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. There is a white stone arch over the entrance, with the words "High School" above it and various other white stone embellishments around the upper floors and along the roofline. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore

[911 N. Sycamore]

Description: Photograph of the front and south side of a light-colored, two-story, modified L-plan house located at 911 N. Sycamore Street in Palestine, Texas. It has a front porch with with square supports that have molded caps and a fenced balcony above. Part of the front yard is visible as well as trees on either side.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore

[901 N. Sycamore]

Description: Photograph of the front and northeast corner of a white, 2 ½-story house located at 901 N. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It is a Queen Anne-style house; significant architectural features include the carved wood detailing in the tympanum, the large carved and jigsawn brackets and the squared porch posts.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore

[901 N. Sycamore]

Description: Photograph of the front and south side of a white, 2 ½-story house located at 901 N. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It is a Queen Anne-style house; significant architectural features include the carved wood detailing in the tympanum, the large carved and jigsawn brackets and the squared porch posts.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore

[516 N. Sycamore]

Description: Photograph of 514/516 North Sycamore street in Palestine, Texas. It is a one-story brick building that has large windows and two separate entrances with small porches in the front. The yard is enclosed by a black metal fence and there are signs for each entrance: a Bed & Breakfast (right) and Lloyd M. Wilkinson, Certified Public Accountant (left). The side of the building and driveway are visible on the far right and a two-story white building with red trim is visible on the far left.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore

[920 W. Swanitz]

Description: Photograph of part of the front of the "Lincoln School" located at 920 W. Swanitz in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story brick building that served as a school for African-American students from 1923 until integration in Palestine during 1965. This building was demolished after a 1999 fire.
Date: June 1991
Creator: Hardy, Heck, Moore
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