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[Wagon Advertising Liberty Bonds]

Description: Picture of a wagon with an advertisement for Liberty Bonds parked in front of the Bowden Grocery store in Palestine, Tx. Grandfather of Forrest Bradberry Jr. is driving the wagon. The side of the wagon says, "We are going to win this war, Buy a Liberty Bond."
Date: 1917~

[Wagon Advertising Liberty Bonds]

Description: Picture of a wagon with an advertisement for Liberty Bonds parked in front of the Bowden Grocery store in Palestine, Tx. Grandfather of Forrest Bradberry Jr. is driving the wagon. The side of the wagon says, "We are going to win this war, Buy a Liberty Bond."
Date: 1917~

[Interior Seating Area of the Temple Opera House]

Description: Interior 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.
Date: 1910~

[Ben Parker Homestead]

Description: Photo of the Ben Parker Home, located west of Elkhart, Texas. People pictured are: (left to right) Ben J. Parker, Ross Parker, Lorene Parker, Estelle Parker (on porch), Joe Bailey Parker, Docia Parker (on porch in chair holding:) Dale Parker, Charm Parker, Jack Parker, Lucinda Ellen (Lula) Parker.
Date: 1911~

[Congregational Church - Palestine]

Description: A card with a photo of the Congregational Church in Palestine, Texas, featuring a quote from the Epistle to the Hebrews and listing Allan Crabtree as the pastor.
Date: 1912~

[Palestine Canteen Station]

Description: Photo of the Palestine Canteen. Residents of Palestine manned the Canteen where they furnished all sorts of personal services for World War I soldiers who were traveling through Palestine on the train.
Date: 1918~

[Temple Opera House]

Description: 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. It once housed not only the Masonic Hall, but numerous businesses on the ground floor. Note the base for the statue of John H. Reagan, that now resides in Reagan Park.
Date: 1910~

[400 N. Queen - Redlands Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the south and west sides of the Redlands Hotel, on the corner of Oak and Queen streets, at 400 N. Queen in Palestine, Texas. It is a Two-Part Vertical Block building that has a U-shaped plan and load-bearing masonry walls, with Renaissance Revival-style architectural elements. Noteworthy features include the quoin-like brick in the end bays of the west and south elevations, and the entablature with large brackets.
Date: 1919~
Location: 31.762641 -95.634578

[400 N. Queen - Redlands Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the south and west sides of the Redlands Hotel, on the corner of Oak and Queen streets, at 400 N. Queen in Palestine, Texas. It is a Two-Part Vertical Block building that has a U-shaped plan and load-bearing masonry walls, with Renaissance Revival-style architectural elements. Noteworthy features include the quoin-like brick in the end bays of the west and south elevations, and the entablature with large brackets.
Date: 1919~
Location: 31.762595 -95.634578

[Palestine Daily News]

Description: Photo of a page of the Palestine Daily News Newspaper dated January 8, 1913, when the Third Anderson County Courthouse was burned.
Date: January 8, 1913

[Mr. Hughes of Palestine and William Blackshear]

Description: Mr. Hughes of Palestine and William Blackshear at the Fraternity House in Austin Texas - Winter 1917 - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1917

[Temple Opera House]

Description: 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. It once housed not only the Masonic Hall, but numerous businesses on the ground floor.
Date: 1910~

[1st Lt. Wm. S. Blackshear and New Recruit]

Description: (back of photo) 1st Lt. William S. Blackshear (Port Exchg. Officer at time) and new recruit to U.S.A. Force. Camp Travis 1918 Feb. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: February 1918

[Changing a Flat]

Description: (back of photo) W.S.B. (White shirted) fixing flat here to Mrs. Jas. Kapp's Franklin Auto at Camp Travis, Tex. (San Antonio) 1918. Mrs. K. standing by the door - Mrs. Miller of Kansas City Mo in car. Two of my men helping me. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1918

[Fraternity Photo in Austin 1917]

Description: Photograph of a UT Fraternity, Austin 1917 - Wm. Blackshear is marked with an X (front row, second from the left). The group is posing in two rows on a large patio or balcony. The front row is seated on the wall with the back row standing behind.
Date: 1917

[Fraternity Boys on Whitis Avenue in Austin]

Description: (back of photo) Fraternity boys sitting on wall near frat house on Whitis Ave, Austin, TX. William Blackshear is the man in uniform and John Rollins is the man seated third from the right.
Date: 1917

[William Blackshear, Mrs. James Kapp and Mrs. Miller]

Description: (back of photo) William S. Blackshear, Mrs. James Kapp of San Antonio, TX, and Mrs. Miller of Kansas City, MO, Summer 1918 - Mrs. Kapps Franklin Car. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1918
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