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National Highways Preliminary Map of the State of Texas : Showing Sixty-Two Hundred Miles of National Highways Proposed by the National Highways Association, Washington, D.C.

Map of the state of Texas showing counties and major cities with national highways marked in red.

Date: April 1916

Creator: National Highways Association

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["Up To Date Farming" July 1, 1916]

Newsletter called "Up To Date Farming," July 1, 1916.

Date: July 1, 1916

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Two children and three dogs in Rosenberg, TX]

Photographic postcard of two children and three dogs in front of two story house in Rosenberg, TX. Boy is probably Norveil Phillippi. Reverse side is marked in pencil, This is the picture of our home. Hattie is Norveil Phillippi's mother. The family moved to the Rosenberg area between 1904 and 1908.

Date: 1916

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Rosenberg Public School students c. 1916]

Photographic postcard of Rosenberg Public School students, ca. 1916. Students are standing in front of a white wooden building. The teacher, wearing a dark three-piece suit, is standing to the right of photo. He has his hands behind his back. A bicycle wheel can be seen on far right of photo.

Date: 1916

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Progress Band of Fairchilds, Texas]

Photograph (copy) of the Progress Band of Fairchilds, Texas in 1916. Probably the first band of Fort Bend County. The large drum to the left of the band members proclaims their name: PROGRESS BAND. The members are wearing dark jackets with white pants, and band hats. Fourth from right has been identified as E. H. Walenta; and second from left has been identified as B. B. Stavinoha. The band (holding their instruments) is standing in front of a white wooden building. {one copy shows a young chil… more

Date: 1916

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Two oil derricks]

Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of two oil derricks. Car and wagon are on the road in front of the derricks. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "For a long time, oil has been the biggest game in town. Even in 1916 when Houston thoroughfares had as many horses and buggies as automobiles. Photograph from the Bank of the Southwest--F.J. Schlueter Collection." Image is from ca. 1920, but postcard is from ca. 1970.

Date: 1916

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Richardson Telephone Company Supply Room, Richardson, Texas

Bill Strait, standing in supply room. Racks of wooden-cased telephones visible. Handwritten on back: "Hello Boys" [signed] Bill Strait Mr. Strait was the lineman, and his wife was the operator, ca. 1916.

Date: 1916~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Richardson Public Library

Grissom Sons, Jack, Murray & Park, Plano, Texas

Studio portrait of three boys, from mid-chest. Left: youngest, wearing light-colored wide-collared, buttoned shirt or romper. Center: middle in age, wearing white, long-sleeved shirt with medium stripes and dark neck-tie. Left: oldest, wearing light-colored shirt, perhaps with woven textured stripes, and dark neck-tie. Additional information: Sons of William Lee GRISSON (27 Oct 1879 AL - 29 Jan 1949 TX) and Mollie Sandifer GRISSOM (11 Jan 1882 TX - 16 Jun 1972 TX) from left to right: Jack Ken… more

Date: 1916

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Richardson Public Library

Ledger for the Church of Christ at Alvord

Ledger of Church of Christ at Alvord, Texas, 1904-1916

Date: 1904/1916

Creator: Church of Christ

Item Type: Book

Partner: Alvord Public Library

Irving Cotton Gin

The cotton gin, located at Irving Boulevard and Britain, was dismantled about 1916.

Date: 1916~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Irving Archives

Irving High School Graduating Class of 1916

Graduating class of Irving High School, 1916. First row, front to back, are: Osten Cushenberry, Frank Haley, and Roy Lively. Second row, front to back, are: Theo Dehaes, Inez Moore, Homer Duckworth. Third row, front to back, are: Susie Clark, Velma Duckworth, and Roy Miller.

Date: 1916

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Irving Archives

[George and Richard Jowell]

Photograph of two boys on horse-back. The text under the photo reads: "George and Richard Jowell, sons of Rat Jowell, riding "Pete" and "Bill" on Jowell and Jowell Ranch, July 8, 1916."

Date: July 8, 1916

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Deaf Smith County Library