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[Anchor from the Steamboat Ruthven]

Description: 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.
Date: 1920~
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Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Stern Wheeler H.A. Harvey Jr.]

Description: Photo of the Stern Wheeler H.A. Harvey Jr. This boat set a speed record of four days for completing the trip from Magnolia in southern Anderson County to Galveston, while fully loaded with cotton and other freight. In the picture, the steamboat is shown tied up at the Commerce Street landing in Dallas. After plying the Trinity River for several years, it was sold and sailed to Louisiana in 1898 when Trinity River navigation died out.
Date: 1880~
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Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Photograph of Young Women and Men on Boats]

Description: Photograph of two young women sitting in the middle of a boat on a pond, upon which two young men sit on either end. The young man on the left end holds a pole dipped into the water. The young people are looking towards the camera, through overhanging tree branches. The pond is surrounded by thick trees and bushes.
Date: [1900..1929]
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Partner: Howard Payne University Library
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