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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~
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~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Trinity River Steamboat]

Description: Photo of one of the steamboats that went up and down the Trinity River from Galveston to Magnolia Landing.
Date: 1870~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Photograph of Small Boat on the Water]

Description: Photograph of a small rowing boat on the left edge of a small body of water. The grassy and rocky banks of the water are dotted with small bushes, and several water plants are growing near the water's edge.
Date: [1900..1929]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Photograph of Industrial City Area and Water]

Description: Photograph of a body of water with small passenger steamboats moving across it. In the distance, tall, multistory buildings with smoking stacks sit on the land bordering the water, which is also lined with trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Photograph of Dam Reservoir Edge]

Description: Photograph of the edge of a dam, taken from across the reservoir. Two people, a man and a child, are sitting on the edge of the dam, while a small canoe is tied up nearby on the right.
Date: [1900..1929]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[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]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Buildings on Avenue A]

Description: Photo of several buildings along Avenue A. Note the mural ad on the side of the one building.
Date: 1960~
Partner: Palestine Public Library
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