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Landscape-Water and Shoreline, c. 1902

Landscape-Water and Shoreline, c. 1902

Date: c. 1902
Creator: unknown
Description: An unidentified body of water and shoreline. This photo was taken by a member of the railroad survey crew that did work in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas for the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway in 1902. The crew surveyed a ten mile stretch of track between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Two men who were members of the crew at that time later founded the town of Irving (1903).
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
[Ochiltree Home]

[Ochiltree Home]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Ochiltree home on the Sabine River. A boat is shown by the dock in front of the house. A flag is shown decorating the bow of the boat. Hugh Ochiltree (born in North Carolina) was a lawyer, a dealer in molasses, and a Gun Runner during the Civil War. Hugh Ochiltree is the first cousin to William Beck Ochiltree, Treasurer for The Republic of Texas and delegate to the Succession Convention. Mary Josephine Shaw is the daughter of John Shaw, sugarcane plantation owner at Nunez Island (south of New Iberia), Louisiana.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Ochiltree Home]

[Ochiltree Home]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: The home of Hugh Ochiltree and Mary Josephine Ochiltree nee Shaw. The home is situated on Front Street in Orange, Texas on the Sabine River. Hugh Ochiltree (born North Carolina) was a lawyer, a dealer in molasses, and a Gun Runner during the Civil War. Hugh Ochiltree is the first cousin to William Beck Ochiltree, Treasurer for The Republic of Texas and delegate to the Succession Convention. Mary Josephine Shaw is the daughter of John Shaw, sugarcane plantation owner at Nunez Island (south of New Iberia), Louisiana.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Ochiltree Home]

[Ochiltree Home]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Ochiltree home on Sabine River. A boat is shown by the dock in front of the house. A flag is shown decorating the bow of the boat. Hugh Ochiltree (born in North Carolina) was a lawyer, a dealer in molasses, and a Gun Runner during the Civil War. Hugh Ochiltree is the first cousin to William Beck Ochiltree, Treasurer for The Republic of Texas and delegate to the Succession Convention. Mary Josephine Shaw is the daughter of John Shaw, sugarcane plantation owner at Nunez Island (south of New Iberia), Louisiana.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Ochiltree Home]

[Ochiltree Home]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: The home of Hugh Ochiltree and Mary Josephine Ochiltree nee Shaw. It is possible that the man dressed in a suit to the right of the photograph is Hugh Ochiltree. The home is situated on Front Street in Orange, Texas on the Sabine River. Hugh Ochiltree (born North Carolina) was a lawyer, a dealer in molasses, and a Gun Runner during the Civil War. Hugh Ochiltree is the first cousin to William Beck Ochiltree, Treasurer for The Republic of Texas and delegate to the Succession Convention. Mary Josephine Shaw is the daughter of John Shaw, sugarcane plantation owner at Nunez Island (south of New Iberia), Louisiana.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[4-H Club Members]

[4-H Club Members]

Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of three members of the 4-H Club. The women are sitting and kneeling beside a lake in Fair Park for a picnic.
Holding Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum
[Lake in Midland]

[Lake in Midland]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a lake scene in Midland, Texas. There is a boat in the water and buildings in the background.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Three Boats and Crowd at Orange, Texas Pier

Three Boats and Crowd at Orange, Texas Pier

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of three military boats lined up next to a wooden dock. There are people on top of the boats and a large crowd of men, women and children on the dock. In the background are trees and several houses.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Possum Kingdom Lake - Observation Point]

[Possum Kingdom Lake - Observation Point]

Date: 1974-08-11
Creator: unknown
Description: View of part of Possum Kingdom Lake from Observation Point, August 11, 1974. Although it is not too obvious, Morris Sheppard dam which impounds the Brazos River to form Possum Kingdom is on the far right edge of the picture. The view here is from a vantage point approximately 150 feet above the water which in turn is approximately 190 feet deep at this point.
Holding Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
Mrs. Hugh Cox and Mrs. Fielder at Lake Sabine

Mrs. Hugh Cox and Mrs. Fielder at Lake Sabine

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Mrs. Fielder and Mrs. Hugh Cox at Lake Sabine. Mrs. Fielder is standing on top of a large stump helping Mrs. Cox to climb on it. Mrs. Fielder wears a necklace and is holding a sweater or jacket in her left arm. Mrs. Cox is wearing a large dark hat and has a walking stick in her right hand. In the background is a mossy tree growing out of the lake.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
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