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Confederate Soldiers Reunion

Description: Photograph of nine men and three women at a Confederate Reunion. Six of the men are in Confederate uniform while the other three wear suits, one with a vest and one with a tie. Five of the men have ribbons attached to their coats. Five men have mustaches and four have beards. The man third from the right is holding a walking cane and the man five from the right, in the center, is B.B. Paddock. Behind the men stand three women in white dresses with large ribbons attached to their shoulders.… more
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Theodore Roosevelt Visiting Ft. Worth, Texas

Description: Three photographs stitched together showing an enormous crowd gathered to greet President Theodore Roosevelt in front of the Texas and Pacific Railway Station. The crowd contains men and women, all wearing hats. The men wear suits and the women wear dresses or blouses and skirts. The train station is on the left side of the frame and on the right side, in the background, are several buildings including a drug store, a pharmacy, and a saloon. People are seated on rooftops and telephone poles… more
Date: 1905
Creator: Swartz, C.L.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Ft. Worth Cityscape, 1920s

Description: Photograph of the Ft. Worth cityscape in the 1920s. The photograph shows, from left to right, the Neil P. Anderson Building, City Hall, Star-Telegram Building, W.C. Stripling Company Building, Burk Burnett Building, Carnegie Library, W.T. Waggoner Building, First National Bank Building, Texas State Bank Building, F. and M. Bank Building, Flatiron Building, and the Texas Hotel. City Hall has a tall clock tower, the Carnegie Library has a rooftop balcony, the flatiron building has a rooftop wat… more
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Polytechnic Public Schools Faculty, 1911-1912

Description: Studio photograph of fourteen faculty at the Polytechnic Public Schools Faculty in Ft. Worth, Texas. Seated in the front row are three men and three women, and standing in the back row are seven women and one man. The men are wearing suits with bow ties and neckties and one has a vest and mustache. The women are wearing long lace dresses, one is wearing a headband, one a brooch, two with necklaces and one is holding a purse. They are atop a rug and in front of a backdrop.
Date: 1912
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Collage of Men and Vehicles in Ft. Worth, Texas, 1920s

Description: Collage of seven photographs of scenes in Ft. Worth, Texas in the 1920s. The top left, top right, and middle right photographs show several horse-drawn buggies with several men in them. The top center and middle center photographs show a horse-drawn buggy with a covered top and men in suits and straw hats as passengers. In front and beside the buggy is a motorcycle driven by a young man in a suit, boots, and newsboy cap. In the background of these photographs are city streets and stores. T… more
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Ranger, Texas Police Force

Description: Photograph of the Ranger, Texas Police Force. There are seventeen men total, three are seated and four standing on the porch and ten are lined up in front of the porch. The four men standing on the porch are wearing suits, hats, vests and neckties. The rest of the men are wearing dark police uniforms with shiny buttons, vests, hats, collared shirts and bow ties or neckties. Three of the men have large mustaches. George Cooper, the Police Chief, is seated in the center.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Cleburne, Texas Baseball Players, 1906

Description: Photo collage of the Cleburne baseball team in 1906. In the center of the collage is a studio photograph of the entire team with coach Doak Roberts seated in the center and young boy in front of him. Four members of the team are seated on the floor with the front two lying on the boy's knees. Surrounding the center photograph are thirteen studio portraits of the individual players with Coach Doak Roberts in the top center. Throughout the collage are cutouts of the players in action - catchi… more
Date: 1906
Creator: Shaw
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Star Telegram Economy Endurance, Automobile Racing, 1920s

Description: Six photographs attached to a black piece of cardboard that is in four pieces. The top of the board reads, "Star Telegram Economy Endurance. Fort Worth to Waco and return May 20th, 18 Cars Entered". The top left photograph shows several men, mostly in suits and hats, surrounding or seated in an old car. Written beside and beneath it is, "Franklin #2, M.T. Bell Driver, En.918 E.C. 7420". The photograph beneath that shows a car on a city street with three men in it and "EN. 941, EC. 1165" be… more
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Tarrant County Courthouse and Public Square in 1879

Description: Photograph of the Tarrant County Courthouse and public square. The courthouse is in the center of the photograph and surrounding the building are many men in jackets and cowboy hats with wagons pulled by horses. In the foreground is a wagon topped with haystacks and men standing on top of it. In the background are several buildings and a stack of lumber. A piece of paper at the bottom of the photograph reads, "The Public Square and Court House in 1879. To the East can be seen the Old Mason… more
Date: 1879
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Texas Automobile Dealers and Factory Representatives Banquet, 1916

Description: Photograph of a large amount of men in dark suits seated around dinner tables in a banquet hall. Most of the men are wearing vests and all are wearing bow ties or neckties. Some of the men have mustaches or glasses. The tables are covered in white tablecloths and fine dinnerware with small lamps. The ornate room is topped with a balcony upon which Texas flags are hanging and there is a chandelier is hanging from the ceiling. In the bottom right-hand corner are the words, "Fort Worth Star-T… more
Date: January 26, 1916
Creator: Kaufmann and Fabry Co.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Employees of First National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas, 1893

Description: Studio photograph of ten employees of the First National Bank of Fort Worth. All of the men are wearing suits with vests, five are wearing watches with chains, four are wearing bow ties, four are wearing neckties, and one is wearing a corsage. Two of the men have beards and mustaches and four have mustaches. Four men are seated on chairs in the front row. They are on top of a rug and in front of a fake backdrop. In the back row from left to right is J.M. Tewmey, T.P. Martin Jr., Norman Ene… more
Date: 1893
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Grocers and Butchers Assosciation of North Fort Worth, 1905

Description: Photograph of at least a hundred people gathered on the steps of a large stone building. Women in white dresses and hats and children take up the first couple of rows. Behind them are many men, mostly dressed in suits, ties and hats. There are two signs and one banner held up that read, "The Best Thing That Ever Happened for the Mfg'rs. Clobbers and Retailers", "2nd Anual Picnic & Barbecue, Grocers & Butchers, Ass'n." and "Grocers and Butchers Association. Behind the group are six tall pill… more
Date: 1905
Creator: Swartz, C.L.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Oil Field in Beaumont, Texas, 1901

Description: Photograph of very many derricks in an oil field. In the foreground are wooden shacks, stacks of wooden boards, smokestacks with smoke plumes rising out of them. In the bottom right-hand corner is the name, "Trost".
Date: 1901
Creator: Trost Studio
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The Lucas Gusher, 1901

Description: Photograph of the Lucas gusher in 1901. The Lucas gusher is a spindletop that is gushing oil out of the top of it. On the ground surrounding the spindletop are several workers, two holding a large hose.
Date: 1901
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Grave Surrounded by Flowers

Description: Photograph of a grave topped with cloth and surrounded by many flowers, bouquets and wreaths. In the background is a cemetery, trees, a sidewalk and shrubs.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Fort Worth High School Champion Football Players, 1912

Description: Photograph of the 1912 Fort Worth High School Champion Football team. There are fifteen young men total, one lying in the front row with a football, six sitting cross-legged in the second row, four kneeling in the third row and four standing in the back. They are wearing turtlenecks, football pants, tube socks and athletic shoes. In the background are trees and houses. Written on the boys are numbers that correspond to the writing on the bottom of that mat. It reads, "1. Coleman R.H., 2. V… more
Date: 1912
Creator: The Hinsdale Studio
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Grand Champions of National Feeders and Breeders Show, 1916

Description: Photograph of the Grand Champions of National Feeders and Breeders Show. In the foreground are cattle standing on hay with a brick floor. Sitting behind them are seven men in dark suits with vests, boots, watch chains and cowboy hats. There is a large banner behind them that reads, "Nat. Feeders & Breeders Show 1916, Famous "6666", GRAND CHAMPIONS. Raised by S.B. Burnett, Fed by Sid Williams. Bought by Swift & Company. 12 cts. Highest Price Cattle U.S. 1916." Behind the banner are the Ft. Wo… more
Date: 1916
Creator: Bryant Studio
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Fort Worth High School Baseball Players, 1912

Description: Photograph of the Ft. Worth High School Baseball Team in 1912. Four players are seated in the front row, three are kneeling in the center and five are standing in the back row. They are wearing baseball uniforms including tube socks, belts and baseball caps. On the uniform are the letters, "FWH". In the background is a field and a wooden fence. The men are numbered and the bottom of the mat reads, "1. Walton OF, Coleman 3B.P. Capt., 3. Vaughn 1B, 4. Sharpe, 5. Eagle P., 6. McKee 2B., 7. Vo… more
Date: 1912
Creator: Cone, D.A.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

W.T. Farley Clothing Stores Convention in Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, 1923

Description: Photograph of the Southwestern States Managers Convention in the Hotel Texas in Ft. Worth in 1923. There is a large table-cloth covered table topped with fine dinnerware. Seated around the table and standing behind the table are several men and women dressed in identical cowboy hats and bandannas. The men are wearing suits and ties and the women are wearing dresses. The wall has large curtain-covered windows and the hanging from the ceiling are several chandeliers. Printed in the center of… more
Date: 1923
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Sixteen Men in Women's Costumes

Description: Photograph of male actors dressed in womens clothing. Four are seated on the floor, six seated in the middle row and six standing in the back row. They are all wearing dresses, some with print and all with hats, including bonnets and straw hats. They are atop a rug.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale and Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Construction of the W.T. Waggoner Home in Ft. Worth, Texas, 1912

Description: Photograph of several construction workers building the W.T. Waggoner home in Ft. Worth, Texas. The bottom of the house has many wooden beams with brick pillars, and on top of that are twenty construction workers dressed in coveralls or suspenders, all with hats. In the foreground are stacks of bricks and wooden beams. In the bottom left-hand corner is written, "Waggoner, Res. Aug. 28th, 1912."
Date: 1912
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Construction of the Couch Home in Fort Worth, Texas

Description: Photograph of the Couch home being constructed. The home is brick and two stories with a large wrap-around porch, two pillars, a stoop and two chimneys. There are twelve workers, eight seated on the porch and four seated on the stairs. They are wearing coveralls or suspenders and six are wearing hats. In the foreground are groups of weeds and wooden boards.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Interior of the Bensiria Home in Ft. Worth, Texas

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Bensiria home. On the right side of the frame is a white staircase with a dark banister. On the floor are two ornate rugs, three large chairs, one wooden chair, a dark desk topped with a lamp, and two ottomans. In the foreground is a sofa and in the background is a curtained window and a statue of a figure. There are two chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Coming Men of America, Panther City Lodge No. 2640, 1904

Description: Photograph of seventeen young men who are members of the Coming Men of America in 1904. Six boys are seated in the front row and the other eleven are standing behind them. The boys are wearing suits, some with vests and all with ties or bow ties and a small pin on their lapels. In the front row, across the knees of the three of the boys, hangs a banner that reads, "1st. Prize Panther City, Lodge 2640, C.M.A., Fort Worth, Tex." They are atop a rug.
Date: 1904
Creator: Swartz
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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