Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures - 285 Matching Results

Search Results

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

Thompson's Sanitarium in Ft. Worth, Texas

Description: Photograph of the Thompson's Sanitarium in Ft. Worth, Texas. The building is white with a very large white porch and pillars. It is surrounded by an iron fence, a sidewalk and tall trees. In the foreground is a telephone pole, wires and a dirt street.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Toyah Valley Land Company]

Description: Photograph of a Toyah Valley Land Company building, possibly ca. 1890's. The building is three stories tall, the first story being only doors leading to and from a covered sidewalk, which contains several barrels. A short distance away from the barrels is a single-horse-drawn carriage. On the wall of the building just above the first story is a long sign advertising homes for sale in what they call "The California of Texas" They advertise things such as "cheap land," "healthy ideal climate," an… more
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Unidentified building under construction, ca. 1980s]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified building under construction in Fort Worth Texas possibly during the 1890's. Workers can be seen on the roof and looking through the windows of the top floor. The front of the building has a notice sign on its front windows and piles of lumber lay beside the building on the sidewalk.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[W.C. Stripling Department Store]

Description: Photograph of the W.C Stripling department store in the Powell Block (1889) building in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a four-story building towering above Allen's, a smaller clothing store on the corner with a doctor and lawyers offices above it. A horse-drawn carriage stnds on the street to the left. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale & Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

W.C Stripling Low Cash Store, ca. 1890's

Description: Photograph of the W.C Stripling "Low Price Cash Store" in Ft. Worth, Texas ca. 1890's. People stand on the sidewalk posing for the camera formal clothing; the men in suits and the women in dresses. The store appears to sell fabrics - pictured on the sidewalk - and other miscellaneous items.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[W.C. Stripling Residence]

Description: Photograph of construction of the W.C. Stripling home in Fort Worth, Texas. Scaffloding is set up around the building and boards lean against it. W.C. Stripling was the founder of Stripling's Department Store. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale and Bryant
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

[W.T Waggoner Building, ca. 1918]

Description: Photograph taken around 1918 of the W.T. Waggoner Building in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a tall double-towered building connected by small columns in the middle and has over 10 rows of windows. Cars are parked in front of stores at street level and people walk casually on the sidewalks.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1905

Description: Photograph of the Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas. The building is several stories tall with arched windows a balcony full of people. It is surrounded by a sidewalk and brick road that is full of horse-drawn carriages and groups of men, women and children. The men are wearing hats and the women are wearing dresses. Painted near the roof of the building is, "Hotel". Typed at the bottom of the photograph is, "Hotel Worth - Fort Worth, Texas."
Date: 1905
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1905

Description: Photograph of the Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas. The buiding is five stories tall with arched windows and awnings and a store with display windows on the bottom floor. The sign in front of the store reads, "August's" and a sign further down the sidewalk reads, "Hotel Worth". In the foreground are telephone poles and wires.
Date: 1905
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[X-R Building]

Description: Photograph of the X-R Building in Fort Worth, Texas. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hinsdale and Bryant
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[XIT Ranch, ca. 1881]

Description: Photograph of the XIT Ranch workers ca. 1881. Workers in cowboy outfits sit atop their horses, with ropes at their sides while the cattle are gathered together in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
Back to Top of Screen