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[Temple Opera House]

Description: Photo of the Temple Opera House which was located on the corner of Avenue A and Oak Street in downtown Palestine. As per the 1898-1899 city directory, the manager was a man named W.E. Swift. The building has since been destroyed. It once housed not only the Masonic Hall, but numerous businesses on the ground floor.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Touring Car on a Train]

Description: Photograph of a touring car being transported on a railroad car from Orange, Texas to a vacation site. The owner is probably Lutcher Stark, taken in 1914.
Date: 1914
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Train, People, and Old Cars

Description: Photograph of the first train into Follett, Texas. There are two ladies looking out from inside the train and men, children, and old cars on the right side.
Date: November 1918
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Tugboat]

Description: Photograph of two men and the tugboat Smyth. The man standing is named McCarver.
Date: 1919
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Two Men in a Pickup Truck in Orangefield]

Description: Photograph of a two men in a vintage pick up truck in Orangefield, Texas in 1917. The truck has wooden spokes. Other automobiles and businesses are in the background.
Date: 1917
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Two-Story Home]

Description: Photograph of a two-story home with large porch and balcony on the front. A small tree stands directly in front of the house.
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Unidentified Family 2]

Description: Photo of an unidentified family. Back of photo reads: To Mrs. Register - September 9, 1912 - Taylor Tex. - Edna 18 - Emily 16 - Margaret 4. We have no idea who the parents were nor what their surname was.
Date: September 7, 1912
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Unidentified Students]

Description: Photo of a group of unidentified schoolchildren posed by a Palestine school.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[View of the Cotton Compress across the water]

Description: Photograph of Cotton Compress near the Municipal Pier. Inscription on back of photo,"What is left of the Cotton Compress. This was near the Municipal Pier. This is taken looking northeast. Isn't the water pretty?"
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Volunteer Firemen 1915]

Description: Photograph of volunteer firemen standing in front of the Childress fire station. Some of the men are wearing fireman hats and they are all dressed in suites or in collared shirts with ties. Two horse-drawn wagons are standing behind the line of volunteers. There is a water tower in the background and buildings on both sides of the fire station.
Date: 1915
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

E.W. and Carl Bancroft

Description: Photograph of E.W. Bancroft and his son, Carl M. Bancroft standing on a grassy curb in front of an old automobile. E.W. Bancroft is wearing a dark suit with a vest, necktie and hat. Carl Bancroft is wearing a navy uniform with a hat. Behind the car are telephone poles and wires, a tree and a house.
Date: December 1917
Creator: Fox Company
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[E.W. Brown and Calvin Stakes work on an Automobile]

Description: Photograph of E.W.Brown, Jr. of Orange and Calvin Stakes (in overalls) of Vinton working on an automobile, a 1913 Hupmobile convertible. The headlights are on the grass in front of them.
Date: 1913
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Wagon Advertising Liberty Bonds]

Description: Picture of a wagon with an advertisement for Liberty Bonds parked in front of the Bowden Grocery store in Palestine, Tx. Grandfather of Forrest Bradberry Jr. is driving the wagon. The side of the wagon says, "We are going to win this war, Buy a Liberty Bond."
Date: 1917~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[War Marvel]

Description: Photograph of the wooden-hulled ship, War Marvel, just after being launched. The photo shows her stern. There are tugboats moving her in the Sabine River and docks to the left side. Flags decorate her deck.
Date: 1918~
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[War Marvel in the Water]

Description: Photograph of the ship "War Marvel" in the river near Orange, Texas. The ship is decorated with flags. Two tugboats are working to move her. Two people are in a rowboat near her bow.
Date: 1918~
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Wedding Portrait of Carribel McDaniel Keitt

Description: This is an albumen photograph. It is a formal studio portrait of Carribel Keitt of Milford, Texas, wearing her wedding gown. The gown has a a lace collar, trailing veil, rows of pleats and lace on the bodice.
Date: 1916
Creator: Hudson
Partner: Old City Park

[World War I Soldiers]

Description: Photo of a group of WWI Soldiers. Ralph Broyles is the soldier on the lower left.
Date: 1915~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Wreckage near the causeway]

Description: Photograph of aftermath of the Corpus Christi hurricane of 1919. A square structure sits in a pool of water. Inscription on back of photo, "More storm wreckage near the causeway. Don't know what this is nor where it came from."
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
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