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R. A. Jacoway House

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house identified as the R. A. Jacoway house in Portland, TX. The home is located in the middle of a large, grass field. The house is a plain, white building with windows on all sides. Several other houses are shown to the right.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

R. E. Turner Cottage

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a cottage in San Patricio County, TX. The cottage is a small, light-colored house. Is has a covered porch. A single chimney is on the right side of the porch. A fence is shown in front of the cottage.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Sander's Garage]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an exterior view of Sander's Garage in Taft, Texas. A car is parked underneath an awning extending from the front of the building. Three gas pumps are at the end of the awning, and a sign that says "Change" is hanging from the top. Strings of flags are hanging from the sides of the awning. To the left of the image, there is a sign that says "[R]est [R]oom."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Snowfall in Downtown Sinton, TX

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the downtown area of Sinton, TX. Two men are standing in the middle of a snow-blanketed street. Both are clothed in warm jackets. A row of shops, hotels, and other businesses is shown behind them. Power lines are running above the row of downtown businesses. The man furthest back appears to be smoking.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Snowfall in Downtown Sinton, TX

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the downtown area of Sinton, TX. A young boy is standing on a snow-covered street with his hands in his pockets. He is facing a pharmacy on the left. The sign above the pharmacy advertises "cold drinks." Several other people are walking on the sidewalk in front of the pharmacy. A car is parked on the street behind the boy. A horse and buggy are in the middle of the street, also behind the boy.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Standard of Drilling Rig

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a drilling rig near Taft, Texas. A large wooden platform is raised off the ground. A ladder on the right leads to the top of the platform. A ramp leads up the opposite side of the platform. A large drilling rig is in the middle of the platform. In the middle of the rig is a large pulley.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Taft Post Office

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the exterior of the post office in Taft, Texas. The post office has two windows with bars on both. A group of people is standing in the doorway to the post office. Two cars are parked in front of the post office on the street.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Taft Ranch Cotton Gin

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a cotton gin on the Taft Ranch in Portland, TX. The cotton gin is a large, wooden building. It is set on wooden stilts next to a set of railroad tracks. A smaller wood building is shown behind the main cotton gin building. The railroad tracks are to the right.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Town Folk in Sinton, TX

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a group of townspeople in Sinton, TX. A group of five people is shown standing in a row in front of the several businesses along the street. A sixth person is walking away from the camera towards the buildings. All six people appear to be male. The third man from the left is holding his arm around the shoulder of the man to his right.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Two Couples at Willacy Oil Well

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of four people at the Willacy Oil Well in Portland, TX. The well is on a large, wooden platform. Several workers are walking around the base. A machine is shown to the right of the well. The two couples are standing in front of the well. They are identified as Mr. and Mrs. Willacy and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. All four are wearing hats. The women are wearing dresses. The woman on the far right is wearing a long set of dark pearls.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Two Hunters at Gum Hollow

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of two hunters in San Patricio County, TX. They are gathered around a small, dirt road next to a lake. Both are wearing hats and carrying guns. The hunter in the background in s seated on what appears to be a box. The other hunter is closer to the camera and is shown standing, holding his gun on his shoulder.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Two Hunters at Gum Hollow

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of two hunters in San Patricio County, TX. They are shown seated in a cane break. Both are wearing hats and carrying guns. They are relaxed with their guns laid across their laps. According to accompanying information, the cane was planted by an earth dam to help hold water.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Venetian Grill

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the exterior of the Venetian Grill in Portland, TX. The grill is a long building with many windows lining the front. A door is also shown. All the windows are covered in boards in preparation for a coming storm. A sign on top of the building reads, "Eat."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[View of Businesses]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a street in Gregory, Texas with Taft Ranch, a garage, Green Hotel, and Taft Ranch Office building (built in 1912) along it. Several cars are parked and people are gathered in the street outside of the garage. A sign on the building says "Garage."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[View of Texaco Station and House]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a Texaco beside a house in Taft, Texas. Cars are parked underneath a brick awning at the Texaco. A sign on the building says "Firestone;" a sign to the left of the building says "Texaco" within a star-shaped logo. The house to the left is surrounded by trees and plants.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Visit by President Taft]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a group of men standing beside a cow at Taft Ranch; one man in the center is identified as United States President, William Howard Taft. In the background, there is a building and other cattle.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Well at White Point]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of three women standing on a well platform at White Point, eight miles west of Portland, Texas. The woman on the left is holding a piece of drilling equipment, and the woman on the right is holding an umbrella.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Well Blowout]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a well blowout near Taft, Texas. In the distance, there is a well to the left of the image. On the right, there is a fire. In the foreground, there is a barbed-wire fence.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[White Point Gas Well]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a gas well at White Point. A group of four people are posing in front of the well. Two people are sitting on the back of a horse-drawn wagon to the left, and two people are standing on the right. Poles are scattered about in the foreground. In the background, there are trees. Text below the image says "gas well 8-30-1[?]."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Willacy Oil Well

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an oil well west of Portland, TX. A single drilling rig is shown in the middle of a field of wild plants and grasses. A wire fence with stone posts encloses the area around the well. The well is on a raised portion of ground devoid of any of the surrounding plants.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Women Riding Horse]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an unidentified woman posing on a horse during President William Howard Taft's visit to the ranch. A bull is standing in front of her to the right. In the background, there are trees.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Workers Clearing the Land for Progress

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a field near Portland, TX. The field appears to be still filled with wild grasses and plants. Accompanying information states that the land is scheduled to be cleared for farming. A group of seven people is standing on a small hill in the middle of the field. All seven are wearing hats.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library
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