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History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest.

Book describing the causes of the Spanish American War, the incident with the Battleship Maine, African Americans in the Navy, African Americans on San Juan Hill, Roosevelt, McKinley, Buffalo Soldiers, African American officers and regiments. General themes include civil rights and prejudice.

Date: 1899

Creator: Johnson, Edward A. (Edward Austin), 1860-1944

Item Type: Book

Partner: Other

W.H. Passon Historical Society Home

Home of the W.H. Passon Historical Society in Austin, TX. The society's goal is the preservation of black history.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

Reverend Marvin C. Griffin

Written information about the accomplishments of Reverend Marvin C. Griffin of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Austin, TX.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Other

[Maude Woods Clark Hembry House]

Photograph of a frame house with wooden siding, shingled roof, and two brick chimneys. Two porches, supported by square columns, are visible. The central gable is decorated with "fish scale" shingles. The house is surrounded by lawn and faces an unpaved street. A sidewalk runs in front of the house and parallel to the street.

Date: [1905..1921]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[John Amus Clark and Maude Woods Clark]

Studio portrait of a young couple. John Amus Clark, on the left, wears a three-piece suit and felt hat. Maude Woods Clark [Hembry], on the right, wears a striped blouse, a plaid skirt, and a straw hat.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Reverend Clark and Eula Gray in Church]

Photograph of Reverend William M. Clark and stewardess Eula Grey seated on a pew in the sanctuary of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church. Clark (right) is seated with a his legs crossed and is wearing a dark-colored three-piece suit with a dark-colored necktie and patterned pocket square; Grey (left) is wearing a light-colored dress with a dark, pillbox-style hat tied under her chin. Several empty pews are visible behind them, as well as a window in a wall that is partially wood-pane… more

Date: 1985

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 33.215367 -97.119639

Partner: Other

[Ida Spikes Hill, Will Hill, and Ada Hill]

Photograph of three members of the Hill family. Ida Spikes Hill, Will Hill, and Ada Hill are outdoors in front of a picket fence. Trees and houses are visible in the background. The Hills are wearing coats and hats.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Othello Hill and Norvell Hill Reed]

Studio-style portrait of Othello Hill (on the left) and Norvell Reed (on the right).

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Norvell Hill as an Infant]

Framed studio portrait of baby Norvell Hill [Williams Reed] seated on an elaborate wicker bench. She is wearing a light-colored dress and dark shoes.

Date: 1922

Creator: Carrset Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Portrait of Othello Norvell Lister Hill]

Studio style portrait of Othello Norvell Lister Hill taken in the 1940's. She is wearing dark suit embellished with light braid trim, a locket, and button-style earrings.

Date: [1940..1949]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Othello Norvell Lister as a Child]

Studio-style portrait of Othello Norvell Lister [Hill] as a child in Ennis, Texas. She stands next to a wire-back chair and wears a light ruffled dress with dark stockings and shoes. A bow is in her hair.

Date: 1904~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Othello Norvell Lister Hill]

Studio portrait of Othello Norvell Lister Hill.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[T. C. Hill in the kitchen at Texas State College for Women, 1944]

Photograph shows T. C. Hill wearing a cook's apron and cap, and using a whisk to stir the contents of a bowl.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Portrait of T. C. Hill]

Framed studio portrait of T. C. Hill, posing against a plain background and wearing a suit and hat.

Date: 1935~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Portrait of Joe Lister]

Framed studio portrait of Joe Lister, holding a hat and standing next to an elaborate wicker chair in front of a backdrop with a paisley design in the lower-left corner.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Framed Portrait of Tom Lister]

Portrait of Tom Lister, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored three-piece suit including a lighter shirt and checkered necktie.

Date: 1895~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Portrait of Viola Allen Lister]

Photographic portrait of Viola Allen Lister [Reynolds]. She is wearing a teal shaded blouse and a locket.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Framed Portrait of Viola Allen Lister]

Photographic portrait of Viola Allen Lister [Reynolds], visible from the waist up, wearing a blouse with button detail at the shoulders and neckline, and a locket.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Cafeteria Employees' Banquet, c. 1942]

Group portrait of participants in a banquet for Texas State College for Women's African American cafeteria employees and their wives, c. 1942. Pictured, back row, left to right are: Luther Lambert, Anna Lambert, Othello Hill, T. C. Hill, Velma Berry, Mr. Hollis, Norvell Hill Williams, Sanford Williams, Amanda Mohair, and Noble Holland. Pictured, front row, left to right are: C. J. Peace, Erma Peace, Mr. Miller, Dilly Miller, Dorothy Fox Fox, James Otis Fox, Lavada Hamilton, and Cliff Hamilton. more

Date: 1942~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Cafeteria Employees' Banquet, c. 1942_digitally restored]

Date: 1942~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Charles W. Williams in South Korea at the DMZ, 1991]

Photograph of Charles W. Williams in U.S. Navy uniform. He is shown in front of a historical display in South Korea. A sign is on the left, and a sand-bagged tunnel entrance is behind him.

Date: 1991

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Williams Family Portrait]

Portrait of the Williams family, posing in three rows in front of a gray backdrop. Back row, left to right are: Walter, Charles, and Irene. Front row, left to right are Sanford Jr., Norvell, and Gloria.

Date: 1980~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Sanford B. Williams, Sr. at Gaslight Diner]

Photograph of Sanford B. Williams, Sr. standing next to an old-fashioned street gas lamp, in front of the Gaslight diner on Oakland Street (behind Texas State College for Women) in Denton, Texas.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

[Maude Woods, age 18]

Hand-colored portrait of Maude Woods [Clark Hembry]. She is wearing a dark outfit with a white bow at her throat.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Other

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History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest.

W.H. Passon Historical Society Home

Reverend Marvin C. Griffin

[Maude Woods Clark Hembry House]

[John Amus Clark and Maude Woods Clark]

[Reverend Clark and Eula Gray in Church]

[Ida Spikes Hill, Will Hill, and Ada Hill]

[Othello Hill and Norvell Hill Reed]

[Norvell Hill as an Infant]

[Portrait of Othello Norvell Lister Hill]

[Othello Norvell Lister as a Child]

[Othello Norvell Lister Hill]

[T. C. Hill in the kitchen at Texas State College for Women, 1944]

[Portrait of T. C. Hill]

[Portrait of Joe Lister]

[Framed Portrait of Tom Lister]

[Portrait of Viola Allen Lister]

[Framed Portrait of Viola Allen Lister]

[Cafeteria Employees' Banquet, c. 1942]

[Cafeteria Employees' Banquet, c. 1942_digitally restored]

[Charles W. Williams in South Korea at the DMZ, 1991]

[Williams Family Portrait]

[Sanford B. Williams, Sr. at Gaslight Diner]

[Maude Woods, age 18]