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[Volunteers in the Palestine Service Men's Club]

Description: Photo of the volunteers of the Palestine Service Men's Club, which operated to serve soldiers passing through the city. It was organized in June of 1942 by area residents, and was inspired by, but independent from, the USO club. Volunteers offered refreshments, letter-writing materials, music, dancing and conversation in the club's room at the O'Neill hotel, which was located across Spring street from the Railroad tracks. The women also took sandwiches and cookies to distribute to the soldiers … more
Date: 1945~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Volunteers in the Palestine Service Men's Club - WWII]

Description: Photo of the volunteers of the Palestine Service Men's Club, which operated to serve soldiers passing through the city. It was organized in June of 1942 by area residents, and was inspired by, but independent from, the USO club. Volunteers offered refreshments, letter-writing materials, music, dancing and conversation in the club's room at the O'Neill hotel, which was located across Spring street from the Railroad tracks. The women also took sandwiches and cookies to distribute to the soldiers … more
Date: 1945~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Volunteers in the Palestine Service Men's Club]

Description: Photo of the volunteers of the Palestine Service Men's Club, which operated to serve soldiers passing through the city. It was organized in June of 1942 by area residents, and was inspired by, but independent from, the USO club. Volunteers offered refreshments, letter-writing materials, music, dancing and conversation in the club's room at the O'Neill hotel, which was located across Spring street from the Railroad tracks. The women also took sandwiches and cookies to distribute to the soldiers … more
Date: 1945~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Dilley Rifle Company]

Description: Photo of the Dilley rifles in formation during what appears to be some kind of a parade up Avenue A in Palestine. Photo is taken looking toward the east. Note the tower from the jail in the background.
Date: 1880~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Palestine Young Men's Business Association Building]

Description: This building was the home of the Young Mens Business Association, which later became the Palestine Chamber of Commerce. It was located on Spring Street (once known as Front Street) in the "new town" section of Palestine, which was along the railroad tracks. This picture was probably taken in the early 1900's.
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Memphis Club, Memphis, Tenn.]

Description: Postcard with an image of the Memphis Club in Memphis, Tennessee. Handwritten on the front of the postcard is, "Just arrived in Little Rock." The postcard is addressed to Miss Rosie Louise Dill, 206 E. 5th St., Oklahoma City, Okla. It is postmarked Little Rock, Ark on Mar 4, 1907.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

[Country Club, Waco, Texas]

Description: Color postcard with a picture of the Country Club in Waco Texas. There is a large building with columns on the front with landscaping around it, a brick chimney, a semi-circular deck, and a widows walk on top of the roof. On the back is the correspondence, "Dear Dillie, Lyle still confined to her bed, will write as soon as I can. Love to you all from us both. - Your friend, M.L.H." It is addressed to Mrs. E.A. Dill in Oklahoma City. It is postmarked Waco, Tx., 1908.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

Parlor of the Elks Club in the Bancroft Building

Description: Photograph of the parlor of the Elks Club in the Bancroft Building in Orange, Texas. There is a circle sofa with a fringed pillow on top of it on the left side of the frame. Against the right side of the wall are two doorways, a rocking chair, an easy chair, a desk, and a piano with a stool. The three doorways have elaborate curtains over them. Written across the bottom of the photograph is, "Parlor of the Elks Club in Bancroft Building".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Old City Hall - Fire Station - Police Department - 120 East Garfield]

Description: Photograph of a two story building with two garage doors, a decorative trim front entrance with a hanging bell, and arched decoration and small metal balconies around each second story window. The garage doors and arched window decorations are painted pink and blue, and a large letters painted on the wall read Del Rio Boys' Club. Two cars are parked in front of the building.
Date: 1976
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.360821 -100.898584
Partner: Val Verde County Historical Commission

[Three Past Chair-Persons of the Anderson County Historical Commission]

Description: Frame containing three portraits, side-by-side, of past chairpersons of the Anderson County Historical Commission: (left to right) Bonner Frizzell, Oliver McReynolds, and Johnnie Bell McDonald Ballard. Frizzell is visible from the waist up, wearing a pinstripe suit, and is posing seated, reading an open book in his lap. McReynolds is visible from the chest up, wearing a dark suit and patterned tie. Ballard is visible from the shoulders up and is wearing a light-colored shirt with a darker ja… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

Y.M.C.A.

Description: Photograph of the Childress Y.M.C.A. in 1906 when R. H. Norris was the organizer and president. There are four unidentified young men on the sidewalk outside of the porch and three unidentified young men sitting on the stone porch wall. All seven men are looking at and posing for the camera in suits.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

Panhandle Lodge #238

Description: Photograph of unidentified men who are part of Panhandle Lodge No. 238 B.R.C.A. of Childress, Texas, standing in front of a Fort Worth & Denver railroad car which is their float for a parade. The men are arrayed standing and sitting with crossed legs in front of the car. Two of the men are holding small American flags.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Childress County Heritage Museum

[Citizens Association of Dallas Photograph]

Description: This is a photograph of 21 men. They are posed in three rows, two standing, one sitting. They are identified beneath the photo as the Citizens Association of Dallas. The officers and the Executive Committee are listed. The top left corner has a note indicating that this was given to Commission Don F. Sullivan from Henry D. Lindsley.
Date: May 21, 1902
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Old City Park

Shriners giving Christmas gifts

Description: Photograph of several members of the Shriners organization handing out Christmas gifts to children. There are four men wearing suits and hats with the Shriners logo. Several children of various ages are seated in chairs or wheelchairs; Illustrious Imperial Potentate Andrew A. D. Rahn is handing a gift to acrippled African-American child on the right side of the image. A woman in a nurse's uniform is in the back of the photo, near several wall lockers.
Date: December 15, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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