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[Photograph of a Manse]

Description: Photograph of a manse. The house is white with wood siding, a black shingle roof, and gray trim around the door and windows. Trees are visible in the background. The hoods of automobiles are visible in the foreground.
Date: 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

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

Carroll House

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house identified as the Carroll House in Portland, TX. A woman is standing in a fenced yard surrounded by four young children. A large group of chickens is feeding in the yard in front of the children and woman. Another person is seated by the house. The house is a dark, wooden structure with white trim.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Kate Cole House

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house in Portland, Texas, identified as that of Kate Cole. The house is a single-story white structure with a chimney on the left side. Another house is just to the right. An empty street runs in front of the houses and short picket fence runs from the side of the Cole house to the left edge of the image. According to accompanying information the home is located at 715 Houston Street.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Exterior View of House]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an exterior view of a house. The metal house has a door in the center-front with windows on each side. On the left side of the house, there is another door and a gas meter. In the background, there is a similar-shaped house.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Lillie and Lizzie Cole Home

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the exterior of the Lillie B. and Lizzie Cole Home in Portland, TX. The home is a two-story, white structure. A long fence runs in front of the side shown. A door is on the first level between two windows. A small balcony is supported above the door. Another door opens onto the second-level balcony.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

La Quinta Mansion

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an area identified as the La Quinta Mansion near Portland, TX. A large two-story house is shown on the far right of the image. Farther back, beyond this house is another building with tower on its left. A group of four men and women are standing in front of a vehicle in the foreground. Another man wearing a hat is still seated in the car The car is parked on a dirt road leading to the large house on the right.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 27.881670 -97.266086
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Exterior of Cole Home

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house is Portland, TX identified as the Cole home. The house is a white, two-story structure. There are several balconies shown on the second floor. Both sides shown on the ground level have two windows and a door. A picket fence surrounds the entire building. A street and field run in front of the house.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

La Quinta Mansion

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the La Quinta Mansion in Portland, TX. The mansion is a large, three-story house. It has several chimneys and balconies. A large, open yard surrounds the mansion on all sides. Several rows of trimmed hedges are shown bordering the mansion grounds.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Club House

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a club house in Portland, TX. The house is a two-story wooden structure. A small, covered porch is shown over the front door. A chimney is shown on the right side of the roof. Each side of the house has several windows. Two large plants are in the front of the house behind a long, picket fence. A man is standing in front of the bush on the left side of the front door.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Jacoway Family in Portland

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a family portrait outside a house in Portland, TX. The three people in the foreground are identified as Mrs. Alice Jacoway-Rudicill, her husband, and their son. Another man is standing in the background with his hand up to his face. He is identified as Richard Jacoway.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

John Willacy Residence

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house in Portland, TX. According to accompanying information, the house belonged to John Willacy, founder of Portland, TX. The house is a single-story building with a covered porch. Another house is shown to the right of the Willacy house. A large plant is shown in the front yard. The house overlooks a bay at the rear.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

The Home at Bayview College

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of the a two-story house on the campus of Bayview College in Portland, TX. The house has a balcony covering it on all sides. Several doors and windows are shown on each wall. A picket fence runs in front of the house. The roof is tall with several chimneys and vents. A caption below the image reads, "The Home."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Fisher Home

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house in Portland, TX. A large grove of trees is shown to the side of the house. A picket fence surrounds the entire area. The home is at the corner of Elm and Seventh in Portland. According to accompanying information, in the house was built in 1909.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Fisher Home in Portland

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house in Portland, TX. The home is a two-story structure. It is surrounded by a grove of tall bushes. A small picket fence is shown at the bottom right of the image. According to accompanying information, the house was built in 1909.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Melissa Ann Fisher Smith Home

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house in Portland, TX. The home is a small structure with a covered porch. Eight people are standing around the porch area. Of the eight, six men are standing on the porch. Two women are standing outside the picket fence that runs past the house.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Heron's Nest

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house in Portland, Texas. The house is a wooden building with a covered porch and two chimneys on the roof. A basement is also visible on the right side of the house. A section of gutter has fallen off the edge of the roof.
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

Heron's Nest

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a house in San Patricio County. The house is a wooden structure. Several covered porches are on both sides of the house. Two chimneys are on the roof on opposite sides of the house. A picket fence is shown in front of the house.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

Hunter's Lodge

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of a home used as a hunter's lodge in Portland, TX. The house is a single-story structure with a covered porch. A picket fence is shown surrounding the front yard.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[DeMouche Home]

Description: Postcard of an exterior view of the DeMouche Home, built in 1915. The wooden house is two-stories tall, with various plant vines growing on the sides. Two chairs are sitting on the porch. Other plants and trees are growing around the house. The home overlooks Corpus Christi Bay.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library

[Exterior View of Garrett House]

Description: Cropped copy-photograph of an exterior view of Garrett House, the farm manager's home at Farm number 23 (Taft Ranch near Gregory, Texas). A dirt road leads to the house in the background. Tropical trees line the road and cover the view of the house.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Bell/Whittington Public Library
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