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Group portrait of Governor Ferguson signing the The West Texas A&M Bill surrounded by men in the Texas Legislature, 1917.

1917

Group portrait of Governor Ferguson signing the The West Texas A&M Bill surrounded by men in the Texas Legislature, 1917.

1917

World War I

1917

Note on back: "Calvin Hughes' cattle. Sneed place 1917." Group of three cattle bound and tethered together. They are in a yard with several trees surrounding them.

1917

Note on back: "Calvin Hughes' cattle. Sneed place 1917." Group of three cattle bound and tethered together. They are in a yard with several trees surrounding them.

1917

From "Austin, City of the Violet Crown, 1917," an ornately designed layout with numbered photos of the St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute. photos no. 1-3 depict tabernacles and no. 4 depicts Littlefield Dormitory.

1917

From "Austin, City of the Violet Crown, 1917," an ornately designed layout with numbered photos of the St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute. photo no. 5: Administrative Building; no. 6: Fontaine Cottage; no.7: Ebenezer Baptist Church Tabernacle. In 1893, the late Dr. L. L. Campbell became moderator. St. John District Association was known to be the largest association for African Americans. Moderator Campbell negotiated plans for an Orphan Home and School. He purchased three hundred and fifty (350) acres of land, and in 1906, built St. John Orphan Home, but not without struggle. The St. John Orphanage, which was located in North Austin on a tract of land, where Highland Mall is presently located. Rev. Campbell was known as the founder of the St. John Orphanage.

1917

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