...my grandfather was a wood worker, and one of his greatest projects was "Ida Red" the boat he built... ...he worked on this with my father and on his own, and it was something he was most proud of... I remember many fishing trips in the Ida Red... she was handcrafted with love...
Jesse Patterson of Tyler, Smith County, Texas United States was born on November 20, 1895 in Stratford, Garvin County, OK, and died at age 64 years old on July 21, 1960 in Tyler, Smith County, TX.
Remembering people who entertained us through the decades with special moments captured on film.
Entertainers, whether they be musicians, actors, celebrities, or dancers, heavily influence our culture and impact our individual lives. These photos, many of recognizable people from our past, will e...
Photos of all kinds of ships used in war, commerce, and pleasure, and the men and women who sail on them.
Ocean liners, submarines, destroyers, aircraft carriers, battle ships - and yachts, oh my! Water transportation has been, and continues to be, a vital part of our economies and history.
Ships transp...
Baseball, basketball, boxing, soccer, football, hockey, golf, gymnastics, rugby, swimming, track, tennis...photos of people playing sports over the past century and a half.
No, we don't have photos of the first Olympic Games in 776 BC but since the invention of photography, sports activities have been popular subjects for photographers. Just look at the popularity of bas...
Old photos of different types of transportation - trains, planes, automobiles, and more - as well as the people who piloted them.
Of air, water, and land, only flying through the air had eluded humans for millennia. Wheels on carts as well as river boats are known to have been used since 3500 B.C. But since that time - especiall...
Researching surnames from East Texas right now, i.e. Green, Hinson, McLeod, Cooper, Patterson, and will come back on and update this later. I am mainly coming to this site by recommendation as I have lots of old pictures that I would like to share with others and will be scanning and uploading to this site for that reason.