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  1. A three-story brick building with arched windows, striped awnings and dormers in its roof, on a street corner.

    United States Court House and Post Office, Tyler, Texas (built 1889), as pictured in a 1901 Treasury Department history

    Clipped to The county’s first court session meets in a log cabin (1846)

    Date
    1901 (publication)
    Made by
    U.S. Treasury Department (John A. Sutherland and Wallace H. Hills, compilers)
    Held by
    Public domain (U.S. government publication)
    Rights
    US federal work
    Rights statement
    This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Federal Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code . Note : This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state , territory , commonwealth, county, munic
    Credit line
    U.S. Treasury Department, A History of Public Buildings Under the Control of the Treasury Department (Washington: GPO, 1901). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  2. A panoramic photograph of a crowd filling the courthouse square in front of the domed courthouse, with storefronts, cars and horse-drawn wagons around it.

    Young Men's Bus. Club Trade Day, Tyler, Apr. 10, 1916

    Clipped to Commissioners lay out the town around a square (1847)

    Date
    1916-04-10
    Made by
    Denison, Robert A., photographer
    Held by
    Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (Panoramic Photographs, PAN SUBJECT - Events no. 52)
    Item page
    loc.gov
    Rights
    published before 1931
    Rights statement
    Rights advisory: No known restrictions on publication. | Rights: The Library of Congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. Ultimately, it is the researcher's obligation to assess copyright or other use restrictions and obtain permission from third parties when necessary before publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections. (Item notes: "J215128 U.S. Copyright Office"; "Copyright deposit; Robert A. Denison; April 21, 1916.")
    Credit line
    Robert A. Denison, photographer, "Young Men's Bus. Club Trade Day, Tyler, Apr. 10, 1916." Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Panoramic Photographs (pan 6a27240).
  3. A lithograph sheet of five framed views: three small scenes of camp buildings across the top, and two wide views of a log stockade crowded with huts.

    Camp Ford, Texas: lithograph from sketches by Jas. S. McClain, "a prisoner of war for 13 months" (hospital, Col. R. R. Brown's headquarters, Capt. Braunfelter's cabin, west and south views of the stockade)

    Clipped to Camp Ford becomes a prison camp (1863)

    Date
    1865 (Smith County Historical Society: 'the 1865 original'); print carries 'Copy Right secured'
    Made by
    James S. McClain, Co. F, 120th Ohio Infantry (sketches); Krebs & Bro. Lith., Pittsburgh (lithographers)
    Held by
    Public domain; digital file on Wikimedia Commons
    Rights
    published before 1931
    Rights statement
    This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1931, and if not then due to lack of notice or renewal.
    Credit line
    Camp Ford, Texas. Lithograph by Krebs & Bro., Pittsburgh, from sketches by Jas. S. McClain, 1865. Public domain; scan via Wikimedia Commons.
  4. A halftone printed in green ink: a worker standing among long rows of blooming rose bushes in a wide field.

    "A Peep Into One of Our Rose Fields" (halftone photo in the Rosemont Nursery Co. Fall and Spring Catalog, Tyler, 1928)

    Clipped to The first recorded sale of rose plants near Tyler (1879)

    Date
    1928
    Made by
    Rosemont Nursery Co., A. L. Thompson, Prop., Tyler (publisher); photographer unknown
    Held by
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library (Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection), via Internet Archive
    Item page
    archive.org
    Rights
    published before 1931 · Cropped from the page
    Rights statement
    Internet Archive rights field: "The contributing institution believes that this item is not in copyright."
    Credit line
    Rosemont Nursery Co., Fall and Spring Catalog (Tyler, 1928). U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, via Internet Archive.
  5. A two-story cream-colored building with tall arched windows, quoined corners and a bracketed cornice.

    Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas. State historical marker inscription - Houston architect Eugene T. Heiner and builder Henry Kane designed and built this struc

    Clipped to Smith County’s fourth jail goes up (1880)

    Date
    28 November 2014, 12:44:17
    Made by
    Renelibrary
    Held by
    Renelibrary
    Rights
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Rights statement
    I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
  6. A two-story church of red-painted brick with a columned porch between two square towers, its windows boarded, beside a brick street.

    St. James CME Church in Tyler, Texas

    Clipped to St. James CME, the oldest surviving Black church building in Tyler (1889)

    Date
    2 July 2018, 14:16:16
    Made by
    Renelibrary
    Held by
    Renelibrary
    Rights
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Rights statement
    I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
  7. A halftone portrait of Horace Chilton: a bearded man with swept-back hair, in a dark suit and tie, looking to his right.

    Senator Horace Chilton (portrait, 1899)

    Clipped to Horace Chilton, Texas’ first native-born U.S. senator (1891)

    Date
    1899 (publication)
    Made by
    Unknown photographer
    Held by
    Public domain
    Rights
    published before 1931
    Rights statement
    Commons license tags: Public domain (PD US expired; scan from Internet Archive 'autobiographiesp02neal').
    Credit line
    Walter Neale, Autobiographies and Portraits of the ... Fifty-fifth Congress (1899). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  8. A weathered one-story white frame house with a front gable and a deep porch, in tall grass under trees.

    Williams-Anderson House in Tyler, Texas

    Clipped to Patterson’s 5 Acre, a subdivision for Black buyers (1892)

    Date
    2 July 2018, 14:20:55
    Made by
    Renelibrary
    Held by
    Renelibrary
    Rights
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Rights statement
    I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
  9. A black steam locomotive numbered 529, its tender lettered St. L.-S. W., standing on a track beside utility poles.

    St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) locomotive No. 529 with tender, Tyler, May 1, 1937

    Clipped to The Cotton Belt, called the first Southwest railroad to burn oil (1898)

    Date
    1937-05-01
    Made by
    Everett L. DeGolyer Jr. (1923-1977), photographer
    Held by
    DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
    Item page
    flickr.com
    Rights
    no known restrictions
    Rights statement
    Flickr license field: "No known copyright restrictions". Item description, Rights: "Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.". SMU catalog (CONTENTdm) Rights: "Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. ... For more information, contact degolyer@smu.edu."
    Credit line
    DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University (no known copyright restrictions)
  10. A two-story buff brick building with a red tile roof and rows of tall windows, above a sloping lawn.

    The Tyler Carnegie Library located in Tyler, Texas, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 1979.

    Clipped to The Carnegie Library, Tyler’s first public library building (1904)

    Date
    Taken on 27 June 2010
    Made by
    Larry D. Moore
    Held by
    Larry D. Moore
    Rights
    CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
    Rights statement
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Larry D. Moore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
  11. Two white frame buildings among bare trees: a two-story house and a larger two-story hall with a hipped roof.

    Butler College, Tyler, Texas (about 1910)

    Clipped to A Baptist academy opens, later Butler College (1905)

    Date
    c. 1910 (published 1910)
    Made by
    Unknown photographer
    Held by
    Public domain
    Rights
    published before 1931
    Rights statement
    This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1931.
    Credit line
    Butler College, Tyler, Texas, from W. N. Hartshorn, An Era of Progress and Promise (Boston, 1910). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  12. A hand-colored postcard of the Smith County Court House: a two-story stone building with a columned front and a tall dome topped by a statue.

    "Smith County Court House, Tyler, Texas." (hand-colored postcard of the 1909-10 domed courthouse; postmarked 1910)

    Clipped to Smith County builds a three-story courthouse (1909)

    Date
    published 1905-1910; postmarked 1910
    Made by
    Unknown photographer; published by R. E. Bryan, Tyler; printed by Curt Teich & Co. (card no. 13873)
    Held by
    Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives (James F. Stubbins U.S. Postcard Collection, M 384)
    Rights
    published before 1931
    Rights statement
    "This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested." Rights Statement URL: https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
    Credit line
    Smith County Court House, Tyler, Texas (R. E. Bryan, c. 1910). James F. Stubbins U.S. Postcard Collection, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries.
  13. A row of brick and stone bungalows on a sloping lawn above the street, under tall trees.

    Azalea Residential Historic District

    Clipped to Maurice Shamburger plants the first azaleas along Lindsey Lane (1929)

    Date
    2 July 2018, 13:11:24
    Made by
    Renelibrary
    Held by
    Renelibrary
    Rights
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Rights statement
    I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
  14. A tall pale tower striped with columns of windows and stepped back near its top, a flag on its roof, at a street corner.

    People's National Bank Building in Tyler, Texas

    Clipped to People’s Bank raises a 15-story tower (1932)

    Date
    2 July 2018, 12:24:40
    Made by
    Renelibrary
    Held by
    Renelibrary
    Rights
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Rights statement
    I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
  15. A two-story red brick building with white trim and a white-columned wing, behind a lawn and a large oak.

    The Woman's Building in Tyler, Texas, United States was built in 1932 and designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1990.

    Clipped to The Woman’s Building is completed (1932)

    Date
    Taken on 22 June 2019, 17:38:51
    Made by
    Larry D. Moore
    Held by
    Larry D. Moore
    Rights
    CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
    Rights statement
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Larry D. Moore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
  16. A linen postcard of a long barbershop room: Black men in white smocks cutting the hair of customers in two rows of barber chairs.

    Tyler Barber College Chain, interior view of our practice shop -- Tyler, Texas (linen postcard)

    Clipped to Tyler Barber College, called the country’s first for African Americans (1934)

    Date
    1930-1945 (approximate)
    Made by
    Pub. by East Texas Engraving Co., Tyler, Texas
    Held by
    Boston Public Library, Print Department, Tichnor Brothers Collection
    Item page
    flickr.com
    Rights
    no known restrictions · CC BY 2.0
    Rights statement
    Flickr license field: "CC BY 2.0" (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Item description, Rights: "No known restrictions"
    Credit line
    Boston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers Collection, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
  17. A linen postcard of a pale, multistory hospital among trees, with a small aerial view of the grounds set into the corner.

    Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas (linen postcard)

    Clipped to Mother Frances Hospital opens a day early (1937)

    Date
    1930-1945 (approximate)
    Made by
    Nationwide Specialty Co., Arlington, Texas
    Held by
    Boston Public Library, Print Department, Tichnor Brothers Collection
    Item page
    flickr.com
    Rights
    no known restrictions · CC BY 2.0
    Rights statement
    Flickr license field: "CC BY 2.0" (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Item description, Rights: "No known restrictions"
    Credit line
    Boston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers Collection, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
  18. A pale stone building with tall columns of windows and the words City Hall across its front, flags beside it and steps up a hedged lawn.

    City Hall in Tyler, Texas

    Clipped to City Hall, the first building to hold all the city’s offices (1938)

    Date
    2 July 2018, 13:57:39
    Made by
    Renelibrary
    Held by
    Renelibrary
    Rights
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Rights statement
    I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
  19. A buff brick Art Deco office building with a stepped tower and green awnings over its ground floor, at a street corner.

    Blackstone Building in Tyler, Texas

    Clipped to The Blackstone Building holds Tyler’s first union bus terminal (1938)

    Date
    2 July 2018, 13:51:22
    Made by
    Renelibrary
    Held by
    Renelibrary
    Rights
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Rights statement
    I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
  20. A linen postcard seen from above: two long, low store buildings with cars parked between them and trees around the lot.

    Bergfeld Shopping Center -- Tyler, Texas (linen postcard)

    Clipped to Bergfeld Center, called Tyler’s first suburban shopping center (1949)

    Date
    1930-1945 (approximate)The library dates all its Tichnor cards 1930–1945 as a range; the shopping center opened in 1949.
    Made by
    Pub. by East Texas Engraving Co., Tyler, Texas
    Held by
    Boston Public Library, Print Department, Tichnor Brothers Collection
    Item page
    flickr.com
    Rights
    no known restrictions · CC BY 2.0
    Rights statement
    Flickr license field: "CC BY 2.0" (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Item description, Rights: "No known restrictions"
    Credit line
    Boston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers Collection, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
  21. Red and pink rose bushes in bloom under a shade tree, with lawns, paths and a pond beyond.

    Tyler Rose Festival at the Municipal Rose Garden, Tyler, Texas

    Clipped to The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden officially opens (1952)

    Date
    2014-05-18
    Made by
    Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
    Held by
    Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (Carol M. Highsmith Archive; Lyda Hill Texas Collection)
    Item page
    loc.gov
    Rights
    no known restrictions
    Rights statement
    Rights advisory: No known restrictions on publication. | Rights: The Library of Congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. Ultimately, it is the researcher's obligation to assess copyright or other use restrictions and obtain permission from third parties when necessary before publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections.
    Credit line
    Carol M. Highsmith, photographer, May 18, 2014. The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (LC-DIG-highsm-28848).
  22. A white two-story house with black shutters and a columned porch above a red brick street, with brick houses beside it.

    Charnwood Residential Historic District, Tyler (2018)

    Clipped to Charnwood becomes Tyler’s first National Register historic district (1999)

    Date
    2 July 2018, 12:57:39
    Made by
    Renelibrary
    Held by
    Renelibrary
    Rights
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
    Rights statement
    I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
    Credit line
    Renelibrary (image watermarked © Rene Gomez) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
  23. A small brick barbecue stand under a neon sign that reads Stanley’s Famous Pit Bar-B-Q, in a high-contrast photograph.

    Stanley's Famous Pit Bar-B-Q, Tyler

    Clipped to Stanley’s neon sign, called the first in Tyler to get a marker (2011)

    Date
    2012-12-26 (camera date)
    Made by
    A Vandalay
    Held by
    A Vandalay
    Item page
    flickr.com
    Rights
    CC BY 2.0 · CC BY 2.0
    Rights statement
    Flickr license field: "CC BY 2.0" (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
    Credit line
    A Vandalay, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), via Flickr