Netta and Unidentified Woman at Gate, c. 1912
Netta Brown standing with an unidentified woman at the front gate.Original photograph: 3½" by 3½", sepia on paperboard backing, which is 5½" by 5½".
View ArticleOtis Brown and Netta Barcus Brown, 1902
Otis Brown (1879-1958) and Netta Barcus (1880-1958) were married June 24, 1903. Otis was Irving’s co-founder (1903) and first mayor (1914). They built the first house in Irving in 1903. The house shown...
View ArticleNetta Holding One of Her Sons, c. 1912
Netta Brown holding one of her infant sons.Original photograph: 6" by 5½", black-and-white.
View ArticleBrown Brothers at Front Gate, c. 1911
Loyd, Stanley, and Earl Brown, three of the five sons of Otis and Netta Brown.Original photograph: 3½" by 3½", sepia on paperboard backing, which is 5½" by 3½".
View ArticleBrown House Under Construction, 1905
Otis Brown, Irving's co-founder and first mayor, had this house built on Iowa St. in 1905. The address would later become 321 S. O'Connor.Original photograph: 3½? by 3½?, black-and-white on a...
View ArticleNetta Brown Front Right, c. 1892
Netta Barcus (1880-1958) is in the front row on right. Netta moved from Dallas to the Kit community (today’s eastern Irving) to work as a teacher in 1902. There she met Otis Brown, who was working on a...
View ArticleBrown House, 1905
Otis Brown, Irving's co-founder and first mayor, had this house built on Iowa St. (today 321 S. O'Connor Road) in 1905. Three Irving mayors have lived in the house: Otis Brown, who served as Irving's...
View ArticleBrown House in the Snow, c. 1908
Brown house in the snow, c. 1908. In the spring of 1908, Otis Brown constructed a cement block fence around the house. The Irving Index of April 8, 1908, reported that Mr. Brown had finished the fence...
View ArticleCharles Schulze and Brown Boys, c. 1919
Lynn and John Brown, front row left to right, and Charles Schulze, Jr., behind. Charles Schulze was the nephew of town co-founder J. O. Schulze. John and Lynn Brown were the two youngest sons of Otis...
View ArticleNetta with Four of Her Sons, c. 1920
Netta Brown poses with four of her sons: (left to right) Earle, Lynn, Stanley, Loyd, and Netta.Original photograph: 3¾" by 4¾", black-and-white.
View ArticleBrown / Parrish House, 1979
Morris and Marge Parrish purchased what had been the Brown house in 1979. The Parrishes restored the house and added on to it. This photo is from 1979 prior to the renovation. Morris Parrish later...
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