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Texas History Collection
35
Frank Caldwell Collection
19
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
19
City Directories
11
O. Henry Project
10
Austin History Center General Collection Photographs
9
Niles-Graham-Pease Papers
7
Neal Douglass Photography Collection
6
Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive
3
Lisa Davis Photographic Collection
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Sam Houston's Bed
Sam Houston's bed in the Governor's Mansion.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Sam Houston Tower
Photograph of the clock tower at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Sam Houston" Mail Coach
Photograph of a stagecoach with four horses. In the background are buildings with signs for Baker & Raymond Drug and Bookstore, and A.S. Roberts.
Date:
187u
Creator:
Hillyer, H.B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mrs. Houston Family Group]
Photograph of a picnic, eight little ones, two adults.
Date:
June 12, 1946
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mrs. Houston Family Group]
Photograph of a little girl sitting on a table behind a cake.
Date:
June 12, 1946
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sam Houston Room in Governor's Mansion
Photograph of interior view of the Sam Houston Room in the Governor's Mansion showing a fireplace on the left and a window on the right. Two vanity dressers with mirrors line the walls and a dark wood table sits in the center of the room. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date:
1937
Creator:
Boone Photo Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor's Mansion Sam Houston Room
Photograph of the interior of the Governor's Mansion showing the Sam Houston Room, with the fireplace, portrait of Houston, an armchair, and a war drum serving as a side table. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1958 was Democratic Governor Price Daniel. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas]
Photograph of many soldiers on horseback in a field at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas. The photograph was taken from the nearby tower. There is a handwritten letter on the back of the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas]
Photograph of a residential area at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas. This shot captures a walkway leading up to a line of apartments slanting downhill to the right. Cabinet card format.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of People at Houston Gay Pride Event]
Photograph of a group of people at the Houston Gay Pride Event. The people are standing next to each other on a sidewalk and looking down and smiling at a person who is laying on the ground.
Date:
1979
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sam Houston]
An “autograph” letter from Sam Houston to E.M. Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
September 5, 1851
Creator:
Houston, Sam
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Walking With Banner in Houston Gay Pride Parade]
Photograph of a group of people walking in the Houston Gay Pride Parade and holding a banner that says "From all walks of life we are together, united pride."
Date:
1979
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas]
Photograph of a field at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas. The rectangular field's perimeter is lined with trees. Cannons are visible at the base of the flagpole in the center of the image. A tower is in the background and other buildings are at the right. Cabinet card format.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Paris, A. C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas]
Photograph of a field at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas. There is a gazebo in the center. At the edge of the field are trees with houses visible behind them. Cabinet card format.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Paris, A. E.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Men in Off-Road Vehicle at Gay Pride Houston]
Photograph of a group of men riding in an off-road vehicle at Gay Pride Houston. About twelve men are standing in the vehicle and a design that resembles a bird with its wings out is visible on the front of the vehicle.
Date:
1979
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Primary charge to the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas : delivered in Christ Church, Houston, on Saturday, May 9th, 1863
Primary charge to the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas : delivered in Christ Church, Houston, on Saturday, May 9th, 1863 by Bishop of the Diocese, Alexander Gregg.
Date:
1863
Creator:
Gregg, Alexander
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dorms at Huston - Tillotson
Exterior view of dormitories at Huston - Tillotson College. Unlandscaped lawn area in front of buildings.
Date:
October 23, 1956
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Huston-Tillotson (Rendering)
Drawing of a classroom and administration building for Huston-Tillotson College.
Date:
July 26, 1966
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Raising the Flag at Camp Swift]
Photograph of four soldiers raising the flag for the first time at Camp Swift. Writing on the back reads: "Left to right: 1st Lt. Victor M. Wallace, adjutant; 2nd Lt. Henry Stone, Motor Pool Officer; Major Oscar P. Houston, Executive; and Major Earl Chase, Director of Supply. When the flag pole was originally set in place it was not perfectly vertical. It was necessary to take it up and reset it which was a major operation because of its length, weight, and concrete setting."
Date:
May 4, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Butler's Shoe Store]
Photograph of a print of the Butler's Shoe Store located at 801 Main Street in Houston, Texas.
Date:
March 2, 1950
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The New Capitol of Texas
Photograph of an illustration depicting The New Capitol of Texas. There is a description of what the new Capitol will look like and images influential people, places and events line both sides of the illustration. Pictured clockwise from top left to right is David Crockett, Gen. Sam Houston, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Stephen F. Austin, Old Capitol, Houston, Storming of the Alamo, and David G. Burnet.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Train on Waller Creek Bridge]
Photograph of the front view of a steam train paused on the Waller Creek bridge in Austin. Buildings can be seen on both the right and left hand side of the bridge. There are passengers visible on the platform to the left of the train. On the back of the photograph there is a note that reads "With a little steam left this forerunner of a soon-to-be speeding civilization has stopped on the little Waller Creek bridge in Austin to let the passengers from Houston and other points out a the Depot House, Christmas day, 1871." Also on the back there is a note that reads "504 E 5th(?) Houston & Texas Central."
Date:
December 25, 1871
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mooney & Morrison's General Directory Of The City Of Austin, Texas, For 1877-78.
General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date:
1877
Creator:
Mooney & Morrison
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Directory of the City of Austin, 1912-1913
General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the Present State, County and City Governments, County Officials of Texas, Giving Date of Organization of Each County as also County Seat; List of Counties, Judicial Districts, District Judges and Clerks, and Time of Holding Courts in all Counties in Texas; Representative, Senatorial, Congressional and Supreme Judicial Districts; Court of Civil Appeals, Court of Cirminal Appeals, U. S. Judicial District and U. S. Circuit Courts, where Returnable; a Complete List of all Postoffices and Money Order Offices in Texas; also an Index of Societies, Associations, Churches, Corporations, Eductional Institutes; Full Name and Address of all Residents, Thier Occupations or Pursuits and a Complete Classified Business Directory, also a Valuable Street Guide and Householder's Directory, numerically arranged.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Morrison & Fourmy Directory Co.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History