Perini Family Shrine

Copy negative of two pictures of Perini family shrines in Italy. The print over the entrance of the first says "Famiglia Perini," and the second says "Coniugi Perini." Both are concrete structures with a metal gate across the front, cross decorations, and a plaque in the back with writing on it. There are mountains in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Perini Family Headstone

Copy negative of the Perini family headstone in Italy with names and death dates of members of the Perini family, including Cottardo and Maria Domenica, Ciuseppe and Marianna Perini, Giuseppe Perini, and others.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard from Ristorante La Cistema

Copy negative of a postcard from Ristorante La Cistema fron Rome, Italy. The art on it is of a man and woman at a well with trees in the background. At the bottom of the postcard is written, "Ristorante La Cistema, Roma, Via della Cisterna, 13 - Tel. 582.543 - 587.008."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Paul's 3rd Journey and Voyage to Rome

Map of Paul the Apostle's third missionary journey (solid line) through modern-day Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, and Israel as well as Paul's journey to Rome (dotted line), passing through Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Crete, Malta, and Sicily. The map also includes notes on the important occurrences of his journeys.
Date: unknown
Creator: Neal, A. D.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Peasant Women and Children on Steps of Temple of Vesta (Rome, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of a peasant woman and her children on the steps of the Temple of Vesta in Rome, Italy. On the frame of the slide is printed "Neg. No. 8094, copyrighted 1897 by Underwood & Underwood, New York City."
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide os Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. The slide is numbered No. 14.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Gondolas on the Grand Canal (Venice, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. The slide is numbered No. 27.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Palace Along a Canal (Venice, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of a Palace along a canal in Venice, Italy. The slide carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of “Venetian Night” (painting)

A glass slide showing a painting titled "Venetian Night." The painting shows people in a Venetian gondola under a night sky. The slide frame has the words "Economic Series" printed on it and the paper label accompanying the slide had this text on it: "T. H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau Street, N. Y."
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regulus Before the Senate of Carthage (open access)

Regulus Before the Senate of Carthage

Recounting of the speech the roman statesman, Marcus Atilius Regulus, gave to the Carthaginian senate. There are pencil corrections on both pages.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of The Appian Way and Tomb of Caecilia Metella (Rome, Italy)

A glass slide showing the Appian Way in Rome, Italy, with the circular Tomb of Caecilia Metella visible. The slide is numbered No. 41.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of the Milan Cathedral (Milan, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of the Milan Cathedral, in Milan, Italy. The cathedral serves as the seat of the Archbishop of Milan.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Old Palace and Uffizi Gallery (Florence, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of the Old Palace and Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The slide is numbered No. 5.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (Italy)

A glass slide showing a painting of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in Naples, Italy.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Archaeological Site (Pompeii, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of an archaeological site, most likely the ruins of Pompeii in Italy. The slide carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Venice, Italy

A glass slide showing a photograph of the city of Venice, Italy, with waterways in the foreground. The slide is numbered No.12.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Man and Woman Feeding Doves in Venice, Italy.

A glass slide showing a photograph of a man and a woman feeding doves in Venice, Italy, with St. Mark's Basilica visible in the background. The slide carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of St. Paul’s Prison (Rome, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of the outer door of a building identified as St. Paul’s prison, in Rome, Italy. The slide carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Statue of Sleeping Ariadne, No. 10

A glass slide showing the Statue of Sleeping Ariadne, housed in the Vatican (Rome, Italy)
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

HSU Group in Rome

Copy photograph of a group of Hardin-Simmons University students in in Rome. Various Rome landmarks can be seen in the background. Elwin Skiles is standing in the center of the front row.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of St. Mark’s Square (Venice, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of Saint Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, with the bell tower (Campanile di San Marco) visible in the background.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Florence, Italy

A glass slide showing a photograph of the city of Florence, Italy.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Trevi Fountain (Rome, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of Trevi Fountain, in Rome, Italy.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Roman Forum Ruins (Rome, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of the ruins of the Roman Forum, in Rome, Italy. The slide carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History