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The Laws of Texas, 1926 [Volume 24] (open access)

The Laws of Texas, 1926 [Volume 24]

Supplement Volume to the Original Ten Volumes compiled and arranged by H.P.N Gammel of Austin.
Date: 1926
Creator: Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Papers: October 1834--January, 1837, Volume 3 (open access)

The Austin Papers: October 1834--January, 1837, Volume 3

This text contains the third portion of the Austin Papers, which are documents covering October, 1834 to January, 1837. According to the preface, the documents include, "business memoranda, physiographical observations, petitions and memorials to local and superior governments, political addresses and proclamations, and much personal and official correspondence" (p. iii). Index starts on page 489.
Date: 1926~
Creator: Barker, Eugene C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Story of Buffalo Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel (open access)

The Story of Buffalo Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel

This booklet gives an overview of the history of Buffalo Bayou and of the Houston Ship Channel from 1820-1926. The text gives background on how the area became developed and eventually became an "Industrial Waterway of National importance" (p. [3]). The second half of the text focuses on Commodore Charles Morgan and the shipping aspect of the Channel. Costs of building, lists of important council members, and text of letters are included to illustrate the history.
Date: 1926
Creator: Farrar, R. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Victorian Photographs of Famous Men & Fair Women (open access)

Victorian Photographs of Famous Men & Fair Women

Book containing a series of photographs of famous individuals from Great Britain in the nineteenth century. Includes biographical information about the photographer.
Date: 1926
Creator: Cameron, Julia Margaret, 1815-1879
System: The UNT Digital Library