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[Photograph of Laura Jane, John, George, and Wood Goin]

Portrait of the Goin family in 1893. Laura Jane and Wood Goin sit in ornate chairs. The man holds a baby, George Goin, in his lap. A young man, John Goin, stands behind the group.
Date: 1893
Creator: Marable, Matthew M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John M. Moore, Sr. and Lottie Dyer Moore's four oldest children.]

Photographic print of John M. Moore, Sr. and Lottie Dyer Moore's four oldest children. Clockwise from top center: Ray (8 yrs), Dyer (3 yrs), Ivy (6 yrs), John, (1yr). Front of print is marked in pencil, numbering children to correlate with list of names on back. Ivy is reclining against a bear skin rug. John is seated on an upholstered bench. Ray is standing in center. Dyer is seated on upholstered chair on right. Photograph is mounted on a black cardboard substrate. Bottom of cardboard under gold trim reads: Chas. J. Wright 84 Main St. Houston, Texas. (in gold). Top right corner is missing. All corners are worn and torn.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of the first bridge across the Brazos River]

Photograph of the construction process of the first bridge across the Brazos River. There are men standing on the lumber being use to construct the bridge surface, and a man wearing a dark colored vest, white shirt, and light colored hat in the right corner of photo. An African-American boy walking toward camera in the right corner, and there are trees in background. Photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard matte.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Fort Bend County "General Land Office" March 1893.]

Map of Fort Bend County - "General Land Office" March 1893 Scale 4000 Veras to the inch. Back - no markings, wire going across for hanging.
Date: March 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A.P. George as a young man.]

Photograph mounted on cardboard substrate (with scalloped edging) of A.P. George as a young man. He is wearing a dark colored jacket with a (plaid) vest, white shirt, and light-colored bowtie. Bottom of cardboard reads (in gold): C.O. Lorenz, Richmond, Texas.
Date: 1893
Creator: Lorenz, C.O.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four people. Man sitting down is scratched out in the picture.]

Photograph mounted on black cardboard substrate of four people. One man with a beard is seated and has his hat in his lap. The man standing behind him is identified on back of photo in pen as: A.P. George. A woman is standing to the left of Mr. George and she is wearing a dark-colored dress. Woman standing to his right has a light-print dress with a dark vest. Bottom of cardboard reads (in gold) Cabinet Portrait. Lorenz. Richmond, Texas. Photograph has several white scratches, mainly across the image of the man seated in the chair.
Date: 1893
Creator: Lorenz, C.O.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mayor's Criminal Docket (open access)

Mayor's Criminal Docket

City of Alvord Mayor's Criminal Docket
Date: January 20, 1893
Creator: City of Alvord
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina - September 25, 1893] (open access)

[Letter from de Zavala Jr to Adina - September 25, 1893]

Reply to Adina's request for family history
Date: September 25, 1893
Creator: de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

John Jackson Crumley

John Jackson Crumley, President of North Texas Normal College, 1893-1894. Man in suit
Date: [1893..1894]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Message of Gov. J. S. Hogg to the twenty-third Legislature of Texas. (open access)

Message of Gov. J. S. Hogg to the twenty-third Legislature of Texas.

This document is a message to Texas legislature from Governor J. S. Hogg. The document was a call to action concerning the matters of: railroad bonds and stocks, municipal indebtedness, land corporations, the railway commission, land and county boundaries, state banks, public education, mechanics' liens, convict labor, indigent ex-confederates, taxation, criminal laws, deadly weapons, lotteries, injunctions, stock quarantine, charities, board of pardon advisers, and the overall condition of the state of Texas.
Date: January 12, 1893
Creator: Hogg, J.S. (James S.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sunday school pendant, five pointed bronze pin]

Sunday school pendant, five pointed bronze pin, front reads "For good lessons and punctuality in sabbath school", back reads "Presented by Mrs. JHP Davis June 2, 1893". Mrs. JHP Davis was Belle Ryon Davis.
Date: June 2, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J.H.P. Davis wearing a dark three piece suit and a tie]

Bust portrait of J.H.P. Davis. Davis is wearing a dark three piece suit, white shirt, and a silk tie with a light colored circular pattern. Davis has thin (graying at temples) hair, and a graying mustache. The photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard substrate with a thin red line that that borders the outer perimeter of the cardboard. Below photograph in red: "Wright 502 1/2 Main St. Houston, Texas."
Date: [1893..1898]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frank Huffsmith]

Frank Huffsmith was born on January 7, 1853 and served as Mayor of Palestine from 1893 until 1897. He died on February 3, 1900 and is buried in the East Hill section of the Palestine City Cemetery.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Lady Playing a Banjo]

Photo of unidentified woman playing a banjo. Back of photo ways Feb 1893 - Palestine.
Date: February 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Group of Five Girls, One with a Guitar

Group of five girls in dresses posing for the camera, one girl has a guitar. The girl sitting is identified as Mollie Street, the other girls are not distinguished but named, Jennie B., Duck G., Mattie H., and Daisy C. The four girls closest to the camera are facing the right while the girl in the far back is facing the camera.
Date: [1893,1894]
Creator: Jones Photographic Studios of American.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cooper Creek School

School picture from Cooper Creek School for the 1893-1894 school year. The teacher is identified as Leona Gray.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interior of Unidentified Grocery Store

Interior of unidentified grocery store with five unidentified men standing in the back. There are glass counters on either side of the store with items above, below, and inside the glass. Shelving is also visible on the left side of the store, running the length of the wall and stacked full of goods.
Date: June 24, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annee Edwards' Denton City High School Diploma (open access)

Annee Edwards' Denton City High School Diploma

Annee Edwards' Denton City High School diploma from 1893.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First grade class, Laredo, Texas, 1893]

Portrait of 53 first grade students, Laredo, Texas March 9, 1893. The teacher on the right was Julia Schultz.
Date: March 9, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Female Students, 1893]

Photo of Weatherford College students. Back row, l to r: Lizzie May Lewis (Mrs. Fred Tucker), Lota Gordon, Dora Eddlemon (Mrs. Simmons), Lizzie Garrett (Mrs. Byrd), Virgie Corn Yeager. Front roe, l to r: Annie Yeager, Daisy Smith Buchanan, Rose Smith Ollo, Mary Cooper Haney Carter. Photo taken in 1893: Weatherford, Texas by photography studio Whittaker and Kennedy.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Hand drawn map showing counties, cities, roads, rivers and creeks in Texas circa 1893.
Date: 1893
Creator: Wm. M. Bradley & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter, constitution and by-laws, officers and members of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 31: organized, October 13th, 1889, in the city of Dallas, Texas. (open access)

Charter, constitution and by-laws, officers and members of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 31: organized, October 13th, 1889, in the city of Dallas, Texas.

This book includes the charter, constitution and by-laws of the Sterling Price Camp of the United Confederate Veterans, including a roster of members with their rank and unit affiliations.
Date: 1893
Creator: United Confederate Veterans. Texas Division. Sterling Price Camp No. 31.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of the First National Bank - Palestine]

Interior photo of the First National Bank taken in September 1893. People identified in the photo are: Ed Caldwell, W.P. McMeans, Dr. Colley, Ed Stedman, L. Gooch, J.D. Grigsby and George A. Wright.
Date: September 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Spoons : World's Columbian Expostion, Chicago, 1893

A group of 6 spoons from the 1893 Chicago "World's Columbian Exposition" world's fair. Silverplated souvenir teaspoons, each with scrolling forms on handle. Bowl of each spoon is engraved with a view of a different building from the exposition: U.S. Government Building; Horticultural Building; Mines and Mining Building; Machinery Hall; Transportation Building; Manufacturers & Liberal Arts [Building].
Date: 1893
Creator: Leonard Manufacturing Company
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library