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Gregg Co.
Survey map of Gregg County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes bodies of water, towns, roads, railroads, and the historic trail, Cherokee Trace. No scale information given.
Date:
September 1839
Creator:
Pressler, C. W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Constantine B. Kilgore and Frances Y. Barnett]
Photograph of Constantine Buckley Kilgore and Frances Y. Barnett of Kilgore, Texas. The city of Kilgore was named after Constantine Kilgore, who was responsible for bringing the railroad to East Texas.
Date:
1858~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Downtown Longview]
Photograph of downtown Longview, Texas in its early years. There are many unidentified brick buildings pictured in the photograph. There are horse-drawn carriages parked throughout the downtown area, and there are people walking in the street.
Date:
1870~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad Engine 154]
Photograph of Longview, Texas railroad workers posing next to Engine Number 154. From left to right, the men pictured are: J. W. Kinney, Switchman; Dee Moore, Longview Switch Engine; B. C. Todd, Sr., Fireman; W. J. Padon, Engineer; and Joe Still, Engine Foreman.
Date:
1870~
Creator:
Culpepper, Cody
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Railroads in Longview]
Photograph of four railroad workers posing next to a train in Longview, Texas. The engine is a 4-4-0 locomotive with the initials for Houston and Great Northern Railroad Company (H & G N R Co. #2) on the tender car and San Jacinto on the cab.
Date:
1870~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Young Men of Longview]
Photograph of a young men standing against a picket fence in Longview, Texas. From left to right, the men pictured are Jerre Turner, Dan Gans, Hardy Cook, Joe Boring and June Bivins.
Date:
1870~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[James Stephen Hogg]
Photograph of James Stephen Hogg and a fellow employee in Longview, Texas. The couple is pictured inside the first newspaper print shop in Longview, which was founded by Hogg. He later became the first native-born son of Texas to be voted Governor of the State of Texas. There is a decorative foil border framing the photograph.
Date:
1871
Creator:
Culpepper, Cody B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Magnolia Place Hotel]
Photograph of the Magnolia Place Hotel in Longview, Texas. There is a sign above the second floor balcony that reads, "Magnolia Place." There are several people and children standing outside the hotel and on the balcony.
Date:
1872
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Road-Scrapers.
Patent for a new improvement in the construction of road-scrapers to make them more facilitating, faster, and with less animal power required.
Date:
January 27, 1874
Creator:
Tate, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gregg County
Map of the Piney Woods region covering Gregg County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
April 1874
Creator:
Cousins, R. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Longview Club Saloon]
Photograph of the Club Saloon in Longview, Texas. There are many unidentified men standing outside the saloon. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard, and it is torn on three edges.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Culpepper's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Devices for Teaching Musical Transposition.
Patent for an improvement in devices for teaching musical transposition. The invention in question is composed of a keyboard "with sliding instruments and scales" (1).
Date:
April 25, 1876
Creator:
Allison, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Measuring Packaged Fabrics
Patent for an improved device to measure textiles and other similar fabrics, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 13, 1877
Creator:
Bond, Virgil A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton and Hay Presses
Patent for new cotton and hay presses with new bailing designs, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1877
Creator:
Methvin, Boling J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Longview Sawmill Workers]
Photograph of the Longview Sawmill workers in Longview, Texas. The mill was located on Mobberly Street. There is a tan border around the exterior of the photograph.
Date:
1879
Creator:
Culpepper, Cody
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Game-Tables.
Patent for a "new and improved Gaming-Table..." [line 5] including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
August 5, 1879
Creator:
Macy, Edwin M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Machines For Filing Saws.
Patent for improvements in the construction of machines for filing saws. Description of the construction and illustrations are attached.
Date:
August 19, 1879
Creator:
Basom, Ransford W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brown, Crain and Boring Families]
Photograph of the Brown, Crain and Boring families of Longview, Texas. The family members are pictured on the front porch of Bluford W. Brown's home, which was located at 104 W. Whaley Street. From left to right, top to bottom, the family members pictured are: Top row: Newton Brown, Iris Boyd Brown, Edward E. Crain, Lula Frances Brown-Crain, Mittie F. Brown-Bruce, Robert Halsey Bruce, Emma Brown-Boring, Walter Brown, Oscar Brown, Johanna Clark-Brown. Second row: Bluford W. Brown, Lacy (Maydee) Eddins (sitting in Bluford's lap), Elliot, Mannie Brown, Nancy Cox Brown, Lynn Brown (sitting in Nancy's lap), Mattie Carroll. Third row: Jessie Boring-Bramlette, Elmo Brown, Tad B. Stinchcomb. Bottom row: Emory Boring, Joseph Boring, Fred Brown, Ethel Brown, B. W. Crain, Sr., Lillo Crain.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campbell's Lake]
Photograph of four men near the edge of Campbell's Lake during the construction of the dam to create the man-made lake. Railroad ties are visible in the foreground, on raised ground; in the background, part of the lake is visible, lined by forest. From left to right, the men are identified as: Crawford Morgan, E. B. Protho, J. N. Campbell and W. K. Eckman. The photograph is mounted on gray cardboard.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hill Residence]
Photograph of the Hill family residence, located at the 300 block of South Center Street, in Longview, Texas. Mr. Richard Cabell Hill and Mrs. Martha Hill are standing outside of their home with the cook, Molly, and her boy, Arthur. There is a white picket fence in front of the house.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Holloway School]
Photograph of the Holloway school students in Longview, Texas. The school was located on Mobberly Street. The photograph is torn and deteriorated in many areas. The children's names are listed on the back of the photograph in a random order. The legible names are: John Akins, John Morrow, Walter Jacobs, Jimmie McDonal, Bertie Smith, Edwin Durham, Charlie Morgan, John Walker, Sammie Dodge, Trixie Needham, Pollie Munden, Charles Scott, Sadie Mundess, and Alice Renfro. J. V. Butts is seated to the right, in an early style wheelchair.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Longview Home]
Photograph of one of the early, rustic homes built in Longview, Texas. There is an unidentified man and woman standing in the front yard.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Longview Railroad Workers]
Photograph of unidentified railroad workers in Longview, Texas. The workers are standing next to several railroad cars loaded for transport. The photograph is mounted on tan paper.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oden and Stout Residences]
Photograph of the Oden and Stout family homes in Longview, Texas. Ike Stout's family home is pictured on the left, and L. D. Oden's family home is pictured on the right. There are five unidentified people standing in front of the homes.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History