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[600 Block S. May - Dilley's Iron Foundry]
Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass castings for Texas railroads. The elder Dilley moved to Dallas in the 1880s, but the foundry continued to be run by his son, George Edward Dilley – one of Palestine’s most prominent citizens of the late 19th century. G.E. Dilley continued operations at the foundry until his death in 1932; his son Clarence V. Dilley then took over until his own death five years later. In the mid-1930s, the plant had an average payroll of about twenty thousand dollars, for a workforce of twenty to twenty-five men. The foundry ceased operations in the late 1930s. All that remains today are the frame office building, the nearby brick brass furnace building, and a lengthy iron fence which borders the property and faces May Street (which local historians …
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[600 Block S. May - Dilley's Iron Foundry]
Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass castings for Texas railroads. The elder Dilley moved to Dallas in the 1880s, but the foundry continued to be run by his son, George Edward Dilley – one of Palestine’s most prominent citizens of the late 19th century. G.E. Dilley continued operations at the foundry until his death in 1932; his son Clarence V. Dilley then took over until his own death five years later. In the mid-1930s, the plant had an average payroll of about twenty thousand dollars, for a workforce of twenty to twenty-five men. The foundry ceased operations in the late 1930s. All that remains today are the frame office building, the nearby brick brass furnace building, and a lengthy iron fence which borders the property and faces May Street (which local historians …
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement Card for the Memphis and Little Rock Railway, 1875]
An advertisement card for the Memphis and Little Rock Railway which tells the traveler about its direct connection, "Pullman's Palace Sleeping Cars" which are available on night trains, and the names of ticket agents. On the back of the card is a list a stations, time, and fares.
Date:
1875~
Creator:
Memphis and Little Rock Railway
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Age of Bronze
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
A nude male statue.
Date:
1875~/1876~
Creator:
Rodin, Auguste
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Albert Carney
Photograph of Albert Carney, c. 1875.
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bond
Veteran's bond issued to Jefferson Reed in Austin by Governor Richard Coke for service in the Texas Revolution
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bonnet style hat
Hat in bonnet style of black straw with downward heart shaped brim; top edge of brim trimmed in black jet beads; brown silk violet flowers and black lace accent on front. 7/8" Black taffeta ribbon ties under chin. Under brim covered with black faille.
Date:
1875
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Buffalo Bill William F. Cody
A photograph of a young Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody). He is wearing a thick, long buckskin coat and fringed leggings. He is holding a rifle in one hand with his revolver tucked under his arm.
Date:
1875
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Bill with a Group of Pawnee, Crow, and Sioux Scouts
A photograph of Buffalo Bill standing with a group of eight Native Americans. They are members of the Crow, Sioux, and Pawnee Nations.
Date:
1875
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
California.
Map shows late nineteenth century California railroads, counties, cities and towns, and notable geographical features. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:3,600,000].
Date:
[1875..1889]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canada.
Map shows major cities, political divisions, and geogrphical features in Canada and part of the United States. Scale [ca. 1:21,100,000].
Date:
[1875..1889]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canada.
Map shows major cities, political divisions, and geogrphical features in Canada and part of the United States. Scale [ca. 1:21,100,000].
Date:
[1875..1889]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carte du Méxique : dressée au Depôt de la guerre.
Map shows late nineteenth century Mexico geography and cities. Inset: "Carte des divisions politiques" [Map of political divisions]. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,000,000].
Date:
1875
Creator:
Dépôt de la guerre (France)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carte générale du Mexique: et de la partie Sud-Ouest des Etats-Unis.
Map shows geography, cities, towns, and political boundaries in Mexico, Central America, and the southwestern United States. Insets: "Carte de l'Amérique Centrale" and "Iles Revillagigedo." Relief shown by hachures. No scale indicated.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Levasseur, Emile, 1828-1911
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee Orphan's Asylum
Photograph of the Cherokee Orphans Asylum Faculty, L to R: front: UNIDENTIFIED; Mrs. Cynthia Davis; Mrs. A. Mayes; W. A. Duncan, superintendent; Jane Ross Nave, daughter of Chief John Ross; UNIDENTIFIED; back: UNIDENTIFIED; Andy Norwood, c. late spring 1875. Copy print of original by Jack Hiller on June 20, 1930.
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cheyenne Camp
Photograph of a Cheyenne Camp in the Darlington, Indian Territory area, c.1875-1879.
Date:
1875~/1879~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago.
Map shows late nineteenth century Chicago wards, street names, railroads, piers, canals, levees, parks, select buildings, tunnels, and public institutions. Scale not given.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Child's Dress
Child's dress of tan flannel with front panel of brown velvet. Long sleeves with 3" cuff of brown velvet. Turndown collar of brown velvet with pointed ends and neckline trimmed in ivory lace; collar partially detaches on right and secures with a hook & eye. Patch pockets at sides of brown velvet. Front panel has 10 tortoise shell buttons to left of panel and right side opening of 11 matching buttons with barred buttonholes. Gored in back with six small pleats at bottom of back. Hem of garment has pleated 4-1/2" border of self trimmed with 1-1/2" band of brown velvet. Lined in tan cotton.
Date:
1875/1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[City of Waco $1 Certificate]
Engraved certificate the size of a bank note with images and text on the front that says: "The City of Waco, State of Texas, Will pay to bearer One Dollar." There are black-and-white images on the front including a man carrying a spear on horseback (lower-left corner), a brick suspension bridge over a river with a city behind (center), and a train engine pulling a coal car (lower-right). The back of the certificate has a decorative design in blue ink surrounding the text "Receivable for all Advalorem Tax. Due the City of Waco." The recorder's signature at the bottom left corner is signed by James H. Torbett. The mayor's signature at the bottom right corner is signed by John C. West.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Waco (Tex.)
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar
Collar / blouse breast panel of red wool (possibly trade cloth or Stroud cloth from England) with beading. Possibly Algonquin or Iroquois. Oblong, slightly rectangular “O” created with U-shaped panel and rectangle of newer fabric added at one end. Fragments of black silk grosgrain ribbon along inside and outside perimeter, accented every ½” with three light blue and one dark blue seed beads sewn at a slight angle. Organic, floral all-over design created with blue, green, yellow, and pink seed beads applied primarily in rows of three differing colors, symmetrical on the U-shaped panel. U-shaped panel unlined, rectangular panel lined in twill fabric of natural material.
Date:
1875/1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
County Map of Texas and Indian Territory.
This map shows the states of Texas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). Texas counties are shaded in various colors and labeled. Major cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Scale [ca. 1:3,500,000]
Date:
1875
Creator:
H. H. Lloyd & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County map of Texas, and Indian Territory.
Map shows late eighteenth century Texas railroads, cities, towns, military posts, counties, roads, springs, notable geographic features, and tribal areas in "Indian Territory." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,500,000].
Date:
1875
Creator:
H. H. Lloyd & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County map of the State of New York.
Map shows late nineteenth century New York railroads, canals, counties, cities and towns; streets, wards, military facilities, public institutions, turnpikes, bridges, harbors, and railroads on insets. Insets: "Rochester," "Albany." "Harbor and vicinity of New York," [Long Island], and "Buffalo." Relief indicated by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,484,000].
Date:
1875
Creator:
Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County map of the state of Pennsylvania.
Map shows counties, railroads, cities, towns, and notable physical features; shows wards, street names, and select buildings on insets. Insets: "Harrisburg," "Williamsport," "Erie," and "Scranton." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,450,000].
Date:
1875
Creator:
Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History