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Mayor of Boston with Ruth Roach and Tad Lucas, c. 1930

Photograph of a group of cowboys and cowgirls standing around the mayor of Boston outside the Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts. Ruth Roach is the second cowgirl from the right and the first cowgirl on the right is tentatively identified as Tad Lucas.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kenton Presents recording session in Boston]

Photograph of recording the 'Kenton Presents' series with leader-saxophonist Boots Mussulli at Capitol Records in Boston, MA.
Date: June 14, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Kenton band college visit]

Photograph of Kenton and some band members visiting a college. Front row (sitting) are band members Pete Rugolo (arr), trumpeters Buddy Childers, Ed Badgely and Conte Candoli.
Date: 1948-09/1948-11
Creator: Lenscrafters
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement (open access)

City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement

From Introduction: "In connection with the fuel investigations conducted by the Bureau of Mines much information has been accumulated as to the smoke abatement activities in various cities. The essential features of the information are presented in this report, which, it is believed, will be of public interest and benefit, especially to those communities that are just beginning organized effort to abate unnecessary smoke."
Date: 1912
Creator: Flagg, Samuel B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skeleton map of rail-roads between Cape Canso and St. Louis: compiled under the direction of the committee appointed by the City Council of Boston for celebrating the opening of railway communication between the waters of the Atlantic at Boston, the Canadas and the Great West.

Map shows existing and proposed railroads, major cities and ports for northeastern United States; same for the state of Massachusetts; existing and proposed railroad lines, railroad termini, piers, existing and proposed docks, location of public facilities and navy yard, dams, and bridges for Boston harbor area. Scale [ca. 1: 3,379,000] and [ca. 1:32,000].
Date: 1851
Creator: Boston (Mass.). Engineering Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A New and Correct Plan of the Town of Boston.

Map shows late-colonial Boston, Massachusetts street names, building locations, ferries, wharves, fortifications, and "the Common." "Charles Town in Ruins" is depicted in the upper part of the map. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given. Map comes from The Gentleman's Magazine, v. 45, Oct. 1775.
Date: 1775
Creator: Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of Boston.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Boston railroads, street names, buildings, parks, and ferry route distances for East and South Boston, Charlestown, and East Cambridge. Inset: "Map of the Country around Boston showing also its Harbor & Islands." Scale not given.
Date: 1860
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. Hewden to Charles B. Moore, January 7, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from E. Hewden to Charles B. Moore, January 7, 1897]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by E. Hewden to Charles B. Moore. In the letter, Hewden thanks Moore for patronage of his newspaper and acknowledges that Moore is a veteran in free thought. He details that he hopes Moore would live to 100 and still be able to read his newspaper. He closes his letter by expressing his wishes for a successful new ear.
Date: January 7, 1897
Creator: Hewden, E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter to A. J. Yates, granting him permission from the Texas Commissioners to receive loan proposals in New York City and Boston.
Date: January 22, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, June 23, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, June 23, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, in which Austin directs Bellows and Cochran to pay six hundred dollars to Daniel Austin.
Date: June 23, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, June 23, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, June 23, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, in which Austin directs Bellows and Cochran to pay six hundred dollars to Daniel Austin.
Date: June 23, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, July 15, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, July 15, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, in which Moses Austin explains that he gave Billows and Cochran six hundred dollars in order to meet the draft of Mr. Hunt. Moses Austin also informs writes that he has provided passage for Daniel Austin's brother, Horace.
Date: July 15, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Notarized Bill of Exchange from Moses Austin to Bellows and Cochran, July 20, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Notarized Bill of Exchange from Moses Austin to Bellows and Cochran, July 20, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a notarized bill of exchange from Moses Austin to Bellows and Cochran, in which Austin pays Hart, Barton and Hart five hundred dollars. Boston notary, William Stevenson, claims that Bellows and Cochran were unable to pay the bill of exchange he delivered to them, and as a result, protests against any consequences that others might suffer because of Bellows and Cochran's failure to pay.
Date: July 20, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Legal Document Concerning a Debt, December 29, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of a Legal Document Concerning a Debt, December 29, 1809]

Copy of transcript of a legal document drawn up by Samuel Blagge, on December 29, 1809, concerning the failure to pay a debt to Peter R. Dalton.
Date: December 29, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to A. J. Yates, on January 22, 1836, allowing him to receive proposals for a loan from the United States government.
Date: January 22, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.; Archer, Branch T. & Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Edward B. Babbit to Stephen F. Austin, February 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Edward B. Babbit to Stephen F. Austin, February 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Edward B. Babbit to Stephen F. Austin providing an introduction for Dr. Benjamin Austin .
Date: February 15, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, November 25, 1814] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, November 25, 1814]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan concerning various supplies and his desire to bring more slaves to work.
Date: November 25, 1814
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Henry Austin to Moses Austin, July 30, 1811] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Henry Austin to Moses Austin, July 30, 1811]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Austin to Moses Austin concerning Moses Austin's business venture with John Rice Jones on the Renault claim.
Date: July 30, 1811
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Austin to James Bryan, June 26, 1821] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin to James Bryan, June 26, 1821]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Austin to James Bryan, on June 26, 1821, concerning problems collecting a draft in New Orleans.
Date: June 26, 1821
Creator: Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Joseph B. Heard to James F. Perry, October 24, 1834] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Joseph B. Heard to James F. Perry, October 24, 1834]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph B. Heard to James F. Perry, in which Heard is writing to request information on behalf of the wife and child of Samuel Maxwell, who has been missing for several months.
Date: October 24, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin], October 10, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin], October 10, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin] discussing land grant issues in Texas, and outlining a portion of the Austin family genealogy. Archibald also mentions the military uniform that he and Mrs. Mexia have created for Stephen to wear in the Mexican national militia, as well as a family coat of arms that Stephen wishes to have engraved.
Date: October 10, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Woodward, December 16, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Woodward, December 16, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Woodward, in which Austin directs Woodward to travel to Washington D. C. to show his commission and instructions to the Minister Plenipotentiary.
Date: December 16, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Souvenirs from the International Physiological Congress, Boston 1929] (open access)

[Souvenirs from the International Physiological Congress, Boston 1929]

Menu from the 13th International Physiological Congress Boston of 1929 including two tickets granted by The Philosophical Society of Texas to Dr. Meyer Bodansky and Mrs. Meyer Bodansky.
Date: August 22, 1929
Creator: International Physiological Congress
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Boston : from the latest surveys.

Map shows late nineteenth century Boston, Massachusetts street names, wards, railroads, docks, bridges, cemeteries, parks, public institutions, and select buildings. Inset: "East Boston." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1871
Creator: Russell, B. B. (Benjamin B.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History