George Schmidt's Psaligraphic Album

Album containing a series of scenes that are presented as silhouettes. The album is bound in brown leather and has a metallic closure.
Date: 1860~
Creator: Schmidt, George
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ellen White Chapman]

Photograph of Ellen White Chapman (1843-1920), wife of Daniel L. Chapman. She wears a button up dress, and her bangs have been curled against her forehead.
Date: [1860..1880]
Creator: Deane
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of John P. Willis]

Photograph of John P. Willis, made in Denton, Texas. He wears a suit, and stands with one hand holding a candle holder on a table. There is a painted background behind him, and a small fake dog has been placed slightly behind him.
Date: [1864..1874]
Creator: Weatherington, G. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of the Schutz Boys]

Photograph of two children identified as the "Schutz Boys" posing for a portrait in a wicker chair. The child on the left has dark hair and wears a dark coat with matching short pants. He sits on the arm of the wicker chair. The child on the right has slightly lighter hair and wears a light-colored dress over dark stockings and shoes. He stands on the seat of the wicker chair. A note on the back of the photo reads: "Very rare photo by Henry Bultmeyer (1864 Germany- 1921 Dallas)."
Date: [1864..1921]
Creator: Bultmeyer, Henry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tintype Portrait of Luana J. Pratt]

Tintype portrait of Luana J. Pratt wearing a dark dress with a white collar.
Date: April 1867
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Grave Markers of John Franklin Dew and Ella Vandora Dew]

Photograph of the grave markers of John Franklin Dew and Ella Vandora Dew in Dewville Cemetery, Gonzales County, Texas, with two men standing between the two markers.
Date: [1862..1940]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tintype Portrait of Charles Clark Tolman]

Tintype portrait of Charles Clark Tolman. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Will Luana please accept this from her friend Charles."
Date: 1867~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. W. Patten, January 1868] (open access)

[Letter from G. W. Patten, January 1868]

Letter from G. W. Patten of Pattens Mills to the receiver discussing that this was the third letter he had written and he was anxious to hear back.
Date: January 1868
Creator: Patten, G. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Richards to Carrie Richards, Oct. 19th, 1869] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Richards to Carrie Richards, Oct. 19th, 1869]

Letter from Charles Richards to Carrie Richards.
Date: October 19, 1869
Creator: Richards, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hume F. Worsham Driving Waco Fire Engine No. 1]

Photograph of Hume F. Worsham (1861-1898) driving Waco Fire Engine Co., No. 1, a horse-drawn carriage. A large hose is attached to the back. Four men ride on the back of the carriage.
Date: 1861/1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History