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[1885 Fire Wagon]

Photograph and description of Orange's volunteer firemen standing by a fire wagon in 1885. This is the oldest known picture of an Orange scene.
Date: 1885
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A 1886 Drug Store]

Photograph of a 1886 Drug Store. The drug store is located in a two story brick building on the corner of a dirt street. The sign "Drug Store" on the northwest corner of the building, has a horse hitched to the support post. The front of the building has two glass box windows on either side of the double door entrance. Eight men are standing on the sidewalk near the front entrance. There is a man sitting in each of the four second story windows on the front side of building. A hitching post is on far left; two white wooden buildings on far right with the top of a two story brick building partially visible over the roof tops of the wooden buildings. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate. Image dimensions are: 19.7 cm x 12.4 cm. Pencil writing near top left corner of cardboard reads [not fully legible]: 84.50 49.00 $35.50 $35.50 (with x's under the cents).
Date: 1885/1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1887 Graduating class of Austin High School

Photograph of the 1887 graduating class of Austin High School. Front row (left to right): Pearl Caswell, Nannie Kelley, Florence Collins, Lucille James. Middle row (left to right): Eliza Mitchell, J. H. Bryant (professor), Minnie Sykes. Back row standing (left to right): unidentified woman, Mila Morris, Janie Maxwell, unidentified woman, Eve Sadler, Gertrude Whitis, Helen Grant, and William Gorden.
Date: 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1st Postmaster]

1st postmaster: J.J. Moon. Photo circa 1880: Henrietta, Texas.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abdominal Supporter. (open access)

Abdominal Supporter.

Patent for a new and improved abdominal supporter. This design "consist[s] of the waist-belt, the abdominal sector-shaped pads hung from the waist-belt by elastic straps, the straps buttoned to the belt behind and to the bottom of the abdominal pads in front, the side straps connecting the abdominal pads with the pieces at the back, and the front strap connecting the two abdominal pads together with the shoulder-straps" (lines 70-79).
Date: December 25, 1888
Creator: Gray, Harriet N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abdominal Supporter. (open access)

Abdominal Supporter.

Patent for a new and improved supporter for the abdomen during pregnancy. This design "consists of an abdominal sack for the support of the abdomen in pregnancy, which is contrived with supporting-bands adapted for supporting it from the shoulders of the wearer, where the weight can be best sustained, and so as to entirely avoid the belt commonly used, and thus relieve the stomach and liver from the pressure and irritation which it produces" (lines 7-15).
Date: September 11, 1883
Creator: Galney, Augustus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene 1885 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Abilene in Taylor County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: March 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene 1885 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Abilene in Taylor County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: March 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene 1885 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Abilene in Taylor County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: March 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Abilene 1885 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Abilene in Taylor County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: March 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Ordinances: 1883-1902] (open access)

[Abilene City Ordinances: 1883-1902]

Ledger containing ordinances/resolutions passed by the city of Abilene, Texas from 1883 to 1902.
Date: 1883/1902
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Ordinances: 1885-1902] (open access)

[Abilene City Ordinances: 1885-1902]

Ledger containing ordinances/resolutions passed by the city of Abilene, Texas from April 1885 to September 1902.
Date: 1885/1902
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Police Chief John J. Clinton]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief John J. Clinton. He has a horseshoe-shaped mustache and is wearing a button-down coat and a hat with a patch on the front. He is sitting down with his right arm by his side and his left arm resting on a chair and two people wearing button-down coats are partially visible behind him.
Date: [1888..1922]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 3, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 3, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 26, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 26, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 26, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 2, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 23, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 6, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1888 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 13, 1888
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History