J. Nelson barbed wire, Patented December 12, 1876

Watkin's "Lazy Plate" barbed wire, William Watkins, November 21, 1876

Photograph of the July 29, 1876, edition of "Harper's Weekly."

Photograph of the May 13, 1876, edition of "Harper's Weekly."

A painting of a baby playing with blocks.

Child's dress of black wool with red paisley trim. Full length dress, with turned down collar of paisley print. Long sleeves with 4" cuffs trimmed in matching paisley print. Center front opening with 15 nonfunctional paisley covered buttons with hook & eyes underneath. Side pockets trimmed in paisley print. Center back panel is gathered at waist to give slight bustle effect and is belted in paisley print with oval buckle in black ribbed fabric. Lined in brown polished cotton.

Photograph of Congress Avenue, looking north from between 5th and 6th streets. 1853 Capitol building in view.

David Craig Patton Family: David Craig Patton and Susan Elizabeth Moore Patton. Photo taken in 1876: Cambridge, Texas.

Photograph of one-year-old Deward Franklin Kitchens. He's sitting in a chair and an adult is visible in the background.

Wallpaper with floral and foliage design.

Photograph of Clara Appell Lastinger, posing at the edge of a couch. She wears a dark pleated dress and a matching hat. A note on the back states she was born in 1876 and died in 1937.

In this photograph, a young woman in a long, white dress decorated with ruffles and wearing a matching bonnet and gloves is posing for a portrait. She appears to be standing on a very small flight of stairs (only two or three) next to an intricately carved wooden railing. Her right hand is stretched out to hold a basket of flowers perched on a carved post at the top of the stairs. In the background there is a tree outside a window, and a wall decorated with carvings and climbing ivy. On the back of the photograph, a handwritten note reads, "Mrs. W. W. Bogel (Sarah Newton) about 1876 probably in San Antonio."

Pair of shoes of ivory kid leather. Rounded toes, with stitched detailing on tongues and with applied leather bow at instep with many "loops" creating large "poof". Shoes of ivory kid leather. Short, modified Louis heel covered with same leather. Stamped inside left Shoe: "Mayer & Stern/ Phila. / Centennial / 1776-1876"

Portrait photograph of Sitting Bull, Sioux, taken c. 1876.

Painting depicting people around a swing.

Photograph of the Woolworth Building (located at 501 Houston) in Fort Worth, Texas.