Photograph of a view of Austin, TX taken from 1802 Colorado Street.

A glass slide showing a photograph of a group of Arab boys seated around a man who appears to be their schoolmaster. The photograph was likely taken by Hippolyte Arnoux.

A glass slide showing a portrait of two Arab women in Burkas. The photograph was taken by Hippolyte Arnoux (his signature is on the photo).

A glass slide showing a group of Jews at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. The slide is titled “Jew Wailing Place.”

The almost square composition depicts a dramatic and sublime, circular mountainous landscape with a waterfall.

A glass slide showing a cartoon of two young boys in a homemade wooden tank trying to push over a small tree. The caption is "What's teh use of having a tank if you can't push over trees and things the way a regular one does?" The cartoon was drawn by Fontaine Fox and has the following copyright: "Copyrighted. Reproduced by permission of the Wheeler Syndicate." The slide frame reads, "Community Motion Picture Bureau, NY."

A glass slide showing a photograph of the sea front and wharves on the Aegean Sea at Smyrna. The slide is numbered No. 27 and was taken by Felix Bonfils.

A pastoral painting of three young women.

A photograph postcard showing Colorado Central (C&C) 10, 2-6-0, narrow gauge, switching cars, Sunset, CO, on the Boulder Canyon branch of the Union Pacific (later DB&W, then C&S).

Oil painting of two light-colored roses on a white tablecloth.

A photograph postcard showing California Southern (CSR) #4, 4-4-0, on A-frame turntable, San Bernardino, CA.

Oil painting of the edge of a cliff overlooking sailboats on the water.

Photograph of a copy of an oil painting by A.M. Ramsey in 1882 of Barton Springs and Mill. The scene consists of the springs and creek in the foreground, as well as people and animals in and around them. The mill and other buildings are in the midground and background.

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Infant's gown of white cotton batiste. Round neckline trimmed with ruffle of broderie anglaise. Eleven horizontal bands of broderie anglaise separated with shirring down center front. Hemline trimmed with a 4" band of pin tucks, two band of broderie anglaise separated with shirring and scalloped hem of broderie anglaise. Sleeve hems trimmed with three rows of pin tucks and ruffle of broderie anglaise. Center back closure of 4 pearl buttons on rectangular panel of three vertical bands of broderie anglaise separated by two shirred sections; gathers at base of panel.

This graphite drawing depicts the profile of a man wearing a hat and coat.

Photograph of Chickasaw Mrs. Catherine (Nee Nail) Folsom, c. 1882.

Dodge and Washburn barbed wire, Patented January 4, 1882

Double strand. Dodge and Washburn reverse. January 4, 1882

Photograph of downtown Austin with Capitol under construction. Caption reads, "Birdseye view of Austin, Texas taken from School for Deaf showing the Capitol Bldg under construction. Note that west wing of main bldg of University was only partly built at that time."

A very early panoramic view of Mineral Wells (taken around 1882) from East Mountain and looking southwest is illustrated here. Locations identified by numbers are: 1: Judge Lynch's cabin, now Lynch Plaza at S. Oak Avenue and E. Hubbard Street; 2: The Mesquite Street well, middle of NE 1st Avenue (the second well in town, now [2008] abandoned); 3:The current center of downtown Mineral Wells, showing the intersection of Oak Avenue (US 281) and Hubbard Street (US Highway 180); 4: The current Fire and Police Departments; 5: S. Oak Avenue; 6: The Southern House Hotel; 7: The present "Business District", NE 1st Avenue; and 8: N. Oak Avenue (a residential area at the time.)

A glass slide showing a photograph of a woman on deck of a steamship. The slide is titled “A Storm Did you Say?”

A glass slide showing a photograph of a woman on deck of a steamship. The slide is titled “A Storm Did you Say?”

A glass slide showing a photograph of a man on horseback in Palestine. Behind him is a rock wall with a cactus and man in a turban. The slide is titled “Across Samana Horseback.” The slide carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.