[Mortar and Pestle]

Small mortar and pestle used to triturate (grind) silver amalgam for dental restorations.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Group of Men]

Photograph of a group of men. The photos include Albert Powers, Chapin Seley, Dr. Alexander Jacob "Zannie" Beville, and Berry Kellett. Two of the men are holding canes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Alexander Archer Beville]

Photograph of Dr. Alexander Archer Beville. He has a beard and mustache, and wears a suit, vest, and tie. A watch chain is attached to his vest.
Date: 18uu
Creator: Mullins, J. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Alexander Archer Beville]

Photograph of Dr. Alexander Archer Beville. He has a beard and mustache, and wears a suit and tie.
Date: 18uu
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville]

A tintype portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville. Julia, left, wears a floral printed dress which is cinched at the waist with a belt. She wears gold earrings, a ring, and two strings of pearls. Julia's right hand holds Alexander's, while in her left hand she holds a small purse. Alexander sits on the right. He wears a suit with a silk vest underneath. The hand-colored photograph is housed in a decorative leather case with a traditional brass matte. Behind the photograph, the following was written in pencil on the case: Julia Beville, 9 years old, and A. A. Beville, taken when 16 years old, in Wytheville, Va.
Date: 1857~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History