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[Construction of the first bridge across the Brazos River]

Photograph of the construction process of the first bridge across the Brazos River. There are men standing on the lumber being use to construct the bridge surface, and a man wearing a dark colored vest, white shirt, and light colored hat in the right corner of photo. An African-American boy walking toward camera in the right corner, and there are trees in background. Photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard matte.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four people. Man sitting down is scratched out in the picture.]

Photograph mounted on black cardboard substrate of four people. One man with a beard is seated and has his hat in his lap. The man standing behind him is identified on back of photo in pen as: A.P. George. A woman is standing to the left of Mr. George and she is wearing a dark-colored dress. Woman standing to his right has a light-print dress with a dark vest. Bottom of cardboard reads (in gold) Cabinet Portrait. Lorenz. Richmond, Texas. Photograph has several white scratches, mainly across the image of the man seated in the chair.
Date: 1893
Creator: Lorenz, C.O.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hugh Dew with a Group and a Cadaver]

Photograph of Hugh Dew with a group of six other men, they are all standing in front of a cadaver that is laying on a table.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J.H.P. Davis wearing a dark three piece suit and a tie]

Bust portrait of J.H.P. Davis. Davis is wearing a dark three piece suit, white shirt, and a silk tie with a light colored circular pattern. Davis has thin (graying at temples) hair, and a graying mustache. The photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard substrate with a thin red line that that borders the outer perimeter of the cardboard. Below photograph in red: "Wright 502 1/2 Main St. Houston, Texas."
Date: [1893..1898]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A.P. George as a young man.]

Photograph mounted on cardboard substrate (with scalloped edging) of A.P. George as a young man. He is wearing a dark colored jacket with a (plaid) vest, white shirt, and light-colored bowtie. Bottom of cardboard reads (in gold): C.O. Lorenz, Richmond, Texas.
Date: 1893
Creator: Lorenz, C.O.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Fort Bend County "General Land Office" March 1893.]

Map of Fort Bend County - "General Land Office" March 1893 Scale 4000 Veras to the inch. Back - no markings, wire going across for hanging.
Date: March 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The South-Texan. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 11, 1893 (open access)

The South-Texan. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 11, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 11, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sunday school pendant, five pointed bronze pin]

Sunday school pendant, five pointed bronze pin, front reads "For good lessons and punctuality in sabbath school", back reads "Presented by Mrs. JHP Davis June 2, 1893". Mrs. JHP Davis was Belle Ryon Davis.
Date: June 2, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for an improved farm gate that pivots in its center and can be swung in either direction. It is operated by a pull chord and levers. The pull chords are set on posts on either side of the gate, each side having two chords in order to open the gate in either direction. The posts also act as a brace to stop the gate from swinging further.
Date: December 26, 1893
Creator: Mulcahy, Richard T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History