[Receipt of Payment from John Hopkins to E. Connor, August 31, 1818] (open access)

[Receipt of Payment from John Hopkins to E. Connor, August 31, 1818]

Text in which Stephen Austin notes the receipt of sixty dollars from John Hopkins to E. Connors "for notes and accounts put into his hand for collection" (p. 1).
Date: August 31, 1818
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to William Stone from Morgan Harris, January 3, 1835] (open access)

[Letter to William Stone from Morgan Harris, January 3, 1835]

Letter from Morgan Harris to William Stone regarding the cancellation of the sale of a slave named Charles.
Date: January 3, 1835
Creator: Harris, Morgan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coleman in 1882

Photograph of the main street in Coleman, Texas, in 1882. A row of businesses can be seen behind several people and their animal-drawn wagons.
Date: 1882
Creator: Moore's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Commercial Avenue, Looking North, Coleman, Texas

Postcard featuring Commercial Avenue looking north towards the Coleman Courthouse. A mule team is in the center of the street and wagons are in front of stores on either side of the road.
Date: 1883~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Court House and Jail, Coleman, Texas

Postcard of the courthouse and jail of Coleman, Texas. The image has been colorized, with the roof of the courthouse building tinted pink.
Date: 1883~
Creator: Bradford and Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

High School, Coleman, Texas

Postcard featuring a tinted image of Coleman High School. The brick building has three floors and a central belfry. The top two floors are tinted pink.
Date: 1883~
Creator: Bradford & Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Frances McClellan]

Photograph of infant Frances McClellan sitting on a chair that has been covered by a blanket. Frances is wearing a white dress.
Date: 1887~
Creator: Moore, Jesse
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Middle Aged Woman]

Photograph of a middle aged woman seen from the torso upward. She wears a dark dress with white lace. A small stamp featuring a bearded man appears to the lower left.
Date: 1889~
Creator: Hillyer and Son
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jesse Owen Woodward Portrait]

Photograph of Jesse Owen Woodward wearing a suit and bow tie. A note under the portrait reads, "My Dad - "The best man I ever knew" at 34 or 35 - W.C.W."
Date: 1892
Creator: Chambers
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cabinet Card Portrait of a Young Woman]

Photograph of a young woman wearing a white dress in a portrait studio. She leans against a carved pedestal. A painted backdrop of an outdoor scene appears behind her. The reverse side of the photo reads, "From my Bert to Leila Mc, Mar. 20 - 1893 Baylor."
Date: March 20, 1893
Creator: Hillyer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Young Female Students]

Photograph of two young women, female students are Alice (Davidson) Rigsbee who lived in Tulsa, OK, and Leila (McClelland) Johnson of Coleman, TX, wearing polka dot dresses and holding books. They are standing together beside props and in front of a painted backdrop. The reverse side of the photo has handwriting that reads, "Alice to Leila, November 1st - 1893. Baylor."
Date: November 1, 1893
Creator: Hillyer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Looking in a Mirror]

Photograph of a woman looking into a mirror. She wears a dress, holds a brush, and has hair that comes down to her legs. The reverse side of the photo reads "Sister Dec. 31st, 1893 Coleman."
Date: December 31, 1893
Creator: Wright Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cabinet Card Portrait of a Young Woman]

Photograph of a young woman seen from the shoulders up. She wears a dark dress with lacy frills. Handwriting on the reverse side of the image reads "Ophie to Fattie, Feb. 15 - 1894 Cells 9 & 7" and "Cousin Buck."
Date: February 15, 1894
Creator: St. Louis Art Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Woman Wearing an Overcoat]

Photograph of a young woman wearing a hat and dark winter clothes. The reverse side has a note that reads "Dilworth to Fattie Feb. 19th, 1894."
Date: February 19, 1894
Creator: St. Louis Art Co. "Villa"
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cabinet Card Portrait of a Young Woman]

Photograph of a young woman seen from the shoulders up. She wears a dark dress and a brooch that resembles a sword. Handwriting on the reverse side of the image reads "P. G. from Miss Martin to Leila, May 25th, 1894, Baylor."
Date: May 25, 1894
Creator: St. Louis Art Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Leila McClellan and Three Other Girls]

Photograph of four young women taken from the shoulder up. The reverse side of the image provides some names, though a piece of paper is glued over some of the writing. The woman in the lower center is identified as Leila McClellan.
Date: August 1894
Creator: Guy & Cooke
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Ollis McClellan]

Photograph of Ollis McClellan as seen from the chest up. He has a mustache wears a suit jacket. The reverse side of the image bears handwriting that reads, "Cousin Ollis to Leila, Oct 25 - 1894 "Baylor."
Date: October 25, 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family of Doctor Manoah Mortimer and Rosa Elizabeth Woodward]

Photograph of the family of Doctor Manoah Mortimer and Rosa Elizabeth Woodward. They are identified from left to right: Lee (age 10), Mary (age 16), Smith (age 1), Manoah Mortimer (age 46), Robena (age 3), Samuel Andrew (age 23), Rosa Elizabeth (age 40), Valin (age 5), and Calisto (age 11). The reverse side of the photo also includes some family history as well as birth and death dates.
Date: 1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Young Women Playing Instruments]

Photograph of four young women sitting in a portrait studio while they play instruments. They are playing a mandolin, a harmonica, a flute, and a guitar. The reverse side of the image reads "To her "flute teacher" from Birdie Apr. 7 - 1895. Baylor."
Date: April 7, 1895
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newsom Cash Ledger, 1897] (open access)

[Newsom Cash Ledger, 1897]

Ledger listing cash payments to and from the W. H. Newsom and Company in 1898.
Date: January 1, 1897
Creator: W. H. Newsom and Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newsom Index Ledger] (open access)

[Newsom Index Ledger]

Ledger with handwritten and alphabetically indexed names. Each name is accompanied by the pages that the related account appears on in the accompanying accounting ledger.
Date: [1897..1898]
Creator: Newsom, W. H.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newson Accounting Ledger, 1897] (open access)

[Newson Accounting Ledger, 1897]

Ledger of the W. H. Newsom Company in Coleman, Texas, listing purchases and payments by individuals from 1897 to 1898. The ledger is bound in leather and cloth.
Date: 1897
Creator: Newsom, W. H.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lee Villa]

Photograph of a young man pictured from the chest up. He wears a dark suit jacket and a white bow tie. The reverse side of the image bears the handwritten initials as "M. V."
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Iron Cottage Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Walter C. Woodward's Texas Law License] (open access)

[Walter C. Woodward's Texas Law License]

License to practice law in Texas issued to Walter C. Woodward in Coleman, Texas. Much of the document is handwritten. A golden seal for the District Court of Coleman County appears on the bottom left.
Date: February 16, 1903
Creator: Texas. Supreme Court.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History