[Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease]

A bill of sale for the purchase of an enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease.
Date: August 10, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry] (open access)

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry]

An agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of a Maria, an enslaved woman, from enslaver Clinton Terry.
Date: December 10, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]

Photograph of the courthouse at Anson, Texas. It is a two-story building with a tower in the center. A man is visible at the corner of the building and a horse is in the foreground, tied to a fence.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Moore, W. C. weighing Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of several men, including a Mr. W.C. Moore, weighing bales of cotton with a large scale. The scale weighs the cotton by suspending it from a chain.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]

Photograph of pigeons gathered around a wooden-fenced area with a large birdhouse or dovecote. Much of the view is obscured due to the motion blur of flying pigeons.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]

Photograph of numerous pigeons gathered in a wooden-fenced. Some are sheltered in what appears to be a large birdhouse or a dovecote.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pecos High Bridge and Railroad]

Photograph of a railroad with the foot of a cliff to the left and a river to the right. Utility lines run above and to the right of the railroad. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Sunset Route."
Date: April 10, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pecos River Seen from the Pecos High Bridge]

Photograph of the Pecos River from above. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "From the Pecos High Bridge - Sunset Route - 4/10/13 - Ht. 320 ft."
Date: April 10, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sunset Route

Photograph of a railroad running along the Pecos River on the Sunset Route. Utility lines and a wire fence are visible between the railroad and the river.
Date: April 10, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Riverside Drive, Austin

Photograph of a car driving through Riverside Drive, Austin. A rocky hillside is at the right.
Date: July 10, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Riverside Drive, Austin

Photograph of a man driving a car on Riverside Drive in Austin. A logo on the side of the car reads "Henderson."
Date: December 10, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin street and avenue guide and Travis County rural route directory with logs of the road (open access)

Austin street and avenue guide and Travis County rural route directory with logs of the road

"The Street and Avenue Guide consists of two sections. The first section comprises the numbered streets in numerical order. The second section comprises the streets by name in alphabetical order."
Date: June 10, 1921
Creator: Bush, D. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farmland in Burnet, Texas]

Photograph of farmland in Burnet, Texas. A farmer can be seen harvesting crops in the distance.
Date: June 10, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas" (open access)

O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas"

Negative image of affidavit concerning Jossiah [sic] Willbarger employment of O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas," 10 November 1932, signed by N.A. Rector
Date: November 10, 1932
Creator: Rector, N. A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People at Barton Springs]

Photograph of people sitting and standing along the side of the pool at Barton springs. Some are in swimming suits and others are in street clothes.
Date: April 10, 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photography Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Governor O'Daniel at Camp Bullis

Governor W. Lee O'Daniel stands with the troops in a grassy field at Camp Bullis as they salute.
Date: August 10, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Governor O'Daniel at Camp Bullis

Governor W. Lee O'Daniel inspects the troops in a grassy field at Camp Bullis.
Date: August 10, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor W. Lee O'Daniel and Vernon Chamber of Commerce]

Photograph of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel with the Vernon Chamber of Commerce. They are standing outside the governor's office in the Capitol, behind a large desk, and there are flags in the background.
Date: February 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor W. Lee O'Daniel Standing with Two Men]

Photograph of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel and two men standing at a table.
Date: February 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man next to street car

Man standing next to street car in front of house. There is another street car in the background.
Date: April 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man next to street car (close up)

Man standing in front of street car. Coca-cola sign in background
Date: April 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street car

Austin Street Railway Company street car.
Date: April 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin National Bank 50th Anniversary]

Photograph of two women and a man standing at the Austin National Bank 50th anniversary party.
Date: May 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin National Bank 50th Anniversary]

Photograph of a man standing and chatting with another man in a wheelchair at the Austin National Bank 50th anniversary party.
Date: May 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History