[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Brigadier Major General Persifor F. Smith] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Brigadier Major General Persifor F. Smith]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from Brigadier Major General Persifor F. Smith, who discusses the repelling of “Indian incursions.” Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: July 29, 1854
Creator: Smith, Persifor F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles] (open access)

[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles]

A letter from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles, her mother, whom she encourages, along with her sister Juliet, to visit the new family home. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: July 26, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease]

A letter to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease, who discusses a massacre/race riot in which African Americans were killed.
Date: July 24, 1868
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The fifth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: July 30, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

July 4th parade

The Hibernian Association made up of male musicians and a group of women in the same white dress parade up Congress Avenue towards the ice cream garden of Messrs. Rosenfield and Co. Other citizens watch from the sides while traffic of horses and buggies wait in the background.
Date: July 4, 1874
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Capitol Building, July, 1886

Photograph of workers posing for a group portrait during construction of the new capitol building. Writing on the back of the photograph reads: "Hans Falkenburg - sitting on stone (center, with hat)."
Date: July 1886
Creator: Cooper, S.H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Unveiling of Firemen's Monument Austin

Photograph of the unveiling of the Firefighter's memorial at the Texas State Capitol Building in Austin, Texas. There is a large crowd of people and horse-drawn buggies surrounding the monument.
Date: July 7, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ralph and George W. Bickler]

Photograph of Ralph A. and George W. Bickler, who are posing for a portrait. George is wearing a dress and Ralph is wearing a suit.
Date: July 15, 1896
Creator: Journeay
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Afternoon Miracle (open access)

An Afternoon Miracle

Short story set along the Texas/Mexico border.
Date: July 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear (open access)

The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear

Short story about the character Jeff Peters.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Call Loan (open access)

A Call Loan

Short story set in Texas.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fourth in Salvador (open access)

The Fourth in Salvador

Short story about a man celebrating July Fourth in South America.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jimmy Hayes and Muriel (open access)

Jimmy Hayes and Muriel

Short story about a company of Texas Rangers.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remorse (open access)

Remorse

A three-stanza poem by O. Henry and published under the pen name S. H. Peters.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Whirligig of Life (open access)

The Whirligig of Life

Short story about a couple's divorce and remarriage.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hostages to Momus (open access)

Hostages to Momus

Short story about a graft and kidnapping.
Date: July 1905
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Handbook of Hymen (open access)

The Handbook of Hymen

Short story about a man and a very helpful book.
Date: July 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Caballero's Way (open access)

The Caballero's Way

Short story about a young desperado from the Texas-Mexico border.
Date: July 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ransom of Red Chief (open access)

The Ransom of Red Chief

Short story about the kidnap and ransom of a wealthy Alabaman's son.
Date: July 6, 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buried Treasure (open access)

Buried Treasure

Short story developed during O. Henry's time working as a draftsman at the Texas General Land Office.
Date: July 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Last of the Troubadours (open access)

The Last of the Troubadours

Short story set in Texas
Date: July 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adventures in Neurasthenia (open access)

Adventures in Neurasthenia

Short story written by O. Henry when he was in residence in Asheville, North Carolina and addresses themes of alcoholism and the author's relationship with his father.
Date: July 1910
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History

Battle Ship South Carolina

Photograph of the Battleship South Carolina at Galveston, Texas.
Date: July 20, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texan Days (open access)

Texan Days

This article is the second part of Arthur W. Page's biography of O. Henry, "Little Pictures of O. Henry." It addresses O. Henry's time in Texas and is illustrated with photographs.
Date: July 1913
Creator: Page, Arthur W. (Arthur Wilson), 1883-1960
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History