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[Alamo Plaza]

Photograph of the Alamo Plaza (located at Alamo Plaza Historic District) in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1870
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Lamar George, seated and wearing a dark three piece suit and a hat]

Photograph of Albert Lamar George. He is seated wearing a dark three piece suit, with the jacket and vest unbuttoned. Underneath is a white shirt. He is wearing a light colored hat that is slightly tipped to his right side. He has a long goatee. Attached to a cardboard substrate.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Lamar George wearing a light colored jacket, dark vest and white shirt]

Photograph of Albert Lamar George. He is wearing a light colored jacket, dark vest and white shirt. His hair is parted on his left side. He has a small mustache. Attached to a cardboard substrate.
Date: [1870..1880]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Belle Emery Bright as a young girl]

Tintype photograph of Annie Belle Emery Bright as a young girl. She is seated on a chair with fringe along the bottom of the seat. She has one leg crossed under the other and her left arm resting on the chair back to her side. She wears a light color kneed length dress with a large white lace collar, a wide black sash across her body, and horizontally stripped tights and boots. A plant is partially visible behind her. A white piece of paper with handwritten inscription is taped to the back of the photograph. The inscription reads, "Daughter J. W. Emery / Annie Belle Emery / (Mrs. J. W. Bright)."
Date: [1870..1889]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barton Creek Bridge

Photograph of Barton Creek Bridge looking east.
Date: 1870/1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Belle Ryon (Davis) resting her arms on a fireplace mantel]

Cabinet Portrait of Belle Ryon (Davis). In the Full-length photograph, Belle is wearing a long sleeved jacket with bands of dark fabric across the center front, collar, sleeves, and near the bustle in back. The two layered skirting has the same dark strips at upper tier hem and again on sides of bottom pleated tier. A velvet sash of the darker color can be seen where the bottom and top tiers meet at Belle's side. Davis is standing to the left of a fireplace and has her hands crossed and on top of the mantle. An upholstered chair is to the left of the photograph and a window is in the background. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate. Bottom of cardboard in black: "Cabinet Portrait. C. J. Wright, Houston." Written at bottom of cardboard below the image in black ink: "Bell Davis". Also on back in black print: an image of a camera at the top of a shield; bottom of banner reads " I HAVE ENGAGED THE SUN TO SHINE FOR ME." Below the shield is printed: C. J. WRIGHT, HOUSTON, TEXAS. All Negatives preserved. Duplicates may be obtained at any time." The backing is pink with …
Date: [1870..1880]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Belle Ryon (Davis) resting her arms on a fireplace mantel]

Cabinet Portrait of Belle Ryon (Davis). In the full-length photograph, Belle is wearing a long sleeved jacket with bands of dark fabric across the center front, collar, sleeves, and near the bustle in back. The two layered skirting has the same dark strips at upper tier hem and again on sides of bottom pleated tier. A velvet sash of the darker color can be seen where the bottom and top tiers meet at Belle's side. Davis is standing to the left of a fireplace and has her hands crossed and on top of the mantle. An upholstered chair is to the left of the photograph and a window is in the background. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate. Bottom of cardboard in black: "Cabinet Portrait. C. J. Wright, Houston." Back of photo in pencil: "Bell Ryon". Also on back in black print: an image of a camera at the top of a shield; bottom of banner reads " I HAVE ENGAGED THE SUN TO SHINE FOR ME." Below the shield is printed: C. J. WRIGHT, HOUSTON, TEXAS. All Negatives preserved. Duplicates may be obtained at any time." The backing is pink with circular patterns.
Date: [1870..1880]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bust photograph of Francis Ann Sansbury wearing a plaid dress]

Oval bust photograph of Francis Ann Sansbury. She is wearing a plaid dress with a large collar edged in dark velvet. She has a large ribbon around her neck, closed by a large pin. She is wearing dangled earrings. Her dark hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. On lower left of matte, handwritten: "FRANCIS ANN SANSBURY" Below that, photographer's mark: "BARR & WRIGHT, Photo's. Houston, Texas." Attached to a cardboard substrate.
Date: 1870-1880~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carriages at Barton Creek]

Photograph of two horse drawn carriages with several men and women. Barton Creek Bridge is in background.
Date: 1870/1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dew House]

Photograph of the Dew House after being remodeled. The house is white with several large windows in the front as well as a walkway leading up to the front of the house lined with bushes.
Date: 1870~/1976~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Elkhart]

Photo of downtown Elkhart made before the town burned down.
Date: 1870~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Longview]

Photograph of downtown Longview, Texas in its early years. There are many unidentified brick buildings pictured in the photograph. There are horse-drawn carriages parked throughout the downtown area, and there are people walking in the street.
Date: 1870~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. J. W. Allen as a young boy]

Tintype photograph of a young Dr. James Walter Allen seated in front of a backdrop with pathway and foliage. He wears a dark jacket with collared shirt underneath. In inscription in black ink at the top of the photo reads, "James Walter Allen."
Date: [1870..1889]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front exterior of Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of Texas Governor's Mansion front and south elevation, unpainted brick, with fence and grounds. The upper balcony is not connected to the columns. Built by Abner Cook in 1855 and continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1870 is Governor Edmund J. Davis. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a National historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion from around 1870.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main Street - Elkhart]

Photo of Main Street, Elkhart.
Date: 1870~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. Charles C. (Elmira Elizabeth "Bettie" Inge) Bell

Studio portrait of Mrs. Charles C. Bell standing in a long, dark dress and holding onto the back of a wooden chair. She was born Elmira Elizabeth Inge on January 26, 1840 in Virginia. She married Charles Bell in Fannin County in 1862.
Date: 1870?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Original T&P Station in Marshall, Texas]

Photograph of the first T&P station in Marshall, Texas. Written below the image is "T&P's (First) Marshall Station - Marshall, Texas - 1870's."
Date: 1870~/1879~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Roundhouse in Marshall, Texas]

4 photographs of the T&P roundhouse and shops in Marshall, Texas. In the bottom left photo a man is posing next to a wagon, and there is construction debris throughout the area. Written below the images are "T&P Roundhouse and shops at Marshall, Texas very early view 1870's" and "Harrison County Historical Museum."
Date: 1870~/1879~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Shops in Marshall, Texas]

2 photographs of the T&P shops in Marshall, Texas. There is a train car pulled up beside the building. Written next to the top photo is "Shows architecture of building to good advantage." Below the bottom photo are written "T&P Shops at Marshall, Texas 1870-1880's with 'Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car' parked beside shop" and "Harrison County Historical Museum."
Date: 1870/1889
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine Railroad Mansion]

Photo of what is commonly called a "Railroad Mansion". One of the large homes built by the magnates of the I&GN Railroad. It is not known where this house was located, but it was most likely south of the railroad tracks along S. Sycamore or S. Magnolia streets in Palestine.
Date: 1870~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Unknown Younger Man With a Dark Beard]

Photograph of an unknown young man with a dark beard. He is dressed in a dark suit jacket, waistcoat and a light color shirt.
Date: 1870/1880~
Creator: Barr & Wright
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of John Lynn Bennett]

Photograph of John Lynn Bennett. He sits on a chair covered in a patterned blanket, and one arm is placed on the back of the chair. He looks to the side, open-mouthed, and wears a white gown.
Date: [1870..1900]
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Marcy J. Delaplain and Reverend A. C. Delaplain]

Photograph of Marcy Jerusha Mayfield Mahon Delaplain and Reverend A. C. Delaplain. Marcy is wearing a striped dress in a late 1860s style and A. C. is wearing a dark-colored suit.
Date: 1870~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History