Photograph of a view looking down Congress Avenue, taken before 1875. There are builidngs and horse drawn buggies lining the street. The Capitol (1853-1881) building is in the background.

Copy photo of a T&P map and advertisement. Written around the border of the map are "No other route can offer such inducements to the traveling public is the Texas & Pacific Railway," "Shortest and quickest line from Texas to St. Louis and the East," "Palace day and night cars on all through trains." and "The only direct all rail route to Memphis and the Southeast." Written below the image are "Timetable issued June 1875 (15 x 23 inches)" and "C. F. Taylor (Mr C. H. Sypert - Collection)."

Photograph of a public well taken from the left half of a stereo view by Jack Hillers.

Photograph of Sac and Fox agent Pickering's home. The picture is the left half of a stereo view by Jack Hillers. In the photograph are L to R: 1. Frank Olsmith, gunsmith; 2. Clarson Pickett, clerk; 3. Eliza Perkins; 4. Anna Pickett; 5. Naomi Gibbs, in window; 6. Eva Gibbs; and 7. Mary Pickering.

Photograph of the "Store" or Whistler's Trading Post. It was "one of the first buildings erected." The men within the photograph are all UNIDENTIFIED.

Photograph of the May 15, 1875, edition of "Harper's Weekly."

Photograph of the F.B. Severs Cash Store, Okmulgee, I.T. Photo was taken by John K. Hillers on May 9, 1875. Frederick Ballard Severs was a prominent rancher and entrepreneur in Indian Territory. He was the first postmasters in Okmulgee. He helped develop Okmulgee and Muskogee by constructing many of the business buildings, and he built and assisted in organizing the First National Bank of Muskogee.

Photograph of the General Council, delegates from 84 tribes, representing 10,000 Indians at Creek Council House Grounds, Okmulgee, Indian Territory. Print of photo by Jack Hillers, May 1875.

View of Capitol looking north. People crowded on the steps and to the east of the building.

Photograph of funeral of former Texas governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton at the State Capitol building. Original albumen print filed with Gethsemane Collection, AR.M.013. Same as C00253

Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass castings for Texas railroads. The elder Dilley moved to Dallas in the 1880s, but the foundry continued to be run by his son, George Edward Dilley – one of Palestine’s most prominent citizens of the late 19th century. G.E. Dilley continued operations at the foundry until his death in 1932; his son Clarence V. Dilley then took over until his own death five years later. In the mid-1930s, the plant had an average payroll of about twenty thousand dollars, for a workforce of twenty to twenty-five men. The foundry ceased operations in the late 1930s. All that remains today are the frame office building, the nearby brick brass furnace building, and a lengthy iron fence which borders the property and faces May Street (which local historians …

Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass castings for Texas railroads. The elder Dilley moved to Dallas in the 1880s, but the foundry continued to be run by his son, George Edward Dilley – one of Palestine’s most prominent citizens of the late 19th century. G.E. Dilley continued operations at the foundry until his death in 1932; his son Clarence V. Dilley then took over until his own death five years later. In the mid-1930s, the plant had an average payroll of about twenty thousand dollars, for a workforce of twenty to twenty-five men. The foundry ceased operations in the late 1930s. All that remains today are the frame office building, the nearby brick brass furnace building, and a lengthy iron fence which borders the property and faces May Street (which local historians …

Photograph of Albert Carney, c. 1875.

A photograph of a young Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody). He is wearing a thick, long buckskin coat and fringed leggings. He is holding a rifle in one hand with his revolver tucked under his arm.

A photograph of Buffalo Bill standing with a group of eight Native Americans. They are members of the Crow, Sioux, and Pawnee Nations.

Photograph of the Cherokee Orphans Asylum Faculty, L to R: front: UNIDENTIFIED; Mrs. Cynthia Davis; Mrs. A. Mayes; W. A. Duncan, superintendent; Jane Ross Nave, daughter of Chief John Ross; UNIDENTIFIED; back: UNIDENTIFIED; Andy Norwood, c. late spring 1875. Copy print of original by Jack Hiller on June 20, 1930.

Photograph of a Cheyenne Camp in the Darlington, Indian Territory area, c.1875-1879.

Photograph of a bird's eye view of Indian camps and stockades near the Darlington Indian Agency, 1875.

Hahn House. Photo circa 1875: Cambridge, Texas.

Photograph of the Interior of St. David's Church during the of Reverend Thomas Booth Lee. The pews are empty, but a man is seated up near the altar. There are large chandeliers in the sanctuary and a stained glass window behind the altar. The caption beneath the photo reads, "Interior of St. David's Church, Austin, Texas, during the early part of the rectorship of the Rev. Thomas Booth Lee- 1875-1912."

Photograph of Seminole Indian John Bemo. Photo by GK Nellis, Chicago, IL, c. 1875.

This is a photograph of the first building constructed on the courthouse square. It was located where number 601 East Lacy is now located, but it extended over approximately halfway into the lot of the current number 603. This was Alexander Joost's store, known after the Civil War as the "Cheap Cash Store". Joost was an immigrant from France who had an earlier store at Fort Houston. As soon as the site was located for the county seat of the new Anderson County, he bought land there and prepared to moved. He rebuilt after the 1874 fire and again after the 1879 fire. Most of the conflagrations that were destroying entire blocks of the city of Palestine in the 1870s and 1880s were set by an incendiary who was eluding the police. Even though numerous merchants in New Town and Old Town suffered from these fires, Joost took them personally, especially when rumors were spread around town that he was having difficulty maintaining a good stock of merchandise. To combat this, he took out an ad in the Trinity Advocate to let his customers know he was still offering the best merchandise at the best prices. However, when his store …

This is a photograph of the first building constructed on the courthouse square. It was located where number 601 East Lacy is now located, but it extended over approximately halfway into the lot of the current number 603. This was Alexander Joost's store, known after the Civil War as the "Cheap Cash Store". Joost was an immigrant from France who had an earlier store at Fort Houston. As soon as the site was located for the county seat of the new Anderson County, he bought land there and prepared to moved. He rebuilt after the 1874 fire and again after the 1879 fire. Most of the conflagrations that were destroying entire blocks of the city of Palestine in the 1870s and 1880s were set by an incendiary who was eluding the police. Even though numerous merchants in New Town and Old Town suffered from these fires, Joost took them personally, especially when rumors were spread around town that he was having difficulty maintaining a good stock of merchandise. To combat this, he took out an ad in the Trinity Advocate to let his customers know he was still offering the best merchandise at the best prices. However, when his store …

Photograph of the Club Saloon in Longview, Texas. There are many unidentified men standing outside the saloon. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard, and it is torn on three edges.