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[Haschke Family House]
Photograph of two houses located at 100-102 East 17th Street in Austin, Texas. The house on the right belonged to the Haschke Family. A woman and child stand by the gate of the picket fence. Another person stands on the balcony.
Date:
January 14, 1905
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas First Air Flight
Photograph of the first flight in Texas. A biplane is in the sky and a man's hat is partially visible at the left and a utility pole is at the right. "Rogers" is indicated in the inscription on the back.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men in Corsicana, Texas]
Photograph of three men in suits and a child in overalls. The child is standing on a barrel to stand at an even height with the rest of the group. The group stands next to agricultural containers.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Palace of the Governor, Santa Fe, New Mexico]
Photograph of the Palace of the Governor in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is a long, single-story building with a shaded walkway along the street. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "The old Palace of the Governor, oldest Govt. Bldg. in U.S. Built about 1600, occupied by all Governors up to 1890. In this bldg. Gov. Lew Wallace wrote a portion of Ben Hur. This building is now the property of the American School of Archaeology - 4-27-13."
Date:
April 27, 1913
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man near Airplanes]
Photograph of a man near a line of airplanes at an airport in Austin. The airplanes are mid 20th century models with two seats.
Date:
October 22, 1937
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tree in a Boulder]
Photograph of a tree growing through a boulder, with the boulder cracked midway. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Tree splits a granite boulder near Marble Falls, TX, Llano County 1879."
Date:
1879
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]
Photograph of several men, including a Mr. Thompson and a Mr. Rutledge, at a cotton compress. Bales of cotton are neatly laid out on the ground. A large wooden structure and a smokestack are visible in the background.
Date:
January 16, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pecos High Bridge
Photograph of an elevated railroad leading up to a distant bridge. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Pecos High Bridge - 320 ft."
Date:
March 28, 1914
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mission Nuestra Señora de la PurÃsima Concepción de Acuña, San Antonio, Texas]
Photograph of the Mission Nuestra Señora de la PurÃsima Concepción de Acuña near San Antonio, Texas. Grass grows wild from ruined parts of the stone building. A well is visible in the foreground. Cabinet card format.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campbells and Caldwells at Mount Bonnell]
Photograph of the Campbell Family and Caldwell Family at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The Colorado River is visible in the distance.
Date:
April 7, 1918
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
W.G. King, Indian Fighter
Photograph of W. G. King, "Indian Fighter" holding a rifle and standing in front of a small log-cabin style house. A woman stands in the doorway of the house and a dog is next to the man.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Courthouse in Midland, Texas]
Photograph of the courthouse in Midland, Texas, apparently under construction. The stone building has one level competed with wood framing beginning to be put in place for second story windows. Small trees partially obscure the building.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Juarez, Mexico]
Photograph of a crowd near a train in Juarez, Mexico. People to the left are seen dancing to the music of a band of string instruments, pictured at center, while people in the train and lined up at the right watch.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fire Wagon]
Photograph of a horse-drawn fire wagon stopped in the middle of an un-paved main street in front of a row of storefronts; a sign on the wagon says "Colorado No. 2, A Unit for the Dam, 44 Members - Strong." Other carriages are visible in the background and people are standing in the windows and on the first-floor roofs of the stores. The stores include Gammel's Used Books, J.O.Buaas, Phil Bruckmann Painter and Decorator, and a drug store.
Date:
1892~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Troops at Spofford Junction]
Photograph of a line of troops on horseback near a railroad line. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Spofford Junction - 4/8/13 - 14 Cav. Troops leaving for Brownsville, Tex. via R.R."
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prismoidal (One Rail) Railway System, Adapted for City Streets, Suburban, and General Railroad Traffic
Photograph of a crowd of people on a train. A handwritten note reads "W.W. Knowles, Bastrop, TX, [illegible] at Brenham." A printed note on the back of the photograph reads, "Prismoidal (One Rail) Railway System, Adapted for City Streets, Suburban, and General Railroad Traffic; Practicable by Steam, or Horse power; Elevated or at Grade; Built and equipped at one half the cost of any other plan of equal capacity; Cars impossible to be thrown from track; examination of this system, by engineers and others, is respectfully solicited. I am now prepared to grant Licenses to railway companies and others, to construct and use the Prismoidal railway system., E. Crew, Inventor and Patentee."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Langtry, Texas Railroad Depot]
Photograph of the Railroad Depot at Langtry, Texas. It's a small building by the train tracks. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "During the time of Judge Roy Bean's Law West of the Pecos."
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]
Photograph of a matador delivering the killing blow in a bullfight. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Bull charging to his death against the sword."
Date:
April 13, 1913
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Military Post from Tower
Photograph of a U.S. Military Post, taken from a nearby tower. A low stone building is visible across the foreground, and a 2-story building, possibly housing, is visible across the background. Other buildings are in the center. Cabinet card format.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Jacobson, M. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pontoon Bridge
Photograph of a pontoon bridge. A man is standing on the right side of the bridge. Further to the right is a horse tied to the bridge's post. A small building is visible past the other side of the water. The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date:
April 2, 1892
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack County Courthouse
Photograph of the Jack County courthouse in Jacksboro, Texas. Several horse-drawn wagons with bundles of hay are gathered in the foreground.
Date:
1890
Creator:
Price Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sheriffs of Hood County
Photograph of Hood County Sheriffs. The names of the sheriffs (in unknown order) are listed on the back of the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People near Biplanes]
Photograph of a crowd of men, women, and children observing a line of biplanes. They are in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date:
April 7, 1918
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[National Mexico Train]
Photograph of a National of Mexico train, with three men standing by the tracks, possibly taken near Juarez.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History