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[Membership Certificate for the Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No.1]

Membership certificate to Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1 presented to James Moreau Brown. The certificate, in reference to his membership, reads: "James M. Brown was elected a member of Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1."
Date: October 3, 1843
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aunt Sallie Carlton

Photograph of an elderly woman by the name of Sallie Carlton. Carlton was the wife of Charles Carlton, founder of Carlton College in Bonham.
Date: [1860..1880]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

John and Mary Caldwell

Photograph of John and Mary Caldwell, an elderly couple. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Grandpa & Grandma Caldwell." Carte-de-visite format.
Date: [1860..1880]
Creator: Kuhn & Smith
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Railroad near Llano]

Photograph of a crowd of people and horse-drawn carriages gathered around an A&N Locomotive No. 1 train on a railroad in a forest. A note on back reads "Mr. Will Todman from England, Time Keeper for Quarries at Llano, Texas. Quarrying granite for consturction of the State Capitol at Austin. 50,000 tones narrow gauge R.R. A. & N.W. Near Llano -- before R.R. was finished to an Austin Band was was hired to play -- Group Moore F. [illegible], (Major Ramsdell)." The Austin and Northwestern Railroad was used to transport all the granite that built the state capitol in Austin.
Date: [1864..1881]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Master's Certificate Presented to Henry Fowler Watt]

Master's certificate presented to Henry Fowler Watt on May 8, 1864 and "under the Seal of the Board of Trade." This certificate was presented to Watt at the "port of Liverpool on the 14th day of May 1864."
Date: [1864-05-08..1864-05-14]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[E. F. Caldwell]

Photograph of E. F. Caldwell, father of Frank Caldwell. A handwritten note at the foot of the image says, "Papa." Carte-de-visite format.
Date: [1866..1880]
Creator: Oliphant, W. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yarborough, Wilson & Co.

Photograph of a house in Anderson, Texas. A small herd of cattle is gathered outside the house. The inscription on the back notes "Built in 1868 -- second building on east side of street including this one burned in 1875. This is where [illegible] August Obercamp Drug store now is."
Date: 1868
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Zachariah Matlock, Mary Hopkins Matlock, and Sarah Matlock]

Portrait Zachariah Matlock (center) with his wife Mary Hopkins Matlock (left), and his daughter Sarah Matlock (right). The two women wearing long dresses and standing on either side of a bearded Zachariah who is seated and holding on to a wooden walking stick.
Date: 1870~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Julia Hensley]

Portrait of Julia Hensley (1837-1915], an older woman wearing a dark dress with a white collar.
Date: August 25, 1873
Creator: Freeman, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the William Murphy House Built in 1874]

Photograph of the William Murphy House, built in 1874. This photograph shows the home with its fenced in yard and long front porch; William Murphy, Dorothy Murphy, and John Murphy are standing by the bare tree next to the fence.
Date: 1874~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Caldwell]

Photograph of John Caldwell. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Uncle John." Carte-de-visite format.
Date: October 1874
Creator: Wade's Gallery
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lovonia Pound as a Child]

Portrait of Lovonia Pound as a child at five years old and wearing a dress.
Date: 1875~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown as a Young Woman]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown in a long dress and flowery hat.
Date: 1875~
Creator: Root, W. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William Henry Beaumont]

Portrait of William Henry Beaumont wearing a dark suit and bow tie with a thick, dark beard.
Date: 1876
Creator: Galveston Photography Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colorado River, Texas near Marble Falls

Photograph of a river and the surrounding landscape near Marble Falls. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Colorado River, Texas - 1879, near Marble Falls, below the falls."
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marble Falls]

Photograph of the town of Marble Falls. Dirt roads criss-cross into the town. There are two circles of buildings in the distance, with people and horses standing in the dirt roads. A handwritten note on the back says, "Marble Falls, Texas 1879, Bank Saloon, Granite [Mountain?]"
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marble Falls]

Photograph of a river at Marble Falls, Texas. The water is flowing down layers of flat rock. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Marble Falls, Texas 1879, Granite Shoals, Looking North [illegible]."
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[San Antonio River, San Antonio]

Photograph of a small, wooden dam in the San Antonio, River. A log in the dam says, "Spanish Oil."
Date: 1879
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

[Allen Hall, Tillotson Institute]

Photograph of a five-story brick building with a mansard roof. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Allen Hall, Erected 1880-1881, Demolished 1966." Cabinet card format.
Date: [1880..1901]
Creator: Hill, S. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Andrew Jackson Sowell, Texas Ranger]

Photograph of Andrew Jackson Sowell, a Texas Ranger, holding a rifle by the barrel in his right hand, and a knife in his left. Portrait was taken in a studio with a painted background depicting a landscape. Cabinet card format.
Date: 1880~
Creator: Barr, D. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Big Foot Wallace"

Photograph of "Big Foot" Wallace (William Alexander Anderson Wallace, 1817-1899). The photograph is cabinet card format.
Date: [1880..1899]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of a busy street scene in downtown San Antonio, Texas. People walk by the numerous shops and businesses while horse-drawn carriages pass through the street. A banner over the street reads, in reverse, "R.A. Holland, City T Store, Coffee Roaster." Other signs are visible for Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines, a tailor, and a leather goods shop. Cabinet card format.
Date: 1880
Creator: Hardesty, F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hilly Landscape]

Photograph of a rocky, hilly landscape, possibly near Marble Falls. A picket fence is built along the edge of a small cliff to the right, and a horse-drawn carriage is visible in the distance, slightly to the left of the center of the image.
Date: 1880?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History