Resource Type

[Abilene City Council - 1880s]

Copy slide of a photograph of 6 members of the Abilene City Council gathered around a table. Some of the men are wearing suits or vests and others are wearing white dress shirts.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of the Ridderzaal or "Hall of Knights" (The Hague, Netherlands)

A glass slide showing a photograph of the Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights), the main building of the 13th century Binnenhof in The Hague, Netherlands. The photograph was taken before the restoration of 1898-1904.
Date: [1880..1898]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of tomb of Vigna Codini (Rome, Italy)

A glass slide of The Tomb of Vigna Codini (Columbaria of Vigna Codini) in Rome, Italy. The photograph is possibly a James Anderson photograph from 1880.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Music Band

Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Music Band

Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

People on Front Porch

Copy negative of R. H. Parker and family standing on the porch of a large two story house at S. 2nd St. and Butternut in Abilene in the late 1880's. There is a fence in front and other buildings in the background.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Pine Street]

Photograph of Pine Street soon after the finding of Abilene, Texas. Several businesses are visible in the photograph and the street is busy with vehicles, wagons and people walking by.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pine Street 1880s]

Copy slide of a photograph of Pine Street in the 1880s.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pine Street in 1880s]

Copy slide of a photograph of the view looking down at Pine Street in the 1880s. A crowd of people, horses, buggies and vehicles are seen on the road and a line of buildings are seen on both sides of the road.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street Scene #1

Copy negative of downtown Abilene in the 1880s. There are buildings along the street, signs, men, horses, buggies, and wagons.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street Scene #2

Copy negative of downtown Abilene in the 1880s. There are buildings along the street, signs, men, horses, buggies, and wagons.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

William Newland Stuckey in Master Mason Uniform

Copy negative of an artist's portrait of William Newland Stuckey dressed in a master mason uniform. He has a long beard and stands holding a cane in one hand.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #97]

Copy photo of T&P train #97. Written below the image are "#97 builders photo 1881" and "W. Burke."
Date: 1881
Creator: Burke, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Water Tank Stop]

Photograph of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."
Date: 1881
Creator: Dawson, G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Water Tank Stop 2]

Copy photo of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."
Date: 1881
Creator: Dawson, G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pine Street, Abilene, in 1881]

Copy slide of a photograph of Pine Street in Abilene in 1881. A buggy and wagon are seen on the street.
Date: 1881
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Police Chief Hill]

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief John Thomas Hill, visible from the chest up. He has a mustache and goatee, medium-length dark hair parted in the middle, and is wearing a dark jacket with a star-shaped badge pinned on his chest.
Date: [1881..1886]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train #112 in Paris, Texas]

Copy photo of train #112 in Paris, Texas. There are men lined up by the train posing for the camera.
Date: July 9, 1881
Creator: Burke, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coleman in 1882

Photograph of the main street in Coleman, Texas, in 1882. A row of businesses can be seen behind several people and their animal-drawn wagons.
Date: 1882
Creator: Moore's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide - “A Storm Did you say?”

A glass slide showing a photograph of a woman on deck of a steamship. The slide is titled “A Storm Did you Say?”
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide - “A Storm Did you say?”

A glass slide showing a photograph of a woman on deck of a steamship. The slide is titled “A Storm Did you Say?”
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide - “Across Samana Horseback” (Palestine)

A glass slide showing a photograph of a man on horseback in Palestine. Behind him is a rock wall with a cactus and man in a turban. The slide is titled “Across Samana Horseback.” The slide carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide - “Across the Plain”

A glass slide showing a photograph of a large group of people on horseback. The slide is labeled “Across the Plain.”
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide - “AGloomy, Sick Scene”

A glass slide showing a group of people wrapped in blankets on deck chairs of a steamship. The slide is labeled “A Gloomy, Sick Scene” and carries the logo of the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History