Resource Type

[Photograph of Lucia Kate Elliott Luedde]

Photograph of Lucia Kate Elliott Luedde in profile. She wears a dark dress with a lacy high-necked collar. Her hair is curly, and has been pulled into a bun. Her bangs have been curled, and lay flat on her forehead. A pendant hangs from her collar.
Date: 1880~
Creator: McClane, F. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Whitley]

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Whitley. She holds his arm with one hand; the other is placed on her stomach. Both of John Whitley's hands are folded in front of him. They stand in front of a white backdrop.
Date: 1880~
Creator: Wilcox, N. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Carrie Inez Rowe Mallison]

Photograph of Carrie Inez Rowe Mallison (Independence, 1863 – Paris, 1954). She wears a black dress with a black hat and poses next to a flower vase placed upon a pedestal.
Date: 1880/1882
Creator: Callaway, A. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Louis Martin Herzik]

Photograph of Louis Martin Herzik (1880-1935) posing for a portrait as a small child. He wears a light-colored gown and sits in an asymmetrical wicker chair.
Date: 1880~
Creator: Herzik Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Alexander Jacob "Zannie" Beville as a Young Boy]

Photograph of Dr. Alexander Jacob "Zannie" Beville as a young boy. He is positioned in front of a dark background and wearing a dark color jacket. Under his jacket is he wearing a light color dress shirt with a dark color bow tie.
Date: May 27, 1880
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of George Meyer]

Photograph of George Meyer posing for a portrait in a suit with a bowtie that is tucked under the jacket. He has a moustache and a small goatee. Text written at the bottom of the photograph reads: Your friend Geo. Meyer Austin Tex. June 1/80."
Date: June 1, 1880
Creator: Hill, S. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Hill Bostick]

Portrait of four year old Hill Bostick leaning on a table with his hat in his right hand. Text on the back reads: " To Grand Pa and... ".
Date: February 9, 1881
Creator: Bushman, H. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Walter Golding, MD]

Portrait of Dr. Walter Golding, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark suit jacket and tie. A handwritten note on back of card says: "Walter S. Golding M. D., C[...] Dcen. 26th/81."
Date: December 26, 1881
Creator: Cramer, G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Family from Corsicana, Texas]

Photograph of an unidentified family arranged in two rows. Five older children stand along the top row, and the family's parents sit in the bottom row, with young children in white gowns nestled next to them. Illegible notes are written on the back.
Date: 1883~/1893~
Creator: Cumming & Son
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Man Sitting on a Chair]

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting in a cushioned chair. He wears a large coat.
Date: 1883~/1889~
Creator: Cadman, A. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Law License Belonging to Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of a law license belonging to Thomas Middlebrook Willis. It reads: "Law School of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Know Ye, That we, the Professors of the Law School of Cumberland University, having examined Thos. M. Willis, touching his knowledge of the Law, and being satisfied with his attainments; and further, having before us the proofs required by Statue, that he is a man of good moral character and twenty-one years of age; Now, therefore, we, by the authority in us vested, do grant the said Thos. M. Willis, License to Practise Law in all the Courts of the State of Tennessee. Given under our hands, and the Soul of the University, at Lebanon, this 18th day of January 1883." Thomas Middlebrook Willis returned to Texas and opened his practice of law in Abilene, TX.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Phoebe Winchester Hensley]

Portrait of Phoebe Winchester Hensley (1863-1940), a woman with dark hair wearing a white dress with a dark collar.
Date: August 1883
Creator: McClellan, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Minnie Alice Nichols]

Portrait of young Minnie Alice Nichols in a light-colored dress. Appears to be about four years of age. Text on the back says: "...born May 21, 1879 Coryell Co. died Jan. 28, 1970 McLennan Co."
Date: October 1883
Creator: Academy of Art
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four-Year-Old Maude Kitchens]

Photograph of four-year-old Maude Canion Kitchens. She wearing a gingham dress, striped stockings and leaning on a chair.
Date: 1884~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four-Year-Old Maude Kitchens Sitting in a Chair]

Photograph of four-year-old Maude Canion Kitchens sitting in a chair. She's wearing a gingham dress with striped stockings.
Date: 1884~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elizabeth M. Smith]

Photograph of Elizabeth M. Smith, wife of Anthony Garnett Smith, Jr., sitting on a couch. She wears a dark button-up dress and a bonnet which covers her hair. She and her husband were pioneers of Talbot County and Upson County, Georgia. She was a daughter of Charles Lee Smith, Sr. of Talbot County, Georgia.
Date: [1885..1889]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jemima Moore and Jim Welch]

Photograph of Jemima Moore Welch and James "Jim" Daniel Welch. They sit side by side in front of a painted backdrop.
Date: [1885..1890]
Creator: Smith, E. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Sallie Ann Clarke Parker]

Photograph of Sallie Ann Clarke Parker, who was an elderly woman at the time this portrait was taken. She was the wife of Robert Henry Parker and the daughter of Joseph C. Clarke and Harriett L. Julian Clarke.
Date: 1885
Creator: Williams, W. Wirt
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Welch Children]

Photograph of Jessie Welch, Jim Welch, and Bill Welch. Jessie stands to the left, while Jim and Bill sit on a balustrade in front of a painted backdrop.
Date: [1885..1890]
Creator: Smith, E. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bird's Eye View Map of Coriscana, Texas, 1886]

Illustrated pictorial map of Corsicana, Texas with a key at the bottom listing what each point represents on the map. According to the map, the major railroad runs right through the center of the town.
Date: 1886
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of John Philip Hessdoerfer]

Portrait of John Philip Hessdoerfer (1859 - 1936) in a dark suit from the chest and up.
Date: 1886
Creator: Stapley, G. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six-Year-Old Maude Kitchens]

Photograph of six-year-old Maude Canion Kitchens circa 1886. She wearing a dress with a lace collar and standing next to a chair.
Date: 1886
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of Sallie Parker Willis and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. She stands behind a balustrade, wearing a polka dot dress and holding her hat in her left hand. He sits on the balustrade, and holds a bowler hat in his hand. The photograph has been ripped, and the bottom right corner is missing. There are several handwritten notes on the back.
Date: June 1886
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of Sallie Parker Willis and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. She stands behind a balustrade, wearing a polka dot dress and holding her hat in her left hand. He sits on the balustrade, and holds a bowler hat in his hand.
Date: June 1886
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History