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[Bill of sale for purchase of slave by E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Bill of sale for purchase of slave by E.M. Pease]

A bill of sale for the purchase by E.M. Pease of a slave named Tim or Tom.
Date: September 1, 1849
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Sale of Multiple Enslaved People] (open access)

[Agreement for Sale of Multiple Enslaved People]

An agreement for the sale of multiple enslaved people of the following names and ages: Adam (25), Major (25), Tom (25), Charley (18), James (18), Hannibal (16), Charles (15), Julius (15), Ned (14), Samuel (14), Sandy (14), Scott (7), Frank (7), Mason (4), Mayo (4), Lucinda (26), Mary (18). Eliza (22), Catherine (14), Francis (12), Matty (10), Rovina (10), Martha (9), Joanna (7), Louis (15), Richard (14), Nash (18), and Marella & child.
Date: January 1, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. David's Episcopal Church]

Photograph of St. David's Episcopal Church taken from the front of the building looking northeast at the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th.
Date: January 1, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Benno Goldbeck]

Photograph of Benno Goldbeck, who is sitting and wearing a suit. The text on the back reads, "Benno Goldbeck born 19th January 1856 taken 1st of May 1895. to his friend Max Lungkwitz". He was the son of Theodor Georg Ludwig Goldbeck and Bianca Nohl.
Date: May 1, 1895
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Dam Broken after Flood]

Photograph of a view southeast at the Austin Dam on the Colorado River after breaking during a flood.
Date: January 1, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of a three-story federal building in Abilene, Texas. A man, a wagon, and power lines are visible outside of the building. An American flag flies from the roof of the building.
Date: January 1, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children's Day Parade Boulevard, Galveston

Photograph of Children Day Parade at Galveston. The parade is made up of girls with baby carriages. Crowds of adults are on the sidewalks on either side of the parade route. The ocean is visible in the background.
Date: August 1, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children's Parade, Galveston

Photograph of a Children's Day Parade at Galveston. The parade is made up of girls with baby carriages. Adults are on the sidewalk and the ocean is visible in the background.
Date: August 1, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Riding Donkeys]

Photograph of two children on donkeys in Mineral Wells. Some houses are visible in the background.
Date: September 1, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in a Car on Riverside Drive, Austin]

Photograph of a man driving a car on Riverside Drive in Austin. A logo on the side of the car reads "Henderson."
Date: December 1, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Riverside Drive, Austin

Photograph of a man driving an automobile on Riverside Drive in Austin. The Texas Capitol and other buildings are visible in the background.
Date: December 1, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.
Date: January 1, 1916
Creator: Pease, Dave
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

St. David's Episcopal Church

Looking northeast at the church building at 304 E. 7th St. Two cars are parked in front.
Date: April 1, 1923
Creator: Jordan Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

East Avenue looking south at 8th St. after paving project

Looking south along East Avenue (now I-35) from 8th St. after a paving project. St. Edward's University can be seen on the horizon.
Date: November 1, 1930
Creator: Jordan-Ellison
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial view of the state capitol and surrounding neighborhoods. The view is looking south past the main fountain, South Mall and down University Avenue toward the capitol from the University of Texas Tower.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial view looking south from The University of Texas campus toward the state capitol with University Avenue in the center.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial view. The large building in the center of the photograph is The Scottish Rite Dormitory at 201 W. 27th Street and to the top is Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Red River is the street running in the background from left to right. 32nd St intersects Red River on the upper right. Note the carline on Guadalupe and 27th St on bottom right. The neighborhood in the center left is Grooms Addition.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial view of the Austin State Hospital grounds. The large white structure with two domes, or cupolas, on top is the first asylum built west of the Mississippi river.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial View. Facing toward South Austin. Congress on far right, East Avenue on far left and San Jancinto and Trinity Streets in the middle. 14th Street in foreground running left to right (note Waller Creek and single road bridge). To the top is 12th St. (note double road bridge); the neighborhood to the right including Neches and up to Trinity St and from 12th to 14th will become Waterloo Park. The Austin Longitude Station is to the left of the Capitol (note double stacks). The first Austin High School campus is located between Neches and Trinity in the far center of the photograph.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Views/UT Tower

Looking north at the University of Texas at Austin Tower under construction.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

University of Texas Campus -- Aerial View

Aerial view of the campus at The University of Texas at Austin. Robert A Welch Hall lower left, Hal C. Weaver Power Plant in the center and East Austin in the background.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

University of Texas Campus -- Aerial View

Aerial view of Memorial Stadium on The University of Texas campus at Austin.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Austin Takes Municipal Golf Course Deed]

Photograph of Guiton Morgan, City Manager, (at left) accepting deed from John H. Tobin of Austin Lions Club. Tobin was club president 1919-1920. The city of Austin took over the Municipal Golf Course on April 1, 1937.
Date: April 1, 1937
Creator: Identification Bureau, Austin Police Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Club house at Municipal Golf Course [in snow]

Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course Club House entrance covered in snow. Wooden chairs and a bench sit on the concrete patio to the left of the double screen door entrance. Two large bushes flank the walkway. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: November 1, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History