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[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lorrain T. Pease, his father] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lorrain T. Pease, his father]

A letter from E.M. Pease to Lorrain T. Pease, his father, in which he gives a detailed, contemporary account of the Texas Revolution. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: January 8, 1837
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)] (open access)

[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

A letter to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry), who asks her for a loan with his printing office as collateral.
Date: January 8, 1895
Creator: Porter, William Sydney
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portarit at Camp Mabry, Austin]

Photograph of a group of people seated in a grassy area at Camp Mabry. The person on the far left is in a military uniform, holding a rifle. There are three women and one other man. Large tents and other men are visible in the background. The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: May 8, 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our religion : a discourse to the First Unitarian Society, Austin, Texas (open access)

Our religion : a discourse to the First Unitarian Society, Austin, Texas

Sermon to the First Unitarian Society in Austin from Edwin M. Wheelock, dated Oct. 8, 1899.
Date: October 8, 1899
Creator: Wheelock, Edwin M.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Henry Ladd from S.W. Doom] (open access)

[Correspondence to Henry Ladd from S.W. Doom]

A letter to Henry Ladd from attorney D.W. Doom regarding “the case of Elisabet Ney against yourself and Mosle.”
Date: November 8, 1899
Creator: Doom, D.W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Haschke Family in their Car]

Photograph of the Haschke Family (Cecilia, Reinhold, and Feodor) in a car parked in front of an unidentified stone building. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ma Haschke, Pa Haschke, Fedo Haschke - About the first car in Austin, Texas." The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: August 8, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

Photograph of the "horse shoe curve" in the S.P.R.R. (Southern Pacific Railroad), where the tracks make a U-turn. The photograph was likely taken from the front or rear end of a moving train.
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

Photograph of a train near El Paso, Texas. The train is going along a curved track in a field, and the photograph was taken from the rear cart of the train. Inscription on the back reads "Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas -- taken from rear end of train while train was in motion, note double header."
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel at Lobo, Texas]

Photograph of a hotel in Lobo, Texas. A water tower is visible to the left of the building. Inscription on the back reads "$100,000 hotel, Lobo, Texas, S.P.R.R. 2-8-15, taken from train, only building in Lobo."
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers near El Paso]

Photograph of U.S. soldiers at a camp near El Paso, Texas. A line of soldiers are standing at attention for an officer. Inscription on the back indicates this photo was taken from a train, "S.P.R.R."
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Night Hawk Staff]

Photograph of a group portrait of the Nighthawk restaurant staff. They wear uniforms and stand in front of the restaurant. The woman in the middle, behind the two women at center, is Violet Franklin Sanders. The restaurant was located at 1907 Guadalupe Street, Austin.
Date: October 8, 1935
Creator: Stewart Photo Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawing by Oscar Strobel]

A humorous drawing, with text, of a steer by artist Oscar Strobel.
Date: May 8, 1936
Creator: Strobel, Oscar & Strobel, Oscar
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rosewood Park for Negroes

Photograph of a group of black children watching a youth prepare to dive from the diving board into the public pool at Rosewood Park.
Date: September 8, 1938
Creator: Ellison Photo Service, Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry Book has Wealth of Fact (open access)

O. Henry Book has Wealth of Fact

Newspaper clipping containing a review of the "O. Henry Bibliography."
Date: January 8, 1939
Creator: O'Quinn, Trueman
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of] Municipal Golf Course tool house

Photograph of construction of the Austin Municipal Golf Course tool house, made of white bricks. Scaffolding circles the walls, and the support for the roof is visible. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and then donated to the city in 1936, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: April 8, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of the Municipal Golf Course tool house]

Photograph of construction workers work on building the tool house at the Austin Municipal Golf Course. A ladder leans on a scaffolding leading to the roof. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and donated to the city in 1936, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: April 8, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Men Standing in Office]

Photograph of three men standing in an office and looking at a document. There is a Topographic and Road Map of Travis County on the wall behind them. The photographer wrote the name "Guiton Morgan" on the negative envelope. Morgan was the City Manager of Austin.
Date: April 8, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. Joes Bowling]

Photograph of Mrs. Joes rolling a bowling ball in bowling alley.
Date: May 8, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. Joes Holding Bowling Ball]

Photograph of a woman holding a bowling ball. She is wearing a skirt and shirt with a scarf.
Date: May 8, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jim Novy at Desk]

Photograph of a man sitting at a desk. There is a telephone on the wall behind him.
Date: June 8, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Veterans

Unidentified Confederate veterans from the Civil War at Camp Ben McCullough.
Date: August 8, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Veterans

Unidentified Confederate veterans from the Civil War at Camp Ben McCullough.
Date: August 8, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lester Long, Jr.]

Photograph of adult man standing in room.
Date: October 8, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History