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[Group of Young Men and Women]

Photograph of a group of young men and women standing together in a field in front of a fence. Some of them are holding textbooks.
Date: May 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girls Jumping Rope]

Photograph of a group of little girls playing jump rope in a courtyard.
Date: May 26, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children in Rosewood Park]

Photograph of two young girls standing in a park with a group of children playing behind them. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken in Rosewood Park in Austin in 1958.
Date: May 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children on Playground]

Photograph of a group of children spinning on a roundabout at a playground.
Date: May 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Commanders at Desk]

Photograph of Commander Charles Laughlin and Vice Commander George Gennin at a desk. Loflin is seated, and holds a pen over a paper in front of him. Gennin stand to the right.
Date: February 26, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Barn Exterior in Daytime]

Photograph of the exterior of a restaurant called "The Barn", located at 8611 Balcones Drive. Three large buildings can be seen side by side and attached to one another. The first is a cylindrical structure with the words, "Steaks and Seafood", seen painted on. Next, is a barn-like building with the restaurant's name seen on the front. Third, is a building made to appear like a steamboat with the words, "Showboat" and "Port of Austin".
Date: May 26, 1977
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Audiometer]

Photograph of a man inspecting an audiometer inside of a traveling hearing lab van. The man is wearing a light toned, checked suit, and a small sign on the wall can be seen displaying who built the interior frame of the van.
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulger's Friend (open access)

Bulger's Friend

Short story about an old man who joins the Salvation Army.
Date: December 26, 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Christopher Morley to John Stahl] (open access)

[Letter from Christopher Morley to John Stahl]

Letter signed by Chirstopher Morley declining an invitation by Mr. Stahl of the Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Date: November 26, 1926
Creator: Morley, Christopher
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men standing across the road from a Butter Krust billboard]

Two men wearing suits are standing across a road from a billboard advertisement for Butter Krust bread. Hilgers & Co. Real Estate is located to the right of the photo.
Date: February 26, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hearing Test Van]

Photograph of a portable hearing test lab in a large van named, Rudmose Audiometer Travel Lab. The van can be seen parked center in the foreground at the top of a hill and the company's information can be seen painted onto the side. Several people can be seen with bikes in the left background, and a woman driving a car can be seen in the background to the right.
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brigadoon performance at the Zilker Hillside Theater]

Photograph of the cast of actors performing Brigadoon as the summer drama at the Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin.
Date: 1964-08-26/1964-08-29
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Sheriff W.B. Knox, and “Wanted” poster] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Sheriff W.B. Knox, and “Wanted” poster]

A letter from Sheriff W.B. Knox of Bexar County notifying Governor E.M. Pease that some prisoners had escaped from the county jail and asking Pease to post a reward for their capture, and an accompanying “Wanted” poster. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: May 26, 1855
Creator: Knox, W.B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of E.M. Pease’s candidacy for governor] (open access)

[Announcement of E.M. Pease’s candidacy for governor]

A circular in which E.M. Pease announces his candidacy for governor.
Date: May 26, 1851
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel]

A letter to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel that includes a list of slaves at Darrington Plantation.
Date: February 26, 1853
Creator: McNeel, Sterling
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles] (open access)

[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles]

A letter from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles, her mother, whom she encourages, along with her sister Juliet, to visit the new family home. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: July 26, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

1938 Colorado River Flood

Colorado River in flood at 1st Street.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History