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[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 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
[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
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

[Congress Avenue]

Photograph of Congress Avenue looking north. Cabaniss Hardware and Dewey Garage are visible at right, as well as cars and some advertisements painted on the buildings. The Capitol is visible in the distance. Streetcar rails are in the center of the road.
Date: January 26, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Steam shovel in Barton Springs

View of construction of the pool at Barton Springs. A steam shovel and construction equipment.
Date: March 26, 1926
Creator: Jordan Company
Object Type: Photograph
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

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

Aerial View of Flood

Aerial photograph of the 1938 flood. Looking Northeast from Congress Avenue, south of the Colorado River. Palm School in center background.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Flooded Road]

Photograph of a view looking down a flooded street with homes on either side and standing water in the road during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Unidentified Boy with a Kitten in Water]

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing in flood waters while holding a cat in his arms during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Unidentified Boys in Front of a House]

Photograph of two unidentified boys standing in front of a wooden house in a yard that has been flooded with water during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trees on a Flooded Riverbank

Photograph of trees on a flooded riverbank in Austin, Texas during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Unidentified Boys Next to a Flooded River]

Two unidentified boys stand next to a flooded riverbank during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of crew working in slaughter room of the Austin Abattoir]

Photograph of a crew working on cattle carcases in a slaughterhouse. Inscribed on the back of the photo is "View of crew working in slaughter room of The Austin Abattoir. All in sight is beef."
Date: October 26, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Library
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marvin Hall at Desk]

Photograph of Marvin Hall of State LiFe Insurance Commission sitting at a desk.
Date: February 26, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marvin Hall Sitting at Desk]

Photograph of Marvin Hall of the State Life Insurance Commission sitting at desk.
Date: February 26, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Raymond Brooks Signing Document at Desk]

Photograph of a man sitting at a desk in an office. He is signing a Lower Colorado River Authority document. The photographer wrote the name "Raymond Brooks" on the negative envelope.
Date: December 26, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Raymond Brooks Sitting at Desk]

Photograph of a man sitting at a desk in an office. He is about to sign a Lower Colorado River Authority document. The photographer wrote the name "Raymond Brooks" on the negative envelope.
Date: December 26, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Child Seated in Chair

Photograph of a child seated in chair holding a large picture book.
Date: February 26, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman with Group of School Children

Photograph of woman standing beside car with a group of what appear to be school children. Brown Booth was a newspaperman with The American Publishing Company which published The Austin American and The Austin Statesman.
Date: February 26, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Young Woman Seated in Chair Reading to Child

Photograph of young woman seated in a chair reading to a small child.
Date: February 26, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nancy Weber

Photograph of young girl seated on floor eating birthday cake.
Date: May 26, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History