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Painting of Early Fort Worth by Miranda Leonard, 1873

Painting of an aerial view of Fort Worth in 1873. The painting depicts a town square with an American-flag topped courthouse in the center. Surrounding the courthouse are several buildings, some with fences. Throughout the painting are people, buggies, covered wagons and trees. On the right side of the frame is a sloping hill.
Date: 1873
Creator: Miranda Leonard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marianna Plum

Drawing of several plums on a short branch with leaves. The drawing is labelled "Marianna Plum" and the text above and below the drawing describe the plant, fruits, and how to purchase Marianna plum trees from T. V. Munson.
Date: 1872
Creator: Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
System: The Portal to Texas History

Print by Walter Ernest Webster

Print of a watercolor painting by Walter Ernest Webster. Wa woman (ballerina) sits on a balcony railing while a young man with his arm resting on railing stares upward at her. The woman wears a large flouncing skirt, or tutu and ballet slippers in white. She clutches a blue shawl around her. He hair is blonde and rather short. The man wears a red coat. In the background are flowers, trees and architectural features. On the floor is a bouquet of red flowers.
Date: 1878/1959
Creator: Webster, Walter Ernest
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henrietta Veazey]

Lois Jean Cooper-Mayer Collection. Picture of Henrietta Veazey, sister of Catherine (Kate) Veazey; taken about 1877, year she died; from collection of 71 items (parts a-bs): documents, photographs, and books. See 1983-82.1 - .7 for related three dimensional objects. On back of photograph: "Henretta Veazey. Born: 1858 in Gay Hill, Texas. Died: According to family tradition, when 19, same year picture taken, Gay Hill, Texas. Father: Y. Sheppard Veazey. Mother: Amanda Malvina Zimmerman. Older Sister of Catherine (Kate) Veazey (Mrs. Eugene Bibb Wallace). Family tradition says she was engaged to William Wallace (no relation to E. B. Wallace). When she died he married her older sister Zoe."
Date: 1877~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Print from Harper's Weekly, May 2, 1874. "The Texas Cattle Trade"]

Print from Harper's Weekly, May 2, 1874. "The Texas Cattle Trade" ,9 images on two pages of the Harpers Weekly
Date: May 2, 1874
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History