Copy photo of T&P train #97. Written below the image are "#97 builders photo 1881" and "W. Burke."

Copy photo of train #112 in Paris, Texas. There are men lined up by the train posing for the camera.

Portrait of four year old Hill Bostick leaning on a table with his hat in his right hand. Text on the back reads: " To Grand Pa and... ".

Portrait of Dr. Walter Golding, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark suit jacket and tie. A handwritten note on back of card says: "Walter S. Golding M. D., C[...] Dcen. 26th/81."

Photograph of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."

Copy photo of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."

Group photo of men. Back of photograph reads, "Scottish granite cutters imported to cut granite at Granite Mountain."

View of the Capitol as it burns looking north from the corner of 11th and Congress.

Photograph of Eleanor Valentia Martin Moody wearing a dark-colored dress and a lace collar with a brooch.

Photograph of a uniformed individual named by the name of Fritz Reichmann. He wears a uniform and his hat says, "Recorder." Inscription on the back reads "Fritz Reichmann, killed at San Jacinto at 16th jumping out of a buggy." Photograph is cabinet card format.

Photograph of George Samuel Hale (1860-1905) wearing a coat and striped tie. "G. S. Hale Caldwell, TX" is written on the back of the photograph.

Photograph of Indian Agent with the Chiefs of the Ponca Nation. Printed by SJ Morrow, Yankton, DT, c. 1881.

Photograph of the Texas Capitol 1858 in Austin, Texas.

Land Grant for 99 7/8 acres in Montague County.

A 5 x 7 photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 2, "Wm. B. Strong", 4-4-0, at Topeka shops, 1881. Renumbered 82 in 1898 and 174 in 1900. William B. Strong, second president of ATSF, seated on pilot.

Photograph of Austin city administration: Standing L to R: J.W. Howard, Treasurer; C.D. Johns, Attorney; Ben Thompson, City Marshall; E.B. Connell, City Clerk; - Sitting L to R: Fred A. Sterzing, City Assessor; Mayor L.M. Crooker; Dr. R.H.L. Bibb, Physician. The city was incorporated in 1836 when Republic of Texas Vice President Mirabeau B. Lamar proposed that the state capital, then located in Houston, be moved to the area that sat just north of the Colorado River in the township then called Waterloo. Shortly thereafter, the city was renamed in honor of Stephen F. Austin. 1881 was the year that Austin public schools first held classes, and the University of Texas opened its doors shortly afterwards in 1883. Austin continued to expand throughout the 1880s and late 19th century.

Photograph of state Capitol building after the fire on the 9th of November, 1881. Several people can be seen standing on the steps leading up to the building.

Photograph of the construction site for the current Capitol building, constructed 1881-1888. View is from the Travis County Courthouse located on 11th Street.

Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880, and her Aunt Caroline McGuire, who raised young Caroline after her mother died when she was 18 mos. old.

Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.

Photograph of the Colorado River near Marble Falls. The river cuts between two hills, with the photograph being taken from one of them. A note on the back indicates the photo was taken from a bridge at Marble Falls.

Photograph of workers and children picking cotton in a field.

Photograph (copy) of F.M.O. "Otis" Fenn. Fenn, who has dark curling hair, is wearing a dark jacket and vest with white shirt and black bow tie. He is standing next to a structure on which his right arm is resting. His left arm is on his left hip. A pocket watch chain can be seen hanging at his waist. Portrait ends near knees and has Fenn facing the right. Scanned image is of the copy.

Photograph of the January 8, 1881, edition of "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper."