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Property taxes paid to the state and county by Mary Jones, 1858
Receipt documenting property tax paid by Mary Jones for the year 1858. Includes list of property.
Date:
1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary chart of San Luis Pass, Texas
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes texts "Sailing directions," and "Tidal remarks." "Sketch 1, no. 4." "No. 40."
Date:
1853
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary chart of entrance to Brazos River, Texas / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A. Bache ; triangulation by J.S. Williams ; topography by J.M. Wampler ; hydrography by the parties under the command of E.J. De Haven & J.K. Duer.
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes text on sailing directions and tides.
Date:
1858
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Della and Therese Wilson in a carriage in front of home in Brazoria, TX]
Photo postcard. Della and Therese Wilson in carriage in front of home in Brazoria, TX. Two dark horses are hitched to a buggy with two women passengers. A white, wooden story and a half house with white picket fence is in the background.
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Peach Point School in Brazoria County, Texas]
Photograph (copy) of Peach Point School in Brazoria County, Texas. Group of students standing/sitting in front of an open doorway of an unpainted wooden building with a sign above doorway that reads: PEACH POINT SCHOOL NO. 1. GULF PRAIRIE DIST. 20. Trees in background to left of photo. White areas in top, right of photo. Scanned image and dimensions are of copy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Oyster Creek]
Postcard of Oyster Creek, with thick foliage growing along bank seen in center of photo. Smoke stacks of mill visible in right background.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to his son, May 28, 1836]
Lorenzo de Zavala to his son, reporting that, at personal sacrifice, he has agreed to escort Santa Anna to Veracruz, as a service to Texas. Also discussed land and money transactions with Colonel Lamar and other family matters and finances. Velasco, Texas, May 28, 1836.
Date:
May 28, 1836
Creator:
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to Francisco Pizarro Martinez, June 5, 1836]
Letter from Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to Francisco Pizarro Martinez, from Velasco, Texas.
Date:
June 5, 1836
Creator:
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cowboy Willie Thomas Participating in Bull Riding Competition at a Rodeo]
Photograph (copy) of an African-American cowboy, Willie Thomas, participating in bull riding competition at a rodeo. The photographer's signature is at the bottom: "Jim Crainer". The "J" in his first name has a hat drawn at the top and a face in the middle. There is a smile face drawn below the name "Jim." Willie Thomas is wearing boots, dark pants with dark colored fringed chaps, white pinstripe shirt, and white cowboy hat. There is a wooden gate in left background with two cowboys sitting on top. Another cowboy is sitting on the wooden partition on the far left. Six cowboys are standing near the wooden partition from center background to right. Two cowboys are sitting on wooden partition on right also. Trees in distance. Directly behind the rider was "Ray" he pulled flanks at the Sunday afternoon rodeos for Smokey. The photographer recalls that this picture was taken at the RV ranch in McBeth, Texas. The gentle man standing in front of the rider with the cigarette in his mouth is James Brown of Houston. To his right is Mike Nulish of Needville, he owns a feed store there. The fella standing at the tail of the bull with …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Crainer, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Church in Angleton]
The interior at Christmas at a church in Angleton, TX. From the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New Church - Angleton, TX.]
(back of photo) Photo of the Interior of the Ne Church at Angleton, TX. at Easter. From the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Freeport, TX.]
(back of photo) Freeport, TX. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Holy Comforter Church - Angleton, TX.]
(back of photo) Original church of "Holy Conforter" - Angleton, Texas. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Holy Comforter Church, Angleton, TX]
Photo of the Holy Comforter Church in Angleton - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Freeport, TX.]
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Freeport, TX. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Church - Interior - Freeport, Tx.]
Interior of St. Paul Church - Freeport, TX. - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Church - Freeport, TX.]
St. Paul's Church - Freeport, TX. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Church - Freeport, Tx. - Rectory]
The Rectory of St. Paul's Church - Freeport, TX. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elizabeth and Bob Garrett]
Elizabeth and Bob Garrett - Danbury, TX. - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
1962
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Church - Interior - Freeport, TX.]
Interior of St. Paul's Church - Freeport, TX. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Front Porch of St. Pauls Church - Freeport, TX.]
Front porch and columns of St. Paul's Church - Freeport, TX. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Church - Freeport, TX. - Rectory]
The rectory for St. Paul's Church, Freeport, TX. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Freeport, TX.]
Photograph of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Freeport. The church building is under construction, and scaffolding surrounds it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Freeport, TX.]
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Freeport. The church building is under construction, and scaffolding surrounds the building. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History