[Thomas Walter Davis and two other men at Galveston Beach]

Postcard image of Thomas Walter Davis and two other men. The photograph is titled "3 of a Kind Beats Two Pair in Poker" and this title is written vertically on the left side of the postcard (blank area). Man in front is seated in the sand and is wearing a dark colored bathing suit. Man on left seated on driftwood is wearing a dark bathing suit and the man seated next to him is wearing a white shirt, suspenders, and a light colored felt hat. A seascape backdrop in background. Back of postcard in black print reads: "Taken at GALVESTON BEACH, Under MURDOCK'S BATH HOUSE L. TOBLER, PHOTOGRAPHER" and in ink " Mrs. Zillah Myers 603 Olive St, Texarkana, Tx-Ark. The postcard is postmarked in Booth, Texas with a date of August 25 (?) 1906.
Date: August 25, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 36, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 25, 1856 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 36, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 25, 1856

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 25, 1856
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 2, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 25, 1856 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 2, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 25, 1856

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 25, 1856
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 42, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 25, 1855 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 42, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 25, 1855

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 25, 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 58, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 25, 1858 (open access)

The Galveston News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 58, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 25, 1858

Tri-weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 25, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1, Tuesday, June 25, 1861 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1, Tuesday, June 25, 1861

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 25, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Times. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 25, 1843 (open access)

The Texas Times. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 25, 1843

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 25, 1843
Creator: Pinknard, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for "a simple, safe, and practical coupling for cars, arranged to couple at one time as many cars as may be desired, and to operate automatically so as to avoid all necessity of going between the cars, and adapted to use the ordinary link and to couple with cars having a higher or lower draw bar than itself." (Lines 7-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 25, 1894
Creator: Elliott, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable Grater and Slicer. (open access)

Vegetable Grater and Slicer.

Patent for an improvement on vegetable graters or slicers. The design allows for more efficient cutting of the vegetables and allows for gravity to feed the vegetables through the slicer and avoiding injury to the operator. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Weitzel, Jacob F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Making Apparatus. (open access)

Ice-Making Apparatus.

Patent for an ice maker that more effectively handles the chemicals used to freeze water. Use of a more strategically placed condenser keeps steam and liquids separate.
Date: March 25, 1879
Creator: Lee, Charles B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 1860 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 25, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 25, 1860 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 25, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 25, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 43, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 25, 1859 (open access)

Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 43, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 25, 1859

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 25, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1861 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 25, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 25, 1843 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 25, 1843

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 25, 1843
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1844 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1844

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston City Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 25, 1843 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston City Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 25, 1843

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 25, 1843
Creator: Stuart, H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston City Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, March 25, 1843 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston City Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, March 25, 1843

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 25, 1843
Creator: Stuart, H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 133, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1861 (open access)

Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 133, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1861

Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 1861
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 146, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1861 (open access)

Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 146, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1861

Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 25, 1861
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 25, 1860 (open access)

Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 25, 1860

Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 25, 1860
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 32, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 1860 (open access)

Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 32, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 1860

Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 25, 1860
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1860 (open access)

Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1860

Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 1860
Creator: Flake, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Herald (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1918 (open access)

Galveston Herald (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 25, 1918
Creator: Sharke, H. O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History