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[600 Block S. May - Dilley's Iron Foundry]
Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass castings for Texas railroads. The elder Dilley moved to Dallas in the 1880s, but the foundry continued to be run by his son, George Edward Dilley – one of Palestine’s most prominent citizens of the late 19th century. G.E. Dilley continued operations at the foundry until his death in 1932; his son Clarence V. Dilley then took over until his own death five years later. In the mid-1930s, the plant had an average payroll of about twenty thousand dollars, for a workforce of twenty to twenty-five men. The foundry ceased operations in the late 1930s. All that remains today are the frame office building, the nearby brick brass furnace building, and a lengthy iron fence which borders the property and faces May Street (which local historians …
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[600 Block S. May - Dilley's Iron Foundry]
Illinois-native George Mansfield Dilley, the prominent railroad-building contractor who played an instrumental role in the expansion of railroads throughout Texas and the South, established this foundry in 1873, one year after the railroad arrived in Palestine. The George M. Dilley & Son Foundry, located adjacent to the I&GN tracks, at one time contained more than ten buildings. The enterprise manufactured some farm equipment and machinery, but its primary output was gray iron and brass castings for Texas railroads. The elder Dilley moved to Dallas in the 1880s, but the foundry continued to be run by his son, George Edward Dilley – one of Palestine’s most prominent citizens of the late 19th century. G.E. Dilley continued operations at the foundry until his death in 1932; his son Clarence V. Dilley then took over until his own death five years later. In the mid-1930s, the plant had an average payroll of about twenty thousand dollars, for a workforce of twenty to twenty-five men. The foundry ceased operations in the late 1930s. All that remains today are the frame office building, the nearby brick brass furnace building, and a lengthy iron fence which borders the property and faces May Street (which local historians …
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bond
Veteran's bond issued to Jefferson Reed in Austin by Governor Richard Coke for service in the Texas Revolution
Date:
1875~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carte du Méxique : dressée au Depôt de la guerre.
Map shows late nineteenth century Mexico geography and cities. Inset: "Carte des divisions politiques" [Map of political divisions]. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,000,000].
Date:
1875
Creator:
Dépôt de la guerre (France)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City of Waco $1 Certificate]
Engraved certificate the size of a bank note with images and text on the front that says: "The City of Waco, State of Texas, Will pay to bearer One Dollar." There are black-and-white images on the front including a man carrying a spear on horseback (lower-left corner), a brick suspension bridge over a river with a city behind (center), and a train engine pulling a coal car (lower-right). The back of the certificate has a decorative design in blue ink surrounding the text "Receivable for all Advalorem Tax. Due the City of Waco." The recorder's signature at the bottom left corner is signed by James H. Torbett. The mayor's signature at the bottom right corner is signed by John C. West.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Waco (Tex.)
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County Map of Texas and Indian Territory.
This map shows the states of Texas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). Texas counties are shaded in various colors and labeled. Major cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Scale [ca. 1:3,500,000]
Date:
1875
Creator:
H. H. Lloyd & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County map of Texas, and Indian Territory.
Map shows late eighteenth century Texas railroads, cities, towns, military posts, counties, roads, springs, notable geographic features, and tribal areas in "Indian Territory." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,500,000].
Date:
1875
Creator:
H. H. Lloyd & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crock
Stoneware crock with lid from Elmendorf potteries in Bexar County, TX after 1875
Date:
1875
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 749: Field, Joe Y. (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Field, Joe Y. (died July 4, 1877) and Wm. M. Johnson (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1875/1881-07-25
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1332: Danneman, Fredrick (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Danneman, Fredrick (died October 15, 1892) and G. Danneman (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1875/1892-12-03
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1653: Atkins, Annie L. et al (Minor)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Atkins, Annie L. et al (Minor) and Geo. T. Atkins (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1875/1897-08-27
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2060: Izen, Sarah (Lunacy)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Izen, Sarah (Lunacy) and K. Shields (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1875/1899-09-02
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2123: Matthew, M.J.P. et al (Minors)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Matthew, M.J.P. et al (Minors) and Josh H. Matthews (Executor or Guardian). The children's names are: Mary JP Matthews, Christie W. Matthews, Joseph W. Matthews, Jr. and James H. Matthews, Jr.
Date:
1875/1891-12-16
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 276, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1875
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1875
Creator:
Baylor, E. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of J. D. Howard Atkinson Ills: 1875]
Diary of J. D. Howard Atkinson Ills from the year 1975.
Date:
1875-01-01/1875-12-31
Creator:
Howard Atkinson Ills, J. D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dimmit County
Map of the South Texas Plains region covering Dimmit County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1875
Creator:
Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. A. A. Faulk, cause no. 1097, 1875
Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. A. A. Faulk, accused of "disturbing the peace at the courthouse in the town of Athens," filed August 3, 1875. Documents are the charge for the jury written by presiding judge M. D. Ector, an arrest warrant and bail bond for A. A. Faulk, a witness summons, and a bill of indictment signed by grand jury foreman James Aariett. The jury's verdict (not guilty) is written on the back of the charge.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Bishop, J. B.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. Abe Wiley, cause no. 1121, 1875
Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. Abe Wiley, accused of assault with attempt to murder Jack Ody, filed November 26, 1875. Documents include witness attachments, summons, and subpoenas; a motion for a new trial filed on behalf of the defendant; the charge of the court written by presiding judge M. H. Bonner; arrest warrants for Abe Wiley; bond notes for Abe Wiley and Jack Ody; applications for witness attachments submitted by the state and the defense; and a bill of indictment signed by grand jury foreman B. W. Wofford. A verdict (guilty) is written on the back of the charge. Wiley was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
Date:
1875/1879
Creator:
Bishop, J. B. & Eustace, W. T.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. C. C. McWilliams, cause no. 1077, 1875
Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. C. C. McWilliams, accused of assault with attempt to murder W. D. Rounsevall, filed July 30, 1875. Documents include a witness' millage reimbursement receipt, the charge for the jury written by presiding judge M. H. Bonner, a sworn statement by the defendant and request for a continuance, a document submitted by the state protesting the defendant's request for a continuance, witness summons and attachments, a bond note for Asberry McWilliams, an arrest warrant for C. C. McWilliams, and a bill of indictment signed by grand jury foreman James Aariett. The jury's verdict is written on the back of the indictment: "We the jury find the defendant not guilty of an assault with intent to murder but guilty of an aggravated assault upon the said W. D. Rounsevall and assess the find at one hundred ($100,00) dollars."
Date:
1875/1876
Creator:
Bishop, J. B. & Eustace, W. T.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. Charley Thompson, cause no. 1105, 1875
Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. Charley Thompson, accused of "illegally marking a yearling belonging to W. H. Martin," filed August 4, 1875. Documents are a bill of indictment signed by grand jury foreman James Aariett, a witness summons, and an arrest warrant and bond note for Charley Thompson. The jury's verdict (not guilty) is written on the back of the indictment.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Bishop, J. B.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. H. M. Martin, cause no. 1059, 1875
Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. H. M. Martin, accused of illegally carrying a pistol, filed March 13, 1875. Documents include witness summons, a bail bond for H. M. Martin, the charge for the jury written by presiding judge M. D. Ector, an arrest warrant for H. M. Martin, a bill of indictment signed by presiding judge D. A. Owen, and a motion to arrest judgment and a motion for a new trial written by the defendant's attorneys (Faulk and Faulk and Thomas). The jury's verdict is written on the back of the judge's charge: "We the jury find the defendant guilty and assess his fine at forty-five dollars."
Date:
1875
Creator:
Bishop, J. B.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. H. M. Martin, cause no. 1060, 1875
Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. H. M. Martin, accused of illegally carrying a pistol, filed March 13, 1875. Documents are a bill of indictment signed by grand jury foreman D. A. Owen and an arrest warrant and bond note for H. M. Martin.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Bishop, J. B.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. H. M. Martin, cause no. 1061, 1875
Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. H. M. Martin, accused of illegally carrying a pistol, filed March 13, 1875. Documents are a bill of indictment signed by grand jury foreman D. A. Owen and an arrest warrant and bond note for H. M. Martin.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Bishop, J. B.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. H. M. Martin, cause no. 1064, 1875
Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. H. M. Martin, accused of illegally carrying a pistol, filed March 13, 1875. Documents are a bill of indictment signed by grand jury foreman D. A. Owen, an arrest warrant and bond note for H. M. Martin, and a witness summons. The jury's verdict is written on the back of the bill of indictment. Martin was found guilty and fined $25.
Date:
1875
Creator:
Bishop, J. B.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History