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[Bell County Ex Confederate Association Ledger]
A ledger that chronicles Confederate veterans who settled in Bell County, Texas, after the Civil War. The ledger lists members by the state they enlisted in, and often includes notes on where a particular person fought, and may note a date of death.
Date:
1888
Creator:
Bell County Ex Confederate Association
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter written to Mr. W Vaughan.
Letter written to Mr. W Vaughan.
Date:
June 10, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dominic and Anna (Marek) Kramr family]
Photograph of Dominic and Anna (Marek) Kramr family in Fayette Co., TX, ca. 1887-1890. Top row: Joe, Francis, John, Dominic Jr., Annie. Bottom row: Mary, Anna (mother), Rudolf, Dominic (father), Frank, Louie. The Kramr family moved to Texas from Moravia in 1887. All of the people are wearing dark clothing. There is a porch with wood and wire railing of a house in the background. See accession file for supporting documents.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T.B. Wessendorff as a teenager.]
Photographic portrait of T.B. Wessendorff as a teenager. Wessendorff is wearing a dark suit jacket and vest, pinstriped necktie, and white high-collar shirt. Mounted on tan cardboard substrate with scalloped edges.
Date:
1888
Creator:
Lorenz, C.O.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Large two story home identified on back in Red pen as "Ryon Home".]
Photograph of large two story home identified on back in Red pen as "Ryon Home." Identified by Michael Moore as J.H.P. Davis House before it was renovated in 1889. Home was located at site of present day Polly Ryon Hospital until it was moved to the George Ranch Historical Park (1977?). Yard is enclosed by a white picket fence with arched entryway. There are many young trees in the area outside the yard. Windmill is visible over the roof of the house. See 1972.093.117 for another view of the home. Image is mounted on a tan cardboard matte. Upper left corner of matte is broken off.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[House identified on back in red pen as "Ryon House."]
Photograph of house identified on back in red pen as "Ryon House." Identified by Michael Moore as the J.H.P. Davis House before renovations in 1889. Large two story wooden house. Unidentified man and woman are standing on the upper porch. Three women grouped together on lower porch in front of main door. Man and woman sitting on sills of bay window on first floor at right. African American man is standing behind a hedge in front of the right side entrance to the house. Image is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate. Image has a vertical break which begins 6 cm from the upper left corner and extends all the way through the image. There is a diagonal bend extending across the upper right corner beginning 9.5 cm from the upper right corner.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of Alvord City Council
Minutes of the meetings of the town board of the City of Alvord, Texas.
Date:
October 16, 1888
Creator:
City of Alvord
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Page from an autograph album about angles around a bed addressed to "Mamie"]
Page from the autograph album that reads: "Mamie "May the angles around your bed side h____ to keep you from kicking off the covers. Your Friend L_. Dunbavy Richmond Texas Jan 25 188_".
Date:
January 25, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Albert Peyton George as a young man, facing to the left]
Studio bust portrait of Albert Peyton George. George, who has his hair parted on the side and combed back, is wearing a dark three piece suit, white shirt, and dark colored bow tie. He has a leaf pin on his left lapel. The photograph is mounted on tan cardboard substrate.
Date:
[1888..1900]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Albert Peyton George as a young man, wearing a plaid three piece suit]
Studio bust portrait of Albert Peyton George. Albert, who has his hair parted on the side and combed back, is wearing a plaid three piece suit, white shirt, and light colored bow tie. The image is faded into an oval and is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate with scalloped gold edging.
Date:
[1888..1900]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bust portrait of Mary Moore "Polly" Ryon wearing a dark dress]
Bust portrait of Mary Moore "Polly" Ryon taken by Justus Zahn, Galveston, Texas. Ryon's graying hair is parted down the center and is pulled back into a bun at the nape of her neck. She is wearing a dark dress that is shirred down the front. The high necked collar has two tiers of dark lace and is accented with a wide ribbon tied at center. The portrait is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate with gold trim around the edges. Back of photograph in pencil: "15911".
Date:
[1888..1896]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bust image of J.H.P. Davis]
Bust photograph (appears to be painted image) of J.H.P. Davis. He is wearing a dark coat, dark tie and a white shirt. His dark hair is parted on his left side. He has a mustache and short hairs under his lower lip. He is glancing to the left. Attached to a cardboard substrate. Looks as if it used to be in an oval frame.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Judge W. J. Austin
Group of unidentified individuals on the west side of Denton Square for the funeral procession of Judge W. J. Austin.
Date:
September 8, 1888
Creator:
Weatherington, G. R.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Officers of Stanfield Lodge]
Photograph of seven officers of the Stanfield Lodge for 1888. Pictured are: W. F. Egan, W. R. Dudley, J. W. Cook, C. H. Clements, S. M. Bradley, J. R. McCormick, W. H. Sprawls.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J.P. Earle Home]
J.P. Earle Home. Photo taken in 1888: Henrietta, Texas.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Longhorn Herd]
Longhorn herd. Photo taken in 1888: North of Henrietta, Texas.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1888 January 26.
Land Grant for 99 2/5 acres in Montague County.
Date:
January 26, 1888
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C.I. Scofield to Judge David H. Scott, January 25, 1888]
Letter from C.I. Scofield to D.H. Scott, dated January 5, 1888. On the letterhead of the Central American Mission. He discusses the Paris church's idea of merging with the Southern Presbyterian Church in Paris. Scofield says, "the Southern Presbyterian Church is the deadest, most thoroughly, hopelessly fossilized religious organization on this earth today."
Date:
January 25, 1888
Creator:
Scofield, C. I. (Cyrus Ingerson), 1843-1921.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C.I. Scofield to Judge David H. Scott, April 2, 1888]
Letter from Cyrus I. Scofield to Judge David Howell Scott, April 2, 1888. Discusses Mr. La Bach and how long he should be allowed to continue in his pastorate. On Letterhead of the American Home Missionary Society.
Date:
April 2, 1888
Creator:
Scofield, C. I. (Cyrus Ingerson), 1843-1921.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[N.R. Royall]
N. R. Royall
Date:
1888
Creator:
Bailey
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lands for Sale in Texas. Over 150,000 Acres Carefully Selected and Owned by W.S. Herndon of Tyler, Smith County, Texas
Publication listing land for sale in Texas. Description of tracts in many different counties.
Date:
June 1, 1888
Creator:
Herndon, W.S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The capitalist, or, The city of Fort Worth : a parody on the Mikado
City of Fort Worth.; Texas Mikado. Fort Worth facts in footnote area of each page of text of play./ Subtitle on cover: The Texas Mikado./ Folded colored map inserted at front./ Advertising matter on leaves before and after numbered pages.
Date:
1888
Creator:
Smith, Ed. J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map showing the geographical location of Fort Worth, Tex. and Rail Roads]
Map accompanying the book, The capitalist, or, The city of Fort Worth : a parody on the Mikado. The map shows railroad lines all over the U.S.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report card of Clara Simon, 1888]
Papers of Alexander Simon. Report card of Simon's daughter, Clara.
Date:
1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History