People on Front Porch

Copy negative of R. H. Parker and family standing on the porch of a large two story house at S. 2nd St. and Butternut in Abilene in the late 1880's. There is a fence in front and other buildings in the background.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street Scene #1

Copy negative of downtown Abilene in the 1880s. There are buildings along the street, signs, men, horses, buggies, and wagons.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street Scene #2

Copy negative of downtown Abilene in the 1880s. There are buildings along the street, signs, men, horses, buggies, and wagons.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Music Band

Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Music Band

Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Will of Joseph H. Beck] (open access)

[Will of Joseph H. Beck]

Handwritten will of Joseph H. Beck, giving detailed instructions regarding treatment of his estate following his death.
Date: October 25, 1880
Creator: Beck, Joseph H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Taylor County Land Survey] (open access)

[Taylor County Land Survey]

Land survey map for Taylor County, Texas, conducted by the General Land Office in Austin, Texas and signed by W.C. Walsh.
Date: April 13, 1880
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Pine Street]

Photograph of Pine Street soon after the finding of Abilene, Texas. Several businesses are visible in the photograph and the street is busy with vehicles, wagons and people walking by.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene City Council - 1880s]

Copy slide of a photograph of 6 members of the Abilene City Council gathered around a table. Some of the men are wearing suits or vests and others are wearing white dress shirts.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pine Street in 1880s]

Copy slide of a photograph of the view looking down at Pine Street in the 1880s. A crowd of people, horses, buggies and vehicles are seen on the road and a line of buildings are seen on both sides of the road.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pine Street 1880s]

Copy slide of a photograph of Pine Street in the 1880s.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History