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[Hand-Colored Portrait of an Unknown Woman]

Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting for a portrait. The belt buckle and brooch on her dark-colored dress have been painted gold. The curtain behind her has been painted purple. Its tassels have been painted gold. The photo has a three cent U.S. Internal Revenue Proprietary Stamp on the back.
Date: 186X
Creator: Austin Photographic Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Child in a Small Upholstered Chair]

Photograph of an unidentified child posing for a portrait in a long, light-colored dress in a small, upholstered chair. The surface below the chair has been draped with a patterned blanket.
Date: unknown
Creator: Berner & Marks Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Two Women]

Photograph of two women posing together for a portrait. They lean their heads on one another. Though damage to the photograph has obscured the names of the subjects written on the back, the last name McCaleb is visible.
Date: 1887
Creator: Chapman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Several Women Posing with Instruments]

Photograph of a group of unidentified women posing with their instruments on an outdoor stage. Five of the six women sit at four pianos surrounding the stage. The other woman stands with a violin and bow. Several lamps and potted plants are placed across the stage.
Date: unknown
Creator: Christianson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Unidentified Child]

Photograph of an unidentified child in a light-colored dress sitting for a portrait. The child looks to the left of the photographer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill, S. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unidentified Child in a Small Chair]

Photograph of an unidentified child sitting for a portrait in a child-sized stone seat. The child wears a small, light-colored dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill, S. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of George Meyer]

Photograph of George Meyer posing for a portrait in a suit with a bowtie that is tucked under the jacket. He has a moustache and a small goatee. Text written at the bottom of the photograph reads: Your friend Geo. Meyer Austin Tex. June 1/80."
Date: June 1, 1880
Creator: Hill, S. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unidentified Man in Uniform]

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting for a portrait in what is believed to be a West Point uniform.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman in a Seersucker Dress]

Photograph of an unidentified woman posing for a portrait in a long-sleeved seersucker dress. She wears a pendant on a dark-colored ribbon and a dark-colored bow at her collar. She wears her hair in an updo and rests her left arm on a table covered in a patterned tablecloth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Men with a Stereoscope and a Cigar]

Photograph of three men gathered around a table with photographs piled on it. The man on the left is sitting and holding a cigar. The man in the middle is standing and holding a stereograph. The man on the right is holding a stereoscope with his right hand and reaching for the photographs on the table.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Child on a Covered Chair]

Photograph of an unidentified child posing for a portrait in a chair with a blanket over it. The child wears a long, light-colored gown.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hutchcraft
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unidentified Man Turned to the Right]

Photograph of an unidentified man in a suit and tie posing for a portrait with his head turned toward his right. He is pictured from the torso up.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marks
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Man in a Fedora]

Photograph of an unidentified man with dark hair and a mustache posing for a portrait in a peacoat and a fedora. He looks to his right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marks, Harvey Robert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Two Unidentified Men]

Photograph of two unidentified men in suits posing for a portrait. The man on the left sits in a chair with fringe hanging off the arm. The man on the right stands and reaches his right hand into his suit jacket.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marks, Harvey Robert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Man Standing]

Photograph of an unidentified man in a suit with a long jacket posing next to a table with a patterned tablecloth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oliphant, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Man Posing]

Photograph of an unidentified man posing in a light-colored suit on a cushioned chair with fringe on the arms. On the back of the photo, the photography studio's logo features a cherub resting behind a camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: Schuwirth, George
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Tenth Street Methodist Church]

Photograph of the Tenth Street Methodist Church, built 1883-1884. The congregation is now called the First United Methodist Church of Austin, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Insane Asylum in Austin, Texas]

Postcard of the Insane Asylum in Austin, Texas, addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard in Waco, Texas. The front of the postcard features well-manicured grounds around a circular, artificial pond. Several buildings are visible in the distance. The text on the back of the postcard reads "I enjoyed you letter so much but have been too busy for letters lately. You ought to see how the Y.M.C.A. (of which I understand that you are a charter member) has grown. Alice accidentally landed in my class at the University so I have the pleasure of one well prepared freshman. (Joke!) Hope you are well. H. D. W."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tintype Portrait of an Unidentified Man]

Photograph of an unidentified man posing for a portrait in a jacket and collared shirt. He is balding, but sports thick hair around the crown of his head. He leans slightly to his left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History