[Muster Roll: 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry] (open access)

[Muster Roll: 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry]

Revised muster roll for the 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry of the Confederate Army. This contains the names of the officers and the enlisted men who were a part of the company, as well as their fates.
Date: January 1, 1921
Creator: Cox, James C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Girl Diving]

Postcard of a girl in a yellow dress diving into water. Text on the front of the postcard says: "Down she goes, Galveston Texas." Handwritten message on the back of the postcard expresses Sam Rayburn's desire for Lou Rayburn to be with him on his trip.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: Rayburn, Sam
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Unidentified Boy]

Photograph of an unidentified boy posed standing with his left hand supported against a wicker chair. He wears a dark-colored double-breasted coat with an accessory that comes from his pocket and hooks onto a button, tights, and boots. Behind the boy is a barely visible curtain with tassels.
Date: unknown
Creator: Willyerd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Dorado, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the El Dorado, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a black background and silver edging. "El Dorado" is written a flap on top, and "Fire Department" is written along the top and bottom edges of the circle in yellow. A smaller circle is split into three sections. The top half contains a yellow skull-and-crossbones. The lower left quadrant contains a "fire scramble." The lower right quadrant contains a red cross.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Friendswood, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Friendswood, Texas fire department. The square patch has a white background and red edging. "Friendswood Volunteer Fire Dept" is written along the top and bottom edges. The center contains a red, black, and yellow antique fire engine.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Galveston, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Galveston, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a red background and amber edging. "Galveston Fire Dept." is written along the top and bottom edges in yellow. A white Florian Cross in the center contains an image of a sailboat, and "F" and "D" are written on the left and right points in red lettering.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[La Marque, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the La Marque, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a red background and yellow edging. "La Marque Fire Dept." is written in white along the top and bottom edges. Between these words is a Florian Cross with white points. The bottom point contains the word "Texas." The left and right points contain images of fire equipment. The center of the cross contains a red circle divided into ten sections. "LM" and a white star are superimposed over these sections.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Galveston Island During Hurricane]

Photograph of the Galveston Island during the 1900 hurricane. Several buildings can be seen on the road, as well as someone driving a wagon.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Galveston Island Hurricane]

Photograph of the Galveston Island hurricane. The Ursuline Convent and Ursuline School, built by Nicholas Clayton in Galveston, can be seen with wreckage in the foreground. It stood on the block bounded by 25th Street and 27th Streets, between Avenue's N and O.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of R. O. Dixon House]

Photograph of the R. O. Dixon house in Galveston, Texas. Two people sit on the porch, behind a fence. The building is two stories, and the left half of the house is covered in ivy or a similar plant.
Date: November 27, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History