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[Portrait of Charlie McAllister, Marshall, Texas]

Photograph of Charlie McAllister, taken in a photographer's studio. He is standing next to a faux bois rustic chair with his hand on a large imitation rock in front of a scenic backdrop. He is wearing high button shoes, short pants with matching jacket, white shirt with large rounded collar and large bow tie. Imitation grass is on the floor by his feet. The photographer's imprint on the bottom of the card: " Cabinet Portrait, Wm. Brown, Marshall, Texas." Written on the back: "Charlie McAllister."
Date: 1888
Creator: Brown, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mary McAlister at Age 8, Marshall, Texas]

Photograph of Mary McAlister, at eight years old, taken in a photographer's studio. She is standing next to a faux bois rustic chair with her hand on an imitation stone balustrade in front of a scenic backdrop. She is wearing high button shoes, a dress with a low waist, long sleeves, gathered skirt, white collar, and what appears to be a large imitation flower at the collar. Her hair is pulled back from her face but is loose down her back, and there are two small curls on her forehead. The photographer's imprint on the bottom of the card: " Cabinet Portrait, Wm. Brown, Marshall, Texas." Written on the back: "Mary McAlister, age 8."
Date: 1888
Creator: Brown, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston Packing. (open access)

Piston Packing.

Patent for a new and improved piston packing. This design consists in a "piston head cast entire and having radial arms bored out, in combination with the piston-segments, the steam-ports in the piston-plates, and stems of said segments, packing expansible rings on said stems, and the expansible packing-rings inclosing the said piston-segments" (lines 87-93).
Date: February 7, 1888
Creator: St. James, Henry L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yearbook of Wiley University, 1888 (open access)

Yearbook of Wiley University, 1888

Yearbook for Wiley University in Marshall, Texas includes information about the college, student body, professors, and organizations. The yearbook is for the school year 1887-1888 and the calendar at the end of the yearbook is for the school year 1888-9.
Date: 1888
Creator: Wiley University
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History