[Letter from J.C. Curtis to parents and letter from Fannie to "Pink", February 7 1880 (open access)

[Letter from J.C. Curtis to parents and letter from Fannie to "Pink", February 7 1880

Letter from J.C. Curtis to his parents and from Fannie to "Pink". The letters are dated February 7, 1880.
Date: February 7, 1880
Creator: Curtis, J.C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co., 1881

Photograph of the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co., 1881. The building is three stories tall with stairs on the side and a covered sidewalk with a banner. The building is surrounded by a dirt road and many large telephone poles and wires. Written at the top of the frame is, "Fox Newspaper" and at the bottom is, "Office and East 2nd Sts, Fort Worth."
Date: 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, March 5 1881] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, March 5 1881]

Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the year of 1880 in the amount of eight dollars and twenty-seven cents.
Date: March 5, 1881
Creator: Morris, J.R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, March 13 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, March 13 1881]

Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents. The letter is dated March 13, 1881. Fannie Curits was born October 27, 1852 and died Jan 18, 1898. She was the widow of J.C. Curtis.
Date: March 13, 1881
Creator: Curtis, Fannie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Smith Rudd to R.P. Crockett, June 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Smith Rudd to R.P. Crockett, June 1881]

Letter from Smith Rudd to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated June, 1881.
Date: June 1881
Creator: Rudd, Smith
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, December 15 1881] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, December 15 1881]

Hood County tax receipt for Milton Parks for the year of 1881 in the amount of nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. The document is dated December 15, 1881.
Date: December 15, 1881
Creator: Stribling, J.H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, February 16, 1882] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, February 16, 1882]

Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated February 16, 1882.
Date: February 16, 1882
Creator: Curtis, Fannie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Uncle James, Sender Unknown February 22, 1882] (open access)

[Letter to Uncle James, Sender Unknown February 22, 1882]

Letter to Uncle James from an unknown sender. The letter is dated February 22, 1882.
Date: February 22, 1882
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard, April 12 1882] (open access)

[Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard, April 12 1882]

Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard. The witness was clerk, James Hines.
Date: April 12, 1882
Creator: Fleming, Edward H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 28 1882] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 28 1882]

Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated May 28, 1882
Date: May 28, 1882
Creator: Curtis, Fannie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett, May 7 1883] (open access)

[Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett, May 7 1883]

Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated May 7, 1883 and was sent from Bronson
Date: May 7, 1883
Creator: Rudd, S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie McKinny to parents, June 23 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie McKinny to parents, June 23 1883]

Letter from Fannie McKinny to parents. The letter is dated June 23, 1883.
Date: June 23, 1883
Creator: McKinny, Fannie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks, June 29 1883] (open access)

[Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks, June 29 1883]

Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks. The letter is dated June 29, 1883.
Date: June 29, 1883
Creator: B.A.C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1882, July 6 1883] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1882, July 6 1883]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1882 in the amount of six dollars and forty cents. The original grantee was R.W. Boyce. The document is signed by the collector H.A. McDowell.
Date: July 6, 1883
Creator: McDowell, H.A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for 1883, December 15 1883] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for 1883, December 15 1883]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1883 in the amount of nine dollars and seven cents. The original grantee was R.W. Boyce. The document is signed by the collector H.A. McDowell.
Date: December 15, 1883
Creator: McDowell, H.A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett, September 25 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett, September 25 1883]

Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett. The letter is dated January 4, 1884.
Date: January 4, 1884
Creator: Bonney, Hannibel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks, February 27 1885] (open access)

[Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks, February 27 1885]

Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks. The letter is dated February 27, 1885.
Date: February 27, 1885
Creator: Cartney, Jas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, November 19 1885] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, November 19 1885]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the amount of eleven dollars and sixty-seven cents. The document was signed by B.W. Morris.
Date: November 19, 1885
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Matilda Field to Robert Crockett, December 28 1885] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Field to Robert Crockett, December 28 1885]

Letter from Matilda Field to Robert Crockett. The letter is dated December 28, 1885.
Date: December 28, 1885
Creator: Field, Matilda
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Payment Receipt for Milton Parks] (open access)

[Hood County Payment Receipt for Milton Parks]

Hood County Payment Receipt for Milton Parks for the amount of ninety-three dollars and fifty nine cents. The document required Parks to pay one-hundred and eighty-two dollars by November 1, 1886. The document is dated July 13, 1886.
Date: July 13, 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 10 1887] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 10 1887]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of eleven dollars and seventy cents for the year 1887.
Date: July 13, 1886
Creator: Morris, B.W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks, February 17 1887] (open access)

[Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks, February 17 1887]

Letter from Jas M. Cartney to M. Parks. The letter was written February 17, 1887.
Date: February 17, 1887
Creator: Cartney, Jas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, February 19 1887] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, February 19 1887]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of sixteen dollars and fifteen cents for the year 1886.
Date: February 19, 1887
Creator: Morris, B.W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Commerce Street Scene in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1888

Aerial photograph of Ft. Worth at Commerce Street in 1888. In the center is a large strip of buildings, homes and businesses, surrounded with dirt roads and more homes across those streets. A store on the right corner of the black has a sign that reads, "Black Smith Shop". In the foreground are dirt trakcs, a telephone pole, and a few horse-drawn wagons.
Date: 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History