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[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862] (open access)

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding wartime activities and family matters
Date: December 18, 1862
Creator: Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863] (open access)

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding the war and family matters
Date: June 10, 1863
Creator: Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folk Art in Texas (open access)

Folk Art in Texas

This book describes popular folk art of Texas, including basket weaving, hat-making, yard art, sculptures, murals, cemetery art, quilt-making, tattoo art, and other miscellaneous folk art. The index begins on page 198.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Folk Art in Texas (open access)

Folk Art in Texas

This book describes popular folk art of Texas, including basket weaving, hat-making, yard art, sculptures, murals, cemetery art, quilt-making, tattoo art, and other miscellaneous folk art. The index begins on page 198.
Date: 1985
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jaspyr Sanford, July 13, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jaspyr Sanford, July 13, 2015

Interview with Jaspyr Sanford of Huntsville, Texas. In her interview, she describes her early life and education, experiences with desegregation, racial issues in East Texas, civil rights activism, her work as a librarian at Sam Houston State University. Much of her interview focuses on integration at Texas state universities.
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Bynum, Katherine & Sanford, Jaspyr
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Pole Remover (open access)

Curtain-Pole Remover

Patent for a curtain pole remover that allows the user to remove or put in place curtain poles without climbing on anything.
Date: December 3, 1912
Creator: Adair, Lulu N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Sam Houston Statue, 'A Tribute to Courage'

A statue or Sam Houston entitled, 'A Tribute to Courage' on the northbound side of I-45 in Huntsville, TX.
Date: July 6, 2021
Creator: Adickes, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Sam Houston Statue, 'A Tribute to Courage'

A statue or Sam Houston entitled, 'A Tribute to Courage' on the northbound side of I-45 in Huntsville, TX.
Date: July 6, 2021
Creator: Adickes, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Sam Houston Statue, 'A Tribute to Courage'

A statue or Sam Houston entitled, 'A Tribute to Courage' on the northbound side of I-45 in Huntsville, TX.
Date: July 6, 2021
Creator: Adickes, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Video Footage of Sam Houston Statue, 'A Tribute to Courage' captions transcript

Aerial Video Footage of Sam Houston Statue, 'A Tribute to Courage'

A statue or Sam Houston entitled, 'A Tribute to Courage' on the northbound side of I-45 in Huntsville, TX. Video footage is silent.
Date: July 6, 2021
Creator: Adickes, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0251.0396]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Armchair quarterbacks and other critics shouldn't be so quick to belittle prison and law enforcement officials for handling of prison riots, the warden of the Huntsville, Tex., state prison said on Oklahoma City Saturday."
Date: August 11, 1973
Creator: Albright, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fire-Arm. (open access)

Fire-Arm.

Patent for an improvement to adjusting rifle barrels and holding those adjustments in place. Includes illustrations.
Date: March 8, 1887
Creator: Alston, William F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William T. Armstrong to John J. Herrera - 1973-06-06] (open access)

[Letter from William T. Armstrong to John J. Herrera - 1973-06-06]

Letter from William T. Armstrong, Staff Attorney for the Texas Department of Corrections, on behalf of inmate Tom M. Perez, requesting a copy of a divorce judgment obtained by the man's wife, whom John J. Herrera may have represented.
Date: June 6, 1973
Creator: Armstrong, William T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Athens Tile & Pottery Company to Daniel W. Kempner, September 22, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Athens Tile & Pottery Company to Daniel W. Kempner, September 22, 1951]

Letter from Athens Tile & pottery Company to Daniel W. Kempner informing Mr. Kempner that their trucks do not go through Navasota, but that his flowerpots could be droped off at the Lawson Greenhouses in South Houston.
Date: September 22, 1951
Creator: Athens Tile & Pottery Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam Houston statue, Huntsville

Sam Houston statue, Huntsville. Stands 67 foot tall (plus 10 foot tall base) and is named "A Tribute to Courage".
Date: October 30, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam Houston statue, Huntsville

Sam Houston statue, Huntsville. Stands 67 foot tall (plus 10 foot tall base) and is named "A Tribute to Courage".
Date: October 30, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[11th Street]

Photograph of cars driving down 11th Street in Huntsville, Texas. There is a traffic light in the foreground, and buildings are visible to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Antiques Mall]

Photograph of the road in front of a strip of stores, including an antiques store, in Huntsville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin College Building]

Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission plaque about the first building on the original Austin College campus, which was eventually given to the Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. There are names, initials, and dates carved on the bricks around the plaque.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Hall]

Photograph of a plaque noting Austin Hall as the original building of Austin College, mounted on the brick wall of a building in Huntsville, Texas. There are names, initials, and dates carved into the bricks around the plaque.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Banner on Lamp Post]

Photograph of a banner, bearing the word "Tradition" in orange letters, hanging from a lamp post along a sidewalk in Huntsville, Texas. There is another lamp and a bird bath directly behind the first lamp post, and there are trees visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Base of Statue]

Photograph of the text engraved on the base of a statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas. Plants and a building are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bench by Plants]

Photograph of trees and plants in between a bench and a brick wall in Huntsville, Texas. More trees are visible beyond the wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bench in Front of Tree]

Photograph of a bench in front of a tree in Huntsville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History