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[Postcard from Paster G. S. Bailey to Sarah Osterhout, December 21, 1876]

Postcard from Pastor G. S. Bailey to Sarah Osterhout. The postcard detailed the information for the Baptist Centennial at Pittston, Pennsylvania.
Date: December 1876
Creator: Bailey, G. S.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pastor G. S. Bailey to Sarah Osterhout, November 17, 1876] (open access)

[Letter from Pastor G. S. Bailey to Sarah Osterhout, November 17, 1876]

Letter from Pastor G. S. Bailey to Sarah Osterhout. The letter served as an invitation to a Baptist Centennial in Pittson, Pennsylvania. Sarah's mother was one of the first persons baptized at the church, and the pastor said he wanted Sarah and any guests she might bring to attend.
Date: November 17, 1876
Creator: Bailey, G. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sarah Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout and Family, September 16, 1876] (open access)

[Letter from Sarah Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout and Family, September 16, 1876]

Letter from Sarah Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, her sister Junia Roberts Osterhout, and their children. In the first part of her letter, she wrote about a recent visit with her parents and how they had been holding up. The second part consisted of local gossip about old friends of Junia and the parts of the family in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Included is an envelope addressed to "Hon. J. P. Osterhout."
Date: September 16, 1876
Creator: Osterhout, Sarah
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Authorized Visitors Guide to the Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia, 1876 (open access)

Authorized Visitors Guide to the Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia, 1876

Front cover of an exhibition guide from Philadelphia.
Date: 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Authorized Visitors Guide to the Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia, 1876 (open access)

Authorized Visitors Guide to the Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia, 1876

Front cover of an exhibition guide from Philadelphia.
Date: 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

A comprehensive distance map of the city of Philadelphia : with its suburbs, compiled from the new and improved map of John P. Hunt.

Map shows street names, public institutions, parks, cemeteries, docks, railroads, major buildings, businesses, reservoirs, and military facilities. Includes index. Scale [ca. 1:28,200].
Date: 1876
Creator: Daily Graphic
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man posing with horse in front of a wrought iron fence]

Man posing with horse in front of a wrought iron fence.
Date: 1876
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rail road map of the eastern portion of the United States: showing the principal connecting lines.

Map shows company names for westernmost existing and proposed railroad routes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:10,454,400].
Date: 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scattergoods Map of Sixteen miles around Philadelphia.

Map shows late nineteenth century Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania boundaries, townships, railroads, populations, marshes, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Insets: "Independence Hall in 1876, Philadelphia," "New City Hall, Philada.," "Centennial Art Gallery," and "Girard College, Philadelphia." Bulls-eye circles indicate four-mile intervals. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:65,400].
Date: 1876
Creator: Van Derveer, Lloyd
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History