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Official Railroad and County Map of Texas

Pocket map of Texas and the surrounding areas with railroads marked in color. Geographic features are noted, as well as counties and some cities.
Date: 1910
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Washington Lodge No. 18 Record Book] (open access)

[Washington Lodge No. 18 Record Book]

Record book for Washington Lodge No. 18 from circa 1854.
Date: 1854-06-22~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard

One of three postcards depicting Sam Houston's homes, and monument to Houston; house depicted called Steamboat House
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard

One of three postcards depicting Sam Houston's homes, and monument to Houston; monument depicted is in Huntsville, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Court record, map of San Antonio River area

Sam S. Smith, clerk, certifies that tract of land along San Antonio River is correctly surveyed, platted and recorded; map included with an area shown as the ‘Town Tract’
Date: October 18, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bob Dean: A Texas Story (open access)

Bob Dean: A Texas Story

Front and back covers of "Bob Dean : A Texas Story." The back cover contains advertisements.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hood, Emma Nelson
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruins of Missea

Photo taken by tourists with, "Ruins of Missea, Oaxaca, Mexico" penciled on back
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

"A Deer Drive in the Texas 'Cross-Timber"

Hand-colored engraving of hunters, horses, dogs, and deer in Texas forest
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Brownsville, Texas, Occupied by the Army under General Banks, November 1863", in Frank Leslie's, "The Soldier In Our Civil War" (1893)

Engraved print of supplies stacked on wharf at Brownsville, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard

One of three postcards depicting Sam Houston's homes, and monument to Houston; house depicted in Huntsville, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Navasota's First Annual State Bluebonnet Festival" (open access)

"Navasota's First Annual State Bluebonnet Festival"

Program for bluebonnet festival
Date: April 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program (open access)

Program

Program for Texas Centennial Central Exposition, Nov. 14, 1936; Schedule of events that were held in Dallas
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Washington, Texas

One of two photographs of the town of Washington, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Where Texas' Declaration of Independence Dawned (open access)

Where Texas' Declaration of Independence Dawned

Reprint of article discussing the history of the Texas revolution and the work of the Historical Survey Committee to mark important historic buildings, sites, and gravestones.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stewart, Lloyd
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation" (open access)

"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation"

Government document concerning the annexation of Texas; 29th Congress, 1st session, [1846]; At head: "Doc. No. 2. [Documents accompanying the President's message at the commencement of the First Session of the Twenty-Ninth Congress.]"
Date: March 20, 1845
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manuscript census (open access)

Manuscript census

Manuscript census by block and lot for Travis, Fannin and Ferry Streets; city not given
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pamphlet: Souvener Album of Houston, Texas.

Souvenir album of Houston, Texas; consists of drawings of different buildings in Houston
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Repayment of Loan to the Provisional Government of Texas with Land] (open access)

[Repayment of Loan to the Provisional Government of Texas with Land]

Document describing the repayment of a loan to the Provisional Governement of Texas in land. Two loans were made to Texas via Branch T. Archer, William H. Wharton, and Stephen F. Austin for $250,000, and is being paid off in land scrip.
Date: April 1, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unveiling of monument (open access)

Unveiling of monument

Invitation to the unveiling of the monument honoring the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Date: 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Indianola (open access)

A History of Indianola

Brief history of Indianola, beginning with the arrival of La Salle.
Date: unknown
Creator: Seelingson, Lelia
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
"One Hundred Third Anniversary Celebration of the Signing of Texas Declaration of Independence" (open access)

"One Hundred Third Anniversary Celebration of the Signing of Texas Declaration of Independence"

Program for celebration at Old Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, March 2, 1939; back side of program says, "Ada Belle Muegge"; printed by Banner-Press, Inc., Brenham, TX
Date: March 2, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Independence of Texas" (open access)

"Independence of Texas"

Report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs to the U.S. House, 24th Congress, 1st session, H.R. Doc. #854
Date: July 4, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Memorial of Sundry Inhabitants of Opelousas, Louisiana, In favor of acknowledging the Independence of Texas" (open access)

"Memorial of Sundry Inhabitants of Opelousas, Louisiana, In favor of acknowledging the Independence of Texas"

Publication of the 24th Congress, 1st session, Senate Doc. 416., regarding independence of Texas
Date: June 24, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Felipe de Austin: Capital of Austin's Colony (open access)

San Felipe de Austin: Capital of Austin's Colony

Award-winning essay about the city of San Felipe de Austin giving a brief history starting with the city's founding and background on Stephen Austin's colony.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hoff, Blanche
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History