[A View of the Comal River]

Stereographic photographs of the Comal river with a forest on one bank.
Date: [1872..1880]
Creator: Oliphant, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Group of Hunters Wait in Camp]

Stereographic photographs of a camp of buffalo hunters in Jones County. There is a tent held up by a log, with a covered wagon in the background.
Date: [1872..1880]
Creator: Oliphant, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Giants Pulpit, near Mable Falls

Stereographic photographs of large rocks with trees in the background.
Date: [1872..1880]
Creator: Oliphant, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A View of the Comal River]

Stereographic photographs of the Comal River. Trees are along the far bank.
Date: [1872..1880]
Creator: Oliphant, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. G. Lieb]

Photograph of J. G. Lieb, who is sitting and only his torso and up is visible.
Date: [1872..1899]
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tree in a Boulder]

Photograph of a tree growing through a boulder, with the boulder cracked midway. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Tree splits a granite boulder near Marble Falls, TX, Llano County 1879."
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marble Falls]

Photograph of the town of Marble Falls. Dirt roads criss-cross into the town. There are two circles of buildings in the distance, with people and horses standing in the dirt roads. A handwritten note on the back says, "Marble Falls, Texas 1879, Bank Saloon, Granite [Mountain?]"
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colorado River, Texas near Marble Falls

Photograph of a river and the surrounding landscape near Marble Falls. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Colorado River, Texas - 1879, near Marble Falls, below the falls."
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congress Avenue at 7th Street]

Looking south down the east side of Congress Avenue and 7th Street.
Date: 1877/1878
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Topographical Map of the City of Austin

Photograph of a topographical map of the City of Austin published by P. De Cordova, Texas Land Agency. Original map drawn in May of 1872.
Date: 1872
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pecan Street (6th Street) Before Driskill Hotel]

Photograph of Pecan Street (6th Street) looking east from Colorado circa 1879, taken before the Driskill Hotel was built. Hamilton Biscoe Hillyer's gallery is in the photograph.
Date: 1879~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congress Avenue Before 1875]

Photograph of a view looking down Congress Avenue, taken before 1875. There are builidngs and horse drawn buggies lining the street. The Capitol (1853-1881) building is in the background.
Date: unknown/1875
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train at platform]

Photograph of a train at a platform. A man stands near it. Smoke billows from the smokestack. No other passengers are visible. Houses are visible on the left parallel to the rail line.
Date: 1876?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front exterior of Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of Texas Governor's Mansion front and south elevation, unpainted brick, with fence and grounds. The upper balcony is not connected to the columns. Built by Abner Cook in 1855 and continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1870 is Governor Edmund J. Davis. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a National historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion view from the old Capitol building]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion from the site of the old Capitol building looking at the West and north elevations of the Governor's Manstion, grounds, street, barn and picket fence. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1874 was Governor Richard Coke. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1874
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas State Capitol and Street Railroad]

Photograph of the Texas State Capitol with a view of the street railroad on Congress Avenue.
Date: 1875~
Creator: Columbia Construction Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion from around 1870.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Congress Avenue

Photograph of Congress Avenue, looking north from between 5th and 6th streets. 1853 Capitol building in view.
Date: 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carriages at Barton Creek]

Photograph of two horse drawn carriages with several men and women. Barton Creek Bridge is in background.
Date: 1870/1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barton Creek Bridge

Photograph of Barton Creek Bridge looking east.
Date: 1870/1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train on Waller Creek Bridge]

Photograph of the front view of a steam train paused on the Waller Creek bridge in Austin. Buildings can be seen on both the right and left hand side of the bridge. There are passengers visible on the platform to the left of the train. On the back of the photograph there is a note that reads "With a little steam left this forerunner of a soon-to-be speeding civilization has stopped on the little Waller Creek bridge in Austin to let the passengers from Houston and other points out a the Depot House, Christmas day, 1871." Also on the back there is a note that reads "504 E 5th(?) Houston & Texas Central."
Date: December 25, 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexander Jackson Hamilton Funeral

View of Capitol looking north. People crowded on the steps and to the east of the building.
Date: April 12, 1875
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

July 4th parade

The Hibernian Association made up of male musicians and a group of women in the same white dress parade up Congress Avenue towards the ice cream garden of Messrs. Rosenfield and Co. Other citizens watch from the sides while traffic of horses and buggies wait in the background.
Date: July 4, 1874
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, June 1, A. D. 1868. (open access)

Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, June 1, A. D. 1868.

Minutes of the Reconstruction Convention including text of Resolutions and Declarations made during the session. The Reoport of the Attorney-General of Texas and other documents are included in the Appendix, starting on page 947. Index begins on page 995.
Date: 1870
Creator: Texas. Constitutional Convention (1868-1869).
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History