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[Scale beam]

Scale beam, missing two pieces. There are marks with weights from 20 to 160 on one side and marks from 5 to 50 on the other. The end is hook shaped. Wire has been added to hang it from. It has some rust. Old Object Term: scale,cotton
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stick and ball oak chair with arms]

Referred to as "stick and ball" describing the back design with cane seat. American c.1890-1895 Old Object Term: Chairs, side
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Silk cream-colored parlor chair, shorter legs]

Part of seven piece Parlor Suite. Walnut & upholstery in silk brocade of cream background pink and gold flowers in green-green baskets w/ornate floral design; tufted w/shirred edges & 3' back cushion buildup; casters on front turned legs. Louis XVI style, New York, c. 1890. Old Object Term: Chair, Ladies
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stick and ball armless oak chair, front angle]

Part of set of 6 chairs; Stick & Ball design on back of chair; cane seat. American 1890-1895 Old Object Term: Chair, arm
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Silk cream-colored parlor chair]

Parlor set, Louis XVI; Walnut and upholstery in silk brocade of cream background pink and gold flowers in green-green baskets with ornate floral design; tufted with shirred edges and three inch back cushion build up; castors on front turned legs. New York c. 1890 Old Object Term: Chair Side
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Silk cream-colored parlor chair, legs slightly crooked]

Part of seven piece Parlor Set; Louis XVI style; walnut and upholstery in silk brocade of cream background, pink and gold flowers in green-green baskets with ornate floral design; shirred edges, tufted, 3" back cushion buildup; casters on front turned legs. New York c. 1890 Old Object Term: Chair, Side
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[White net coverlet with shirred applied scroll decoration]

White net coverlet with shirred applied scroll decoration. One of a pair. Diamond and floral decorative pattern. England, c. 1890.
Date: 1890~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Silk cream-colored parlor chair, legs slightly turned inward]

Part of seven piece Parlor set, Louis XVI; walnut and upholstered; Louis XVI style; upholstery of silk brocade of cream background, pink and gold flowers in green-green baskets with ornate floral design; shirred edges and three inch back cushion buildup; casters on front turned legs. New York c.1890. Old Object Term: Chair, Side
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Silk cream-colored parlor chair with arms]

Part of 7 piece Parlor set, Louis XVI; Walnut and upholstery in silk brocade of cream background pink and gold flowers in green-green baskets with ornate floral design; tufted with shirred edges and three inch back cushion build up; castors on front turned legs. Old Object Term: Chair, Gentlemens'
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large Stick and ball oak chair]

Referred to as "stick and ball' describing the back design; arms of golden oak with cane seat Old Object Term: Chairs, arm
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stick and ball armless oak chair, higher angle shot]

Referred to as "stick and ball" describing the back design with cane seat Old Object Term: Chairs, side
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stick and ball armless oak chair]

Referred to as "stick and ball' describing the back design; with cane seat Old Object Term: Chairs, side
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stick and ball armless oak chair, slightly faded finish]

Referred to as "stick and ball' describing the back design with cane seat. American 1890-18905 Old Object Term: Chairs, side
Date: 1890~/1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Peyton George wearing a dark suit, white shirt, bow tie, and derby hat]

Photograph of Albert Peyton George. George is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, white bow tie, and derby hat. George has a cigar in his right hand. There is a buggy hitched to two horses in left background and a gray horse tied to a white picket fence in right background. Trees in distance. The photograph is printed into a round frame and mounted on a cardboard substrate. There is a black thick line around the perimeter of the cardboard and edges of cardboard are trimmed in gold. Back of photograph has floral vining printed in brown. In center of photo: "Manufacturers of the Kodak Camera Eastman Kodak co. 115 Oxford St. London. Rochester N. Y."
Date: [1890..1895]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J.H.P. Davis, who has graying mustache]

Photograph of J.H.P. Davis. Davis, who has gray hair and graying mustache, is wearing a three piece suit (jacket has plaid pinstripe), white round collared shirt, and dark tie (with white polka dots). Watch chain visible across vest (second button hole). The photograph is mounted on an off-white textured matte. Texture varies near portrait as a border. Image dimensions are: 9.8 cm x 14.1 cm. Written at bottom of portrait in pencil: "same" and near bottom of matte: "Ex con" (?). Label on the back of the portrait is type written in black and is filled in on dotted lines in ink: The Lewis Publishing Co (?) [torn] 358 Dearborn St., Chicago, Name of Edition SE Texas Portrait Order No. 44 By whom taken JE Whitcher Portrait of JHP Jones By whom given [ditto] Book order No. [blank] Size 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 Style steel process square (?) buelgrown (?) Autograph [blank] Number of Extras given [blank] Remarks Extras delivered. Another label [lined notebook paper] written in ink reads: Return to JHP Davis Richmond, Texas. Also in pencil: 32 10 32.00 23 12 10 150. Two 5 x 7 B & W (oval) copies of this pose are accessioned …
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis wearing a dark suit, tie, and hat]

Photograph of Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis. In the portrait, Davis is wearing a dark suit, dark tie with white striping, and a light colored felt hat with a flat, squared crown. The photograph ends just below the waist. The portrait is encased in a pale gray folder. The photograph is mounted directly on a tan matte with embossed border. In gray print near bottom of portrait: "H. H. Morris, Galveston, Texas." Front closure of folder an embossed "M" in top left corner. A tissue paper page is part of the folder and serves as protection for the photograph when folder is closed. On the back of the folder in the top left corner written vertically: "10988 [line] 2". Written in pencil at top right of inside cover: "T. W. (Bud) Davis". Image dimensions are: 13.2 cm x 18.2 cm. Same pose as . The photograph is adhered to the folder and is therefore accessioned as a unit.
Date: [1890..1900]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis wearing a dark suit, tie, and hat]

Photograph of Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis. In the portrait, Davis is wearing a dark suit, dark tie with white striping, and a light colored felt hat with a flat, squared crown. The photograph ends just below the waist. The portrait is encased in a pale gray folder. The photograph is mounted directly on a tan matte with embossed border. In gray print near bottom of portrait: "H. H. Morris, Galveston, Texas." Front closure of folder an embossed "M" in top left corner. A tissue paper page is part of the folder and serves as protection for the photograph when folder is closed. On the back of the folder in the top left corner written vertically: "10988 [line] 2". Written in pencil at top right of inside cover: "T. W. (Bud) Davis". Image dimensions are: 13.2 cm x 18.2 cm. The photograph is adhered to the folder and is therefore accessioned as a unit.
Date: [1890..1900]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis wearing a dark suit, tie, and hat]

Photograph of Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis. In the portrait, Davis is wearing a dark suit, dark tie with white striping, and a light colored felt hat with a flat, squared crown. The photograph ends just below the waist. The portrait is encased in a gray folder. Matte surrounding the portrait has black border around photograph and an embossed border around black border. In black print near bottom of portrait: "H. H. Morris, Galveston, Texas." Front closure of folder has silver leaf trim at center. Image dimensions are: 9.2 cm x 14.4 cm. The photograph is adhered to the folder and is therefore accessioned as a unit.
Date: [1890..1900]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis wearing a dark suit, tie, and hat]

Photograph of Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis. In the portrait, Davis is wearing a dark suit, dark tie with white striping, and a light colored felt hat with a flat, squared crown. The photograph ends just below the waist. Back of photograph in blue ink: " This is "Bud Davis Aunt Mamie Georges' brother [underlined]'". Same pose as 2000.014.007-12.
Date: [1890..1900]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A cow facing the right side of the photograph]

Photograph of a cow. The (brown) cow is facing the right side of the photograph. Partial view of a wooden barn on left. A saddled white horse is tied to a tree on the right. The photograph is cropped into a circle and is on a cardboard substrate with white border. A black border measuring 4 cm borders the outside of the cardboard with gold at edging. Image dimensions are: 8.6 cm in diameter.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J.H.P. Davis on horseback]

Photograph of J.H.P. Davis on horseback. Davis, who is wearing light colored slacks, dark jacket, white shirt, dark bow tie, and hat. Davis is riding a dark horse. Trees and a building in right background. Trees in left background. The round image is mounted on a cardboard matte. The matte is white around perimeters of the image and has a black border around the outside of the cardboard. Edges of the cardboard are gold. Image dimensions are: 8.6 cm in diameter.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J.H.P. Davis on horseback]

Photograph of J.H.P. Davis on horseback. Davis is wearing light three piece suit, and a hat. He is holding the reins with his right hand and he has his left hand in his pants pocket. In the background behind Davis is the cistern with white wood enclosure at bottom. Picket fence and trees in background on right and left. There is an African-American man standing to the right of the photograph. The photograph is mounted on a white textured cardboard substrate. Image dimensions are: 9 cm x 9 cm.
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J.H.P. Davis with a dark suit and a spotted tie]

Portrait of J.H.P. Davis that has been cropped into a circle measuring 17.7 cm in diameter. Davis, who has gray hair and a graying mustache, is wearing a tweed three piece suit, white shirt, and lattice patterned tie. A ribbon with legible portion of it reading: ''ANNUAL CONVENTION" is pinned to his left lapel by a round pin bearing five points. Portrait is cropped above the waist. To left of photograph: "Moffett". Back of photograph in pencil: "J. H. P. Davis 5565[over]8 E 875% 4x6 #5.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J.H.P. Davis wearing a black suit]

Portrait of J.H.P. Davis. Davis, who has gray hair and mustache, is wearing a dark two piece suite, dark tie with polka dots, and a white shirt. Pocket watch chain is attached at second button of vest. The portrait ends just above the waist. Embossed in bottom right corner of photograph: "Lefkowsky & Co. Beaumont, Texas." Back of photograph in pencil: "Judge J. H. P. Davis".
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History