A glass slide of a family in Arabic dress on a donkey cart in Beirut, Lebanon.., arabic dress. The photograph was taken by French photographer Felix Bonfils. When Bonfils and his family moved to Beirut in 1867, they opened a photographic studio called "Maison Bonfils."

A glass slide showing a photograph of a line of camels and their riders in the desert. Printed on the glass are the words "Chameaux? en marche dans le desert--Bonfils."

Letter from Mrs. Watts, to her daughter, Effie Watts Rector discussing how Effie has many blessings from her. To Effie and her husband, kisses for their little boy. The winter has been rough back home, many deaths have occurred, just as many marriages. A lot of couples are tying the knot; she accepts the invitation to visit Texas.

Map of a part of Texas, showing counties, towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Includes two inset maps, titled "Map of the Old Colonies" (upper-left corner) and "Map of Original Land Districts" (lower-left corner). Relief shown in hachures. No scale indicated.

Map of Texas and parts of northern Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas, showing Indian Territory, towns roads, railroads, battlefields, military posts, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Includes inset maps of the northern part of the Panhandle, plan of the western United States, and plans of Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, and Matagorda Bay. Scale varies.

Map of Texas, showing county lines and Indian Territory. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, post offices, bodies of water, and other geologic features. There is an inset map in the lower-right corner titled "Map of the Northern Parts of Texas," which covers the Panhandle and some Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. There is a larger inset map in the lower-left corner titled "Map of the Western Parts of Texas," which includes El Paso and Presidio Counties and part of the Territory of Bexar. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:1,000,000

Map of South Texas, showing county lines and Indian Territory. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, post offices, bodies of water, and other geologic features. There is an inset map in the lower-right corner titled "Map of the Northern Parts of Texas," which covers the Panhandle and some Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. There is a larger inset map in the lower-left corner titled "Map of the Western Parts of Texas," which includes El Paso and Presidio Counties and part of the Territory of Bexar. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:1,000,000

Map of Central Texas and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), showing towns, roads, railroads, post offices, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:1,000,000