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Coin from Seleucia Pieria of Claudius Drusus

Coin from the ancient Greek city of Seleucia Pieria, in present-day Syria, of Claudius Drusus. Obverse shows laureate head right. Reverse shows 'SC' within a circled laurel wreath.
Date: 0041/0054
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from Alexandria, Egypt of Antoninus Pius

Coin from Alexandria, Egypt during the reign of Antoninus Pius. Obverse shows laureate head right. Reverse shows the emperor on horse back, with his right hand raised.
Date: 0138/0161
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from Selge (Seruk) of Lucius Verus

Coin from Selge (Seruk), a city in present day Turkey, depicting emperor Lucius Verus, co-ruler with Marcus Aurelius. The obverse shows the emperor's head, radiate right. The reverse shows Nike standing, holding a spear in her left hand and cornucopia in her right. Faint traces remain of the thin gold wash applied to this coin.
Date: 0161/0169
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from Carrhae, Mesopotamia of Caracalla

Coin from Carrhae, Mesopotamia. Obverse shows the bust of Caracalla, laureate head right. Reverse likely shows the goddess Tyche, turreted head right.
Date: 0193/0211
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from Smyrna, Ionia of Neokorus

Obverse inscription reading IERA CYNKLHTOC surrounds laureate head of the Senate right. Reverse inscription readings CMYRNAIWN G NEWKORWN circles a tetrastyle temple with Tyche standing left within, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Date: 0211/0260
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin of Gordianus III Pius Antoninianus

Coin showing on the obverse crowned Gordian III radiate bust right. The reverse shows Security standing or leaning on a shield and column or a long staff.
Date: 0238/0244
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from Antioch of Psidia of Philip II

Coin from the Roman colony of Pisidian Antioch of Philip II. Obverse shows radiate bust right of Philip II. Reverse shows goddess standing by an altar, wearing a chiton and peplos, holding a spear in left hand and a short staff in her right hand, with a globe at her feet.
Date: 0247/0249
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from Ephesus of Maximianus Marcus Aurelius Valerius

Coin minted at Ephesus of Maximianus Marcus Aurelius Valerius shown on the obverse as radiate head right. The right figure on the reverse, Maximianus, receives Victory from Jupiter, left.
Date: 0286/0310
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Silver dirham of Emperor Khosrau II

Coin from the Sassanian Empire in Persia, showing a profile bust of Khosrau II with two standing figures and symbols on reverse.
Date: [0560..0600]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin of Byzantine Emperor Phocas

Coin from the Byzantine Empire very likely struck in the Antioch mint. The obverse bears a faint portrait of Phocas, crowned and facing front wearing consular robes. Though worn and lacking definitive detail, he is likely holding either a mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre or akakia and globus cruciger. Both variations were struck at the Antioch mint that same year. The reverse bears a large M.
Date: 0609/0610
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from the Byzantine Empire bearing likeness of Christ

Coin from the Byzantine Empire, very likely from the reign of Basill II, bearing a faint front-facing bust of Jesus Christ. The obverse shows Christ surrounded by a nimbate cross. In his left hand is a book of the Gospels. Though worn, the lettering on the obverse flanking the portrait is likely IC-XC, an abbreviation for Jesus Christ. The reverse carries four lines of text reading IhSUS XRISTUS bASILEU bASILE, Jesus Christ King of Kings.
Date: 0976/1028
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Copy Slide of a Photograph of the Schultz Bakery]

Copy slide of a photograph of the Schultz Bakery with several young boys and men standing on the front porch.
Date: 1800~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

Atlas map of the state of Texas, showing proposed railroad routes and known topographical features of western Texas, and counties, towns, roads, railroads, post offices, mountains, and water bodies of eastern Texas. Map includes a note on El Llano Estacado (or the Staked Plain); a legend indicating railroads, common roads, state capitols, cities, county towns, and post offices; and two inset maps. The inset maps are located in the lower-left corner and are titled "Plan of Galveston Bay from the U.S. Coast Survey" and "Plan of Sabine Lake." Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,118,400] (approximately 65 miles to the inch).
Date: [1800..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mapa Geográfico

Blueline map showing the geography around the Texas-Mexico border. Rivers, mountains, and other features are represented pictorially.
Date: 1805
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Payment from John Hopkins to E. Connor, August 31, 1818] (open access)

[Receipt of Payment from John Hopkins to E. Connor, August 31, 1818]

Text in which Stephen Austin notes the receipt of sixty dollars from John Hopkins to E. Connors "for notes and accounts put into his hand for collection" (p. 1).
Date: August 31, 1818
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. I. L. Southard, April 1826] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. I. L. Southard, April 1826]

Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. I. L. Southard discussing the files that were supposedly attached to the letter, as well as the fact that Mr. I. C. Goolrick "wishes to obtain the situation of Purser in the navy."
Date: April 21, 1826
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to William Stone from Morgan Harris, January 3, 1835] (open access)

[Letter to William Stone from Morgan Harris, January 3, 1835]

Letter from Morgan Harris to William Stone regarding the cancellation of the sale of a slave named Charles.
Date: January 3, 1835
Creator: Harris, Morgan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas with Parts of the Adjoining States.

Map of Texas and parts of Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), showing land grants, property lines, and ownership. The map also includes towns, forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevations. Includes notes on various geological features as well as a note written and signed by the General Land Office Commissioner, complete with an official General Land Office seal. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1837
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of that part of the boundary between the Republic of Texas and the United States, comprised between Logan's Ferry on the Sabine River, and the 36th mile mound on the meridian line. (Sheet No. 1)

Map of the boundary line between the Republic of Texas and the United States, as surveyed by the Joint Commission in 1841. The map also includes bodies of water, buildings, and areas of elevation along the boundary line. The back of the map includes a note from Jerry Sadler, Commissioner of the General Land Office, from 1963. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1838
Creator: Gray, A. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Part of the boundary between the Republic of Texas and the United States, North of the Sabine River, From the 72nd Mile Mound to Red River (Sheet 3).

Map of the boundary line between the Republic of Texas and the United States, as surveyed by the Joint Commission in 1841. The map also includes bodies of water, buildings, and areas of elevation along the boundary line. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1838
Creator: Gray, A. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

That part of the boundary between the Republic of Texas and the United States, North of the Sabine River, from the 36th to the 72nd mile mound on the meridian line. (Sheet No. 2)

Map of the boundary line between the Republic of Texas and the United States, as surveyed by the Joint Commission in 1841. The map also includes bodies of water, buildings, and areas of elevation along the boundary line. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1838
Creator: Gray, A. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gregg Co.

Survey map of Gregg County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes bodies of water, towns, roads, railroads, and the historic trail, Cherokee Trace. No scale information given.
Date: September 1839
Creator: Pressler, C. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Fayette County, Texas

Blueline format of survey map of Fayette County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. A list of references on the west side of the Colorado River is included in the lower-left corner. A list of references on the east side of the Colorado River is included in the lower-right corner of the map. No scale information is given.
Date: 1840
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Jackson County, Texas.

Survey map of Jackson County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes bays, rivers, creeks, towns, and roads. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1840
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History