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[A View of Fredericksburg, Texas]

Photographic reproduction of a landscape drawing by Hermann Lungwitz of a man looking over a landscape, with a forest between a field of cattle and a town. Note on the back reads. "Panoramic view of the City of Friederichsburg [sic] Texas presented to Texas State Archives by Ralph Bickler. Hermann Lungkwitz, grandfather (maternal) of Ralph Bickler. This was a pencil sketch made at the request of the Dresden Museum of Germany. It was made 1853-54-55 or 1856, the date is not known for sure. The museum made a litho plate (probably stone) and sent lithograph copies back to Friederichburg."
Date: 1854~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Vanncone to F. W. McGee - July 7, 1854] (open access)

[Letter from William Vanncone to F. W. McGee - July 7, 1854]

Letter from William Vanncone to F. W. McGee discussing the legal aspects of selling a slave. They are also trying to come to a compromise with a deal.
Date: July 7, 1854
Creator: Vanncone, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History