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Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico

Book describing various tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Includes information on: the tribes' locations; dress and ornaments; tattooing; arts and industries; economic life; medicine; birth, education, and the division of labor; games; etiquette; marriage; social organization; feasts; war; funeral ceremonies; religions; and origin of the tribe.
Date: 1911
Creator: Swanton, John Reed
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Boat on Clear Creek]

Postcard featuring a photograph on the front of a boat party on Clear Creek. The boat belonged to Luke Johnson and was a new acquisition at the time the photograph was taken. Johnson's party are dressed in festive attire.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Troops Entering League City]

Postcard featuring a photograph of troops entering downtown League City, Texas. A goat accompanies the group of army men as they walk downtown. On the left is a two-story building that houses the League City Post Office, a shoe company, and a general store.
Date: 1911
Creator: Maurer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memorial Day at Fairview Cemetery]

Postcard of the 1911 Memorial Day celebration at Fairview Cemetery. A massive group of people are gathered underneath a tree; everyone is wearing festive clothing for that era. Surrounding the group are numerous covered wagons and horses.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Maurer
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir of Austin, Texas : capital of the great Lone Star State (open access)

Souvenir of Austin, Texas : capital of the great Lone Star State

Souvenir guide to Austin, in color.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Feigned robbery scene]

Photograph of a whimsical scene of three men besides Pierce-Arrow automobile being robbed by a man pointing a handgun. Three men have their hands up with one man's pockets turned inside out. The man on the far left is Herbert Herman Fiedler. Trees are shown in the background with a small building visible to the right of the photograph. The photograph may have been taken at the Lutcher Colorado ranch.
Date: [1911..1918]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile splashing through a water puddle and kicking up mud as it travels down a dirt road. An oncoming automobile with headlights on is visible in the distance.
Date: [1911..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile in sand dunes]

Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile in desert sand dunes with sage brush and mountains shown in the distance. Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher is seated in the back seat of the automobile.
Date: [1911..1922]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of Pierce-Arrow automobile fording a rain swollen creek during a cross-country touring road trip.
Date: [1911,1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile driving on dirt road]

Photograph of the trailer vehicle following the lead Pierce-Arrow automobile as it is being driven down a dirt road. Trees and hills are seen ahead in the distance with telephone poles and fencing bordering the sides of the road.
Date: [1911..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of Pierce-Arrow automobile on a dirt road traveling to San Francisco, California, on a touring trip taken sometime around 1911 or 1912. Man is seen on the driver's side of the vehicle.
Date: [1911,1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of the frontal view of a Pierce-Arrow automobile being driven down a dirt road. Two men are sitting in the front seat of the vehicle. An American flag is visible to the left rear of the automobile. Telephone poles and fencing border one side of the road.
Date: [1911..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile parked on a dirt street in a small town. Herbert Herman Fiedler is seated behind the wheel of the vehicle with another man seated beside him. Frances Ann Lutcher is seated in the back of the vehicle with another woman beside her. Shops and stores are visible in the background with a single tree appearing in the photograph.
Date: [1911..1915]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of Pierce-Arrow automobile broken down in axle deep mud on a road during a cross-country motor touring trip. Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher is shown with her party of travelers looking on the disabled vehicle.
Date: [1911,1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herbert Herman Fiedler]

Photograph of Herbert Herman Fiedler standing in front of Pierce-Arrow automobile on a snow packed road. A wire fence and trees are visible in the distance.
Date: [1911..1913]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph taken from the trailer vehicle following the lead Pierce-Arrow automobile as it is being driven down a dirt road. Trees and hills are seen ahead in the distance with telephone poles and fencing bordering the sides of the road.
Date: [1911..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile]

Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile parked on a boulder strewn road probably somewhere in Colorado. Herbert Herman Fiedler is seen behind the wheel with Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher in the far back of the vehicle and another woman seated in front of her. Boulders and sage surround the vehicle.
Date: [1911..1918]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Message of Governor O. B. Colquitt to the thirty-second legislature of Texas. (open access)

Message of Governor O. B. Colquitt to the thirty-second legislature of Texas.

A message to Texas legislature about the economics of Texas, money issues within the government of Texas, Texas legislation, agriculture, and other issues pertaining to Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: Colquitt, O. B.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from C. A. Cagesen to A. T. Stockdale, February 14, 1911]

Postcard from C. A. Cagesen to A. T. Stockdale, writing that someone named Milt Hicks taking her for a ride in an automobile. The front of the postcard features an illustration of a herd of dairy cattle standing in the middle of a dirt road. There are two buildings with tin roofs visible in the background, as well as a group of trees.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Tillie to Mrs. E. F. Kneupper, August 25, 1911]

Postcard from Tillie to E. F. Kneupper, discussing her surprise trip to visit her mother. She talks about a girl named Emma being sick for about three months. The front of the postcard features an illustration of a herd of dairy cattle standing in the middle of a dirt road. There are two buildings with tin roofs visible in the background, as well as a group of trees.
Date: August 25, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. Fritz Adler, April 23, 1911]

Postcard to Mrs. Fritz Adler in San Antonio, Texas. The front of the postcard features an illustration of a two-story L-shaped, white house with a front porch and tall trees obscuring the front of the house. Two white benches sit on the lawn within the trees, facing each other.
Date: 1911-04-24~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from H. T. to Mrs. Fritz Adler, December 8, 1911]

Postcard from H. T. to Mrs. Fritz Adler, discussing... The front of the postcard features a photograph of a stone bridge with a small, arched tunnel through the middle. On top of the bridge, which has a wooden rail along the edge, there is a small buggy being pulled by a horse. There are trees at the base and upper left side of the bridge, and through the tunnel, more trees are visible.
Date: December 8, 1911
Creator: T, H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Bertha Wessely to Clarence W. Nelson, January 6, 1911]

Postcard from Bertha Wessely to Clarence W. Nelson, discussing a trade between the two of them. The front of the postcard features an illustration of the old mill dam in Boerne, Texas. The area depicted is a dried out river bed, with stumps and wood laying with rocks in the bottom of the bed. In the background, there are trees and and a green grassy area.
Date: January 6, 1911
Creator: Wessely, Bertha
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mamie McFaddin]

Photograph of Mamie McFaddin wearing a long white dress with a white feathered headband, standing next to a window with lace curtains and leaning on a tall pedestal. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "I was 16 yrs. old. Mamie Louise McFaddin. The dress I wore at the [?] Club Thanksgiving dance I went with and lead the grand march with Lynn Gilbert who was the President that year."
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History