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Fort Cobb, OK

Photograph of a bird's eye view drawing of Fort Cobb, OK, c.1859.
Date: 1859~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[El Paso Land]

Photograph of a faint image of shack structures in El Paso. The bottom of the photo reads, "El Paso (Franklin) in 1859".
Date: 1859
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Belle Prairie]

Photograph of Belle Prairie, the home of Henry F. Gillette and Lucinda E. Gillette from 1859 until their deaths.
Date: [1859..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alabama Land Deed with President Buchanan's Signature

Photograph of a Alabama land deed for 220 acres belonging to Garrison Deens. it is signed by President James Buchanan on November 1, 1858. Mr. Deens sold this land to James O. Sellers in 1859 or 1860. Mr. Sellers was Ethel Bryant's grandfather. This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date: November 1, 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bust portrait of William Ryon]

Bust portrait of William Ryon. The photograph is a copy from a book. William, who is dressed in a three piece suit, white shirt, and black ascot, has thinning hair that curls up over his ears. The picture has a thin black line bordering it. The photograph was placed in page 1 (top) of Mamie George's photo album.
Date: [1858..1875]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colonel William Bent

Portrait photograph of Colonel William Bent.
Date: 1858~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Constantine B. Kilgore and Frances Y. Barnett]

Photograph of Constantine Buckley Kilgore and Frances Y. Barnett of Kilgore, Texas. The city of Kilgore was named after Constantine Kilgore, who was responsible for bringing the railroad to East Texas.
Date: 1858~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Eugene, Arthur and Mrs. Thomas Bancroft

Photograph of Mrs. Thomas Bancroft and her two sons, Eugene William Bancroft on her right and Arthur J. Bancroft on her left. Mrs. Bancroft is wearing a dark dress, white gloves, lace collar and a bonnet with a large bow tied underneath her chin. She has her arm around Eugene who is wearing a dark dress with white collar. Arthur is wearing a dark outfit with white collar.
Date: 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Guadalupe-Schmitz-Plaza Hotel]

Photograph of the Guadalupe-Schmitz-Plaza Hotel (located at Main Plaza) in New Braunfels, Texas.
Date: 1858
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

Looking southwest from Governor's Mansion

Looking northwest toward the Quality Shoppe at 1104 Colorado.
Date: 1858/1879
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Charles Dickens writing at a desk]

Photograph of Charles Dickens writing at a desk. C. Watkins, London 1858.
Date: 1858
Creator: Mason & co., London
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Baptist Church and Capitol Building]

Photograph of the first church building used by the Baptist Church (left) and the 1853 Capitol building (right).
Date: 1857
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

James Osborn Sellers

Photograph of a daguerreotype picturing James Osborn Sellers in the late 1850s. He was killed in 1864 during the Civil War. He was Ethel C. Bryant's maternal grandfather. This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date: 1857~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville]

A tintype portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville. Julia, left, wears a floral printed dress which is cinched at the waist with a belt. She wears gold earrings, a ring, and two strings of pearls. Julia's right hand holds Alexander's, while in her left hand she holds a small purse. Alexander sits on the right. He wears a suit with a silk vest underneath. The hand-colored photograph is housed in a decorative leather case with a traditional brass matte. Behind the photograph, the following was written in pencil on the case: Julia Beville, 9 years old, and A. A. Beville, taken when 16 years old, in Wytheville, Va.
Date: 1857~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas Capitol 1857]

Photograph of the Texas Capitol 1857 in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1857
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Typical US Army Camel Corps camp]

Photograph of an illustration depicting a typical camp for the U.S. Army Camel Corps, including supplies, horses, and field personnel. In the foreground, men are organizing supplies while the camels and horses are resting behind them.
Date: 1857~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawing of the Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of an illustration of the Governor's Mansion in 1856.
Date: 1856
Creator: John P. G. McKenzie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Smith McNabb]

Salted paper photograph of "Mary Smith McNabb, first wife of John McNabb and mother of Alexander McNabb, Sr. perhaps about 1856-1860 or earlier. Birthday unknown. Died May 9, 1860. Her remains were moved from the family cemetery northwest of Rosenberg to Morton Cemetery in Richmond in the Spring of 1974." as was written in blue ink on the back of the picture. Photograph is of a woman with her dark hair parted on the side and pulled back in a bun at the nape of her neck. She is wearing a dark dress with light colored vine print and a white lace collar. A brooch is pinned on the collar. Background of a window on left and bookshelves on right. Photograph is mounted on black cardboard substrate with gold trim around the edges.
Date: 1856
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Panama Railroad (PRR) Etching

A 6 x 9 etching of an un-numbererd 2-2-4 steam loco on a passenger train leaving Aspinwall, Panama.
Date: 1856
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Portrait of Reverend Charles Gillette]

Photograph of Reverend Charles Gillette from St. David's Episcopal Church. He is wearing a black outfit with a white collar and is looking towards the camera.
Date: 1856/1866
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scrapbook page of photos and newspaper articles about Sam and Ora Davis

Photograph of Sam R. Davis and his wife Ora Elizabeth McKinney Davis. They were early pioneers in Denton County. Photograph of the Davis Ranch House circa 1856. Three newspaper clippings regarding Mrs. Davis's death and funeral services, their wedding, and a picnic in Little Elm, Texas.
Date: 1856
Creator: Studer Photography Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camel from US Army Camel Corps in transit from Europe to the US]

Photograph of a drawing of a camel from the US Army Camel Corps. The camel has been secured against gale winds during its trip from Europe to America. It is kneeling on the deck of a ship.
Date: 1855~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Charles Cutler Torrey and Adelade Lucy Torrey

Photograph of Charles Cutler Torrey and Adelade Lucy Torrey, c. 1855.
Date: 1855~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Example of Bactrian camel used in US Army Camel Corps]

Photograph of illustration of Bactrian camel used in the US Army Camel Corps. Camel's side view is facing right.
Date: 1855~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History