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Speech of Hon. Thomas J. Rusk, of Texas, on the Boundaries of Texas.
Speech delivered to the U.S. Senate on February 27th and 28th, 1850
Date:
1850
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Hon. Thomas J. Rusk, of Texas, on the boundaries of Texas. Delivered in Senate of the United States, February 27 and 28, 1850.
None
Date:
1850
Creator:
Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Mr Berrien, of Georgia, on the slavery question, delivered in the senate of the U.S. Feb. 11 & 12, 1850.
None
Date:
1850
Creator:
Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Mr. Clay of Kentucky, in support of his propositions to compromise on the slavery question.
None
Date:
1850
Creator:
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, on the subject of slavery in the territories. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 13 & 14, 1850.
None
Date:
1850
Creator:
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Mr. Downs, of Louisiana, on the compromise resolutions of Mr. Clay. In Senate, February 18 and 19, 1850.
None
Date:
1850
Creator:
Downs, Solomon W. (Solomon Weathersbee), 1801-1854
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Mr. R. Toombs, of Georgia, in the House of representatives, February 27, 1850, in committee of the whole on the state of the Union, on the President's message communicating the constitution of California
None
Date:
1850
Creator:
Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steamer ''Saint Lawrence''
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
A painting depicting a steamboat on a river.
Date:
1850
Creator:
Bard, James
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sunbonnet
Sunbonnet of black silk taffeta. The brim of the hat has 6 shirred hoops with deep padding in between, and a ruffled edge of the same fabric. At center back of neck, on the tail of the hat, is a flat bow of black silk taffeta, and the ties are of black silk taffeta ribbon. The crown is lined with brown glazed cotton fabric. The TFC thanks Rebecca Jumper Matheson for her research on this object.
Date:
1850
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Territorial governments : speech of Hon. Lewis Cass, of Michigan, in Senate of the United States, January 21 and 22, 1850, on the government of the territories, and on the constitutionality and expediency of the Wilmot Proviso.
None
Date:
1850
Creator:
Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas.
Map shows counties, county seats, military posts, areas of Native American habitation, and notable physical features. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
[1850..1852]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas in 1850. By Melinda Rankin.
A celebration of the state of Texas.
Date:
1850
Creator:
Rankin, Melinda
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Textile Fragment
Textile fragment.
Date:
1850/1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Topographical map of the road from Fort Smith Arks. to Santa Fe, N.M. and from Donna Anna N.M. to Fort Smith.
Map shows two routes taken across West Texas from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Santa Fe, New Mexico; settlements, camp locations, landmarks, vegetation, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:250,000].
Date:
1850
Creator:
Marcy, Randolph Barnes, 1812-1887
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Road Index
Partial index to Travis County road matters recorded in the Commissioners Court minutes from 1850-1958, showing name, location, precinct, class, width, and length of road; plat; file number; and book and page number where recorded in the minutes. Recorded alphabetically by name of road.
Date:
1850~/1958~
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two unidentified men sitting in wooden chairs with their legs crossed]
Tintype image of two unidentified men sitting in wooden chairs. Man on left is wearing knee high boots plaid pants, white shirt, jacket, and hat. He has his left ankle crossed over his right knee. He is holding a whiskey bottle in his left hand. The man on the left is wearing boots, dark pants (cuffed at the ankles), vest, jacket, white shirt, and hat. He has his left leg crossed over his right. His right arm is around the shoulders of the man to his right. The photo is securely taped in a white paper frame with oval cut. There is embossed pattern around the perimeter of the oval.
Date:
[1850..1910]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Union, past and future: how it works, and how to save it
None
Date:
1850
Creator:
Garnett, Muscoe R. H. (Muscoe Russell Hunter), 1821-1864
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The United States : & the relative position of the Oregon & Texas.
Map shows geography and boundaries in the mid-nineteenth century United States. Inset: "Great Britain, on the same scale." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:10,500,000].
Date:
1850?
Creator:
Wyld, James, 1812-1887
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valuable Property in the 5th Ward of the City of Buffalo N.Y.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Buffalo, New York street names, lot numbers, and lot dimensions. Inset shows overview with some section numbers, street names, canals, and building locations. Scale not given.
Date:
1850?
Creator:
Miller & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika [Sheet 1]
Map shows state and territorial boundaries, railroads, canals, cities and towns, marshlands, and areas of Native American habitation. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date:
[1850..1863]
Creator:
Handtke, F. (Friedrich), 1815-1879
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika [Sheet 1].
Map shows mid-nineteenth century state boundaries, territorial boundaries, railroads, canals, cities, towns, marshlands, and areas of Native American habitation in North America. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date:
[1850..1863]
Creator:
Handtke, F. (Friedrich), 1815-1879
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika [Sheet 2]
Map shows mid-nineteenth century state boundaries, territorial boundaries, railroads, canals, cities, towns, marshlands, and areas of Native American habitation in North America. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date:
[1850..1863]
Creator:
Handtke, F. (Friedrich), 1815-1879
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika [Sheet 3]
Map shows state and territorial boundaries, railroads, canals, cities and towns, marshlands, and areas of Native American habitation. Inset: "Schildkroten In." [Galapagos Islands]. Includes number key and table of statistics. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date:
[1850..1863]
Creator:
Handtke, F. (Friedrich), 1815-1879
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika [Sheet 3]
Map shows mid-nineteenth century state boundaries, territorial boundaries, railroads, canals, cities, towns, marshlands, and areas of Native American habitation in North America. Includes number key and table of statistics. Inset: "Galapagos (Schildkröten In)." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date:
[1850..1863]
Creator:
Handtke, F. (Friedrich), 1815-1879
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History