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[Austin White Lime Company]
Photograph of the exterior of Austin White Lime Company. There is a man walking in front of the building and there are lime kilns in the background.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bar at Scholz Beer Garten]
Photograph of four employees of Scholz Beer Garten standing behind the bar.
Date:
[1890,1920]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Belle Ryon Davis wearing a dark high neck collar dress]
Photograph of Belle Ryon Davis. Back of photograph in pencil identifies her as "Cousin Bell Davis". Davis, who has her graying hair loosely pulled up into a bun, is wearing a dark high neck collar dress with insets of lace at neckline and shoulders. Ruffled lace trim makes a "v" from shoulders to center of dress. Two strips of dark velvet extend from the ruffled lace. Bottom right of photograph reads: "The Elliotts Austin of (?) Texas".
Date:
[1890..1900]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick laying crew, West Sixth Street, looking West
Photograph of the railroad crew laying bricks around rail lines on West 6th street looking west. Trolly and telegraph wires cross heavily overhead. A large sign on a building behind the crew reads "Phoenix Saloon / Ice Cold Lager Beer / Wines Liquor." A penciled caption in the lower left reads "Some Texas / sunshine."
Date:
[1890..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Capitol from Old Main Building (University of Texas)]
View from the top of the Old Main Building (University of Texas) looking south at the Capitol. An unpaved University Avenue is in view.
Date:
1890/1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The College Echo. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1, January 1890
Student newspaper from St. Edward's College in Austin, Texas that includes news, compositions, and information of interest to the college community along with advertising.
Date:
January 1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[East track concreted]
Photograph of the concrete team working on the east railroad track on Congress Avenue, looking toward the Capitol. The crews are working hard in the background while horses and carts line up to visit the clothing and shoe shops that line the road. Signs are visible for Carl Mayer Jeweler, Wright & Robinson, Mens Outfitters, Emil Risse art photographer, a commercial college and a laundry. A trolley car is visible in the distance.
Date:
[1890..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Impact at uknown game at Clark Field]
Photograph of low angle shot of an impact at an uknown game at Clark Field. The weather is sunny and cloudless. Even at this close range, it is difficult to determine which players belong to which team. At this time players did not wear helmets or protective padding. Their uniforms consisted of opposing colors and did not contain team names, logos, player names, or numbers. The University of Texas began its football program in 1893 managed by Albert Lefevra, playing two games in the fall and two in the spring. The following year, the team hired its first official head coach, R.D. Wentworth.
Date:
[1890..1919]
Creator:
Hart, James H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kickoff of Unknown Game at Clark Field]
Photograph of kickoff of an unknown football game at Clark Field on a sunny, cloudless day. Several men are standing on the sideline in the foreground and a crowd is watching from the opposite side of the field.
Date:
[1890..1919]
Creator:
Hart, James H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lobby of First National Bank, Austin, Texas]
Photograph of the lobby of First National Bank, including the bank teller window behind a grill. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) is the teller. Another man stands behind the front counter, one is seated in back, and a customer is at the teller window. The man behind the open counter is listed as Brackenridge.
Date:
[1890,1900]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pease Elementary School Students]
Photograph of high 1st & low 2nd students at West Austin School (Pease Elementary). Ellen (Helen) Paggi is on the back row, extreme right.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rail crew on East Sixth Street looking West]
Photograph of African-American workers laying down rail line on one side of East 6th Street. Pedestrians look on from beneath the shop awnings. Shop signs for a candy store, millinery and a druggist are visible. Crop lines are drawn on the original print and appear in this image.
Date:
[1890..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad crew digging]
Photograph of a crew of African-Americans digging a ditch where the second railroad line will lie. They use shovels and pickaxes in front of a row of shops including C.B. Moreland Wall Paper store and the Postal Telegraph service.
Date:
[1890..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad crew working on second track]
Photograph of an African-American railroad crew working on a second rail road line in front of a row of hardware and home goods shops. The trenches have been dug and the brick stripped out from the roads where the rail lines will lie.
Date:
[1890..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Monica Springs of the Colorado River]
Photograph of people sitting around and wading in Santa Monica Springs of the Colorado River in 1890.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Smelting crew joining rail ties]
Photograph of the smelting crew pouring white hot liquid metal over rails as they install a railroad line in the street. Two men grip the bucket handles and tilt them and the bucket so that a third man can push the molten metal out, joining the rails together. The heads and faces of the men are not visible.
Date:
[1890..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Special work, Sixth Street and Congress Avenue looking North
Photograph of a crew of African-American workers hard at work on the railroad intersections at 6th Street and Congress Avenue while foremen and others look on. Shops along the west side of the street are visible, including a dentist, shoe store, book store, and clothing store.
Date:
[1890..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tackle at unknown game at Clark Field]
Photograph of Tackle at an uknown game at Clark Field. Coaches, referees, and players look on from the field and sidelines. A large crowd of spectators stands along the opposite side of the field. The University of Texas began its football program in 1893 managed by Albert Lefevra, playing two games in the fall and two in the spring. The following year, the team hired its first official head coach, R.D. Wentworth.
Date:
[1890..1919]
Creator:
Hart, James H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thomson & Donnan, General Land and Claim Agents
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains, decorative designs, and text of business name in lithographic print by Clarke & Courts, Galv. Additional text reads: "Buy and Sell Lands and Land Scrip. Taxes Paid for Non-Residents. Solicit Business with All the State Departments. Correspondence Promptly Answered. References Furnished When Required." Letterhead includes the names R. M. Thomson and Jno K. Donnan.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three University of Texas at Austin football players]
Photograph of three University of Texas football plays standing tall. Uniforms consist of striped swaters with "UT" written on the breast; quilted pants, striped socks, and laced leather ankle boots. The University of Texas began its football program in 1893 managed by Albert Lefevra, playing two games in the fall and two in the spring. The following year, the team hired its first official head coach, R.D. Wentworth.
Date:
[1890..1919]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Poor Farm Record
List of paupers at the Travis County Poor Farm from 1890-1900. Ledger includes inventory of property belonging to the Travis County Poor Farm; list of paupers; list of hands hired; list of county convicts sent to the Poor Farm to work out fines and costs; supplies purchased; sales made of produce of the Poor Farm; and, total expenditures and receipts. Pauper information includes name, date when first entered the Poor Farm, age, sex, nativity, color, date of discharge and reason for discharge.
Date:
1890/1900
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 93
Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from January 1890 to July 1890, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date:
1890-01/1890-07
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 112 - Partnership Certificates
Recorded copies of partnership certificates from 1890-1943, showing names of contracting parties, obligation of partnership, name of firm, conditions of partnership, signatures of parties, date filed, date recorded, and signature of clerk. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date:
1890/1943
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unknown Game at Clark Field]
Photograph of a tackle at an unknown game at Clark Field. The photographer's shadow is visible in the foreground and a crowd of spectators is visible along the sidelines in the background.
Date:
[1890..1919]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History