Bird's eye view of San Antonio : Bexar Co. Texas 1886 looking north east.

Hand drawn aerial map of 1886 San Antonio showing streets, buildings, vegetation, and landmarks.
Date: 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Henry and Salina, August 19, 1881] (open access)

[Letter to Henry and Salina, August 19, 1881]

They saw Sam Thornhill and Add Nimmo and spent Saturday night at Sam's. He dropped Mary off at home Sunday and went back to meet Mrs. Susan Thornhill. Jim got married and John lives in Knoxville with his wife and six kids and owns a furniture store. He speculates that Tom and Alice Thornhill will get married. Mary and Dinky visited Abe Franklin. Abe is farming and carpentering. They went to visit their Uncle John, who is doing well. John is running a mill for $75 a month. They visited Sally who wants to see Henry and visit Texas. John and Sally's daughter played some music. They spent an hour with Billy's widow, Kate Moore. Uncle Sam Wallace is not doing well and in his will he already promised a few things to some people, but the rest would go amongst his relations. He is sorry to hear of all the drought damage for the cotton farmers. He prays for rain for Henry's crops.
Date: August 19, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Alamo Plaza in San Antonio]

Photograph of a horse auction in Alamo plaza, San Antonio, Texas. Men and horses are standing in groups at various points around the area; some men are sitting at tables, as others congregate in a covered structure in the background. Handwritten on back: "Alamo Plaza Photographer. Horses for sale in San Antonio." This photo is damaged and the top portion of the image is missing.
Date: [1880..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library