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Annie Bancroft as a Baby

Studio photograph of Annie Bancroft as an infant. She is wearing a white dress and lying on a tasseled pillow in an old carriage with large wheels. There is a fake backdrop in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: A. Albert & Son Photographers
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 19, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 19, 1864]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara that informs her that his Brigade is being sent back to Texas by detachments. He says that he will try to obtain a furlough once he reaches Houston, Texas, so that he can see her, the children, and pick up some books.
Date: June 19, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 19, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 19, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara that informs her that his Brigade is being sent back to Texas by detachments. He says that he will try to obtain a furlough once he reaches Houston, Texas, so that he can see her, the children, and pick up some books.
Date: June 19, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from B. Q. Riggs to Stephen F. Austin, February 1, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from B. Q. Riggs to Stephen F. Austin, February 1, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Q. Riggs to Stephen F. Austin, in which Riggs asks Austin for confirmation of Robert Lewis' death. Lewis was released on bail in 1829 and was allowed to go to Texas on business but never returned.
Date: February 1, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Bryan, December 5, 1818] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Bryan, December 5, 1818]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Bryan explaining that he has delayed the boat in order to sell some flour to pay off debts.
Date: December 5, 1818
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter to James Bryan, February 10, 1819] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter to James Bryan, February 10, 1819]

Copy of transcript for a letter to James Bryan, on February 10, 1819, discussing land matters around Long Prairie.
Date: February 10, 1819
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin, March 20, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin, March 20, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin inquiring about living conditions in Texas.
Date: March 20, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter to James Bryan, February 10, 1819] (open access)

[Transcript of letter to James Bryan, February 10, 1819]

Copy of transcript for a letter to James Bryan discussing land matters near Long Prairie.
Date: February 10, 1819
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Charles

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1952
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Charles

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1975
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexandria

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1975
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Charles

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1964
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexandria

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1975
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Charles

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1984
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexandria

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1963
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexandria

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1955
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Children of Edgar Brown Sutherlin and Edith H. Wilson] (open access)

[Children of Edgar Brown Sutherlin and Edith H. Wilson]

List of the children of Edgar Brown Sutherlin and Edith H. Wilson Sutherlin. It includes information about their births, deaths, and marriages.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1219.0241]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Rct. Barney Gill, Norfolk, Va., surrounded by other members of the 45th Division's championship Thunderbird football team, hands Maj. Gen. James C. Styron the trophy won by defeating Louisiana College in the Alexandria "Cosmopolitan Bowl" in a charity football game. The 45th is untied and undefeated in eight such games."
Date: December 9, 1950
Creator: Pyer, Ron
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Alexandria, La.]

Postcard of a fire station in Alexandria, Louisiana. The fire department is lined up outside the station in their horse-drawn wagons. A U.S. flag is mounted on top of the station. On the left of the station, there is a cylindrical tower that extends roughly 8 stories high. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Have not had a run since I have been here."
Date: August 16, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for War Ration Book No. 3 (open access)

Application for War Ration Book No. 3

Ration book application signed by Beatrice Clementine Blewett in Alexandria, Louisiana. The note on the bottom right corner says "This application must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943. After June 10th, applications will not be accepted before August 1. Affix postage before mailing."
Date: June 10, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Two Belonging to Beatrice Clementine Blewett] (open access)

[War Ration Book Two Belonging to Beatrice Clementine Blewett]

War ration book belonging to Beatrice Blewett of Alexandria, Louisiana; the front of the book has information regarding her address, age, sex, and the signature of the issuing officer. Inside, there are miscellaneous stamps, some having been torn out and some still in the form of sheets.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #700]

Photograph of train engine #700, viewed from a front side angle. "700" is visible on the center part of the front. Handwritten text below the image says, "Alexandria, LA. 1944 T&P #23."
Date: 1944
Creator: Robinson, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #700 and Cars - Willow Glen, Louisiana]

Photograph of train engine #700 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "700" is visible on the front. Smoke billows from the front chimney. Electrical poles line the grassy area to the left of the train. Handwritten text below the image says, "Willow Glen, LA. July 1940."
Date: July 1940
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #804 in Alexandria, Louisiana]

Photograph of T&P train #804 in Alexandria, Louisiana. Text below the image says "Alexandria, La. Dec 10th 1949 (H-2)" and "H.J.Boudreaux - R.H.Carlson Collection."
Date: December 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History