Front and back covers of a book titled "Puss in Boots." from the "Little Folks Series."

Colored lithograph by John James Audubon; plate XXXI from “The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America”

Colored lithograph by John James Audubon; No. 15, Plate LXXI from Audubon’s “The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America”.

Colored lithograph by John James Audubon; No. 81, Plate CCCCV of Audubon'’s “Birds of America”

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln with notation in lower left corner, "From life by F.B. Carpenter, 1864,"

From "Harper's Weekly." This item includes a sketch of Houston, Texas and the text on the reverse of the clipping.

Front cover of a romantic novel set during the Texas Revolution written by 15 year-old Augusta Evans of San Antonio.

Lithograph of Tshusick, an Ojibway Woman.

Front cover of a booklet about "The Republic of the Rio Grande" containing an illustration labeled, "The Capital Building."

Hand-colored lithograph of Sioux chief Esh-Tah-Hum-Leah visible from the waist up; he is wearing feathers in hair and has two braids, a scarf around his neck, and blanket over his right shoulder.

Front and back covers of a text about the annexation of Texas.

Front page from Henry Smith's biography containing a portrait and signature.

Hand-colored stone lithograph of a West Lipan Apache warrior sitting astride a horse and carrying a rifle; from Emory's United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Washington, 1857

Engraving of a plaza with scene showing men and women, dogs, horses, and oxen. There are several buildings in the background, of different styles. In the foreground, groups of people are stopped and there are various items on the ground around them.

Hand-colored print of the Civil War camp, Camp Ford taken from an 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly, page 132. Camp Ford, located near Tyler, Texas was established in 1863 as a Confederate prison camp during the Civil War. Over the course of two years, the camp held about 6,000 prisoners and was one of the largest Confederate prison camps west of the Mississippi River.

Hand-colored print of the Civil War camp, Camp Ford took from an 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly, page 132. Camp Ford, located near Tyler, Texas was established in 1863 as a Confederate prison camp during the Civil War. Over the course of two years, the camp held about 6,000 prisoners and was one of the largest Confederate prison camps west of the Mississippi River. George Washington Simmons, pictured holding a pail, was the paymaster of the USS Clifton, captured at Sabine Pass on September 8, 1863. The crew was initially incarcerated at Camp Groce near Hempstead, but the prisoners were all moved to Camp Ford in December 1863. Simmons was in the Prisoner exchange that occurred at Red River Landing on February 25, 1865. The lithograph made from his sketch was published in New York on March 4, 1865, only a week after his exchange.

Front cover and front inside cover of a portfolio for a map guide.

Front and back covers of a book titled "More About the Three Little Kittens." from "Father Tuck's Little Pets Series."

Engraved woodcut of cattle crossing a stream printed in Harper's Weekly, October 19, 1867, page 665.

Front and back covers of a book titled "Ali Baba or the Forty Thieves." from the "Wonder-Story Series."

Front cover of a book about Captain Jeff of the Texas Rangers.

First page telling the story of the Colony in Texas; sketch of the colony included.

This document includes the front and back covers of "The Child's Book of Birds"; the back cover is a listing of "Popular Games, Toy Books, &c. For Young Children" which were published by the same company.

Front cover of a book titled "The Child's Palette: A Painting Book."