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Alaska.
Map shows settlements, military forts, Native American villages, and notable geographic features in Alaska and adjacent British possessions. Inset: [Map of the Aleutian Islands]. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:8,200,000].
Date:
[1881..1889]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin City Administration, 1881]
Photograph of Austin city administration: Standing L to R: J.W. Howard, Treasurer; C.D. Johns, Attorney; Ben Thompson, City Marshall; E.B. Connell, City Clerk; - Sitting L to R: Fred A. Sterzing, City Assessor; Mayor L.M. Crooker; Dr. R.H.L. Bibb, Physician. The city was incorporated in 1836 when Republic of Texas Vice President Mirabeau B. Lamar proposed that the state capital, then located in Houston, be moved to the area that sat just north of the Colorado River in the township then called Waterloo. Shortly thereafter, the city was renamed in honor of Stephen F. Austin. 1881 was the year that Austin public schools first held classes, and the University of Texas opened its doors shortly afterwards in 1883. Austin continued to expand throughout the 1880s and late 19th century.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1881
Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Binder's Collection: Florence Paulson, Book 3]
Bound compilation of sheet music, collected by Florence B. Paulson. This volume consists primarily of sentimental songs ballads, lullabies, and cradle songs, and four titles involving birds. Composers Harrison Millard and Arthur Sullivan are most prominently represented. Most works were published in New York or Boston, with many published by Oliver Ditson & Co., Wm. A. Pond & Co., and G. Schirmer. The collection was compiled in 1881, but the works it contains were published between 1858 and 1881.
Date:
1881
Creator:
Paulson, Florence B.
Object Type:
Musical Score/Notation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1881
Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1881
Creator:
Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Capitol Building After Fire of 1881]
Photograph of state Capitol building after the fire on the 9th of November, 1881. Several people can be seen standing on the steps leading up to the building.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Capitol under construction
Photograph of the construction site for the current Capitol building, constructed 1881-1888. View is from the Travis County Courthouse located on 11th Street.
Date:
1881/1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Caroline McGuire and Caroline McGuire Street]
Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880, and her Aunt Caroline McGuire, who raised young Caroline after her mother died when she was 18 mos. old.
Date:
1881~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Caroline McGuire Street]
Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chart of part of the Bahama Islands showing the tracks ascribed to Columbus on his discovery of the New World.
Map shows early nineteenth century geography some Bahama Islands. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes references and 5 insets. Insets: "Crooked Island anchorages," "Acklin Island N.E. part / surveyed by Comdr. R. Owen R. N., 1832," "Long Island Lower part," "Samana or Atwood Cay / surveyed by Comdr. R. Owen, R.N., 1832," and "Clarence Harbor / surveyed by Capt. E. Barnett, R.N., 1834." Scale [ca. 1,100,000].
Date:
1881
Creator:
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coast chart No. 206 : Oyster Bay to Matagorda Bay Texas.
Map shows outline of Texas coastline from Oyster Bay to Matagorda Bay with soundings. Includes: Includes notes. Relief shown by soundings and depictions. Scale [1:80,000].
Date:
1881
Creator:
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colorado Central (C&C) 60
A photograph postcard showing Colorado Central (C&C) 10, 2-6-0, narrow gauge, upside down in a creek above Boulder, CO, on the Boulder Canyon branch of the Union Pacific (laterDB&W), wreck caused when flange on tender broke as locomotive was backing down grade. (Car: UP 1322)
Date:
1881
Creator:
Rogers, C. C.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colorado River Near Marble Falls
Photograph of the Colorado River near Marble Falls. The river cuts between two hills, with the photograph being taken from one of them. A note on the back indicates the photo was taken from a bridge at Marble Falls.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colton's new township map of the state of Connecticut
Map shows late nineteenth century Connecticut counties, railroads, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Scale [ca. 1:300,000].
Date:
1881
Creator:
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colton's new township map of the state of Connecticut
Map shows late nineteenth century Connecticut counties, railroads, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Scale [ca. 1:300,000].
Date:
1881
Creator:
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colton's Virginia & West Virginia.
Map shows late nineteenth century Virginia and West Virginia counties, railroads, roads, canals, swamps, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Insets: "Richmond, Henrico County, Manchester and Spring Hill, Chesterfield Co." and "Norfolk, Portsmouth and Gosport." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000].
Date:
1881
Creator:
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Comanche Chief. (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1881
Weekly newspaper from Comanche, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cotton Picking]
Photograph of workers and children picking cotton in a field.
Date:
[1881..1899]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County map of the State of Texas: Showing also portions of the Adjoining States and Territories
This map shows the state of Texas, portions of New Mexico and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), and the surrounding areas. The visible counties of Texas, New Mexico, and "Indian Territory" are marked with dotted lines, labeled, and shaded in various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the map shows the western expansion of the Texas & Pacific Railroad from Eastland County to El Paso, the Galveston-Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad from San Antonio to El Paso, and, the southward expansion of the International Railroad from San Antonio to Laredo. An inset in the lower left corner shows a "Plan of Galveston and Vicinity." Scale [ca. 1:3,250,000] (W 109°--W 92°/N 36°--N 27°) Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date:
1881
Creator:
Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County map of the state of Texas: showing also portions of the adjoining states and territories.
Map shows late nineteenth century Texas county boundaries, cities, towns, railroads, major roads, and geographical points of interest. Western expansion of the Texas & Pacific Railroad from Eastland County to El Paso, the Galveston-Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad from San Antonio to El Paso, and, the southward expansion of the International Railroad from San Antonio to Laredo are also indicated. Divisions and settlements within New Mexico and Oklahoma territories are also shown. Inset: "Plan of Galveston and vicinity." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,250,000].
Date:
1881
Creator:
Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County Map of the State of Texas: Showing also portions of the Adjoining States and Territories
Map of the state of Texas denoting the counties in different colors, as well as some major cities and roads, with relief shown by hachures. Portions of neighboring states are included around Texas, with counties noted for New Mexico and Oklahoma (Indian Territory) and geographic features in Arkansas and Louisiana. An inset in the lower-left corner shows an enlarged portion of Galveston Island, including the city of Galveston and some geographic features.
Date:
1881
Creator:
Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cram's railroad and county map of Texas.
Map shows counties, major cities and towns, and railroads in all but westernmost tip of Texas; Native American nations and township grid in adjoining Indian Territory; counties, major cities and towns, railroads, township grid, and areas of Native American habitation in Utah. Includes index to counties and towns with census populations in Texas and "Indian Territory." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,203,840].
Date:
1881
Creator:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Daily Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1881
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallam County
Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Dallam County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
January 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History