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[Photograph of Firemen and Steamer]
Photograph of firemen and a steamer from the Orange Fire Department posing in front of a clapboard building. The steamer and the men's faces have been colored.
Date:
[1840..1850]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Edwin and Mercy Mariah Mead]
Tintype portrait of Edwin and Mercy Mariah Mead on their wedding day, January 29, 1844. The photograph is housed in a decorative leather case with a brass matte.
Date:
January 29, 1844
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Petersburg Courthouse]
Photograph of The Old Tavern Stand, Townsend Inn, Nelson Academy, and Petersburg Courthouse (one building) in Lavaca County, Texas. Petersburg, Texas, the first seat of Lavaca County when the county was organized in August 1846, was located six miles southeast of Hallettsville. Hallettsville was made the county seat in an 1852 election.
Date:
[1846..1880]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Metropole Barbershop]
Photograph of a barbershop full of people. A handwritten note on the back says, "John Philip Bahl (1849-1918), Prop. Metropole Barbershop, Waco."
Date:
[1849..1918]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transferal from James and Mary Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, 1855]
Document transferring land from James and Mary Maxwell to Henry Maxwell.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Maxwell, James W.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1859-1860
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a brief history of the island, prior to the foundation of the city. The successive mayoralties and councils of the city to the present time - provisions of the present charter and ordinances now in force. Also, some account of the various public institutions, improvements, commerce, &c., of the city."
Date:
1859
Creator:
W. & D. Richardson
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen - April 10, 1859]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen, dated April 10, 1859, containing a proposal of marriage. A handwritten note at the top of the original letter says: "married 9-22-59."
Date:
April 10, 1859
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy]
Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Also included in the back of the diary are lists of other soldiers.
Date:
1860/1863
Creator:
MacMurphy, G. L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Man]
Portrait of a man with a long beard wearing a dark suit. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Dorsey."
Date:
[1860..1875]
Creator:
Gitrkunst
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tintype Portrait of a Man]
Tintype portrait of a man with a long beard and mustache. A handwritten note on the photo mat identifies the man as "John R."
Date:
1860~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tintype Portrait of a Man]
Tintype portrait of a man with a beard and mustache wearing a suit.
Date:
1860~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tintype Portrait of a Woman]
Tintype portrait of a woman wearing a dark dress with a white collar.
Date:
1860~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 10, 1859]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated May 14, 1860, expressing his wishes for her to visit him.
Date:
May 14, 1860
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore]
Handwritten letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore, inquiring about her well-being and whether she had a safe and pleasant trip to Illinois, as well as a desire to meet her again in Indiana. The two would marry later that year. The lined paper is embossed in the far left top corner with a small crown and shield.
Date:
June 8, 1860
Creator:
Glessner, Oliver J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State of Texas Declaration of Secession]
Printed document of the State of Texas' Declaration of Secession from the United States of America. The document contains the reasons for secession laid out by delegates of the people of Texas in Convention, and includes the names of those delegates, with O. M. Roberts, President, at the top of the list.
Date:
January 28, 1861
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy]
Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Parts of the diary were written in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Date:
1862/1863
Creator:
MacMurphy, G. L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Andrew Jackson Porter]
Photograph of Andrew Jackson Porter, a soldier of the Union Army during the Indian Wars, standing with a horse. He was a member of Company A., 7th Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Cavalry.
Date:
[1862..1864]
Creator:
Beatty & Crandall
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Grave Markers of John Franklin Dew and Ella Vandora Dew]
Photograph of the grave markers of John Franklin Dew and Ella Vandora Dew in Dewville Cemetery, Gonzales County, Texas, with two men standing between the two markers.
Date:
[1862..1940]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - February 2, 1862]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated February 2, 1962, speaking of his trip to Hempstead and asking her to write.
Date:
February 2, 1862
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - February 8, 1862]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated February 8, 1962 and sent from Camp Hebert near Hempstead, Texas, in which he describes his life at Camp Hebert in Hempstead, Texas and expresses his sadness that he cannot see her.
Date:
February 8, 1862
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - March 27, 1862]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated March 27, 1962 and sent from Camp Hebert near Hempstead, Texas, in which he describes some rumors that his regiment might be disbanded and asks her to take care of herself.
Date:
March 27, 1862
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 7, 1862]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated April 7, 1962 and sent from Camp Hebert near Hempstead, Texas, in which he describes some rumors that his regiment might be disbanded and what he plans to do about the situation.
Date:
April 7, 1862
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Dunbar - April 11, 1862]
Letter from J. D. Dunbar to his son, dated April 11, 1962, and gives information about the well-being of his family as well as messages to pass on to friends in the war.
Date:
April 11, 1862
Creator:
Dunbar, J. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Maxwell Confederate Tax Receipt, 1861]
Confederate tax receipt showing that Henry Maxwell owes the Confederate States of America $110.76
Date:
May 16, 1862
Creator:
Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History