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Neal Douglass Photography Collection
113
Rescuing Texas History, 2009
44
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
41
Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive
26
Rescuing Texas History, 2006
22
Lisa Davis Photographic Collection
21
Rescuing Texas History, 2018
21
Ralph Bickler Papers
9
Rescuing Texas History, 2016
9
Frank Caldwell Collection
7
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[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy]
An agreement for the sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy who was "eleven or twelve years old." Hercules was sold by enslaver Ephraim M. Guthrie to enslaver Thomas Graham. The agreement names Hercules a "slave for life."
Date:
September 29, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Brigadier Major General Persifor F. Smith]
A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from Brigadier Major General Persifor F. Smith, who discusses the repelling of “Indian incursions.” Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
July 29, 1854
Creator:
Smith, Persifor F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Secretary of War Jefferson Davis]
A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, who refers to Brigadier Major General Persifor F. Smith’s letter of July 29, 1854, to Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
August 29, 1854
Creator:
Davis, Jefferson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]
The first in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date:
October 29, 1867
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ostersonntag in Riverside Park
Family group portrait in Riverside Park in San Antonio on Easter. A couple of the men hold drinks (beer?) and one boy holds a gun. There is a horse-drawn carriage and trees in the background.
Date:
March 29, 1891
Creator:
Jacobson
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas School for the Blind
Group of men in suits and hats lined up in front of campus buildings. For more information: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kct25
Date:
April 29, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten letter from F.M. Maddox to W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]
F. M. Maddox's reply to O. Henry's request for Maddox to lend him seventy-five dollars. Maddox asks if it's possible for O. Henry to get the money from his friend in New York.
Date:
April 29, 1902
Creator:
Maddox, F. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Post Office and Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of two men on the front steps of a large brick building. A sign above the building's entrance says, "Post Office and Court House."
Date:
December 29, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tayor County Courthouse, Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of the Taylor County Courthouse in Abilene, Texas. It is a two-story building with an additional two stories in a clock tower. An individual is sitting by the bushes in front of the building.
Date:
December 29, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Windsor Hotel in Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of the Windsor Hotel in Abilene, Texas. It is a three-story brick building with an awning around the ground level.
Date:
December 29, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Race at Galveston Beach]
Photograph of a car race at Galveston Beach. Two cars are visible behind the spectators. The inscription on the back reads "L. Disbrow in his 290 HB 'JIC' attempts to lower record for beach comer."
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Start in 300 mile race, Galveston Beach
Photograph of a car race at Galveston Beach. The drivers are lined up with their cars behind the crowd.
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[General Carranza in Juarez, Mexico]
Photograph of a crowd of men, with some on horseback. A note on the back of the photograph describes the situation as, "Gen. Carranza entering Juarez, Mex. at the head of his troops 3-29-14. Gen. C. lifting his hat, notice the cheering crowds of Mexicans."
Date:
March 29, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Juarez Race Track
Photograph of a horse race in Juarez, Mexico. The horses are passing the crowd at the moment of the photograph. Five names of horses are listed in a handwritten note on the back of the photograph.
Date:
March 29, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bickler Family Women Knitting]
Photograph of six women of the Bickler family sitting on a nench or fence and knitting. The five on the left are looking at their knitting or sewing projects, but the one on the right is looking at the camera. Martha Bickler is possibly fourth from left.
Date:
April 29, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bickler Family Women Knitting]
Photograph of six women of the Bickler family seated on a bench or fence and knitting. Handwritten note on the back reads "I asked for a smile and see what I got."
Date:
April 29, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tiny Tot Program]
Photograph of the scenery at a Tiny Tot program in 1937. A group of children are seen playing around some trees and a few adults are with them.
Date:
March 29, 1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Damned up Creek between East Avenue and Red River Street
Photograph of a damned up creek between East Avenue and Red River Street.
Date:
April 29, 1938
Creator:
Austin Police
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boxer and Man]
Photograph of a boxer standing with a man at the Golden Gloves boxing tournament.
Date:
January 29, 1940
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boxer Hitting Opponent]
Photograph of a boxer swinging at his opponent at the Golden Gloves tournament. Boxer on right is wearing a University of Texas Longhorns top.
Date:
January 29, 1940
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boxer Knocking Down Opponent]
Photograph of a boxer standing over his opponent in the ring at the Golden Gloves tournament. The boxer on the ground has been hit.
Date:
January 29, 1940
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boxer Posing in Longhorns Jersey]
Photograph of a boxer posing at the Golden Gloves tournament. He is wearing a Longhorns jersey.
Date:
January 29, 1940
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boxer Swinging]
Photograph of a boxer swinging at another boxer at the Golden Gloves tournament.
Date:
January 29, 1940
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boxer Wearing Longhorns Jersey]
Photograph of a boxer wearing a Longhorns jersey at the Golden Gloves tournament. He is hitting another boxer.
Date:
January 29, 1940
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History