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Autographed Photo of Champ Clark
Photograph of Champ Clark. Black and white photo. Autographed to Sam Rayburn by Champ Clark. Inscription on front of photo reads, "To Sam Rayburn, Your Friend, Champ Clark"
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Godey's Fashions for January 1869
Print of Godey's Fashions from January 1869. The colored print depicts five women wearing very ornate gowns. The floor-length gowns include long sleeves and high collars. Each gown has either ruffles, bows, buttons, pleats, draping, or fringe or a combination of these. The women all appear to have long hair styled up on their heads. Several of the women wear ornately adorned bonnets. The gowns, bonnets and background are colored blue, yellow, green, red, black and white. A young boy wearing a blue suit stands at the front of the women. The group appears to be standing in an elegant room, such as a parlor. There is a hutch on the right side of the print with shelves with vases, a chair on the left and drapes hanging against the wall behind the group.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
Godey's Lady's Book
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photo of boy and girl in front of fireplace
Photograph of two children. The two children stand in front of a brick fireplace and mantel. The black and white photo appears to be circa 1950. The girl wears a light colored, short-sleeved, knee-length dress, white socks, black mary jane shoes and a ribbon in her hair. The boy wears dark slacks, a plaid sport coat, white button-down shirt and dark tie. A white pocket square is barely visible in his left pocket. He also wears dark colored shoes. The children are looking at one another in this photo. The girl has her left arm around they boy's waist, the boy has his right arm over the girl's right shoulder. In the background is a brick fireplace, with a mantel that appears to have Christmas cards displayed upon it. There is a glass vase or candle holder in the center of hte mantel. Pale, striped wallpaper can be seen above the mantel. A fireplace tool set stands at the right of the children along with a broom. The children stand on the bricked hearth.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photo of Sam Rayburn beside cabin in Lenoir, Tennessee
Photograph of Sam Rayburn standing beside the cabin of his birth in Lenoir, Tennessee. Sam Rayburn is wearing a light colored suit, with white button down shirt and a dark tie. He wears a white Panama hat with a dark colored band. He stands resting his right hand on the side of the cabin. The cabin pictured is constructed of rough cut wood. It is two stories high and and the exterior of a stone fireplace stands to the left of Rayburn. The ground is covered with tall grass and weeds. The photo is black and white.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photograph of Robert E. Lee
Photograph of Robert E. Lee. General Lee served as a Confederate General during the U.S. Civil War. He died on October 12, 1870. The photo is a head and shoulders view of Lee. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and black bow-tie. He has gray/white hair and a medium-length beard. Text under the image reads, "Last Photograph General Robert E. Lee."
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photograph of Ruth Bryan Owen
Photograph of Ruth Bryan Owen (1885-1954). Owen was the daughter of William Jennings Bryan. She served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1929-1933 representing Florida's Fourth Congressional District. She served as an Ambassador to Denmark from 1933-1936. The photo is black and white. In the portrait Mrs. Owen wears a pearl necklace and pearl earrings. Her hair is gray and is waved. She wears a floral print dress, only the collar can be seen. The background is all white.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographic portrait of Sam Rayburn
Photograph of. Sam Rayburn. The black and white photo shows Sam Rayburn from the knees up. He is sitting in a chair. He wears a dark, three-iece suit, white button-down shirt and dark, striped tie. A pocket watch chain can be seen at his vest. Rayburn rests his left hand on the arm of the chair. His right elbow rests on the opposite chair arm. The background is gray/ivory.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
Harris & Ewing
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Print of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia
Color print of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia. The color photo shows Monticello surrounded by green grass, flowers, trees and shrubs. This image shows the West Front entrance of the Monticello home.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Print of Sam Rayburn
Print of Sam Rayburn based on an original painting by Douglas Chandor. Sam Rayburn sits at a desk. He is wearing a dark, three piece suit with a blue striped tie and white shirt. He sits in a green leather desk chair. His left arm rests on the desk. He holds a book in his lap with his right hand. Chandor created three of these paintings. One was given to the East Texas State University (Now known as Texas A&M--Commerce), the Capitol in Austin, Texas and one hung in Sam Rayburn's private office in Washington, D.C.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Print of Woman
Watercolor print of a woman. The woman wears her dark hair piled upon her head. She wears a red dress. The print is oval shaped. The signature in the lower right corner appears to be Wiley. The image appears to be in the "Gibson Girl" style. Probably dates between 1890 and 1920.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
Wiley
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quote by Sid Richardson
Print of quote by Side Richardson. The quote is in black ink and is printed upon ivory colored paper. A map of Texas is in the middle and is surrounded by Texas-themed artwork. Blue bonnets decorate the lower right corner, a cowboy riding a "bucking bronc" with cacti in the background can be seen in the upper right corner. In the upper left corner is a long horn skull. The lower left corner is dominated by the images of oil derricks. An airplane is featured near the south part of the Texas map and is headed east as if towards St. Joseph (San Jose Island), which is the only location denoted on the map, where Richardson lived for several months out of each year. The colors of the print include brown, yellow, black, green, purple, blue, red and white.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waller Family Coat of Arms
Print of the Waller family coat of arms. Painted by Odine Mhoon. Odine was married to Sam Rayburn's nephew Morris Lightfoot in 1956. They divorced and Morris eventually remarried. The ivory colored paper displays the Waller coat of arms in shades of brown, black, gold, gray, white, blue, green and red. A shield at center shows three gold walnut leaves between two silver bands. At the top is a walnut tree with a pendant shoing three fleurs de lis (the arms of France) with the motto above, "HIC FRUCTUS VIRTUTIS" which is Latin for "This is the reward of integrity." The word "Waller" is below the coat of arms and is written in cursive.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
Odine Mhoon
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
“Winter Sun in the Engadin” by Peder Monsted
Color print of “Winter Sun in the Engadin” by Peder Monsted. A creek runs through the middle of the print. The water in the creek is very clear. Leafless trees can be seen on either side of the creek. A wood fence can be seen on the left side of the image. Cloudy sky above and in background.
Date:
1850/1969
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
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
Godey's Fashions for May 1865
Print of "Godey's Fashions for May 1865." Color artwork of five women wearing dresses with very large, hoop skirts. The color on the image has faded. The background is composed of trees, sky and fountains.
Date:
1865
Creator:
Godey's
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"In the Matter of Friendship" poem by Harry B. Hawes
Print of a poem by Harry B. Hawes. Poem title: "In the Matter of Friendship." Printed on ivory colored paper in black ink. A facsimile of Hawe's signature is at the lower right of the printed poem. Hawes was a democrat from Missouri who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921-1926. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1926-1933.
Date:
1869/1947
Creator:
Harry B. Hawes
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Godey's Fashions for April 1870
Print of Godey's Fashions for April 1870. The colored print showcases fashionable dresses for women from the spring of 1870. Five women stand together. A small girl stands at the front of the image, slightly to the left. She is holding a cat by the tail in her left hand and a whip in her raised right hand. The women wear dresses in colors of blue, green, red, yellow, orange, gray, and white. The small girl wears a dress in the color red. All of the gowns are floor length, full skirted dresses. Four of the women wear dresses with long sleeves and high collars. The fifth woman (at the far right) wears a sleeveless formal ball gown with a v-neck collar. All of the dresses include some or all of the following embellishments: ruffles, bows, lace, bustling, pleats, and fringe. The women stand in what appears to be a very fine room, possibly a parlor. A mirror hangs on the wall and a table with books and a photo in frame can be seen in the background. A potted plant, draperies and carpeting also make up the interior furnishings of the room.
Date:
1870
Creator:
Godey's Lady's Book
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tintype Portrait of Two Men]
Tintype portrait of two men, one with a mustache wearing a suit and hat and sitting in a chair, and the other standing next to him wearing a suit and top hat.
Date:
1870~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photograph of Katherine Thomas
Photograph of Katherine (Kate) (Rayburn) Thomas. Katherine Thomas was one of Sam Rayburn's sisters. The photograph is a head and shoulders image of Mrs. Thomas. She wears a V-neck dress with shiny appliques on the shoulders. She wears a matching necklace. her hair is pulled back from her face in a low chignon.
Date:
1872/1971
Creator:
Gittings portrait studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Print by Walter Ernest Webster
Print of a watercolor painting by Walter Ernest Webster. Wa woman (ballerina) sits on a balcony railing while a young man with his arm resting on railing stares upward at her. The woman wears a large flouncing skirt, or tutu and ballet slippers in white. She clutches a blue shawl around her. He hair is blonde and rather short. The man wears a red coat. In the background are flowers, trees and architectural features. On the floor is a bouquet of red flowers.
Date:
1878/1959
Creator:
Webster, Walter Ernest
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Samuel Edward Bartley high school graduation photo
Photograph of graduation high school class. The photograph was likely taken sometime between 1880 and 1910. The man seated in the middle of the front row is Samuel Edward (S.E.) Bartley, Sam Rayburn's brother-in-law. Mr. Bartley married Sam Rayburn's sister Medibel in 1902 and together they had two children. S.E. and Medibel moved into the Rayburn home in the 1940s. Mr. Bartley's high school graduation photo shows twelve students; nine girls and three boys. The girls all wear long sleeved, high necked, long, white guazy dresses. They all appear to have long hair, worn up. The boys wear three piece suits with white button-down shirts, ties and stiff collars. The front row is comprised of two girls sitting on the left, Mr. Bartley seated in the center and two girls seated at the right. The back row is comprised of a standing group of students. Two women, a boy, a girl, a boy and two women stand from left to right.
Date:
1880/1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Autographed Photo of Sam Rayburn
Photograph of Sam Rayburn. Sepia-toned toned photograph of Sam Rayburn from the chest up. He wears a dark suit, tie and white shirt. The photograph is autographed by Sam Rayburn. The words, "To my sister Meddie with my deepest affection--Sam Rayburn" are at the bottom of the photo. Meddie (Medibel Bartley) was one of Sam Rayburn's three sisters. She and her husband, S.E. Bartley lived in Sam Rayburn's home in Bonham beginning in the 1940s.
Date:
1882/1961
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History