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[Laura Mary Burgess Weyant Album]

Album containing photographs of a mustached man wearing a suit and bow tie, a girl wearing a dark dress, a mustached man wearing a dark suit, and a woman with her hair in a bun. A folder labeled "The Presidents" is attached to the inner back cover. The album is made of brown leather with golden scroll-work and has two metal latches attached to its surface.
Date: 1883~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Minnie Alice Nichols]

Portrait of young Minnie Alice Nichols in a light-colored dress. Appears to be about four years of age. Text on the back says: "...born May 21, 1879 Coryell Co. died Jan. 28, 1970 McLennan Co."
Date: October 1883
Creator: Academy of Art
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis] (open access)

[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Law license from the Law School of Cumberland University acknowledging that Thomas Middlebrook Willis (1859-1937) has fulfilled the requirements for the degree. T. M. Willis practiced law in Abilene, TX for many years.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: Law School of Cumberland University
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Law License Belonging to Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of a law license belonging to Thomas Middlebrook Willis. It reads: "Law School of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Know Ye, That we, the Professors of the Law School of Cumberland University, having examined Thos. M. Willis, touching his knowledge of the Law, and being satisfied with his attainments; and further, having before us the proofs required by Statue, that he is a man of good moral character and twenty-one years of age; Now, therefore, we, by the authority in us vested, do grant the said Thos. M. Willis, License to Practise Law in all the Courts of the State of Tennessee. Given under our hands, and the Soul of the University, at Lebanon, this 18th day of January 1883." Thomas Middlebrook Willis returned to Texas and opened his practice of law in Abilene, TX.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Nalle & Co.] (open access)

[Receipt for Nalle & Co.]

Receipt for goods bought by Mr. M. M. Hornsby from Nalle & Co. in Austin, Texas, wholesale and retail dealers in lumber, shingles, sash, doors, etc.
Date: November 17, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Family from Corsicana, Texas]

Photograph of an unidentified family arranged in two rows. Five older children stand along the top row, and the family's parents sit in the bottom row, with young children in white gowns nestled next to them. Illegible notes are written on the back.
Date: 1883~/1893~
Creator: Cumming & Son
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Man Sitting on a Chair]

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting in a cushioned chair. He wears a large coat.
Date: 1883~/1889~
Creator: Cadman, A. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Phoebe Winchester Hensley]

Portrait of Phoebe Winchester Hensley (1863-1940), a woman with dark hair wearing a white dress with a dark collar.
Date: August 1883
Creator: McClellan, W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History