Alexander Jackson Hamilton Funeral

View of Capitol looking north. People crowded on the steps and to the east of the building.
Date: April 12, 1875
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Andrew Jackson Hamilton Funeral at Capitol]

Photograph of funeral of former Texas governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton at the State Capitol building. Original albumen print filed with Gethsemane Collection, AR.M.013. Same as C00253
Date: April 12, 1875
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Star String Band

Photographic collage of the Austin All Star String band with six images of band members. Starting from the top, the first violinist is Charles Sterzing, the cornetist is A. D. Preuss, the violist is Charles W. Ohrndorf, the cellist is Henry Bastian, the clarinetist is Charles Thiele, and the second violinist is Oscar Neumann. Text on the image also notes that the band was formed June 1, 1871 and H. A. Klotz was the teacher.
Date: [1872..1899]
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barton Creek Bridge

Photograph of Barton Creek Bridge looking east.
Date: 1870/1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carriages at Barton Creek]

Photograph of two horse drawn carriages with several men and women. Barton Creek Bridge is in background.
Date: 1870/1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter, by-laws and prospectus of the Austin Trust Co. ... : chartered May 3, 1873 (open access)

Charter, by-laws and prospectus of the Austin Trust Co. ... : chartered May 3, 1873

The charter and bylaws of the Austin Trust Company.
Date: 1873
Creator: Austin Trust Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colorado River, Texas near Marble Falls

Photograph of a river and the surrounding landscape near Marble Falls. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Colorado River, Texas - 1879, near Marble Falls, below the falls."
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Congress Avenue

Photograph of Congress Avenue, looking north from between 5th and 6th streets. 1853 Capitol building in view.
Date: 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congress Avenue at 7th Street]

Looking south down the east side of Congress Avenue and 7th Street.
Date: 1877/1878
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congress Avenue Before 1875]

Photograph of a view looking down Congress Avenue, taken before 1875. There are builidngs and horse drawn buggies lining the street. The Capitol (1853-1881) building is in the background.
Date: unknown/1875
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Julia Maria Pease, his daughter] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Julia Maria Pease, his daughter]

A letter from E.M. Pease to his daughter Julia Maria Pease—among other things, he discusses “the extravagance in dress that now prevails.” Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: November 17, 1872
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The tenth 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 13, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The fifth 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: July 30, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The seventh 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: September 5, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The eighth 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: September 14, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The ninth 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: September 19, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The eleventh 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: November 11, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease, August 23, 1870] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease, August 23, 1870]

The sixth 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: August 23, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes]

A draft of a letter from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Date: March 9, 1877
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Beriah Graham from Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis] (open access)

[Correspondence to Beriah Graham from Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis]

A letter to Beriah Graham from Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis, who asks Graham to attend a conference regarding "the Indians on our frontier."
Date: September 15, 1873
Creator: Davis, Edmund J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cypress Grove at Dead Man's Hole

Stereographic photographs of a forest of trees along the Pedernales River.
Date: [1872..1880]
Creator: Oliphant, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dead Man's Hole

Stereographic photographs of trees on a bank of the Pedernales river.
Date: [1872..1880]
Creator: Oliphant, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front exterior of Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of Texas Governor's Mansion front and south elevation, unpainted brick, with fence and grounds. The upper balcony is not connected to the columns. Built by Abner Cook in 1855 and continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1870 is Governor Edmund J. Davis. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a National historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[G. R. Goldbecks]

Photograph of a G. R. Goldbecks, who is sitting and wearing a suit. Inscribed on the back to Max Lungkwitz.
Date: 1879
Creator: Kersting, F. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History