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[Bird's Eye View Map of Coriscana, Texas, 1886]

Description: Illustrated pictorial map of Corsicana, Texas with a key at the bottom listing what each point represents on the map. According to the map, the major railroad runs right through the center of the town.
Date: 1886
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Photograph of Sallie Parker Willis and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. She stands behind a balustrade, wearing a polka dot dress and holding her hat in her left hand. He sits on the balustrade, and holds a bowler hat in his hand. The photograph has been ripped, and the bottom right corner is missing. There are several handwritten notes on the back.
Date: June 1886
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Photograph of Sallie Parker Willis and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. She stands behind a balustrade, wearing a polka dot dress and holding her hat in her left hand. He sits on the balustrade, and holds a bowler hat in his hand.
Date: June 1886
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Invitation to the Wedding of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Photograph of an invitation to the wedding of Sallie Ann Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. A note in the top left corner reads "To Ma & Pa." The invitation reads: "Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Parker Request your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Sallie, to Thos. M. Willis, Wednesday Evening, June 16th, at 8:30 o'clock. First Presbyterian Church. Reception at 9 o'clock. At home. Abilene, Texas. 1886."
Date: June 16, 1886
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Texas German and English Academy Students]

Description: Photograph of students from the Texas German and English Academy. They are organized into five rows. A handwritten note across the top reads, "Old TMI Texas Military Institute, Now Texas German and English Academy."
Date: 1886~
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Georgetown, Texas

Description: Photograph of the town square of Georgetown, taken from the east side of an upper story on the courthouse. Signs on buildings are visible for C.A.D. Clamp, W. Patrick, and Pebworth's Barber Shop.
Date: 1886
Location: 30.633262 -97.677984
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Front exterior of Governor's Mansion]

Description: Photograph of exterior front of Texas Governor's Mansion. The columns are dark, and the grounds are a bit unkempt and the windows shuttered. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1886 was Governor John Ireland. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1886
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of Wiley Powell Jones]

Description: Portrait of Wiley Powell Jones, brother of Laura Jones and son of Henry Jones. He is posed standing, with his left arm propped up and he is wearing a dark-colored suit. The border around the photograph creates an arch shape. Back of photo states: "Mamas favorite brother of Richmond, TX"
Date: 1886~/1892~
Creator: Anderson
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[People Standing Outside of Rising Star School]

Description: Photograph of a group of people posing outside of the clapboard school building in Rising Star, Texas. Older girls and boys stand divided in the back of the group, a group of younger girls stands before them, and then a group of young boys sit in front of the group. An older man with a cane can be seen standing to the right.
Date: 1886~
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Portrait of a Woman in a Dress Designed by Frances Bernard Price]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified woman holding a small book in one hand and holding the hand of a woman standing behind her. The photograph appears to have been cut down from a larger photograph. According to the inscription on the back, she is wearing a dress designed by Frances Bernard Price for the bridesmaids of her cousin Jane Roberts of San Augustine, Texas.
Date: 1886
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Charlien Gloyd McNabb]

Description: Photograph of "Charlien Gloyd McNabb. Born September 27, 1868 and died June 10, 1929. Her maiden name was Charlien Clara Annie Gloyd. She was the only child of Carry A. Nation. This picture is a reproduction from the original picture made about 1886, estimated" as written on paper stapled to the inside of the folder. McNabb has long dark wavy hair that is loose and flowing down her sides. She is leaning against an ornate wooden structure that has printed fabric folded across it on the left. McN… more
Date: 1886
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Colonel George R. Howard]

Description: Colonel George Robert Howard was born on June 6, 1818. He married Cornelia Cox and they came to Palestine from Tennessee in 1849. Given the title of Colonel when he organized a company of men during the Civil War, he later served in the Texas Legislature, held several county offices and was Mayor of Palestine from 1886-1887. Colonel Howard was an active merchant in Palestine and in 1855 his store was located on the east side of the courthouse square. Their home, now referred to as “The Howard H… more
Date: 1886
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Photograph of Daniel Munson, Eliphalet Phlbrook Munson, and William Munson #2]

Description: Photograph of Daniel Munson, Eliphalet Philbrook Munson, and William Munson in front of a studio backdrop. Each man's birth and death dates are written under them on the front of the photograph along with their age at the time of the photograph. Their names are written on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1886~
Creator: Verkin, Paul
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

[Photograph of John Philip Hessdoerfer]

Description: Portrait of John Philip Hessdoerfer (1859 - 1936) in a dark suit from the chest and up.
Date: 1886
Creator: Stapley, G. A.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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