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Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co., 1881

Description: Photograph of the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co., 1881. The building is three stories tall with stairs on the side and a covered sidewalk with a banner. The building is surrounded by a dirt road and many large telephone poles and wires. Written at the top of the frame is, "Fox Newspaper" and at the bottom is, "Office and East 2nd Sts, Fort Worth."
Date: 1881
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Cotton Picking]

Description: Photograph of workers and children picking cotton in a field.
Date: [1881..1899]
Partner: Mesquite Public Library

[T&P Water Tank Stop 2]

Description: Copy photo of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."
Date: 1881
Creator: Dawson, G.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Water Tank Stop]

Description: Photograph of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."
Date: 1881
Creator: Dawson, G.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Train #112 in Paris, Texas]

Description: Copy photo of train #112 in Paris, Texas. There are men lined up by the train posing for the camera.
Date: July 9, 1881
Creator: Burke, W.
Partner: The Grace Museum

Colorado River Near Marble Falls

Description: Photograph of the Colorado River near Marble Falls. The river cuts between two hills, with the photograph being taken from one of them. A note on the back indicates the photo was taken from a bridge at Marble Falls.
Date: 1881
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Fritz Reichmann

Description: Photograph of a uniformed individual named by the name of Fritz Reichmann. He wears a uniform and his hat says, "Recorder." Inscription on the back reads "Fritz Reichmann, killed at San Jacinto at 16th jumping out of a buggy." Photograph is cabinet card format.
Date: 1881~
Creator: Marks, H. R.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Texas Capitol 1858]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Capitol 1858 in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1881
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Austin City Administration, 1881]

Description: Photograph of Austin city administration: Standing L to R: J.W. Howard, Treasurer; C.D. Johns, Attorney; Ben Thompson, City Marshall; E.B. Connell, City Clerk; - Sitting L to R: Fred A. Sterzing, City Assessor; Mayor L.M. Crooker; Dr. R.H.L. Bibb, Physician. The city was incorporated in 1836 when Republic of Texas Vice President Mirabeau B. Lamar proposed that the state capital, then located in Houston, be moved to the area that sat just north of the Colorado River in the township then called … more
Date: 1881
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[St. David's Episcopal Church]

Description: Photograph of St. David's Episcopal Church taken from the front of the building looking northeast at the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th.
Date: January 1, 1881
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Pine Street, Abilene, in 1881]

Description: Copy slide of a photograph of Pine Street in Abilene in 1881. A buggy and wagon are seen on the street.
Date: 1881
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Temporary Capitol Building]

Description: Photograph of the building that served as the temporary state capitol while the current capitol building was under construction. Some horse-drawn carriages are parked in front of the building.
Date: [1881,1888]
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Capitol under construction

Description: Photograph of the construction site for the current Capitol building, constructed 1881-1888. View is from the Travis County Courthouse located on 11th Street.
Date: 1881/1888
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Capitol Building After Fire of 1881]

Description: Photograph of state Capitol building after the fire on the 9th of November, 1881. Several people can be seen standing on the steps leading up to the building.
Date: 1881
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Scottish Granite Cutters

Description: Group photo of men. Back of photograph reads, "Scottish granite cutters imported to cut granite at Granite Mountain."
Date: 1881/1888
Creator: Ellison Photo Co.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Burning Capitol

Description: View of the Capitol as it burns looking north from the corner of 11th and Congress.
Date: November 9, 1881
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Lyman Denny Portrait]

Description: Portrait of Lyman Denny wearing a dark suit and bow tie posing in front of a neutral background. There is decorative golden border on the frame and a handwritten note that reads: "Lyman Denny."
Date: [..1881]
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Painting of Mamie Davis and Thomas Walter Davis]

Description: Photographic copy of a painting of Mamie Davis and Thomas Walter Davis. The original paintings were separate portraits of the two children and were later put together to form one image. Mamie, who has her dark hair parted down the center and pulled back, is wearing a below knee length long sleeved dress with large rounded lace collar. Lace trim is seen at sleeves and v- shaped inset in the tier effect near bottom hemline and then again as part of under skirting. The bottom tier of skirt is plea… more
Date: [1881..1882]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of Mamie Davis as a child]

Description: Photograph of Mamie Davis as a child. In this studio portrait, Mamie is wearing a below knee length long sleeved dress with large rounded lace collar. Lace trim is seen at sleeves and "v" shaped inset in the tier effect near bottom hemline and then again as part of under skirting. The bottom tier of skirt is pleated. Three buttons trim the "v" at the tiered hemline. She has on striped stockings and lace up ankle boots. Mamie is wearing ear drop earrings and a chain and pendant. She is holding a… more
Date: [1881..1882]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Thomas Walter "Bud" Davis as a child]

Description: Photograph of Thomas Walter "Bud" Davis as a child. (Born in 1879). Davis is seated in an upholstered chair (tassels on bottom and armrest) with his left leg tucked under him. He has his left arm on the armrest of the chair. Davis is wearing a dark jacket and short pants, striped stockings and dark lace-up boots. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate.
Date: [1881..1882]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Photograph of George Samuel Hale]

Description: Photograph of George Samuel Hale (1860-1905) wearing a coat and striped tie. "G. S. Hale Caldwell, TX" is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1881~
Creator: Marks, H. R.
Partner: Private Collection of the Curtis Estate

[Photograph of Eleanor Valentia Martin Moody]

Description: Photograph of Eleanor Valentia Martin Moody wearing a dark-colored dress and a lace collar with a brooch.
Date: 1881~
Creator: Lindgren, J. A.
Partner: Private Collection of the Curtis Estate

[Portrait of Police Chief Hill]

Description: Photograph of Abilene Police Chief John Thomas Hill, visible from the chest up. He has a mustache and goatee, medium-length dark hair parted in the middle, and is wearing a dark jacket with a star-shaped badge pinned on his chest.
Date: [1881..1886]
Partner: Abilene Library Consortium
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