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[Photograph of William Radford]

Photograph of William Radford on his 21st birthday. He sits with one leg crossed over the other, and wears a wide-brimmed hat.

Date: October 29, 1864

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Entries from J. C. Moore's Journal, August 1864]

Entries from J.C. Moore's journal addressed to Charles B. Moore. In the first entry, he acknowledges papers and letters previously sent by Charles B. Moore. He also discusses the lives of several friends and family members in his hometown of Flat Woods, Tennessee, and comments on the occasional robberies and raids in the town. Moore describes the recent rainy weather and it's effects on the local agricultural endeavors. In an entry dated August 11, the Moore describes in detail an armed gang ro… more

Date: August 1864

Creator: Moore, J. C.

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Railroad near Llano]

Photograph of a crowd of people and horse-drawn carriages gathered around an A&N Locomotive No. 1 train on a railroad in a forest. A note on back reads "Mr. Will Todman from England, Time Keeper for Quarries at Llano, Texas. Quarrying granite for consturction of the State Capitol at Austin. 50,000 tones narrow gauge R.R. A. & N.W. Near Llano -- before R.R. was finished to an Austin Band was was hired to play -- Group Moore F. [illegible], (Major Ramsdell)." The Austin and Northwestern Railroad … more

Date: [1864..1881]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library