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Wedding Portrait

Description: Copy negative of a wedding portrait of Sallie Parker Willis and Thomas Middlebrook Willis believed to be taken in Abilene, Texas. The photograph was either taken the day of the wedding or the day after. He is sitting in a chair on the right holding a hat, and she is standing behind him on the left holding her hat. They are in front of a studio background with columns. An official Texas historical marker was placed at Thomas Middlebrook Willis' grave in 2009 at the Masonic Cemetery of Abilene, T… more
Date: 1886
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard of the DeAnda Family]

Description: Postcard of a portrait of the DeAnda family. Those standing (L-R) are Jose DeAnda, Jesusita DeAnda, Francisco Morales, and Jose Morales, and those sitting (L-R) are Maria DeAnda, Manuel DeAnda, Domitillia DeAnda, Marcella Huereque, and Bernarda DeAnda. There is nothing written on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1880~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[The Nation family]

Description: Photograph of the Nation family. Carry, seated, has her dark hair in a bun at the top of her head and she is wearing a dark dress with white print. She has a belt with large buckle and a round pin at her collar. Her husband, David, who is also seated with a child on his lap, is wearing a dark suit. He is balding on top with graying hair at sides and a beard. One child is seated on David's lap; two boys are standing on either side of Carry and David and a young woman is standing behind Carry. Ph… more
Date: 1885
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Group Portrait of Three Families]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people posing for a multi-family portrait during an outing. Included are the Jacob Bickler, Justus Zahn, and Ernst von Rosenberg families. There appears to be a long table set up with a picnic. Several children are on the ground in the front. There is a car in the background and a couple trees on the left.
Date: 1887
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Glass Slide of Zorah - Home of Samson

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of a place identified as "Zorah - Home of Samson." In the Hebrew Bible (Judges 13), Zorah was a town in the lower hill country of Judah. It has been identified today with Sar'a, located about 14 miles west of Jerusalem near Nahal Sorek, now often referred to as Tel Tzora. The photograph is numbered No. 21.
Date: [1882..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Portrait of a family]

Description: Photograph of a family, having their portrait taken together. In the foreground (seated) as the patriarch of the family, the father, and the mother. In the background are their five children, two boys, and three girls. The eldest girl is holding onto a baby.
Date: [1880..1957]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Lillie Braunig Ahrens and Victor Braunig]

Description: Portrait of Lillie Braunig Ahrens and Victor Braunig. Lillie is seated with Victor standing next to her and leaning on the chair. According to accompanying information, Victor was born in May 1890, and Lillie was born in February 1889. There is a written note on the back that says "Mrs. Ahrens & Victor Braunig." The photograph is mounted on mat board.
Date: 1889/1909
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Letter from Dinkie McGee to C. B. Moore, January 11, 1884]

Description: Letter from Dinkie McGee to her family in which she said that her family is well. She discussed the cold weather and snow that caused plants and animals to freeze. Willie caught some rabbits. She ended the letter by wishing that her family could be together. A note was added on January 12 saying that Jim had refused to haul manure, demanded "his money" and left for town to put a "levy" on the sheep when he was not paid. The envelope was addressed to C. B. Moore, Melissa, Texas.
Date: January 11, 1884
Creator: McGee, Dinkie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mrs C. D. Ham to C. B. Moore, February 14, 1884]

Description: Letter from Mrs. C. D. Hamm to Charles B. Moore. The bulk of the letter lists the Hamm family genealogy, giving names and death dates. The younger generation is listed according to marital status and number of children. The envelope is with the letter. The letter is written on the Mount Vernon National Bank stationary.
Date: February 14, 1884
Creator: Hamm, C. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary and Charles B. Moore, January 9, 1885]

Description: Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary and Charles B. Moore starts off with a complaint over the long period between letters from the Moore family. She then gives the news on the health of various family members. She gives details of how Christmas was celebrated. Birdie Franklin and William Dodd added notes at the end of the letter. Mr. Dodd wrote about the sale of land.
Date: January 9, 1885
Creator: Dodd, Matilda
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of the Neese family]

Description: Photograph of the Neese family in front of a small wooden house. There is one man, one woman, and four small children. There are two horses and a barn in the background. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies the names of the individuals.
Date: 1889~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[The Maxwell family]

Description: Photograph of the Maxwell family, standing in front of the old Drye homestead in Pilot Point, Texas. The back of the photo reads: "The Drye homestead, built 1867 west of Pilot Point, called String Town then. Picture of Maxwell family, now residents of Fair View community, taken 1885."
Date: 1885
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A family on a porch]

Description: Photograph of a small family seated and standing on their porch of their house that is covered with a fresh blanket of snow. Other homes in the background are visible along the horizon. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Byrd Sr."
Date: [1886..1913]
Creator: Doscher, M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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