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[Prisoners Working on the Texas State Railroad]

Vintage postcard of prisoners from the East Texas Penitentiary performing maintenance work on the Texas State Railroad, circa 1913. Armed guards supervise the prisoners, who are digging ditches along the sides of the track and roadbed.

Date: 1913~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The History Center

Proceedings of Investigation Committee, House of Representatives Thirty-Fifth Legislature: Charges Against Governor James E. Ferguson Together with Findings of Committee and Action of House with Prefatory Statement and Index to Proceedings

This publication documents the investigation of Governor Ferguson conducted by the Investigation Committee including transcripts of interviews, relevant documents, and the findings of the Committee. Index starts on page 531.

Date: March 1917

Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Investigation Committee.

Item Type: Book

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Copy of a Chattel Mortgage Agreement Between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner Bank]

Chattel mortgage agreement between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner Bank in the total amount of $4,350 which Bonnell owes to the bank. The document stipulates that the debt is due on July 1, 1919, and Bonnell is putting up his "entire flock of goats" and "entire stock of cattle" as collateral to secure the note; if the debt is not paid then the bank "shall thereupon be fully empowered to sell the property herein mortgaged." There is an attached note at the bottom that reads in part: "The n… more

Date: December 17, 1918

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library

Travis County Clerk Records: Convict Labor Record

Record of labor done by county convicts to pay fines imposed by Travis County courts, showing case number, name of convict, date convicted, court in which convicted, amount of fine and costs, date turned over for labor, and remarks. Arranged numerically by case number.

Date: 1915-01/1917-07

Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.

Item Type: Book

Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

[Carcel Publica]

Photograph of the Carcel Publica in Ciudad Juarez. This is an up close photograph of the main entrance to the Carcel Publica (Public Jail) in Ciudad Juarez. This is the same building where the Juzgado Menor (Lower Courts) and the Juzgado De Letras (Trial Courts) were housed. Several men can be seen around the entrance of the building including an armed guard. There is also a small dog next to the man in the heavy black coat.

Date: [1910..1920]

Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: El Paso Public Library

Pistol- Holster

Patent for a pistol holder. The holder will secure the pistol in the position that it should be in, at all times.

Date: January 4, 1916

Creator: Parrish, Byron B.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department