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[Dr. J. W. Allen as a young boy]

Description: Tintype photograph of a young Dr. James Walter Allen seated in front of a backdrop with pathway and foliage. He wears a dark jacket with collared shirt underneath. In inscription in black ink at the top of the photo reads, "James Walter Allen."
Date: [1870..1889]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Annie Belle Emery Bright as a young girl]

Description: Tintype photograph of Annie Belle Emery Bright as a young girl. She is seated on a chair with fringe along the bottom of the seat. She has one leg crossed under the other and her left arm resting on the chair back to her side. She wears a light color kneed length dress with a large white lace collar, a wide black sash across her body, and horizontally stripped tights and boots. A plant is partially visible behind her. A white piece of paper with handwritten inscription is taped to the back of t… more
Date: [1870..1889]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Bust photograph of Francis Ann Sansbury wearing a plaid dress]

Description: Oval bust photograph of Francis Ann Sansbury. She is wearing a plaid dress with a large collar edged in dark velvet. She has a large ribbon around her neck, closed by a large pin. She is wearing dangled earrings. Her dark hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. On lower left of matte, handwritten: "FRANCIS ANN SANSBURY" Below that, photographer's mark: "BARR & WRIGHT, Photo's. Houston, Texas." Attached to a cardboard substrate.
Date: 1870-1880~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

Denton County, Texas

Description: Map of Denton County showing the parcels of land within the county labeled with the owners. A note at the top of the map says, "Lands of the Texas & Pacific Railway Co. are colored yellow." Additionally, some bodies of water, roads, railroad tracks, and towns appear to be marked. A small box in the upper-right corner is labeled "Diagram of a Section" and states "1900 Varas square = 640 acres." Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 Varas to 1 inch, 1 Vara = 33 1/3 inches).
Date: 1870/1889~
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway. Land Department.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sunday School Picnic]

Description: Photograph of a Sunday school picnic. A large group of people is posing in a line outdoors. Two women are holding umbrellas, and everyone pictured is wearing a hat. Small children are seated in the front row.
Date: 1870~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

[Palestine Railroad Mansion]

Description: Photo of what is commonly called a "Railroad Mansion". One of the large homes built by the magnates of the I&GN Railroad. It is not known where this house was located, but it was most likely south of the railroad tracks along S. Sycamore or S. Magnolia streets in Palestine.
Date: 1870~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Portrait of a Woman]

Description: Portrait is a full body shot of an unidentified woman. She has her left arm leaning on a column. She is wearing a dark colored dress with a light collar and a necklace with a cross. It is matted on a light mat. The photograph company's address is printed on the back. Also "Mai 1870" is handwritten under the address.
Date: May 1870
Creator: Etablissement Photographique de Stalins & Janssens
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Dr. Alexander Archer Beville's Diary, 1870]

Description: Diary belonging to Dr. Alexander Archer Beville for the year 1870. It has a black leather cover, and the opening flap is embossed with the words "Diary 1870" in gold. A sewing needle has been sewn to the inside of the diary. The first few pages have already been filled in with a calendar, interest table, stamp duties, a table for time differences, the phases of the moon, and a list of important battles. Beville used the diary to record expenses, special events, and dental appointments.
Date: 1870
Creator: Beville, Alexander Archer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[A woman standing beside a chair wearing a black dress and hat]

Description: Photograph of a woman standing facing left with her right hand resting on the top of a tapestry chair that has a white crocheted blanket draped across it while her left arm is by her side and holding a hand fan. In this studio portrait, the woman is wearing a dark dress with pleats along the bottom and a bow on the side and a long-sleeved, fitted jacket with buttons from the waste to the neck. White ruffles at her cuffs extend from the dark jacket and she is wearing black crocheted gloves. A… more
Date: 1870~/1880~
Creator: Barr, David Perry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
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