Historical Photography Collection - 37 Matching Results

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[Cotton pickers with their bales]

Description: Photograph of men and horses with bales of cotton outside of a manufacturing building. Note on back reads "42 bales cotton from one picking on a plantation in the Red River Valley near Denison, Texas. Sold to the Denison Cotton Mill Co."
Date: 189X
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Alamo Plaza in San Antonio]

Description: Photograph of a horse auction in Alamo plaza, San Antonio, Texas. Men and horses are standing in groups at various points around the area; some men are sitting at tables, as others congregate in a covered structure in the background. Handwritten on back: "Alamo Plaza Photographer. Horses for sale in San Antonio." This photo is damaged and the top portion of the image is missing.
Date: [1880..]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Charles Dickens sitting at table with book]

Description: Photograph of Charles Dickens sitting at a table and holding up a book with his hand. There are other items on the table as well and drapes behind the table handing from the ceiling. It appears that the table and chiar are on a raised platform. A stamp in the bottom left corner reads "London Stereoscopic Coy Copyright".
Date: 1861
Creator: C. Natkins
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Charles Dickens writing at desk]

Description: Photograph of Charles Dickens, author, sitting in a wooden and padded chair at a cluttered desk and writing on papers. He is wearing a dress coat and shiny shoes. A curtain hanging from the ceiling is draped in the corner over the desk and a top hat is on the ground beside the chair.
Date: 1868
Creator: J. Gurney & Son
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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