[A 1886 Drug Store]
Date: 1885 - 1889
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a 1886 Drug Store. The drug store is located in a two story brick building on the corner of a dirt street. The sign "Drug Store" on the northwest corner of the building, has a horse hitched to the support post. The front of the building has two glass box windows on either side of the double door entrance. Eight men are standing on the sidewalk near the front entrance. There is a man sitting in each of the four second story windows on the front side of building. A hitching post is on far left; two white wooden buildings on far right with the top of a two story brick building partially visible over the roof tops of the wooden buildings. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate. Image dimensions are: 19.7 cm x 12.4 cm. Pencil writing near top left corner of cardboard reads [not fully legible]: 84.50 49.00 $35.50 $35.50 (with x's under the cents).
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8723/
[Albert Peyton George as a boy, wearing a dark military style outfit]
Date: 1884 - 1885
Creator: unknown
Description: Tintype image of Albert Peyton George. In the photograph, George is wearing a dark military style outfit. A white collar is visible above the neckline of the jacket. A watch chain hangs across the front of the jacket. George has his left hand on a book that is on top of a table to his left. There is a hat and another book on the table. He has a tablet and a pencil in the right pocket of the jacket. The tintype has a paper frame with gold trim.
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8100/
[Albert Peyton George as a young man, facing to the left]
Date: 1888 - 1900
Creator: unknown
Description: Studio bust portrait of Albert Peyton George. George, who has his hair parted on the side and combed back, is wearing a dark three piece suit, white shirt, and dark colored bow tie. He has a leaf pin on his left lapel. The photograph is mounted on tan cardboard substrate.
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8095/
[Albert Peyton George as a young man, wearing a plaid three piece suit]
Date: 1888 - 1900
Creator: unknown
Description: Studio bust portrait of Albert Peyton George. Albert, who has his hair parted on the side and combed back, is wearing a plaid three piece suit, white shirt, and light colored bow tie. The image is faded into an oval and is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate with scalloped gold edging.
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8094/
[Albert Peyton George seated in an upholstered chair, wearing a dark three piece suit]
Date: 1880 - 1887
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Albert Peyton George. George, who is seated in an upholstered chair, is wearing a dark three piece suit (top button buttoned). George has his right arm across the arm rest of the chair. His left arm is resting on his left thigh. Portrait ends just above the knees. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate. The cardboard has a red trim around the perimeter. Back of portrait in black print: "Louis Rice Photographer Texas." The words are written inside of drawn banners. A camera and paint palette image are drawn between drawings of two women in round frames.
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8098/
[Albert Peyton George wearing a military style jacket and short pants]
Date: 1884 - 1885
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Albert Peyton George. In the photograph, George is wearing a military style jacket and short pants. There is a watch chain across his jacket front. A white collar is visible above the top of his jacket. George has a tablet and pencil in his left jacket pocket. George is holding a book under his right arm. His left leg is across his right. He is leaning on a table that is to his left. On the table is a book and a hat. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate. Written on the back of the portrait in pencil: "Albert Peyton George". Also in black print: "D. H. Swartz, Photographer, Columbus, Texas. Copying and Enlarging a Specialty. Dealer in Frames, Albums, Etc. Duplicates can be had cheap. Order soon." To the left of the photographer information is a drawing of a man sitting under a tree and fishing in a body of water, boats in water, buildings in background.
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8099/
[Albert Peyton George wearing a three piece plaid suit and holding a hat]
Date: 1886 - 1888
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Albert Peyton George. George, who is wearing a three piece plaid (thin) suit (top button is buttoned). He is holding his hat in his left hand. His right hand is in an urn that is resting on top of a pillar to George's right. There are vines in front of and draped over the pillar. George has his right leg over his left leg. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate. In black print at bottom of cardboard: "Rose & Schmedling, Galveston."
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8096/
[Announcement of funeral for R.J. Calder]
Date: 1885-08-28
Creator: unknown
Description: Announcement of funeral for R .J. Calder. It reads: "Funeral Notice. The friends and acquaintances of R. J. Calder, Are respecfully (sic) invited to attend his funeral from his residence, to=morrow Aug. 29th, at Nine o'clock, a.m. Interment at the Cemetery Richmond, August 28th, 1885."
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8523/
[Autograph album "To darling Mamie"]
Date: 1886-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Page in autograph album reads: "To darling Mamie =My prayer= May choicest blessings crown thy head A"around [sic] thee beauteous robes be spread M"ay [sic] never sorrows gloomy pall. I"n [sic] all thy life - like a dark shadow fall E"ver [sic] guard her Father from starless skies D"o [sic] grant she may grow in beauty as old Time flies A"ye [sic] give a life all peace - or strength to bear with Fale V"erify [sic] every promise - of her present state I" pray for sunshine on her days and years S"avions [sic]! Save her, from storms and tears. Lovingly subscribed C.M. Reading Home- April 16, 1886".
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8103/
[Autograph album "To my little Friend"]
Date: 1886-04-20
Creator: unknown
Description: Page from the autograph album that reads: "To my little Friend, This world is like a garden Your heart the fairest spot. Now in this fairy bower, Let me plant "Forget me-not" Your Friend Richmond April 20th 1886".
Holding Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth8202/