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[Photograph of Cenotaph for African American Legislators in Texas]

Photograph of a cenotaph for African American men who served in Texas politics during the second half of the 19th century. The monument has two panels, angled into the shape of a V, making it appear like a book. The left panel features a narrative description of the monument, as well as the portraits of Robert Lloyd Smith and Nathan H. Haller. The right panel features a list of names. The cenotaph for the 19th century African American legislators of Texas is located at the State Cemetery in Aus… more

Date: 2011

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Cenotaph for African American Legislators in Texas]

Photograph of cenotaph for African American men who served in Texas politics during the second half of the 19th century. The monument has two panels, and the left panel is pictured. It features a narrative description of the monument, as well as the portraits of Robert Lloyd Smith and Nathan H. Haller. The cenotaph is located at the State Cemetery in Austin. Shepart/Shepherd Mullins and Robert Lloyd Smith are buried in McLennan County.

Date: 2011

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Cenotaph for African American Legislators in Texas]

Photograph of a cenotaph for African American men who served in Texas politics during the second half of the 19th century. The monument has two panels, and the right panel is pictured. It features a list of the politicians being honored. The cenotaph for the 19th century African American legislators of Texas is located at the State Cemetery in Austin. Shepart/Shepherd Mullins and Robert Lloyd Smith are buried in McLennan County.

Date: 2011

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Ida Ainsworth Hague]

Portrait of Ida Ainsworth Hague, visible from the chest up, wearing a light-colored top with designs along the chest, collar, and shoulders. A hand written note below the photograph, on the mat, reads, "Ida Ainsworth Hague, Robersonville."

Date: unknown

Creator: Hutchcraft

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of a Man With a Mustache Looking to His Left]

Portrait of a man with a mustache looking to his left. He is dressed in a dark coat and a striped shirt.

Date: unknown

Creator: S. B. Hill

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]

Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.

Date: August 1872

Item Type: Clipping

[Photograph of a Dinosaur on a Bridge, August, 1936]

Photograph of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on a bridge that has a sign that says " Longest Trail of Dinosaur Tracks on Exhibit ". There are two cars and a truck behind the bridge. Text on the back reads: " Texas exposition in Austin. Aug 1936 ".

Date: September 1936

Creator: Fox Company

Item Type: Photograph

[Memorial Card for Myrtle Sherman Creed]

Memorial card for Myrtle Sherman Creed (1881-1913). There is a portrait of Myrtle in the center of the card and a short poem printed on the bottom.

Date: 1913

Item Type: Text

[Portrait of Elizabeth Ann Wright McSween]

Portrait of a woman named Elizabeth Ann Wright McSween (1829-1893). According to the text on the back, this photograph was purchased in Austin, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Memorial Card for Mrs. C. B. Chismore]

Memorial card remembering Mrs. Caroline J. Chismore (1856-1907), wife of C. B. Chismore, of Austin, Texas. The card also has a lengthy poem printed on the bottom of the card.

Date: 1907

Creator: H. F. Wendell & Co.

Item Type: Text

[Portrait of a Young Girl Looking to Her Right]

Postcard of a young girl dressed in dark clothes with an earring and flowers on the right side of her chest.

Date: unknown

Creator: Journeay

Item Type: Photograph

[Postcard Picturing the Colorado River Bridge]

Postcard with the Colorado River Bridge in Austin, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard Picturing the Stephen F. Austin Hotel]

Postcard of the Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

[Photograph of a Young Woman in a White dress]

Full portrait of a young woman in a white dress with her right hand behind her back.

Date: unknown

Creator: Risse, Emil

Item Type: Photograph

[Album of Photographs Picturing Joel and Emma Shumard]

Photograph album with forty photographs of the friends and family of Joel W. Shumard (1847-1934) and Emma Johnson Shumard (1858-1934) from an Austin, Texas estate.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Book

[Portrait of a Seated Man With a Mustache]

Portrait of a seated man in an artificial outdoor setting with a bird house on a branch; his left hand is in his lap and the other is on the arm rest.

Date: unknown

Creator: Geo. Schuwirth

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell, April 10, 1889]

Letter from the Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell on April 10, 1889. The letter renews Howell's teaching certification. Included are the envelope the letter came in and a paper detailing rules for conducting the examination of candidates for teacher's certificates.

Date: April 10, 1889

Creator: Texas. State Department of Education.

Item Type: Letter