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Emma Long Meeting

Emma Long Meeting

Date: 1953-02-12
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Two men and councilwoman Emma Long shaking hands
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
[Billiard Hall & Judge Roy Bean]

[Billiard Hall & Judge Roy Bean]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Judge Roy Bean in front of the Jersey Lilly and Billiard Hall. The text, "Judge Roy Bean Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, Law west of the Pecos", is posted on the building.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
The Bar as an Institution of the State

The Bar as an Institution of the State

Date: 1913-07-02
Creator: Texas Bar Association
Description: Transcription of the speech Phillips gave which discusses the role of lawyers and their obligations to the people that they serve.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Norris Arson Jury

Norris Arson Jury

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of 13 men of the Norris Arson Jury in 1914. There are two men in the front with arms crossed. All of the men are wearing hats
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Brick Post Office, Richardson, Texas

Brick Post Office, Richardson, Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Medium sized brick building with large front window "Post Office, Richardson, Texas". On front door with screen door and metal awning. Two windows visible on right side of building. Visible through the large window are 24 mail boxes and a tall table.
Holding Partner: Richardson Public Library
Post Office, Richardson, Texas

Post Office, Richardson, Texas

Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Description: Post card with photo of early Post Office. The structure is a small wood one story building with one door. In front are two women - one [Aunt Sarah Allen, third post master] seated in a rocking chair and one holding a baby - and a man. On the right side of the post office is a white picket fence. Other unidentified buildings are visible in the background. The ground immediately in front of the building is dirt, but grass and bushes are visible to the sides. Written on back: "Made in 1906", "Pearl Schults", "Please return to Mrs. Jake K. Stults", "donated by Grissom". Note with post card states "Aunt Sarah Allen third post master" with no explanation. Additional information: The first Post Office was established September 27, 1858. Before, mail was tossed into a barrel in the general store and residents picked out their own mail.
Holding Partner: Richardson Public Library
Government Building, Paris, Texas

Government Building, Paris, Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Green monotone postcard depicting the Government Building in Paris, Texas. Correspondence on the back reads, " Your package was received many thanks for same. Aunto - Rosa." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, 206 E. 5th St. Oklahoma City, Okla. It is postmarked Monett & Paris R.P.O. on May 17, 1907.
Holding Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes
"Independence of Texas"

"Independence of Texas"

Date: 1837-02-18
Creator: unknown
Description: Report from Committee on Foreign Affairs stating that the U.S. government should recognize the independence of Texas
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, Dec. 7, A. D. 1868, Vol. 2

Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, Dec. 7, A. D. 1868, Vol. 2

Date: 1870
Creator: Texas. Constitutional Convention, (1868-1869).
Description: Minutes of the Reconstruction Convention including text of Resolutions and Declarations made during the session. Index begins on page 539.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
[Denton City Hall]

[Denton City Hall]

Date: unknown
Creator: Foster, Richard
Description: Photograph of the City Hall of Denton, Texas.
Holding Partner: Denton Public Library
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