Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: 'Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: 'Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86'.
Thumbnail image of item number 3 in: 'Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86'.
Thumbnail image of item number 4 in: 'Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86'.
Showing 1-4 of 288 pages in this book.

Description

General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the present state, county and city governments; a complete list of all county officials, post offices, telegraph, express, and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, corporations, churches, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits, and a Complete Classified Business Directory. Also, a Valuable Map of the City."

Physical Description

vi, 244, 34 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.

Creation Information

Morrison & Fourmy 1885.

Context

This book is part of the collection entitled: City Directories and was provided by the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 10703 times, with 20 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

Who

People and organizations associated with either the creation of this book or its content.

Compiler

Publisher

Provided By

Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

As the local history division of the Austin Public Library, the Austin History Center collects and preserves information about local governments, businesses, residents, institutions, and neighborhoods so that generations to come will have access to Austin history.

About | Browse this Partner

Contact Us

Corrections Questions

What

Descriptive information to help identify this book. Follow the links below to find similar items on the Portal.

Description

General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the present state, county and city governments; a complete list of all county officials, post offices, telegraph, express, and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, corporations, churches, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits, and a Complete Classified Business Directory. Also, a Valuable Map of the City."

Physical Description

vi, 244, 34 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.

Notes

"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1885, by Morrison & Fourmy, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C."

Subjects

Keywords

Library of Congress Subject Headings

University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure

Language

Item Type

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this book in the Portal or other systems.

Collections

This book is part of the following collection of related materials.

City Directories

City, business, legal, and phone directories from the 19th and 20th centuries. Each directory has an index and ads from local businesses and includes names, addresses, and phone numbers for residents and businesses.

About | Browse this Collection

What responsibilities do I have when using this book?

Digital Files

When

Dates and time periods associated with this book.

Creation Date

  • 1885

Covered Time Period

Coverage Date

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • April 22, 2009, 7:20 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • June 18, 2020, 5:11 p.m.

Usage Statistics

When was this book last used?

Yesterday: 2
Past 30 days: 20
Total Uses: 10,703
More Statistics

Where

Geographical information about where this book originated or about its content.

Place Name

Map Information

  • map marker Place Name coordinates. (May be approximate.)
  • Repositioning map may be required for optimal printing.

Mapped Locations

Interact With This Book

Here are some suggestions for what to do next.

Start Reading

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: 'Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: 'Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86'.
Thumbnail image of item number 3 in: 'Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86'.
Thumbnail image of item number 4 in: 'Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86'.

Citations, Rights, Re-Use

International Image Interoperability Framework

IIF Logo

We support the IIIF Presentation API

Links for Robots

Helpful links in machine-readable formats.

Archival Resource Key (ARK)

International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)

Metadata Formats

Images

URLs

Stats

Morrison & Fourmy. Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86, book, 1885; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46837/: accessed September 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

Back to Top of Screen