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[Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell]

Description: Photograph of an 1795 edition of Oliver Goldsmith's Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell held by UNT Special Collections.
Date: 1795
Creator: Gellner, Megan & Goldsmith, Oliver
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[History of British birds: the figures engraved on wood]

Description: Photograph of an 1797 edition of T. Bewick's History of British birds: the figures engraved on wood held by UNT Special Collections.
Date: 1797
Creator: Gellner, Megan & Bewick, Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Lucinda Elizabeth Maxey Gillete]

Description: Photograph of Lucinda Elizabeth Maxey Gillette posing for a portrait. Text on the back of the photo notes that she was the wife of Henry F. Gillette and that she is buried in "Cedar Bayou Cemtery" in Baytown, Texas.
Date: [1826..1901]
Location: 29.753345 -94.927026
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Santa Fe Bridge with Mount Franklin]

Description: Photograph of Santa Fe bridge in El Paso with small house-like structure on both ends, and part of a mountain range and power lines seen in the background. Handwriting on the back reads, "Santa Fe Bridge 1800's Mt. Franklin in Background". The name "Stuart" can be seen on the bottom right corner of the photograph.
Date: 1826~/1900~
Location: 31.747733 -106.487476
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Portrait of Thomas Jefferson Houston]

Description: Photograph of Thomas Jefferson Houston. He wears a dark suit surrounding a white shirt. He has a long, dark beard with grey hairs dotted throughout it. His dark hair is shiny and slicked down. His body and eyes face to the left.
Date: [1833..1881]
Creator: Robinson, W. N.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Louisa C. Taylor]

Description: Photograph of Louisa C. Taylor, the wife of Thomas Jefferson Houston. She wears a dark dress with a white, lace collar. Her dark hair surrounds her head like a halo, pinned up at the back of her head.
Date: [1835..1874]
Creator: Cumming & Son
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Master Humphrey's clock]

Description: Photograph of an 1840 edition of Charles Dickens' Master Humphrey's clock held by UNT Special Collections.
Date: 1840
Creator: Gellner, Megan & Dickens, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Firemen and Steamer]

Description: Photograph of firemen and a steamer from the Orange Fire Department posing in front of a clapboard building. The steamer and the men's faces have been colored.
Date: [1840..1850]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

["Mier Prisoners Charge on the Guard and Victory at Salado.'']

Description: Photographic print of a drawn or engraved image of "MIER PRISONERS CHARGE ON THE GUARD AND VICTORY AT SALADO.'' Photograph shows men with guns and long spears. Building with cross on top of roofline above door to the right, background. Photo has yellow tint with brown. Photograph is mounted on cardboard substrate. Image dimensions are: 19.5 cm X 12.3 cm.
Date: 1842
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Keepsake and letter]

Description: Scan of a keepsake next to a letter, the letter reads "I made this little keepsake from a counter---- which was woven by my grandmother from home --- thread and given to my mother on her wedding day May 15, 1834. Mother, December 25, 1915. Two negro women with a child were given her also - wouldn't they make queer bridal presents for this century? Who can say Christianity is not making ----!"
Date: 1843/1915
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Edwin and Mercy Mariah Mead]

Description: Tintype portrait of Edwin and Mercy Mariah Mead on their wedding day, January 29, 1844. The photograph is housed in a decorative leather case with a brass matte.
Date: January 29, 1844
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Republic of Texas Land Grant Certificate

Description: This is a land grant from the Republic of Texas. It is to James Cole of Robertson County and is signed by Sam Houston.
Date: March 28, 1844
Partner: Old City Park

[Costumed Men and Women Posing for Portrait]

Description: Photograph of a group of costumed men and women posing for a portrait. Four women stand behind two men and a woman sitting in chairs decorated with spirals. Two more men recline on the ground in the foreground. The men are wearing dark clothes with fringe and frills. The people are identified on the reverse side of the photo.
Date: [1845..1890]
Creator: W. J. Blair Portraits
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Men Outside First National Bank in Tyler]

Description: Photograph of four men outside the First National Bank in Tyler, Texas. The men wear dark suits and wide, brimmed hats as they stand under the covered entrance of the bank. A street runs along the left side of the photograph beside a large brick building in the background. A round, white sign reading "First National Bank (?) 2000.000.00" is visible on the window of the bank to the right.
Date: [1845..1895]
Creator: Hiester, Henry T.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Woman in Dotted Dress]

Description: Photograph of a woman in a dotted dress. She stands beside a structure made of a plant-like covering, her hand resting along it. She wears a long, dark dress with a ruffled collar covered in white dots. She has dark, curly hair pulled back behind her head.
Date: [1845..1906]
Creator: Caradine, James Newton
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Anna Thomas]

Description: Photograph of Anna Thomas. She wears a long, white dress with black flowers on the right side of the dress' torso. Her long, dark hair runs down the left side of the body, ending at her hips. She rests her hand on a plant covered structure to the right.
Date: [1845..1906]
Creator: Newton Caradine, James
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Petersburg Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of The Old Tavern Stand, Townsend Inn, Nelson Academy, and Petersburg Courthouse (one building) in Lavaca County, Texas. Petersburg, Texas, the first seat of Lavaca County when the county was organized in August 1846, was located six miles southeast of Hallettsville. Hallettsville was made the county seat in an 1852 election.
Date: [1846..1880]
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[China Cup]

Description: Photograph of a china cup that belonged to Anthony Garnett Smith, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth M. Smith in the 1840's. The cup was part of their wedding china. The cup was later given to their daughter, Adalade "Addie" Smith Howell of Hill County and McLennan County.
Date: 1848
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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