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[Bill of sale for purchase of Susan, an enslaved woman]

A bill of sale for enslaver John Chaffin’s purchase of Susan, an enslaved woman ("hireling"), from enslaver Stephen Richardson.

Date: March 4, 1835

Item Type: Text

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Andrew Johnson]

A draft of a letter to President Andrew Johnson from E.M. Pease, who discusses issues related to the Civil War.

Date: September 4, 1865

Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall

Item Type: Letter

July 4th parade

The Hibernian Association made up of male musicians and a group of women in the same white dress parade up Congress Avenue towards the ice cream garden of Messrs. Rosenfield and Co. Other citizens watch from the sides while traffic of horses and buggies wait in the background.

Date: July 4, 1874

Item Type: Photograph

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes]

A draft of a letter from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes.

Date: February 4, 1880

Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall

Item Type: Letter

El Paso, Texas

Photograph of a scene in downtown El Paso. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody is seen in the center of the photograph, riding a carriage through the street with a large crowd watching. Inscription on the back reads "El Paso, Texas, taken thru window of Paso del Norte Hotel, Buffalo Bill Cody."

Date: April 4, 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[May 4, 1922 Tornado]

Photograph of storm clouds with a tornado funnel in the sky.

Date: May 4, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

[Tornado]

Photograph of a tornado that has yet to touch down.

Date: May 4, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

[Tornado Damage]

Photograph of a view of the steel tank at Penn Field damaged after the May 4, 1922 tornado.

Date: May 4, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Tornado in Sky]

Photograph of storm clouds with a tornado forming in the sky.

Date: May 4, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

[Tornado in Sky]

Photograph of storm clouds with a tornado in the sky.

Date: May 4, 1922

Creator: McCaskill, D.E.

Item Type: Photograph

[Tornado in Sky]

Photograph of a tornado in the sky on May 4, 1922. Caption on back reads: "Cyclone at Austin, Texas; Ruth Granberry."

Date: May 4, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

[Tornado in Sky]

Photograph of a tornado in the sky on May 4, 1922, over downtown Austin. Writing on back reads: "Alta Heflin Wilder, photographer (?)."

Date: May 4, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

[Tornado, May 4, 1922]

Black and white photograph of a tornado in the sky that has yet to touch down. The roof of a building is visible in the lower left corner.

Date: May 4, 1922

Creator: McCaskill, D.E.

Item Type: Photograph

[Tornado over Capitol]

Photograph of tornado above Capitol building looking northwest.

Date: May 4, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

[View of tornado as seen from Congress Avenue downtown Austin, Texas]

Photograph of the May 4, 1922 tornado in Austin, Texas, as seen from a rooftop on downtown Congress Avenue. Visible in the foreground are: the Queen Theater at 700 Congress Avenue, the Walter Tips Building at 708-710-712 Congress Avenue, and the F. W. Woolworth & Company at 800-802 Congress Avenue. The side of the Paramount Theater is also visible. There is a painted sign, on a building in the foreground, for Maxwell House Coffee. The tornado is clearly visible in the dark sky to the northwest … more

Date: May 4, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

[Group of Men Standing]

Photograph of a group of men wearing suits at the Disch banquet. They are standing in a line with their arms around each other.

Date: April 4, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Men at Disch Banquet]

Photograph of a group of men at Disch banquet. The men are wearing suits. One man is holding a microphone. There is a baseball banner in the background.

Date: April 4, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Three Men around Microphone]

Photograph of two men speaking into a microphone. Another man is sitting on a table next to them. The photographer noted Disch banquet on the negative sleeve of this photo.

Date: April 4, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Two Men at Disch Banquet]

Photograph of two men standing on stage at Disch banquet. A baseball banner in the background reads "SW Champions."

Date: April 4, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Dr. Hudson and Men]

Photograph of a group of men standing around a seated man. The seated man, Dr. Samuel E. Hudson, is holding a clock. Around him are, left to right: L. E. Moursund, chief clerk to the superintendent; J. W. Morrey, round-house foreman; L. c. Nass, conductor; and O. T. Olson, president of the employees service club. All worked for Southern Pacific.

Date: June 4, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Exterior View of the O. Henry Home

Exterior view of the O'Henry home.

Date: June 4, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Senate Gallery

Interior view of the Senate Gallery.

Date: September 4, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

View of Senate Chamber

Photograph of Senate gallery

Date: September 4, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

View of Senate Chamber

Photograph of Senate gallery

Date: September 4, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

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[Bill of sale for purchase of Susan, an enslaved woman]

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July 4th parade

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes]

El Paso, Texas

[May 4, 1922 Tornado]

[Tornado]

[Tornado Damage]

[Tornado in Sky]

[Tornado in Sky]

[Tornado in Sky]

[Tornado in Sky]

[Tornado, May 4, 1922]

[Tornado over Capitol]

[View of tornado as seen from Congress Avenue downtown Austin, Texas]

[Group of Men Standing]

[Men at Disch Banquet]

[Three Men around Microphone]

[Two Men at Disch Banquet]

[Dr. Hudson and Men]

Exterior View of the O. Henry Home

Senate Gallery

View of Senate Chamber

View of Senate Chamber