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[Letter from H. J. Bardwell to John Patterson Osterhout, December 8, 1896]

Description: Letter from H. J. Bardwell to his cousin, John Patterson Osterhout, regarding their family tree. Bardwell had been spending his time in the library trying to trace the Osterhout family back to the first settler and shared what he had found so far. He asked John for clarification on what he had told Bardwell about the family before and hoped to hear back soon.
Date: December 8, 1896
Creator: Bardwell, H. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Austin College

[Gatesville May Queen Float]

Description: Photograph of a May Queen parade float attached to a team of horses. A canopy covers much of the flower-festooned float. The five formally dressed girls are identified from the left as Nona Christman, Marie Suggs, May Queen Eula Gilder, and Annie Atkins. A man wearing a dark hat and coat sits at the front of the float and holds the reigns of its team of horses. A man can be seen riding behind the horses, and another man holds the heads of the front pair of horses. Ruby's Saloon and the city's F… more
Date: December 1915
Creator: William J. Blair Studios
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Gatesville May Queen Float]

Description: Photograph of a May Queen parade float attached to a team of horses. A canopy covers much of the flower-festooned float. The five formally dressed girls are identified from the left as Nona Christman, Marie Suggs, May Queen Eula Gilder, and Annie Atkins. A man wearing a bowler hat and dark clothes rides a dark horse beside the float. A man wearing a dark hat and coat sits at the front of the float and holds the reigns of its team of horses. A man can be seen riding behind the horses, and anothe… more
Date: December 1915
Creator: William J. Blair Studios
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Letter and advertisements from The Chicago Sentinel, December 5, 1896]

Description: Letter and advertisements from the Chicago Sentinel, requesting a list of local voters who will favor free silver candidates like William Jennings Bryan in the 1900 presidential election. Included are some cards advertising L. D. Reynolds book "National Platforms and Political History." The envelope is also included.
Date: December 5, 1896
Creator: Chicago Sentinel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of the CC Cox Family

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: The Great Sherman Storm of 1896]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for the Great Sherman Storm of 1896 in Sherman, Texas. Text: In the late afternoon of Friday, May 15, 1896, a disastrous tornado swept Sherman, killing about 66 persons, injuring many others, and causing severe property damage. The twister touched down near here, then cut a 2-mile-long path through the city. The same funnel and several smaller ones struck at other locations in the area. Most of the storm's victims were buried in this cemetery… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Historic Marker Application: Austin County Jail]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Austin County Jail, in Bellville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Date: December 2, 1975
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 29.949396 -96.257567
Partner: Texas Historical Commission
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