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[Mildred Ryon (Booth)]

Description: Full-length photograph (copy) of Mildred Ryon (Booth). Ryon is wearing a dark skirt with ruffles at hemline. Her matching blouse has long sleeves with fabric covered buttons down the front and ruffles at sleeve hems. White sleeves can be seen underneath the dark and white collar at neckline also. She has various items around her neck- A chain and a fringed ornament at neckline. She has a dark colored braided chain around her hips ending in a tassel on her right hip.Partially covering her curl… more
Date: 1880
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Mexico.

Description: Map shows Mexican state boundaries, cities and towns, roads, and railroads. Includes index and text. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,471,000].
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mexico.

Description: Map shows existing and incomplete railroads; shipping routes in the Pacific and in the Gulf of Mexico; state boundaries, cities, and towns. Inset: [map of the Yucatán Peninsula]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:9,220,000].
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: Fisk & Co.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The Maritime Provinces of Canada with insert map of Newfoundland: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century Canada, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island railroads, submarine telegraph lines, cities and towns. Inset: "Newfoundland." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:4,770,000].
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: C.S. Hammond & Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Saskatchewan.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century Saskatchewan, Canada lakes, rivers, cities, towns, existing railroads, and proposed railroads. Scale [1:5,069,000].
Date: [1880..1900]
Creator: C.S. Hammond & Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

British America.

Description: Map shows existing and proposed major railroads lines, provinces, major cities, rivers and lakes, commercial and military posts in late nineteenth century Canada. Relief shown by hachures, spot heights, and height of land delineation. Scale [ca. 1:1,840,000].
Date: [1880..1885]
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Dr. James A. Gibson, Jr.]

Description: Photograph (copy) of Dr. James A. Gibson, Jr. Gibson is wearing a military uniform with three rows of buttons down the front of his jacket. He has tassels on each shoulder. His cap has a two bayonets that crisscross as an emblem in the center. He has short trimmed hair and a mustache. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1880
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Child's Dress

Description: Child's dress of taupe cotton/silk trimmed in turquoise silk. Flair silhouette with dropped, pleated waist having hip belt effect, and pleats at hem and down center front. Center back opening with 7 turquoise silk covered buttons and tailored buttonholes. Short sleeves with lace at hem. Squared neckline. Lined in brown mercerized cotton.
Date: 1880
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Scalloped petticoat

Description: Little girl's half slip/petticoat of white linen and cotton; gathered in small unpressed pleats at waistband; embroidered with open-work and scalloped flounce at hemline attached by embroidered band; machine embroidery and machine stitching. Size 4 or 5
Date: 1880
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Reticule

Description: Reticule. Drawstring handbag/purse of black knit with openwork band along top through which drawstring is threaded. Running around center of bag are three horizontal bands of blue beads bordered by silver/gold lined beads. Lower part of the bag is completely covered by horizontal bands of silver/gold lined beads and blue beads. Bottom of bag with large sphere covered with blue beads from which hangs tassel of silver/gold lined bead loops. Unlined. Has been dated 1880-1890 or ca. 1916.
Date: 1880/1916
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Map of the United States.

Description: Map shows state and territorial boundaries, railroads, military posts, major cities, and notable physical features of the continental United States; "Dakota" and "Indian Territory." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:10,500,000].
Date: [1880..1889]
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Ensemble - Bodice and Skirt

Description: Ensemble of green and blue plaid cotton with collar and buttons of navy blue velvet. Ensemble consists of: A) Bodice. Waist is fitted with fastening of nine velvet covered buttons and tailored buttonholes, snap at neckline and two hook&eyes at hem. High stand-up collar of velvet. Long sleeves gathered with feather stitching; 6" fitted cuffs. Lined in brown polished cotton. B) Skirt. Full length; gathered on 1" waistband of black cotton with closure of two hook & eyes. Back panel for bustle ha… more
Date: 1880/1895
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cape

Description: Burnoose-style cape of lavender wool flannel. Mid-skirt length front and back, rounded at bottom to be shorter on each side. Fitted at shoulders. Attached hood gathered around face by use of ribbon ties woven through satin bound buttonholes around border of hood (ribbon missing). Center front opening and hem are trimmed with wide band of pastel green cording in scroll design. Closure of matching satin ribbon ties at neckline. Lined in pastel green satin.
Date: 1880/1890
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Surveyor's transit]

Description: Surveyor's transit, mounts with spring-action pin to tripod (1999.012.001b). Face is engraved with cardinal directions, with a star replacing North. Two bubble levels built into face. Degrees and minutes marked around circumference of face. Dial on side changes display on face to read numbers between 1 and 16. Manufacturer: T.F. Randolph, Cincinnati, Ohio. Patent date June 24, 1879. Scope mounts to compass body with screw pins from underneath. Needle tightens by screw action on "W" side… more
Date: 1880
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Red wooden station staff]

Description: Red wooden station staff to surveyor's transit set. Round staff is capped at base with pointed iron end piece. Brass tip at top swivels. The object is called a "Jacob's Staff" and is used by surveyors to support a compass. The pointed end is jabbed into the ground and the compass is attached to the threaded piece at the top. The ball at the top allows the compass to be levelled.
Date: 1880
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Monkey Wrench]

Description: Starting at the bottom, the handle of the monkey wrench is a flat oval shape with two holes, it probably had two wooden pieces, one on each side attached with screws or nails. The neck has a vice that extends all the way to the head to the top of the handle. The head is rectangular with a sloping side. The back of the head is square and looks as though it was used as hammer.
Date: 1880
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Bar opposite Dubuque, Ia.

Description: Map shows layout of Dubuque, Iowa, and Dunleith, railroads, named streets, buildings, bridges, ferries, and river sedimentation; plans to effect sedimentary deposits and water flow. Includes note indicating dates of previous surveys and dredging, 1864-1880. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1880
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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