Agriculture -- Texas

Scope and Contents The 19th Century Texas Towns Photo collection contains 230 black and white photographs of locations throughout Texas. While they are undated, the images appear to come from the late 19th century--horses and buggies, as well as trains are prevelant, while automobiles are absent. Although the images themselves are older, it is possible that the physical prints are more recent. These photographs present a variety of scenes showing Texas' development in the late 19th century. They...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of photographs by the prolific Houston commercial photographer, Frank Schleuter. A wide variety of topics are included, such as images of skylines, construction, oil fields, industry, agriculture, rural life, Houston’s port and ship channel, social occasions, and Houston’s citizens. While Schleuter's career spanned a longer period, this collection primarily features photoraphs dating from 1907 to 1943. Formats range from glate plates on through more modern film, and...

Scope and Contents This collection contains the personal and professional writings and correspondence of Milsaps, including his journals. In addition, the collection is comprised of many scrapbooks, photographs, and published works that Milsaps collected on his travels across the globe. Several areas of note include materials relating to Hawaii prior to US statehood; the Phillipines in and around the Spanish-American War and Phillipine Insurrection; materials related to the Civil War with perspectives from...