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1. Artistic depiction of City of Houston Artistic depiction of City of Houston Photograph of a printed engraving depicting Houston by French artist E. Therond. This engraving appears to be based on an 1840s sketch of Houston made by a British artist. This image appeared in "L'Illustration"...
2. Congress Street east from Main Street Congress Street east from Main Street Photograph of a printed engraving of Houston from Main Street looking east down Congress Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and an electric streetcar are depicted in the scene.
3. City Hall and Market House City Hall and Market House Photograph of a printed engraving that depicts the building shared by the Houston city government and the city market on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue. The City Hall and Market House is shown in sketches...
4. Capitol Hotel (ca. 1882) Capitol Hotel (ca. 1882) Photograph of a printed engraving that depicts the Capitol Hotel building in Houston. It was constructed in 1882 at the corner of Texas Avenue and Main Street.
5. Downtown Houston west from the city hall tower Downtown Houston west from the city hall tower Photograph of a printed engraving of a view looking west from the City Hall tower of Houston across the rooftops of the expanse of the city. Horse-drawn transportation and pedestrians are depicted in the...
6. Ziegler and Company's cotton warehouses Ziegler and Company's cotton warehouses Photograph of a printed engraving illustrating the port of Houston looking north from Allen's Landing across Buffalo Bayou. A side wheel paddle boat and barges towed by boats are all loaded with cotton....
7. View on the bayou at Houston View on the bayou at Houston Photograph of a printed engraving depicting a view on the bayou at Houston. Large trees are leaning over the water as two men paddle a small boat in the stream.
8. Unidentified park or woods Unidentified park or woods Photograph of a printed engraving of a wooded park where people are standing or sitting. Two horse-drawn carriages are shown, one occupied, the other empty.
9. Texan Railroad Depot Texan Railroad Depot Photograph of a printed engraving of a railroad station labeled as A Texan Railroad Depot, crowded with an assortment of people of various ages, races, and sexes. A train and a stagecoach wagon are stopped...
10. Southern Pacific Railroad shops Southern Pacific Railroad shops Photograph of a printed engraving of the Southern Pacific Railroad shops. A number of tracks, empty and with train cars, are in the foreground in front of various buildings.
11. Capitol Hotel (late 1850s) Capitol Hotel (late 1850s) Photograph of a printed engraving of the Capitol Hotel in Houston, with porches on Main Street. (This is the "Richardson sketch" which appears in several histories of Texas. It appears to have been made...
12. Post Office and Water Works Post Office and Water Works Photograph of a printed engraving of the Houston Post Office. The building was completed on 1890 at the southeast corner of Franklin Avenue and Fannin Street.
13. Racing drays Racing drays Photograph of a printed engraving of two African-American males racing their drays. One of six sketches made in Houston by an artist accompanying journalist Edward King of "Scribner's Monthly" in 1873,...
14. Sweeney & Coombs Opera House Sweeney & Coombs Opera House Photograph of a printed engraving of the Sweeney & Coombs Opera House in Houston. The opera house opened in 1890 on Fannin Street opposite the Court House.
15. Auction advertisement Auction advertisement Photograph of a printed engraving of an African-American man working as an auctioneer's street hawker. One of six sketches made in Houston by an unknown artist in 1873. The artist accompanied journalist...
16. City Hall and Market House City Hall and Market House Photograph of a printed engraving that depicts the building shared by the Houston city government and the city market on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue. The City Hall and Market House is shown in sketches...
17. Masonic Temple Masonic Temple Photograph of a printed engraving of the four story Masonic Temple building in Houston. The building was located at the corner of Main Street and Capital Avenue. A few pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk...
18. Main Street from Franklin Street Main Street from Franklin Street Photograph of a printed engraving of Houston's Main Street looking south from Franklin Avenue. Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians are depicted in the scene.
19. Map of Houston Map of Houston Photograph of a printed engraving from the "Texas World" newspaper depicting Houston as the hub of manufacturing and distributing for Texas. Shipping lines and numerous railroads are shown branching out...
20. African-American magnolia seller African-American magnolia seller Photograph of a printed engraving of an African-American magnolia seller, a common sight in Houston at the time. One of six sketches made in Houston by an artist who was accompanying journalist Edward...
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