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1. 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.
2. 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...
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. 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,...
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. International and Great Northern Railroad bridge over Buffalo Bayou International and Great Northern Railroad bridge over Buffalo Bayou Photograph of a printed engraving of the International & Great Northern Railroad bridge over Buffalo Bayou. A barge laden with cotton bales is being towed in the bayou.
8. 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.
9. 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...
10. Corner view of the Houston courthouse Corner view of the Houston courthouse Photograph of a printed engraving of the courthouse in Houston. The building occupies the center of the block with an iron fence and trees around the perimeter. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk and horse-drawn...
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. 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.
13. 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.
14. Grand Central Station Rail Depot Grand Central Station Rail Depot Photograph of a printed engraving of Grand Central Station Railroad Depot in Houston. Multiple train tracks and several rail passenger cars are shown in front of the station with people walking alongside....
15. Buffalo Bayou at the head of Navigation Buffalo Bayou at the head of Navigation Photograph of a printed engraving of Buffalo Bayou at the head of Navigation. Three people are in a rowboat in the water. A loaded barge is on the bayou before a background of other boats and numerous...
16. 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...
17. 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...
18. 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.
19. 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...
20. 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...
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