[Samuel T. Stone, ferry operator, and wife]
Rating
Title
[Samuel T . Stone , ferry operator , and wife]
Creator
Unknown
Date
ca. 1861
Decade
1860-1869
Part Of
Lawrence T. Jones III Texas photography collection
Series
Series 2: Cartes de Visite
Place
Austin , Travis County , Texas
Description
Like his father before him, Samuel T . "Doc " Stone operated Stone's Ferry across the Colorado River at Austin , Texas . Located where Waller Creek enters the Colorado in present downtown Austin , the ferry was operated by the Stone family from 1846 until the 1880s . Source : Lawrence T . Jones III .
Notes
Verso : [handwritten in ink] Samuel T . Stone , Jr (''Doc'') , Baby on her back when Indians came [handwritten in pencil] Stone operated ferry at Austin , Texas - Colorado River .
Related Resources
Barkley , Mary Starr. History of Travis County and Austin , 1839-1899. Austin : The Steck Company , 1967. ; MARC record : http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2777978 Finding aid : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00085/smu-00085.html
Keywords
groups ; portraits ; ferry operator ; professions ; couples ; men ; women , historical people ; Texas ; U.S . West ; Southwest
Physical Description
1 photographic print on carte de visite mount ; 10 x 6 cm .
Form/Genre
Cartes de visite Photographs Portrait photographs
Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2008
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .tif
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan : Recto : 600 ppi ; Verso : 300 ppi
Digitization Process
Digitization process: archival files scanned at 600 ppi or 300 ppi; derivative cropped, contrast levels and/or color balance optimized, and resized at 300 ppi in Photoshop; derivatives from both sides merged into single file
Physical Location
Series 2 ; Box 1
Call Number
Ag2008.0005
Upload File Name
ag2008_0005_2_1_161_c_stone_opt.tif
Archival File Name(s)
ag2008_0005_2_1_161_r_stone.tif ; ag2008_0005_2_1_161_v_stone.tif
Digital Collection
Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library , Southern Methodist University when using this file . A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu .
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