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Rating |
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Title |
[First Capitol of the Republic of Texas] |
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Creator |
Beach, F. E. |
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Date |
ca. 1885 |
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Date (EDTF) |
1885~ |
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Decade |
1880-1889 |
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Part Of |
Lawrence T. Jones III Texas photography collection |
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Series |
Series 4: Texas Locations and People |
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Place |
West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas |
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Notes |
Verso: [stamped] First Capitol of Texas. This is the First Capitol of the Republic of Texas. The house was built sometime in the year 1833, over sixty-five years ago, and was first occupied as a residence. The first Congress met there on October 3rd, 1836, and the following June moved to Houston. The house is one and one-half stories high, plastered on the inside, and has three rooms below and one above. It was in this house that General Sam Houston entertained foreign diplomats, and around this house the Texas patriots once trod. It is situated in West Columbia, Brazoria County, at the end of the old avenue leading out of the present town of Columbia. Over the said avenue the Texas soldiers marched to Mexico's Waterloo, the Battle of San Jacinto, and over it the victorious Texans returned to the infant Capitol of the Republic. Near by is a sacred spot in which it is said lies buried over 300 Texan soldiers, and from some of their crumbling and time-stained monuments you can read this inscription; "One of the Original Three Hundred." All of their graves are neatly kept by the efforts of the fair ladies of Columbia. In front of the Capitol is the Independence Tree of Texas, as shown in another photograph. These photographs can be bought for 25 cents each, prepaid from J. W. Morris, Alvin Texas, who owns negatives and has applied for Copy right. Mail orders filled at once. Agents wanted everywhere to sell these photographs; good commission given. This is the last photograph taken of the building. I certify that this is a correct photograph of the First Capitol of the Republic of Texas, as it now stands in West Columbia. Given under my hand, this 31st day of December 1897. J. P. Taylor, Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2, Brazoria Co., Texas. [stamped] F. E. Beach, Photographer, 409 Travis St. Houston, Tex. |
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Related Resources |
Finding aid: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00085/smu-00085.html |
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Keywords |
capitols; buildings; U.S. West; Southwest |
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Physical Description |
1 photographic print on cabinet card; 17 x 11 cm |
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Form/Genre |
Cabinet photographs
Photographs |
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Type |
Image |
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Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2008 |
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Digital Format |
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg |
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Archival File Resolution |
Archival scan: 800 ppi |
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Digitization Process |
Digitization process: archival files scanned at 800 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 |
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Physical Location |
Series 4; Box 1; Folder 5 |
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Call Number |
Ag2008.0005 |
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Upload File Name |
ag2008_0005_4_1_5_16_c_capitol_sm_opt.jpg |
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Archival File Name(s) |
ag2008_0005_4_1_5_16_r_capitol.tif; ag2008_0005_4_1_5_16_r_capitol_sm.tif; ag2008_0005_4_1_5_16_v_capitol.tif; ag2008_0005_4_1_5_16_v_capitol_sm.tif |
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Digital Collection |
Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs |
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Library |
DeGolyer Library |
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Publisher |
Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University |
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Rights |
Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu. |
