Texas is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Located in the South Central region of the country, it shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the southwest, while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast.
Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second-most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country, respectively. Other major cities include Austin, the second-most populous state capital in the U.S., and El Paso.
Texas is nicknamed "The Lone Star State" to signify its former status as an independent republic, and as a reminder of the state's struggle for independence from Mexico. The "Lone Star" can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texan state seal. The origin of Texas's name is from the word taysha, which means "friends" in the Caddo language.
The photographs and information related to photos from SMU Libraries Digital Collections provide a unique glimpse into the social and domestic history, architecture, transportation, ranching, agriculture, commerce, material culture, costume, and urban and rural history of Texas in the 1880s and 1890s.
Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second-most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country, respectively. Other major cities include Austin, the second-most populous state capital in the U.S., and El Paso.
Texas is nicknamed "The Lone Star State" to signify its former status as an independent republic, and as a reminder of the state's struggle for independence from Mexico. The "Lone Star" can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texan state seal. The origin of Texas's name is from the word taysha, which means "friends" in the Caddo language.
The photographs and information related to photos from SMU Libraries Digital Collections provide a unique glimpse into the social and domestic history, architecture, transportation, ranching, agriculture, commerce, material culture, costume, and urban and rural history of Texas in the 1880s and 1890s.
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| Empire Livery & Sale Stable, M. J. Dagnan, Proprietor, Austin, Texas, circa 1880 |
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| Courthouse, Lampasas, Texas, circa 1880 |
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| Texas State Capitol fire, 1881 |
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| Foundation of Capitol Building, Austin, Travis County, Texas, circa 1882 |
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| Pierson Hotel, El Paso, Texas, circa 1882-1895 |
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| Temporary Capitol, Austin, Travis County, Texas, 1883-1888 |
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| Bird's-eye view of San Angelo, Texas, circa 1885 |
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| Branding Caldwell in early days, Henrietta, Clay County, Texas, circa 1885 |
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| Farm house, San Angelo, Texas, circa 1885 |
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| Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, 1885 |
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| Immigrants going through San Angelo, Texas, circa 1885 |
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| Mr. Jacob Hoffman of Troop F, 3rd Cavalry, Fort Hancock, Texas, circa 1885 |
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| Skirmish with Indians, Texas, circa 1885 |
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| Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas, circa 1888 |
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| Family in cotton field outside San Antonio, circa 1889-1892 |
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| Comanche Camp, Texas, circa 1890 |
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| Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway Collision, Texas, circa 1890 |
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| Ox cart with storefronts in background, El Paso, Texas, circa 1890 |
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| Maverick County Jail Guards, Eagle Pass Rifles, Texas, 1891 |
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| A group on riverbank, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Aqueduct at Mission San Juan, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Beautics of San Antonio River. Guenthers Lower Mill, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Beauties of San Antonio River. Mill Dam, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Birdseye View of San Antonio. East of City Hall, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Birdseye View. Houston Street, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Commerce Str., Looking East, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Falls San Antonio River, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Fourth Mission, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Houston Street from Soledad, Looking East, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Mexican Cart and Burro, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Military Plaza. Market, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Military Plaza. Market, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Military Plaza. Market, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Mission Concepcion. 1st Mission, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Mission San Jose. 2nd Mission, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Mission San Juan Capistrano. 3d Mission, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Old aqueduct, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| The Ursuline Convent, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| U.S. Military Post, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892. |
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| U.S. Military Post, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| U.S. Military Post. Infantry Parade, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| View approaching 'Lover's Retreat' 3 miles west from Palo Pinto, Texas, 1892 |
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| Wood Market on Military Plaza, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, circa 1892 |
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| Rise in North Concho, San Angelo, Texas, 1894 |
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| Picking cotton, Eden, Texas, 1895 |
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| View of charity circus parade from Trust building looking west toward the court house, Dallas, Texas, 1895 |
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| View of Olive while snowbound, Texas, February 14, 1895 |
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| Lanham mill, Somervell County, Texas, 1896 |
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| Methodist Church and Parsonage at Killeen, Texas, 1898 |
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| Furniture Room store, Sherman, Texas, 1899 |
