Small commercial building corner 1000 block Main Street at Main and McKinney Sts. Third floor houses Texas Business Institute with students gathered at windows; Speakophone Personal Phonograph Recordings on second floor. Other businesses include...
Contains selections from the first volume of the New Encyclopedia of Texas. The selections concern the history of cities and notable individuals in southeast Texas.
Contains an excerpt from Frederick Olmstead's "A Journey Through Texas", which describes his travel by horseback through the state. Also includes an excerpt from "Diary & Letters of Josiah Gregg", which describes Gregg's experiences in the Houston...