The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. The list below is just a sample of the many Texas resources available for free on the Library's Web site.
The tools at the end of the page can help teachers use these in the classroom. Teachers can find even more primary sources, along with the tools to help use them in the classroom, at www.loc.gov/teachers. They can also search the Library's American Memory or Prints and Photographs collections.

Houston, Texas ... 1891.
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Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home (Migrants on the road – Texas), 1936
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Interview with Mrs. Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 1 of 5) |

Texas Girl, 1941
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Bird's-eye view of dock front, Galveston / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, Albert E. Smith, 1900 |

Texas Mutual Benefit Association For Public Improvements at Kaufman, Texas. Capital $250,000.00. Highest Gift $25,000.00. Lowest Gift $1.00, 1875
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Texas Charley / by Fred. A. Rothstein, 1885 |

The two bridges, 1844 |

Texan universal pills, 1838 |

President Roosevelt with officers of the army and "Rough Riders" - reunion at San Antonio, Texas, 1905 |

Governor's Mansion, 1010 Colorado Street, Austin, Travis County, TX |

Quarantine proclamation by the governor of Texas. No. 1, 1884 |
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