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The McArdle Notebooks - Texas State Library

Henry McArdle's battle paintings, Dawn at the Alamo and The Battle of San Jacinto, have become Texas icons. The painstaking detail of the paintings was reflected in exhaustive research. McArdle's notebooks are packed with letters, notes, and photographs documenting the paintings and the events they depict.

The Turnverein Movement

From the Handbook of Texas Online. Oriented towards Texas Germans but interesting general information on these German social clubs.

Victoria County Brands

Ranchers' names with examples of brands for 1838-1896 from Victoria County, Texas.