{"id":5435,"date":"2025-07-16T11:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/outofthestacks\/?p=5435"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:25:29","slug":"from-the-feeds-state-archives-social-media-roundup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/outofthestacks\/2025\/07\/16\/from-the-feeds-state-archives-social-media-roundup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Feeds: State Archives Social Media Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Featuring recent selections from our \u201cThrowback Thursday\u201d and other posts on TSLAC\u2019s social media platforms. No subscription required.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cHill City Quartette — H.H. Long, C.E. Hillyer, R.H. Edmonson, and William Sidney Porter, Austin, Tex, 1886.\u201d Richard Niles Graham collection, 1964\/306-2927.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

According to Frank X. Tolbert, Texas chili aficionado and author of the book A Bowl of Red<\/em>, the first mention of the Texas \u201cchili queens\u201d in fiction was in a story by William Sydney Porter. Porter, known by the pseudonym O. Henry, described San Antonio plaza scenes and the aromatic dishes in his 1904 story, \u201cThe Enchanted Kiss.\u201d Porter lived for years in Austin and is pictured here (front left) with fellow members of the Hill City Quartet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Bee Carter, Private First Class, United States Army, 1940s. June Steusoff McGuire Collection, 1981.032. Sam Houston Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Bee Carter was born on May 1, 1914, in Liberty, Texas. He worked for the Steusoff Pharmacy, primarily as a delivery boy, until he was drafted during World War II. Carter enlisted on July 6, 1942, and was discharged from the United States Army on October 23, 1946. Carter died in 1985 and was buried in the Houston National Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trivium Club Members, 1914. Miriam Partlow II Collection, 1981.010. Sam Houston Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 1902, the Trivium Club was the first federated women\u2019s club in Liberty, Texas. Although founded as a literary club, members also focused their attention on civic affairs. Early projects included the creation of a park in downtown Liberty and the addition of shell roads in the city\u2019s cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Student’s tent colony at Texas State Agricultural College, about 1907. William Deming Hornaday photograph collection, 1975\/070-143.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On April 17, 1871, the Texas Legislature established the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas,\u00a0later known as Texas A&M University. According to our friends at the A&M archives, the \u201ctent colony\u201d pictured here provided living quarters for students as their population began to outnumber dormitory space in the early years of the twentieth century. The area was named \u201cCamp Milner\u201d during the administration of President Milner, who served from 1908-1913. New dorm facilities meant the closing of the colony in 1912. Texas A&M was the first public institution of higher education in the state. View more early images from the school in our TDA here: https:\/\/tsl.access.preservica.com\/uncategorized\/SO_a1be5898-68d1-4a15-8768-3c3928bba4c9\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calle del Cinco de Mayo, Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez, Mexico, undated. William Deming Hornaday photograph collection, 1975\/070-3850.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cinco de Mayo it\u2019s holiday time! Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican national holiday commemorating the victory of Ignacio Zaragoza\u2019s troops over a French invading army at Puebla in 1862. The win inspired a sense of nationalism in Mexico that would lead to the annual celebration. Zaragoza was a native Texan, born in 1829 near Goliad during Mexican rule. This postcard features an undated image of a street in Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez named for Cinco de Mayo. View in the TDA: https:\/\/tsl.access.preservica.com\/uncategorized\/IO_78e1d22a-024f-4762-8727-f88efe342069\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Portrait, Emma (Brinson) Moody, about 1930. Mansfield African American Oral History Project, 2024099_2_02_014. Texas Historical Commission History Programs Division records.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This photo of Emma Brinson Moody from 1930 is one of several images of members of the Moody family included in an oral history project conducted in 1995. The Texas Historical Commission (THC) oversaw the project and records, including transcripts, recordings, and digitized photographs have been added to our Texas Digital Archive (TDA). One project focused on the history of African Americans in Mansfield. The Moodys were one of the oldest African American families from the Mansfield area that oral history interviewees recalled. McClendon “Mac” Moody participated in the project. The Moodys were thought to have moved to North Texas from Galveston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about African Americans in Mansfield here: https:\/\/tsl.access.preservica.com\/uncategorized\/SO_ec3d519e-d94a-41cf-b79a-a70b43d62f02\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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