Photograph of the paper bond issued by the State of Texas to an unnamed bearer. The ten dollar bond was issued on November 1st, 1838 and matured in a year.
Both Henry Smith and Sam Houston, important Texan leaders, signed the numbered bond.
Photograph of an early telephone switchboard, a physical panel with cords that allowed operators to connect telephone lines to establish conversations between users.
These were commonly used in the Shenandoah Valley before automatic systems were…