June 5, 1837 – Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas. Houston was founded in 1836 on land near the banks of Buffalo Bayou (now known as Allen's Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837.
Texas Rising Clip Art. Houston, Texas in 1873. Bird's Eye View Of the City of Houston, Texas 1873, 1873. Lithograph (hand-colored), 23.2 x 30.1 in. Published by J. J. Stoner, Madison, Wis. Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923. More about this and story at Public Domain Clip Art - http://publicdomainclip-art.blogspot.com/2015/05/texas-rising-clip-art.html
Texas Rising Clip Art. The Fall of the Alamo (1903) by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, depicts Davy Crockett wielding his rifle as a club against Mexican troops who have breached the walls of the mission. More about this and story at Public Domain Clip Art - http://publicdomainclip-art.blogspot.com/2015/05/texas-rising-clip-art.html
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The author died in 1917, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 90 years or less.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923.
Texas Rising Clip Art. Surrender of Santa Anna by William Henry Huddle (1847 - 1892) More about this and story at Public Domain Clip Art - http://publicdomainclip-art.blogspot.com/2015/05/texas-rising-clip-art.html
William Huddle's 1886 depiction of the end of the Texas Revolution shows Mexican General Santa Anna surrendering to the wounded Sam Houston after the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. The Revolution lasted less than one year but resulted in a great loss of territory for the Mexicans. Following the Revolution, Texas proclaimed itself a republic affiliated with neither the United States nor Mexico.
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain
The author died in 1892, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923.
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