[Meat Processing Plant, Waco]

Photograph of a meat processing plant in Waco, Texas. Workers, mostly Black with a child on the left, hold cleavers and stand along butcher blocks with portions of meat, with beef hanging on hooks to the right. James Hamilton Bird stands at left in a hat and a coat. Bird was a brother of Cornelia Bird Davis.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Shelby County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Shelby County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Shelby County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Kaufman County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Kaufman County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Kaufman County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Gregg County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Gregg County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Gregg County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Hopkins County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Hopkins County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Hopkins County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Robertson County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Robertson County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Robertson County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~/1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hardeman County Men and Women of the Services (open access)

Hardeman County Men and Women of the Services

Directory of the men and women from Hardeman County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. Also includes advertisements for local businesses and war bonds.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lamar County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lamar County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Lamar County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Ellis County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Ellis County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Ellis County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Wood County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Wood County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Wood County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Brown County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Brown County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Brown County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~/1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Terry County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Terry County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Terry County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Greenbelt Publishing Service
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Jones County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Jones County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Jones County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. 6
Date: 1946~
Creator: Greenbelt Publishing Service
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Fannin County featuring Pioneer Families (open access)

A History of Fannin County featuring Pioneer Families

Book outlining the early history of Fannin County, including detailed descriptions of the main city (Bonham); churches, schools and community centers; ranching; settler families; and other related informtaion.
Date: October 1966
Creator: Hodge, Floy Crandall
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Midland County Fair & Fat Stock Show: Announcement Catalogue (open access)

Midland County Fair & Fat Stock Show: Announcement Catalogue

Booklet documenting information about the second annual Midland County Fair & Fat Stock Show held in 1915, including information about the organization membership, rules and regulations of the show, and listings of registered livestock to be auctioned off at the end of the show, along with local business advertising that is indexed on the back cover.
Date: 1915
Creator: Midland County Fair & Fat Stock Show Association
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of John Todd Parker]

Photograph of Dr. John Todd Parker (1799–1862) of Kentucky. He wears a coat and a shirt with a dark-colored collar, and faces forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hoag & Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman and Child with Branch]

Photograph of an unidentified woman and child. The woman sits at left on a stone bench, clinging onto a wooden branch at left. The child stands at right, their hand on the woman's lap, standing on a pile of straw in front of a painted background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wiseman, W. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children at Ben Trotter's House]

Photograph of Ben Trotter's house with two children outside on the front porch, one being his son, Wyman. The youngest child is at right, placed in a "Pioneer Express" wagon, which is pulled by an older child standing against the porch at left. The house has potted plants and boxes out in the front, as well as a garden in the front yard.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wiseman's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Midland School Class, Room 1-A]

Photograph of a school class in Midland, Room 1-A. Children stand in two rows on the steps of the entrance to a brick school building, with a woman in a black shirt standing behind. Each children is numbered with pen, though some are unidentified or unknown
Date: September 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tha Halff Lands, Now Open to Settlers: Farm and Ranch Properties Improved and Unimproved (open access)

Tha Halff Lands, Now Open to Settlers: Farm and Ranch Properties Improved and Unimproved

Booklet advertising 80,000 acres of land in Midland County for sale by Henry Halff with descriptions of the land and potential usage such as specific crops and livestock, brief information about the county and the town of Midland, and statements by various people in the area about their experiences.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Halff, Henry M.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
I. M. Terrell High School All Student Class Reunion (open access)

I. M. Terrell High School All Student Class Reunion

Program for the I. M. Terrell High School All Student Class Reunion, held in the Hotel Americana in Fort Worth, Texas, from August 20 to August 22, 1982. It includes background information, a list of congratulatory letters from major politicians, an itinerary of events, a list of former students and faculty, advertisements, and photographs.
Date: August 1982
Creator: I.M. Terrell High School Reunion. Souvenir Book Committee.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Little Tommy Tucker School 10th Anniversary Booklet] (open access)

[Little Tommy Tucker School 10th Anniversary Booklet]

Photographic booklet for the tenth anniversary of the Little Tommy Tucker School in Fort Worth, Texas, including a list of faculty (named) and students (unnamed), photographs of events and classes, and local advertisements.
Date: 1970
Creator: Little Tommy Tucker School
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Midland Fair Race Meet, 1935] (open access)

[Program: Midland Fair Race Meet, 1935]

Program for the eight horse races held at the end of the Midland Fair in 1935, listing the officials and betting information along with details for each of the races, including the purse amount, length, and other stipulations followed by the participating horses by gate number (name, owner, trainer, jockey, weight, and ticket number).
Date: 1935
Creator: Hill & Hill
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hal and Charlie: The Texas Peterson Brothers Who Risked a Fortune for a Hill Country Foundation (open access)

Hal and Charlie: The Texas Peterson Brothers Who Risked a Fortune for a Hill Country Foundation

Biographical book about brothers Hal and Charlie Peterson discussing their lives and families, as well as their business dealings which led to the establishment of the Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville and the Hal and Charlie Peterson Foundation. Index starts on page 175.
Date: 2000
Creator: Audette, Vicki J. & Graham, J. Tom, 1942-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History