[Portrait of a Man]

Portrait of a young man, possibly one of Sam Rayburn's brothers, wearing a suit and bow tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Man and Woman]

Portrait of a man and woman, possible Kate Rayburn and her husband William Thomas.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Foster
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Abner Rayburn]

Portrait of Abner Rayburn as a young boy wearing a dark coat.
Date: unknown
Creator: Keasler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Young Woman]

Portrait of a young woman wearing a dress and standing in front of a loop of rope with a painted backdrop behind it.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thompson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Child]

Portrait of a young child, possibly Joyce Rayburn, wearing a long white dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: Foster Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Kate Rayburn]

Portrait of Kate Rayburn with her hair curled and wearing a dress with flowers on the collar.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Hope Guthrie studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Children]

Portrait of two young children, both wearing large bow ties, posing with their heads close together.
Date: unknown
Creator: Foster
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Charles and Joyce Rayburn as Children]

Portrait of Charles Rayburn as a baby sitting on a chair covered in a cloth, with his sister Joyce Rayburn as a young child standing next to him.
Date: unknown
Creator: Foster
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Children]

Portrait of two young children, both boys, wearing outfits with large lace collars and posing with their heads together.
Date: unknown
Creator: Foster
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Man]

Portrait of a man with short hair wearing a black suit and holding a hat in his left hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thompson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel Bartley - March 23, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel Bartley - March 23, 1960]

Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel (Meddie) Bartley, dated March 23, 1960, in which she writes about her disappointment with her grades and her upcoming participation in the Cherry Blossom Parade. It includes an envelope, postmarked March 24, 1960.
Date: March 23, 1960
Creator: Bartley, Jane
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Woman]

Portrait of a woman, possibly Medibel Rayburn, wearing a black and white dress.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Foster
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Woman]

Portrait of a woman wearing a striped dress and a large feathered hat.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Baby]

Portrait of a baby, possibly Joyce Rayburn, wearing a long white dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: Foster Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Rayburn Sisters]

Portrait of sisters Lucinda, Kate, and Medibel Rayburn wearing dresses with high, lace collars.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Hope Guthrie studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Pueblo Gold and Country Club]

Postcard of the Pueblo Golf and Country Club in Pueblo, Colorado. A printed note below the picture says "Pueblo, a Thriving City With a Lasting Prosperity." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard, addressed to Mrs. Edward Bartley and Miss Lou Rayburn says, "I met Mr. and Mrs. Chapman at a big party given in their honor. They asked to be remembered to you. I have had so many lonely mt. trips - it is beautiful here and so cool. Lois Meade."
Date: August 1951
Creator: Meade, Lois
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Martha Rayburn

Portrait of Martha Rayburn, Sam Rayburn's mother. She is wearing a dark dress with a high collar and glasses. Her light hair is braided and pulled back. It is matted on a dark board with the company's name embossed on the bottom of the board.
Date: unknown
Creator: Howse Bro's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Sam Rayburn and his sisters, Katherine (Rayburn) Thomas and Medibel (Rayburn) Bartley

Photograph of Sam Rayburn and two sisters; Katherine [Kate] (Rayburn) Thomas and Medibel [Meddie](Rayburn) Bartley. The women are on the left wearing dark dresses with brooches. Sam Rayburn is wearing a dark suit and tie. They are standing outside Sam Rayburn's home, near the screened porch on the south side of the home.
Date: February 2, 1957
Creator: Eastman Kodak Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Sam Rayburn With Four Siblings

Photograph of Sam Rayburn with four of his siblings. The black and white photograph was taken on the day of the dedication of the Sam Rayburn Library, October 9, 1957. The photo was taken in the parlor of Sam Rayburn's home. From left to right are: Tom Rayburn, Medibel (Rayburn) Bartley, Sam, Katherine (Rayburn) Thomas and Richard "Dick" Rayburn. The men wear dark suits with ties. The women wear dresses. They are sitting on a sofa that is now located in Sam Rayburn's bedroom. The Porfirio Salinas painting hanging in teh background is still on display at the Sam Rayburn House Museum as are many of the other items in this photograph.
Date: October 9, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Waller Family Coat of Arms

Print of the Waller family coat of arms. Painted by Odine Mhoon. Odine was married to Sam Rayburn's nephew Morris Lightfoot in 1956. They divorced and Morris eventually remarried. The ivory colored paper displays the Waller coat of arms in shades of brown, black, gold, gray, white, blue, green and red. A shield at center shows three gold walnut leaves between two silver bands. At the top is a walnut tree with a pendant shoing three fleurs de lis (the arms of France) with the motto above, "HIC FRUCTUS VIRTUTIS" which is Latin for "This is the reward of integrity." The word "Waller" is below the coat of arms and is written in cursive.
Date: 1850/1969
Creator: Odine Mhoon
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Abner Rayburn

Photograph of Abner Love Rayburn, Sam Rayburn's youngest brother. He is wearing a dark dress suit and bow-tie. It is matted on an oval board. Abner Rayburn was the only Rayburn sibling to be born in Texas. All of Sam Rayburn and his other nine siblings were born in Tennessee. Sam Rayburn was grooming Abner towards a career in politics. Abner died in 1914 of typhoid fever. He was 23 years old.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Print of Sam Rayburn

Print of Sam Rayburn based on an original painting by Douglas Chandor. Sam Rayburn sits at a desk. He is wearing a dark, three piece suit with a blue striped tie and white shirt. He sits in a green leather desk chair. His left arm rests on the desk. He holds a book in his lap with his right hand. Chandor created three of these paintings. One was given to the East Texas State University (Now known as Texas A&M--Commerce), the Capitol in Austin, Texas and one hung in Sam Rayburn's private office in Washington, D.C.
Date: 1850/1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Martha Rayburn

Photograph of Martha Rayburn. She is the daughter of Sam Rayburn's brother, Richard. This is her high school graduation photo. She is wearing a knit sweater with a collar as well as a double-strand necklace of pearls and pearl earrings. Information about the photograph or the subject is printed on the back, but has faded beyond recognition.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Painting of Sam Rayburn

Painting of Sam Rayburn. He is seated at a desk and wearing a dark blue suit with a red-brown tie. Two piles of paper are on the desk as well as a few trinkets.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stone, E.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History