[Newspaper Article: Mr. Polo] (open access)

[Newspaper Article: Mr. Polo]

Newspaper article about polo player and horse-rancher Cecil Smith. The article discusses his background, how he got involved with playing polo and raising horses, and his life now. The article includes three photos of him, one in which he is sitting with his wife, and another in which he is holding the reins of a dappled-coat horse. On the back of the page are more articles and advertisements.
Date: May 20, 1987
Creator: Brenner, Kit
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Construction at Boerne Lake and Dam]

Photograph of a large valley with three shallow pools of water, sparse tree coverage, and a large concrete, T-shaped column with one of the pools of water leading up to it. The concrete column has scaffolding around the middle. A small crane sits to the right side of the column, and further to the right, there are two large metal tubes. A car and small machine sit to the left of the column. There is a range of tree-covered hills in the background, and in the foreground, the downward slope of a hill is visible. The date the photo was taken is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: January 20, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from E. H. to Miss Annie Hein, May 20, 1909]

Postcard from E. H. to Miss Annie Hein. The writer of the postcard mentions something about a picnic. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the town, and some of the small farms surrounding the town, taken from a great distance. There are large trees on the right front side of the town, and in the background, small bluffs are visible on the horizon. There is a stretch of open, grassy land in front of a fence that runs through the middle-ground.
Date: May 20, 1909
Creator: H., E.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. L. Crimmins to Mrs. Herff - May 20 1946] (open access)

[Letter from M. L. Crimmins to Mrs. Herff - May 20 1946]

Handwritten letter from Col. M. L. Crimmins to Mrs. Herff discussing a paper that he is sending about cannibalism and information about materials lent to the University of Texas by the Herff family.
Date: May 20, 1946
Creator: Crimmins, M. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History