[Postcard of Girl Diving]

Postcard of a girl in a yellow dress diving into water. Text on the front of the postcard says: "Down she goes, Galveston Texas." Handwritten message on the back of the postcard expresses Sam Rayburn's desire for Lou Rayburn to be with him on his trip.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: Rayburn, Sam
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 82, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 82, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 327, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 327, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 357, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 357, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 143, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 143, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 235, Ed. 1 Monday, August 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 235, Ed. 1 Monday, August 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Das Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1909 (open access)

Das Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1909

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 1909
Creator: Trenckmann, William Andreas
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 266, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 266, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 296, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 296, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 174, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 174, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 204, Ed. 1 Friday, July 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 204, Ed. 1 Friday, July 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 113, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1909 (open access)

The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 113, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1909

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Das Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1909 (open access)

Das Wochenblatt. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1909

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 23, 1909
Creator: Trenckmann, William Andreas
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumber's Ferrule (open access)

Plumber's Ferrule

Patent fora plumber's ferrule. Illustration included.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: Donnelly, John Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper designed so that the blade moves "transversely across a standing row of plants" (lines 15-16). Illustrations included.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: Ellis, Thomas Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: Hogan, Samuel Thomas; Knetsch, Ferdinand, Jr. & Oatman, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History