[Letter from Arthur E. Summer to Thomas F. Forrest, October 21, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur E. Summer to Thomas F. Forrest, October 21, 1956]

Letter from Arthur E. Summerfield, US Postmaster General, to Thomas F. Forrest, commending him for his 42 years service as a postal worker, and presenting him with a certificate of honorary recognition.
Date: October 31, 1956
Creator: Summerfield, Arthur E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Meritorious Accomplishment: Thomas F. Forrest] (open access)

[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Meritorious Accomplishment: Thomas F. Forrest]

Certificate of honorary recognition accorded to Thomas F. Forrest by the United States Post Office Department for meritorious accomplishment and devotion to duty. The certificate says Mr. Forrest is receiving this award on the occasion of his retirement from the postal service. The certificate is signed by the postmaster and postmaster general, and was issued in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Women Standing Behind Scene]

Photograph of Roianna Chandler, Mary Newton, and Sharon Burden at the Texas State Fair, posing together behind a scene painted with three female torsos wearing evening dresses.
Date: October 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Girls Standing Behind Painted Scene]

Photograph of three girls at the Texas State Fair, standing together behind a scene painted with the torso of a barefoot woman in a tattered dress who is holding the torsos of two infants behind a soapy washtub. The girls are identified as (left to right) Mary Catherine Newton, Lana Wallace, Sharon Burden.
Date: October 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History