[Joseph Kell]

Photograph of Joseph Kell, son of Frank and Lula (Kemp) Kell of Wichita Falls, Texas. Joseph (1895-1939) died in an automobile accident.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wichita National Bank]

Photograph of Wichita National Bank on Eight & Scott in Wichita Falls, Texas circa 1920.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frank Kell Portrait]

Framed photograph of Frank Kell, a local business tycoon in Wichita Falls.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Julia Augusta Oualline Griffith in Fur]

Photograph of Julia Augusta Oualline Griffith in a fur coat. She lived from February 2, 1902-January 7, 1972. She is the maternal grandmother of Sandra Person Wyche.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sadie Kell Bullington and Son]

Photograph of Sadie Kell Bullington and son, William sitting in a chair in the Kell House. William is holding a book on his lap. Sadie is a daughter of Frank and Lula (Kemp) Kell.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive (open access)

In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive

Memoir of Theodore 'Dot' Babb, describing his experiences when he and several others were taken captive in the 1865 by Comanches near present-day Decatur, Texas and what happened after he was released.
Date: 1923
Creator: Babb, T. A. (Theodore Adolphus), 1852-1936
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas as it is today (open access)

Texas as it is today

A book describing life in Texas around the year 1925. The book talks about many cities in Texas as well as interesting facts about Texas. The author wrote the book in an attempt to defeat internal and external stereotypes about Texas.
Date: 1925
Creator: Menn, Alfred E
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Story of the S.M.S. Ranch (open access)

The Story of the S.M.S. Ranch

This booklet is primarily photographs of life on the S. M. S Ranch. Near the end are several text sections, the first of which states, "It is the design of the S. M. S. Booklet to give feeders and breeders both by picture and written word a comprehensive idea of our methods and breeding in which we have been so successful..." (p. 78). The first section gives an overview of the policies and buying options for the cattle company. Next, "Some Glimpses Into Ranch Life" gives an overview of how ranching works, defines ranching jargon, and gives several songs/poems that illustrate ranching. The third and final section, "Stock Farms and Small Ranches, From the Spur Ranch" includes photographs from Spur Ranch and a brief overview about the ranch and surrounding area.
Date: 1922
Creator: Swenson Brothers
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grinstead's Graphic, Volume 2, Number 7, July 1922 (open access)

Grinstead's Graphic, Volume 2, Number 7, July 1922

Monthly magazine containing human-interest stories, editorials, articles about the Hill Country region of Texas, and fictional stories.
Date: July 1922
Creator: Grinstead, J. E. (Jesse Edward), 1866-1948
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1927 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1927

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1927
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1928 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1928

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1928
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1926 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1926

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1926
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 3 (open access)

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 3

Volume 3 gives biographies of prominent Oklahomans.
Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Denton High School, 1928 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Denton High School, 1928

Yearbook for Denton High School in Denton, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1928
Creator: Denton High School
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bluebell, Yearbook of Conroe High School, 1928 (open access)

The Bluebell, Yearbook of Conroe High School, 1928

Yearbook for Conroe High School in Conroe, Texas. Includes photos of and information about the school, faculty, classes, organizations, athletics, .
Date: 1928
Creator: Conroe High School
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1922 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1922

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1922
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 4 (open access)

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 4

Volume 4 gives biographies of prominent Oklahomans.
Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 1 (open access)

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 1

Volume 1 covers the history of Oklahoma from prehistoric times to the 1880's with special emphasis on Native Americans and the use of Oklahoma as the Indian territory. Also includes information on geography and natural features.
Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin street and avenue guide and Travis County rural route directory with logs of the road (open access)

Austin street and avenue guide and Travis County rural route directory with logs of the road

"The Street and Avenue Guide consists of two sections. The first section comprises the numbered streets in numerical order. The second section comprises the streets by name in alphabetical order."
Date: June 10, 1921
Creator: Bush, D. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 2 (open access)

Oklahoma, a history of the state and its people, v. 2

Volume 2 covers the history of Oklahoma from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Includes information on railways, the cattle industry, the opening of Oklahoma lands and the push for statehood.
Date: 1929
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradfield), 1866-1941 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the First Baptist Church, Austin, Texas (open access)

History of the First Baptist Church, Austin, Texas

A history of the First Baptist Church of Austin, Texas.
Date: 1923
Creator: Brooks, Mrs. V. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Paved Road and Commercial Survey of the United States (open access)

Official Paved Road and Commercial Survey of the United States

Road atlas of the United States illustrating paved roads with details of major cities followed by full page color maps of each state. Also includes a postal airway map, a highway mileage chart, logs of transcontinental federal highways, a transcontinental highway map, population information for U. S. cities based on the latest federal census data, and a descriptive gazetteer of states and territories.
Date: 1929
Creator: National Map Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Year book of the Dallas Architectural Club and catalogue of its first annual exhibition : held at the Jefferson Hotel, Dallas, February eleventh to eighteenth, 1922 (open access)

Year book of the Dallas Architectural Club and catalogue of its first annual exhibition : held at the Jefferson Hotel, Dallas, February eleventh to eighteenth, 1922

The Yearbook of the Dallas Architectural Club and a catalogue of its first annual exhibition, held at the Jefferson Hotel, Dallas. Includes lists of the club's members, and many photos and illustrations of buildings designed by the members.
Date: 1922
Creator: Dallas Architectural Club.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men. (open access)

Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men.

A narrative by J. Frank Norfleet about a few of his experiences as a Texas rancher.
Date: 1924
Creator: Norfleet, J. Frank, 1864-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History