Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 10

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 8

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 11

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 7

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 9

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wichita Falls 1908 Sheet 12

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing Ohio Avenue in Wichita Falls, Texas]

Postcard showing a view looking down Ohio Avenue in Wichita Falls, Texas; there are people walking walking across the street and an automobile driving towards the camera. The text on the picture reads: "Hello Mayme - This isn't such a bad town, am stopping her a day or two..."
Date: August 27, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. B. Stokes, November 11, 1908] (open access)

[Letter to J. B. Stokes, November 11, 1908]

Letter to J. B. Stokes informing him he will be placed in charge of the Wichita Falls Water & Light Company office.
Date: November 11, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kuntz Family Portrait]

Family portrait of Lewis L. and Laura Kuntz, with children (front to back) Ethel (died age 4 of polio), Freeman, Ola, and Earl.
Date: 1908/1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner, September 11, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner, September 11, 1908]

Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner regarding the selling of his stock or interest in land in Lee County. Sayles does not want to lose control of the stock or sell it for less than what it's worth. Sayles lists the profits that could be made from the Wichita Water & Light Company. The two are waiting on a president to be elected for the company.
Date: September 11, 1908
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chas. A. Malone to Henry Sayles, May 8, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Chas. A. Malone to Henry Sayles, May 8, 1908]

Letter from Chas. A. Malone to Henry Sayles, discussing the rescheduling of a meeting between Mr. Kell and counsel.
Date: May 8, 1908
Creator: Malone, Charles A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, November 13, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, November 13, 1908]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles thanking him for the statement of the Water & Light Plant. Kempner agrees with the letter Sayles sent to Kemp.
Date: November 13, 1908
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner, September 11, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner, September 11, 1908]

Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner discussing stock to possibly sell. Sayles' son Henry objects to the arrangement because of his obligation to sell land in Lee County. Sayles states he would not sell anyone else his interest in the Water & Light Company stock. Sayles mentions the demand for water is growing rapidly and discusses other plants in Abilene.
Date: September 11, 1908
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, May 13, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, May 13, 1908]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles expressing his desire to give the citizens of Wichita Falls the best water possible. Kempner does not want future dispute in providing clean water. Contract negotiations continue between the two parties.
Date: May 13, 1908
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, June 17, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, June 17, 1908]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles stating that if Sayles stock in the Water & Light Company is bought, he would like his bought also. He also states that the best thing to do regarding new machinery would be to input a cheaper engine as soon as possible.
Date: June 17, 1908
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to I. H. Kempner, March 28, 1908] (open access)

[Letter to I. H. Kempner, March 28, 1908]

Letter to H. Kempner discussing property conveyed to the Wichita Falls & Southern Railway Company. The writer gives specific dimensions for the size of the land. Taxes for 1908 are paid by the grantee. The writer then describes the four tracts of land and states that the undivided one-fourth interest in and to the tracts has been paid by J. A. Kemp.
Date: March 28, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chas. Malone and Frank Hill to Henry Sayles, June 14, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Chas. Malone and Frank Hill to Henry Sayles, June 14, 1908]

Letter from Chas. A. Malone and Frank Hill to Henry Sayles discussing overloads in a power plant. The Wichita Falls Water & Light Company is losing business because of these overloads. Malone and Hill discuss projects under construction that need wiring as well as prices for their own machinery.
Date: June 14, 1908
Creator: Malone, Charles A. & Hill, Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, March 24, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, March 24, 1908]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles expressing gratitude that Sayles found a way to clear the water in Wichita Falls. Kempner is unwilling to trade with David Bomar on the water and light plant.
Date: March 24, 1908
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History