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[Portrait of Young Grant Byus #2]
Photograph of a young boy wearing a light-colored sailor suit with a dark-colored tie and dark leggings, seated in front of a patterned curtain. The name "Grant Byus" is handwritten at the bottom of the photo and the portrait is in a folder with the text "Story's Best" printed on the cover.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Davis Home Sent to James Chambers]
Postcard of a large, multi-story home and yard with an oval portrait at right, labeled, "John W. Davis and his Residence. Clarksburg, WVa." Correspondence on the back is addressed to James S. Chambers in Waco, from "Mother" and postmarked September 192[4?].
Date:
192X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketch of Machine]
Unlabeled sketch of a round chamber with feet and pipes running into the top. It has colored shading and there are arrows showing the flow direction in the pipes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketches for Patent Illustrations]
Sketches of technical drawings to illustrate a patent; the first page is labeled "Part of -- John Jones Click's invention" with images labeled "Fig. 1" and "Fig.2." The last page includes notes about the dimensions and various measurements.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stanley Family Portrait]
Photograph of the Stanley family posing in front of a decorative backdrop. The mother is seated at left, holding an infant in a voluminous light-colored dress; the father is seated at right, wearing a dark-colored suit; a young boy is seated between his parents and an older brother is standing behind him. Handwritten on back: "Mr & Mrs Stanley & Family. Ft Worth, Tex. (Aunt Lena)."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement About Heart, Mind, Soul, and Will]
Handwritten statement discussing heart, mouth, mind, will, and soul. The top half and back of the page appear to have been used as scratch paper for mathematical equations and calculations.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement Regarding Evil Passions]
Sheet of lined notebook paper with a handwritten statement: "Strange to say, and curious to note that since you have taken up your abode in pandemonium and became infested with those evil spirits that you are content to pander to their council to procure the satisfaction of your own lust or evil passions."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Steadman Family Portrait]
Photograph of a family posed together in a garden (or a studio area made to look like a garden). The parents are both wearing dark-colored clothing and seated in wooden chairs; three young adults are standing behind them including a young man (at left) wearing a three-piece suit and bowtie, and two women wearing light-colored dresses. Handwritten notes around the photo identify the woman at the far right as "Mrs. Welch" and at the bottom of the image, "Mr. & Mrs. Steadman, Family."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Teen Couple in Formalwear]
Photograph of a teenage couple posing side-by-side in what appears to be a dining room, including part of a table at right and a china cabinet behind them. The young man is wearing a suit that includes dark slacks and a white jacket with a black-and-white bowtie and a red carnation boutonniere; one of his right fingers is splinted. The young woman at right is wearing a white or light-colored sleeveless, calf-length gown decorated with lace and has a spray of red flowers pinned to her left shoulder; she is holding a rectangular box in front of her.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cathey's
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unidentified Woman in Car]
Polaroid photo of an older, unidentified woman seated in the back of a car, visible from the chest up. A portion of the road is visible through the rear window behind her.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unidentified Woman on Gate]
Photograph of an unidentified woman with her hair covered standing on an open wooden gate set in a wire fence. A low, wood-sided building is visible behind her.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unidentified Woman Wearing Scarf]
Portrait of an unidentified woman visible from, the chest up, facing slightly toward the right side of the image. She is wearing a beaded necklace and knitted hat and scarf.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Writing on Paper Bag]
Fat paper bag with the closed end cut off used as scratch paper for handwritten text: "6.50. 4.50. Wood work - Furniture repairing & carpenter Bench work done here. Work & price satisfactory."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Writing Samples]
Handwritten text including multiple instances of the text "The Eclipse Quilter" and the text "Patented December 10th, 1895. No. 551,305." There are two sections cut out of the paper.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pat Cross to the Chamberses - September 9, 1965]
Letter from Pat Cross, a representative of the Standard Oil Company of Texas (part of Chevron), outlining the proposed oil and gas lease for land in New Mexico owned by Mr. and Mrs. Chambers. It includes copies of the official paperwork and a check for $200 as a first installment.
Date:
September 9, 1965
Creator:
Cross, Pat O.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Simmons Company to Don Johnson - April 22, 1965]
Letter from W. F. Sonnenberg on behalf of SImmons Company insurance requesting that Don Johnson provide documentation about his birthdate so that they can issue a certificate for his life insurance policy related to his workplace retirement plan through their company.
Date:
April 22, 1965
Creator:
Simmons Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate 4833-12]
Certificate changing a life insurance policy for Donald Johnson to $7200,00 as of May 1, 1957.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Insurance Verification Letter for D. C. Johnson - August 27, 1956]
Letter to Don Johnson regarding his company life insurance policy, asking for verification of beneficiaries and other policy information.
Date:
August 27, 1956
Creator:
Hanak, E. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate 4833-12]
Life insurance certificate outlining the terms of a policy for Donald C. Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company. The policy is for $6200 and lists his wife (Betty Jean) as the beneficiary.
Date:
July 30, 1956
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Membership in the Retirement Plan for Employees of Simmons Company and its participating subsidiaries
Certificate regarding the employee retirement plan for Donald Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company, documenting a change of beneficiary to his wife (Betty Jean), along with an overview of details.
Date:
May 1, 1956
Creator:
Chase Manhattan Bank
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate T-341-12]
Certificate changing a life insurance policy for Donald Johnson to $5200,00 as of May 1, 1954.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Rider for T-341-12]
Rider issued by the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company regarding the policy of Donald Johnson, changing the coverage amount to $4200.
Date:
1953~
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Garden of the Gospel: Restland Memorial Park. Dallas, Texas
Landscaping map of a segment of the Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, designated as the "Garden of the Gospel." It denotes cemetery plots with notations for various types of plants (trees, shrubberies, flowers, etc.), benches, and other features of the garden. There appears to be a small, handwritten box marking a set of plots.
Date:
September 12, 1952
Creator:
Kennedy, James F.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate T-341-12]
Life insurance certificate outlining the terms of a policy for Donald C. Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company. The policy is for $3400 and lists his wife (Betty Jean) as the beneficiary.
Date:
August 29, 1952
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History