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Bug hunters['] camp [at] Circle Bayou

Photograph of a campsite at Circle Bayou in Victoria County. A man sits on a camp stool in a wooded area. A tent and buggy stand in the background. A body of water is behind the campsite.
Date: March 23, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of John Conrad Leaning on a Gate]

Photograph of a boy named John Conrad posing for a portrait. He is wearing a double breasted suit and is leaning on a piece of wood painted to look like a gate. He is standing in front of a backdrop painted to resemble a stone wall with flowers in front of it. The reverse side of the photo is written with the following: "With love to my dear S.S. teacher - John Conrad on his 8th birthday, June 23rd, 1894."
Date: June 23, 1894
Creator: George, J. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santos Jaramillo at Viva Downs, Beeville, Texas 1974

Two photographs of Viva downs in Beeville, Texas. The top photograph is of two horses on the race track. In the bottom photograph, the winning horse, Zipolo Honey, and his jockey stand beside the horse's owner Santos Jaramillo along with the horse trainers, Pancho Garza and Pete de Luna. In 1937, Santos Jaramillo started Jaramillo Cattle hauling with a bob-tailed truck. He soon had a fleet of big cattle trailers, taking cattle to market from ranches all over South Texas, and even by ferry from St. Joseph Island. After WWII, the railroad’s agricultural customers began to see the advantages of shipping by truck. While shipping by rail was less expensive, trucking was faster. Without the regulations of having to stop to feed and water the cattle, the truckers took cattle from the ranch to market in half the time.
Date: June 23, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Drainage System Projects]

Photograph of men working on a drainage improvement project for Port Arthur. A stack of sandbags are sitting on top of a stack of wooden pallets. Three men are on top of the sandbags.
Date: August 23, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Drainage System Projects]

Photograph of men working on a drainage improvement project for Port Arthur, Texas. A stack of sandbags are sitting on a stack of wood. Men are sitting on top of the sandbags. In the background, there is a train car. Text below the photograph says "72" Pipe Test - Thomas Blvd."
Date: August 23, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Drainage System Projects]

Photograph of men working on a drainage improvement project for Port Arthur, Texas. Men are sitting on top of a stack of sandbags on a stack of wood. In the foreground, four men are standing on the ground. In the background, there is a train car and rows of pipe. Text below the photograph says "Load 58230 No Failure. 8-23-30."
Date: August 23, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Floyd Hamilton Case Report, 05/23/1938 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Floyd Hamilton Case Report, 05/23/1938 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Dallas Police Department case report for Floyd Hamilton, filed on 5-23-1938 following his arrest for robbery by firearm of a filling station.
Date: May 23, 1938
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to Hemisfair Re-Use Committee (open access)

Report to Hemisfair Re-Use Committee

A report outlining proposals for what to do with the HemisFair '68 site in San Antonio after the fair closes. The author emphasises that the focus should just not be on the HemisFair site, but also include the downtown area, and that the site re-use should capitalize on the cultural and educational heritage of the city. One of the chief proposals in the report is to use part of the fair site to establish a four-year state college.
Date: July 23, 1968
Creator: Harlan, Douglas S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History