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[Receipt from R.Y. Bandy] (open access)

[Receipt from R.Y. Bandy]

Receipt from R.Y. Bandy, manufacturer and jobber in saddles, harness and bridles, for the sale of goods to M.M. Hornsby.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Wirt A. Paddock]

Portrait of Wirt A. Paddock, a young man wearing a suit and polka dot tie. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Wirt A. Paddock, January 1889. Knox College, Class of '89. Fort Worth, Texas. Property of Alpha Xi of Beta Theta Pi."
Date: January 1889
Creator: Merritt
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release Deed Between Joseph Heinen and George L. Leigh, January 29, 1895] (open access)

[Release Deed Between Joseph Heinen and George L. Leigh, January 29, 1895]

Legal document resolving the deed of trust between Joseph Heinen and George L. Leigh; the top half of the document displays the original deed of trust specifics made in 1890 between Leigh, Heinen, and Paul Villaret. The second half of the document acknowledges the fact that the debt had been paid off by Leigh and that the promissory note had been fulfilled.
Date: January 29, 1895
Creator: Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, January 5th, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, January 5th, 1896]

Letter written to Josephine Bahl from John K. Strecker, Jr. regarding the poultry show at his exhibit on a Thursday night. He says to her that if she hasn't "made an engagement for next Sunday night with J. L. remember me."
Date: January 5, 1896
Creator: Strecker, John K., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1900 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1900

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1900
Creator: Meitzen, E. O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Relaxing at a River]

Photograph of a family of five by a river. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Henry W. Rosenberg, Company A33, Infantry..." The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: January 21, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1900 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1900

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 26, 1900
Creator: Meitzen, E. O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Quit Claim from George L. Leigh to Edward B. Leigh] (open access)

[Quit Claim from George L. Leigh to Edward B. Leigh]

Deed from George L. Leigh to Edward B. Leigh acknowledging the exchange of land "known as survey no. 4, original grantee A. S. Moore" for the payment of $1 by Edward. According to the deed, this land contains 320 acres, more or less.
Date: January 26, 1901
Creator: Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1905 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1905
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1905 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 13, 1905
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Haschke Family House]

Photograph of two houses located at 100-102 East 17th Street in Austin, Texas. The house on the right belonged to the Haschke Family. A woman and child stand by the gate of the picket fence. Another person stands on the balcony.
Date: January 14, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1905 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 1905
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1905 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 27, 1905
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of a three-story federal building in Abilene, Texas. A man, a wagon, and power lines are visible outside of the building. An American flag flies from the roof of the building.
Date: January 1, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Inspecting Cotton]

Photograph of men sampling cotton from a stack of cotton bales.
Date: January 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men with Cotton, Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of men sampling cotton from a bale. Many more cotton bales are visible in the background.
Date: January 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thompson and Thompson, Abilene Cotton Buyers]

Photograph of two men, Thompson and Thompson, sampling cotton at a cotton compress. Bales of cotton are stacked neatly in the background. The roof of a wooden structure is partially visible over the men.
Date: January 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]

Photograph of the courthouse at Anson, Texas. It is a two-story building with a tower in the center. A man is visible at the corner of the building and a horse is in the foreground, tied to a fence.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Moore, W. C. weighing Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of several men, including a Mr. W.C. Moore, weighing bales of cotton with a large scale. The scale weighs the cotton by suspending it from a chain.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]

Photograph of pigeons gathered around a wooden-fenced area with a large birdhouse or dovecote. Much of the view is obscured due to the motion blur of flying pigeons.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pigeons in Anson, Texas]

Photograph of numerous pigeons gathered in a wooden-fenced. Some are sheltered in what appears to be a large birdhouse or a dovecote.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1906 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1906
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Compress at Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of a man in a suit and bowler hat standing amidst stacks of compressed cotton bales. Several buildings and electric lines are visible in the background.
Date: January 15, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound, January 15, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound, January 15, 1906]

Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning Pound's wish for an increase in pensions; Burleson tells him to bring himself "within the same category of those who have heretofore been granted increases" and there will be no problem obtaining an increase. At the end of the letter he tells the doctor not to have his secretary speak for him as "she is not very popular with the members" of the respective committee.
Date: January 15, 1906
Creator: Burleson, Albert Sydney
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History