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The Journal-Reporter. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1899 (open access)

The Journal-Reporter. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1899

Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leopard Tales (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. [1], Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1980 (open access)

Leopard Tales (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. [1], Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1980

Weekly student newspaper from Temple Junior College in Temple, Texas that includes news of interest to students and staff along with advertising.
Date: August 29, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909] (open access)

[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909]

Letter to B. F. Terry discussing an investment in a railroad in Terry's region of the state, as it is expected to be densely populated. The railroad is supposed to be continued into central Texas. The writer asks the distance from Rising Star to Bald Eagle Mountain, as well as to Dublin and to Comanche. The writer asks for a sketch of the possible routes and the distance. The following week engineers are to be expected in the region to find the most practical route.
Date: August 30, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Denman Cabin and Mrs. Reese Brown]

Photograph of the side of a log cabin with an older woman standing in front of the right corner of the cabin, facing the camera. Two small stone steps lead up to the cabin's screen door, which has overgrown bushes on either side. The woman has her hair pulled back, and is wearing glasses, a striped shirt with a long, wrinkled skirt, Mary Jane shoes, and a small handbag on her arm. There is a fence on the far left side of the cabin, and another on the right side, behind the woman. The photograph has a decorative, wavy edge around it, and handwritten notes on the back identifying the cabin as the Denman cabin.
Date: August 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sirena Statue Next to Salado Creek]

Photograph of a statue half-submerged in clear water in the middle of a grassy, green field surrounded by trees. The statue is of a young woman holding her mermaid tail. A small bank of rocks separates the small body of water from a flooded creek, and beyond the creek is another flooded, grassy field. A downed tree limb with leaves still on it rests on the bank to the left of the statue. Handwritten notes and a white rectangular sticker on the back of the photo indicate the sculpture is called Sirena.
Date: August 14, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Vick Reunion in Belton]

Photograph of a group of unidentified people posing outside in a wooded area in front of a tepee and many trees; the two women wearing dresses are standing in the back row and six men wearing suits are sitting in chairs in front of them. Written on the front of the photograph: "Vick Reunion Belton, Texas 8-2-23."
Date: August 2, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History