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Lena Ellis on her 5th Birthday, 1894

Studio photograph of Lena Ellis on her fifth birthday. Her hair is short, dark and parted in the middle. She is wearing a large, long white dress with a sash and poofy sleeves. Her shoes are black with buckles and she holds a bouquet of flowers in her right hand. She is standing on top of a grass pile with a wooden fence behind her. Printed beneath the photograph is, "Works, Cor. 3rd and Main Streets. Fort Worth. Tex." Written is, "Lena Ellis".
Date: August 30, 1894
Creator: Works
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.E. Smith to Milton and Aaron Parks, August 28 1871] (open access)

[Letter from J.E. Smith to Milton and Aaron Parks, August 28 1871]

Letter from J.E. Smith to Milton and Aaron Parks. The letter was written August 28, 1871 in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: August 28, 1871
Creator: Smith, J.E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Convair Main Gate

Front view of the main gate at Convair displaying the Convair sign: Convair, a Division of General Dynamics Corporation - Fort Worth
Date: August 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of B-36B plane No.69

Photograph of the crew of the B-36B airplane No. 69 standing on the ground near the nose. The men are (L-R): P. Gerbaz, C.J. Driskell, R.E. Fisher, G.W. Hofeller, L.C. Brandvig, and W. J. Martin. Their luggage sits on the ground next to them.
Date: August 16, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of B-36B plane No.69

Photograph of the crew of the B-36B airplane No. 69 standing on the ground near the nose. The men are (L-R): P. Gerbaz, C.J. Driskell, R.E. Fisher, G.W. Hofeller, L.C. Brandvig, and W. J. Martin. Their luggage sits on the ground next to them.
Date: August 16, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The B-58 #61 On Exhibition at Carswell AFB

The Convair B-58 #61 Bendix Trophy Winner sits on exhibition during the Mackay Trophy Presentation at Carswell Air Force Base.
Date: August 8, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crew of Last Flight of B-36 #51]

The crew of the last flight of Convair airplane B-36 #51 stand next to the nose of the plane. Standing Left to Right: J.D. Taylor, J.C. Lucas, J.L. Blackmaon, L.N. Slayton, A.C. Lewis, Kneeling: M.L. Brooks, F.B. Petty, J.E. Gonsalves
Date: August 30, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 Publicity Exhibit in 1945

Woman looking at six posters mounted on a wall at a Lockheed Martin B-32 publicity exhibit on August 27, 1945.
Date: August 27, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 publicity exhibit

Dozens of newspaper clippings and articles displayed on the floor as part of a publicity exhibit for the B-32 aircraft on August 27, 1945.
Date: August 27, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

F-111 Escape Capsule on Assembly Line

Three employees inspect a Convair F-11 airplane escape capsule on the assembly line.
Date: August 11, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jessie N. to Lela Smith, August 2 1913] (open access)

[Letter from Jessie N. to Lela Smith, August 2 1913]

Letter from Jessie N. to Miss Lela Smith of Granbury, Texas. The letter is dated August 2, 1913.
Date: August 2, 1913
Creator: N, Jessie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert P. Crockett to John Bell, August 8 1866] (open access)

[Letter from Robert P. Crockett to John Bell, August 8 1866]

Letter written to Robert P. Crockett from John Bell.
Date: August 8, 1866
Creator: Crockett, Robert P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboys of Color Rodeo

Poster with the caption "Cowboys of Color Rodeo." Four men are standing in the dirt of an arena. Behind them, a fifth man stands between two horses. A boy and a girl are each sitting atop a horse.
Date: August 4, 2006, 11:53 p.m.
Creator: Thomas, Fly
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cleo Hearn Poster]

Poster with various pictures of Cleo Hearn including one of him in a rodeo and a family photograph. There is a stripe in the middle of the poster that says "Congratulations" with Texas and Ford logos. At the bottom is a quotation attributed to Hearn that says, "I believe...to be happy in life you need three things: something to love, something to do and something to look forward to."
Date: August 4, 2006, 11:43 p.m.
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History