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[Postcard with a Jay Lee Food Store Advertisement]

Postcard with a printed advertisement for Jay Lee Food Store in Grapevine, Texas; the ad shows prices for various items for the days "Fri. - Sat. - Aug. 11-12."
Date: August 10, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping with a Reprinted Photograph from 1932] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping with a Reprinted Photograph from 1932]

Newspaper clipping from the Grapevine Sun with a reprint of a 1932 photograph showing the Grapevine High School graduates from 1932. The names of the graduates are printed in the caption and are listed in order from left to right and top row to bottom row.
Date: August 13, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Shoe Ration Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates, August 7, 1945] (open access)

[Shoe Ration Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates, August 7, 1945]

Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates discussing "Amendment 107 to Ration Order 17, which permits the selling on a ration-free basis of men's and women's lox priced shoes." The letter walks him through the application process, and contains the form needed to be filled out and sent to his district office.
Date: August 7, 1945
Creator: Molster, William A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips, August 29, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips, August 29, 1967]

Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips congratulating him on the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center's 11th anniversary. He also briefly mentions the Vietnam War. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Howze, Hamilton H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother and family back home regarding his travels to St. Louis, Missouri. Clay says that they are on a train about three hours away from St. Louis but does not know about when they will travel to New York. Clay also tries to comfort his mother and tells her that she should be happy.
Date: August 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 6, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 6, 1917]

A letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home describing his trip through New York City, New York in 1917. Clay tells about his going to plays and staying in different places, all while having virtually no money. This also contains the envelope in which the letter was delivered in.
Date: August 6, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jae P. Moore to Henry Clay, Sr., April 24, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Jae P. Moore to Henry Clay, Sr., April 24, 1919]

Letter to Henry Clay, Sr. from Jae P. Moore concerning Moore's sending of Henry Clay, Jr.'s combat reports. Moore says that the reports are copies made "from the original that I took for myself."
Date: August 24, 1919
Creator: Moore, Jae P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card Advertising Haslet's 100th Birthday] (open access)

[Card Advertising Haslet's 100th Birthday]

Invitation card advertising for Haslet's 100th Birthday celebration; the card says that the celebration will be on August 24th at 1 P. M. Included in this record is a small name strip with the names of the chairman co-chairmen: "Joyce Spark, Lallie Lewis."
Date: August 24, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 23, 1992] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 23, 1992]

Two newspaper clippings discussing the town of Haslet, Texas; these two clippings talk about the actions of David Rogers who was "the closest thing Haslet has to a city manager." The second clipping furthers this description of his job and routine as well as the expected boom Haslet was expected to, and in some ways already had, experience.
Date: August 23, 1992
Creator: Auge, Karen
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing Houston Street in Ft. Worth, Texas]

Postcard showing an illustrated view looking north down Houston Street in Fort Worth, Texas; there are trolley tracks running down the center of the street and wagons lining both sides of the street. The note on the back of the card reads: "Am on my way to Wichita Falls will write when I reach my destination."
Date: 1907-08-26?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Texas State Department of Health to B. L. Nelson & Associates, Inc., August 17, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from the Texas State Department of Health to B. L. Nelson & Associates, Inc., August 17, 1970]

Letter from the Texas State Department of Health to B. L. Nelson & Associates, Inc. in regards to their "revised plans and specifications" for the sewage treatment plant and lines proposal. The letter expresses approval of the plan and deems it worth to be sent to the Federal Water Quality Administration "for their review and subsequent approval."
Date: August 17, 1970
Creator: McCoy, Chandler J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000

Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, a pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Sieker discusses his grandfather's immigration from Germany. In addition to his stories from his extensive flying career, he also talks about his service in the military during World War II, his various occupations throughout the years, and his work against the screwworm infestation.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Sieker, Robert Edward
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History