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[Return Ticket on the Waco Suspension Bridge]

Return ticket used to go on the Waco suspension bridge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Calendar for 1914, with Photograph]

Calendar for the year 1914 with a photograph of a woman and small child reading posted on each page. The calendars at the bottom of the page fold back to reveal the rest of the months of the year.
Date: 1914
Creator: R. Chapman Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Trim TCU" Ribbon]

Ribbon made of orange material with green writing. There is a green bear at the top of the ribbon. Under the bear, it says "Trim TCU. Mash The Frogs."
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Usher" Ribbon]

Ribbon made of white material with blue lettering which reads "USHER" vertically. There is a nail, probably used as a pin, at the top of the ribbon.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Red Paper Poppy]

Flower made of red paper for the petals and green paper and wire for the stem. Green and yellow ribbons are attached, as is a slip of paper that reads "In Memoriam". The other side of the paper says "The American Legion. American Legion Auxiliary. Veteran Made Poppy."
Date: November 11, 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Membership Ribbon for the Household of Ruth No.181"

Membership ribbon for the Household of Ruth No. 181. The ribbon has an image of an eye and below it reads " G.U.O. of O.F." which stands for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. It is an African-American fraternal order.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An envelope from the Rice Institute]

An envelope from the Rice Institute, in Houston, Texas. The William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art is now commonly known as Rice University.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[First Premium Ribbon]

Blue "First Premium" ribbon from the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Membership Ribbon for the U. G. W. Of A, Local Union No.130]

Membership Ribbon for the U. G. W. Of A, Local Union No.130. The U. G. W. Of A is the United Garment Workers of America. The ribbon is blue and black in color with gold fringed trim at the bottom.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cranston Pottery Jar]

Pottery jar with a wide opening, glazed in a dark brown color, with a lighter or unglazed portion near the base. It is impressed just below the lip with the name "Cranston" and a paper label at the base says, "Cranston Pottery, Denton County, Texas, 1852-1875."
Date: [1852..1875]
Creator: Cranston Pottery
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miniature Stein]

Miniature ceramic drinking stein in an orange marbled pattern, with a hinged, connected metal lid. A small tag attached to the stein says, "German Exhibit Cotton Palace Waco 1912."
Date: 1912
Creator: Texas Cotton Palace
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blue Jug #467]

Sky-blue pottery jug that has a long neck and elongated handle, with a cork sealing the top. There is also a small hole above the handle possibly to help liquid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 467."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[White Jug #1176]

Mottled white pottery jug that has a medium-long neck and an elongated handle. At the top of the handle is a opening probably to help fluid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 1176."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spoon Excavator]

Spoon excavator with a mother-of-pearl handle carved with a fish motif. It is missing the only jewel on one side.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Waco $1 Certificate]

Engraved certificate the size of a bank note with images and text on the front that says: "The City of Waco, State of Texas, Will pay to bearer One Dollar." There are black-and-white images on the front including a man carrying a spear on horseback (lower-left corner), a brick suspension bridge over a river with a city behind (center), and a train engine pulling a coal car (lower-right). The back of the certificate has a decorative design in blue ink surrounding the text "Receivable for all Advalorem Tax. Due the City of Waco." The recorder's signature at the bottom left corner is signed by James H. Torbett. The mayor's signature at the bottom right corner is signed by John C. West.
Date: 1875
Creator: Waco (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marlin Oil Company Gin Tag]

Tag for Marlin Gin from the Marlin Oil Company in Marlin, Texas, addressed to "exporters and traders".
Date: unknown
Creator: Marlin Oil Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1918 Farewell Book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School]

Farewell book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School group of 1918. The front of the book is decorated with the image of an eagle in front of the United States Flag. It is held together by two cords.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rectangular Plate with Auditorium Image]

Small rectangular ashtray or shallow plate with a colored illustration of a large building on the inside, labeled "Auditorium, Waco, Texas." The building appears to be Spanish-style architecture with square towers and red-tile roofs, as well as a large arched roof behind; flags are flying from various towers. The dish also has a decorative, scalloped edging that is white with some gilding.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheelock
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Metal Coin Bank]

Personal bank made of metal with a speckled green exterior and a plate on the front that says "Central National Bank, Waco, Texas." The front part is sloped and has four coin slots of difference sizes labeled (left-right): 25¢, Conscience Fund, 5¢, 10¢ Daily. There are panes below the slots; the left one is blank, but the right slots display the numbers "2" and "5." There is a lock on the bottom where the coins can be removed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chris's Cafe Sugar Bowl]

Metal sugar bowl with handles on either side and a hinged lid, engraved with "Chris's" on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: Benedict Indestructo
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Avenue Image on Plate]

White china plate with a blue image printed in the center of a main street lined with buildings, labeled "Austin Avenue and City Hall, Waco, Texas." The outer edge of the plate has decorative scallops edged in blue and there are images of colored flowers around the center image: blue flowers at the top, left, purple flowers at the lower left, and yellow flowers at right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheelock
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Homespun Cloth]

Oval piece of plain, homespun cloth made during the Civil War, mounted in a wooden frame.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses]

Pair of opera glasses made of gilt metal with decorative embellishments and inlaid with mother-of-pearl around the barrels of the lenses and around two parts of the foldable handle.
Date: unknown
Creator: J. Levinski Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Silver Creamer]

Metal creamer with a large handle on the right side and a spout on the left, with a raised hotel logo on the front. The logo has a shield with a star which is surrounded by the six flags of Texas. Stamped on bottom: "[...] Reed & Barton, Silver Soldered, 3501B, 4 oz, The Rice."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History