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[Photograph of Axtell Railroad Station]

Postcard sent to Miss Loudie George in Houston, Texas. The image on the front features a photograph of the Axtell Railroad Station on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas with three women and a man standing outside the entrance. Buildings are visible in the background. A note written on the back is dated November 2, 1910 and says "I arrived home Tuesday morning and made an auto trip to [...] via Moody got home at 10 last night will be in Waco again tomorrow May get to see you in Waco or I may have an exhibit there during the Cotton Palace They are decorating the business houses already"
Date: November 12, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Girl With a Figurine in Her Hand]

Portrait of a young girl dressed in white with a porcelain figurine in her hands.
Date: unknown
Creator: Harper & Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Brush Arbor, 1931]

Photograph of a brush arbor made in Sylvan Beach, Texas. Text on the back says " Brush Arbor Sylvan Beach 1931 near La Porte. Daniel F. Draper estate ".
Date: 1931
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Truck Belonging to Houston Lighting & Power]

Photograph of a commercial truck owned by Houston Lighting & Power Co., La Porte Division. The text on the back reads: "La Porte Light Truck...Daniel F. Draper worked for Houston Lighting & Power La Porte Division."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Group of Women in Uniforms and a Band]

Photograph of a group of women in uniforms surrounded by men with musical instruments and bibles. The text on the back reads: " Bible School Southern Bible College Goose Creek, Texas...Daniel F. Draper estate ".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Ship in the Ocean]

Portrait of a steel military ship in the ocean with a small boat beside it. The text on the back reads: "Houston Ship Channel"
Date: 1927
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Church in Winter, 1940]

Photograph of a church in La Porte, Texas taken in the winter and appears to empty and covered in snow. The text on the back reads: " La Porte Assembly of God ".
Date: January 1940
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Electric Power Station]

Photograph of a fenced electric power station with a small building inside of it. The text on the back reads: "La Porte Sub-Station...Daniel F. Draper worked for Houston Lighting & Power, La Porte, Tex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Picturing Pearl Draper With Barn Animals]

Postcard with a photograph of Pearl Draper with two horses behind her and a dog in front of her. Text on the back says " Pearl Draper...about 1915...daughter of Daniel Franklin Draper and Winnie Pearl G. Draper. Lived in San Antonio, La Porte, Waco ".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Schoolhouse]

Photograph of a schoolhouse in the middle of a field with three vehicles around it. The text on the back reads: " Seabrook Schoolhouse 1934 (Seabrook, Texas)". Estate of Daniel F. Draper.
Date: 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper Outside a Company Car]

Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper with two co-workers outside a company truck. The text on the back reads: "Daniel F. Draper worked for HP & Lights La Porte...Happy Willie Daddy...Houston Lighting and Power, La Porte Division."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Todd Bradford Willis in Cap and Gown]

Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis in a cap and gown, standing next to a plaque for The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston on June 9, 1979. The tassel on his cap is yellow, and he has a lilac academic hood.
Date: 1979~
Creator: Willis, John Todd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Joe S. Lattimore, March 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Joe S. Lattimore, March 1, 1945]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Joe S. Lattimore at Baylor University College of Medicine, on March 1, 1945, lamenting the number of hunting seasons he's missed. He says he has a friend who's uncle owns a pasture they can rent out when they get back from the war, and asks Lattimore to go with him.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack G. Bishop to Todd Bradford Willis, December 15, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Jack G. Bishop to Todd Bradford Willis, December 15, 1978]

Letter from Jack G. Bishop at Baylor College of Dentistry to Todd Bradford Willis on December 15, 1978, informing Willis of his acceptance into the Department of Pedodontics, provided he maintains his GPA until his graduation the following year from The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. Bishop also informs him of a $200 deposit.
Date: December 15, 1978
Creator: Bishop, Jack G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Evans Settegast to Clara and John T. Willis Sr., 1925] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Evans Settegast to Clara and John T. Willis Sr., 1925]

Letter from Lillian Evans Settegast to Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. in 1925. She congratulates them on the birth of their daughter, asks what they have named her, and suggests they come down to see her and her family whenever they can.
Date: 1925
Creator: Settegast, Lillian Evans
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Passenger's Check Ticket] (open access)

[Passenger's Check Ticket]

Passenger's Check for the Union Passenger Depot, from Galveston to Houston. It reads: "To identify accommodations purchased. The amount charged is The Pullman Company's rate and a surcharge of 50% of that amount required by and collected as agent for the Railroad Company, as shown on the ticket."
Date: August 7, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Passenger's Check Ticket] (open access)

[Passenger's Check Ticket]

Passenger's Check for the Union Passenger Depot, from Galveston to Houston. It reads: "To identify accommodations purchased. The amount charged is The Pullman Company's rate and a surcharge of 50% of that amount required by and collected as agent for the Railroad Company, as shown on the ticket."
Date: August 7, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul P. Taylor to Todd Bradford Willis, February 12, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Paul P. Taylor to Todd Bradford Willis, February 12, 1979]

Letter from Paul P. Taylor to Todd Bradford Willis on February 12, 1979. He congratulates Willis on his acceptance into the Pedodontics program at Baylor College of Dentistry, and invites him to a workshop on pain and anxiety for the child dental patient.
Date: February 12, 1979
Creator: Taylor, Paul P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Victor Olson to Todd Bradford Willis, May 28, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from John Victor Olson to Todd Bradford Willis, May 28, 1975]

Letter from John Victor Olson to Todd Bradford Willis on May 28, 1975. He informs Willis that his conditional acceptance to The University of Texas Dental Branch has been made a final acceptance, and asks that Willis confirm that he will be attending.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Olson, John Victor
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ships]

Photograph of two large ships in a harbor. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Fritz Linnstaedter estate."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fritz Linnstaedter in Ship Compartment]

Photograph of Fritz Linnstaedter sitting in the doorway of a compartment on a ship.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Library and Church in Houston, Texas]

Postcard of Carnegie Library and First Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fritz Linnstaedter on Ship]

Photograph of Fritz Linnstaedter sitting on the deck of a ship, with a "No Smoking" sign behind his head.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fritz Linnstaedter in San Jacinto]

Photograph of Fritz Linnstaedter standing next to a large metal gate leading to the San Jacinto battlefield.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History