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[Funeral Program for Jennie A. Parker Buckelew, May 26, 1890]
Funeral program for Jennie A. Parker Buckelew, born 1854 and died 1890. The funeral was held on May 26, 1890, at the Longview Methodist Church. She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Longview, Texas.
Date:
May 26, 1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Allen Davis, December 15, 1900]
Funeral program for Will Allen Davis, born 1898 and died December 14, 1900. The funeral was held on December 15, 1900 in the residence of R. H. Parker. He was buried in the Masonic section of the Abilene Municipal Cemetery in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
December 15, 1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William A. Kendrick and Richard Hamorsky Exhibition Invitation]
Postcard of an invitation to an exhibition of works by William A. Kendrick, a Texas landscape artist, and Richard Hamorszky, a bronze sculptor, at the Art Center of Waco. The front of the postcard shows a painting by Kendrick and a bronze sculpture by Hamorszky. Information about the exhibition is printed on the back of the postcard, along with directions to the Art Center, visiting hours, and dates.
Date:
2014
Creator:
Art Center of Waco
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1924 Waco High School Football Team]
Photograph of the 1924 Waco High School football team. Players are seated in three rows with striped shirts and socks, facing forward. Some wear coats and neckties. Players are identified along the bottom of the image in pen, corresponding to their position in the photograph. Paul L. Tyson, the head coach, stands in the back row at center in a coat and tie.
Date:
1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scene on Public Square, Waco]
Drawing of a scene at the public square at Waco, with the old city hall at right. Along a road to the left of the city hall is a large crowd of horse-drawn vehicles, horseback riders, animals tied to hitching posts, and other pedestrians. The city hall at center is depicted with a fence and with its large, prominent steeple nestled in the background. A man on horseback, drawn on the bottom right, watches the crowd.
Date:
1890
Creator:
Spitter, W. V.
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Waco Maennerchor Parade Float]
Photograph of a parade float for the Waco Maennerchor, a local German society for German men. The float is decorated with banners and flowers hanging from tall wooden harps. On the float are rows women sitting in light-colored dresses, while another woman stands under a canopy at the very end of a float. The parade float is drawn by two horses. Behind the Maennerchor float is a different parade display, decorated with American flags. The procession sits on a dirt road in front of several buildings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
McCall
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Lawrence House and Family]
Photograph of the Lawrence/Laurence house and family outside Blue Ridge, Texas. The family stands at center, the father holding a child, the mother to his right in a dress, and a young girl in a white gown in front of them. Behind them is their wooden house, with plants and wooden fences adjoining. Notes are written on the front of the picture.
Date:
1904
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
James Dowell: Paintings
Exhibit book for paintings by James Dowell displayed at The Art Center in Waco including an essay about Dowell's art, images of paintings, and a checklist of the exhibition, as well as staff affiliated with the organization.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Art Center (Waco, Tex.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
James Dowell: Portraits, Landscapes and Still Lifes
Exhibit book for paintings by James Dowell displayed at Tyler Museum of Art, including an essay about Dowell's art; a chronological list of Dowell's education, exhibitions, and publications; images of paintings; and a checklist of the exhibition.
Date:
2003
Creator:
Tyler Museum of Art
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Souvenir Pamphlet for Violinist Rubinoff]
Violin-shaped booklet advertising a "personal appearance" of violinist Dave Rubinoff in Waco, including background about Rubinoff and about his Stradivarius violin, information about the recital and ticket prices, a photo of Rubinoff playing the violin, and a blank space labeled "Personal Autograph"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Waco Junior Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Poster for KAWA Radio Hosts]
Paper poster for Russ Johnston, a morning disk jockey, and Lloyd Worth Johnson, chief engineer of KAWA, a radio station serving Waco and Marlin. Johnston, at left, is titled "The Old Hoss", and Johnson is titled "Mr. Personality". They are both depicted standing together in the radio's station, smiling and facing forward. Both men have their name signed on the upper left and right hand corners.
Date:
[1953..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Benny Doss Promotional Picture]
Promotional picture of Texas Benny Doss holding a guitar and leaning forward while wearing a cowboy hat. He is given the subtitle "The Original Cass County Kid", and further contact information is listed below the photograph in the bottom right corner. The photograph has been signed by Texas Benny Doss in faint green-blue marker on the left half of the image.
Date:
196X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sign for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys]
Paper poster for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys, a country band whose performances were broadcasted on KCEN in Temple, Texas. Members are identified from left to right: Gaylon Christie, with a lap steel guitar; Okie Davis, with a fiddle; Eddie Spradley, with a fiddle; Clyde (barefooted) Chesser, seated at center; Arnold Williams, with an acoustic guitar; Alvin Berry, with a double bass. This poster advertises the "Blue Bonnet Barn Dance", telecasted each Saturday.
Date:
[1953..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Poster for The Drifting Texans of Waco]
Poster advertising "The Drifting Texans of Waco", with the subtitle "Sweet, Sad and Swing Music". Attached is an image of the band posing together for a photograph: from left to right, the instruments the players hold are a lap steel guitar, an acoustic guitar, a drumset, a classical guitar, and a fiddle-like instrument. A microphone stands in the center of the stage.
Date:
195X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[South Fifth Street and Austin Street, Waco]
Photograph of South Fifth Street and Austin Street in Waco, Texas. Along this corner is the R. T. Dennis & Co. house furnishing store in the Dennis Building at center, the Wood Bros. male clothing store, Chris's Cafe, and the "Grocery So Different" to the left of the Dennis Building, the Oriental Billards and Dominos building on the other side of the road. Cars and bicycles are parked along the curb, and people walk across the street and along the sidewalk.
Date:
July 5, 1957
Creator:
Gildersleeve
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letterhead for Waco Electrical Supply Company]
Sheet of blank letterhead for the Waco Electrical Supply Company, listing company officers at the top and other business information below the logo, which has a winged angel holding an object in the center. A light blue border runs around the outer edge of the stationery, with illustrations of various household goods including (clockwise) a lightbulb, shaded lamp, toothbrush, Hampton Beach vacuum, desk or stove, plugged-in clock, ornate chandelier, toaster, fan, desk lamp, tureen, and iron.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Waco Electrical Supply Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hanukkah Card from Clif Bishop]
Hanukkah greeting card sent from Clif Bishop to John T. Willis, Sr. and Clara Evans Willis. The front of the postcard has the text "best wishes" and above, a cut-out Star of David outlined in red, through which a drawing of a snowman is visible. It wears a hat, a scarf, and mittens, standing on hills of snow against a dark blue sky. Under the illustration, in the inside of the card, Clif Bishop's name is printed.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bishop, Clif
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Name Card for Mrs. R. R Beville]
Card with the text "Mrs. R. R. Beville, Waco, Texas" printed to the right of an illustration above the text "Waco Commandery No. 10 K. T." The image is oval-shaped with a shining star at the top, above a fringed banner that has the text "in hoc signo vinces" with a skull-and-crossbonees and the freemasonry compass symbol; in the foreground of the image, there is a crown on laurel leaves with items leaning crosswise through the crown including a cross (left) and two decorative daggers (right).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mooreville Boosters]
Photograph of the "Mooreville Boosters", possibly part of a parade of cars in either Mooreville or Lorena. The cars carry banners with words painted on them. A band stands in front of the cars, holding drums, trumpets, and horns. A row of shops is visible in the background, including the Evans-Westbrook Mercantile Company.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hill
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fourth Street, Waco]
Postcard of Fourth Street in Waco, Texas, lined with tall buildings on both sides. Cars are parked along the curbs of the road, and a streetcar line runs through the center of the road with wires overhead. A large hotel is visible at left with a large advert reading "HOTEL METROPOLE", and below that is a sign for a tailor. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalks and between the cars.
Date:
1917-10-11~
Creator:
Mann, Fred
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fifth Street, South from Austin Avenue]
Postcard image of Fifth Street, looking south from Austin Avenue, in Waco, Texas. The road is at center, paved and filled with carriages and pedestrians, with a streetcar rail line embedded into the street. Large multi-storied stone and brick buildings stand on all four corners of the street, including a drug store with a prominent sign at right, and a home furnishings store in a light-colored building at left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Franklin Street, Waco]
Postcard image of Franklin Street in Waco, Texas, a wide paved road lined with large stone and brick buildings and shops. Horse-drawn carriages traverse down the road, near striped awnings and porch-like canopies. At left is a large, narrow teal tower with balconies and a spire. Other towers are along the right, heading into the background, with cone tops on towers along building facades.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Dorris Mullens from Her Father]
Postcard from a father to her daughter, Dorris Mullens, in Greenville, Texas. He writes of Dorris' improved handwriting, and expects he'll be home Thursday night. The front of the postcard depicts the Piedmont Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas, with roses and trees planted across the street.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Frank to Georgine M. Koester - November 3, 1906]
Postcard from an individual named Frank to Georgine[?] M. Koester in Kerrville, Texas. The front of the postcard has an image of City Park in Fort Worth with the Trinity River at center. Under the image is a note from Frank, who writes that he is in Fort Worth at the moment.
Date:
November 3, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History