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[Dental License for Eldon Robert Woolsey] (open access)

[Dental License for Eldon Robert Woolsey]

Dental License from the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners for Eldon Robert Woolsey, DDS. He is buried at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery.
Date: July 10, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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 Girl in Front of a Grave]

Photograph of a girl in front of a woman's grave. The text on the back says " Our Mother's Grave May 33 Lucinda Draper ".
Date: 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Julia Elizabeth McKinnon Colgin]

Tinted portrait of Julia Elizabeth McKinnon Colgin (1917-2000) from the chest and up.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Picturing a Woman on a Sidewalk, 1939]

Postcard with a photograph of a woman dressed in black with a paper bag and hat in her right hand. She is walking down a sidewalk next to Pipkin's Drug Store. Text on the back reads: " Austin Ave. Waco, Tex. Nov. 1939. "
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Dinosaur on a Bridge, August, 1936]

Photograph of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on a bridge that has a sign that says " Longest Trail of Dinosaur Tracks on Exhibit ". There are two cars and a truck behind the bridge. Text on the back reads: " Texas exposition in Austin. Aug 1936 ".
Date: September 1936
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
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 Merchant William Colgin Sr.]

Photograph of Dr. M. W. Colgin, Sr. sitting in a wicker chair in front of the Colgin home in Waco. Text says that he died on July 15, 1934.
Date: 1932~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of San Jose Mission, 1937]

Photograph of San Jose Mission in San Antonio, Texas. Text on the back reads: " San Jose Mission San Antonio Vacation, Sept. 1937 Daniel F. Draper ".
Date: September 1937
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Funeral Notice for William Franklin Beck]

Printed card announcing the funeral for William Franklin Beck, who was born January 11, 1853 and died February 20, 1933. The service was held at a Methodist church in Midlothian, Texas, and the interment was at Midlothian Cemetery.
Date: 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Physical Object
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
Object Type: Physical Object
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
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Eleanor Smith Bayne, Charles Stewart Vining, and Hattie Smith Vining]

Photograph of Eleanor Smith Bayne, left, Charles Stewart Vining, center, and Sara Harriett "Hattie" Smith Vining, right. The women stand in front of Charles Stewart Vining, both with their hands crossed in front of them. There are trees and bushes behind them.
Date: 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Be a Link in Our Chain" Card] (open access)

["Be a Link in Our Chain" Card]

A card with a pencil drawing of a chain, and the words "Be a link in our chain."
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card to Johnie Louise Bruyere] (open access)

[Christmas Card to Johnie Louise Bruyere]

A Christmas card addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere, from a man who signs himself "John R." It has a painting of a small cottage in the woods on the cover, with the word "Greetings" underneath. Inside, it reads "To wish you all happiness for Christmas and the New Year."
Date: December 23, 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere, February 8, 1934] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere, February 8, 1934]

Envelope addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere on February 8, 1934. The upper left hand corner of the envelope reads: "Katharine Cornell in The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, February 26, 1934. A Success Unique in the History of the American Theatre."
Date: February 8, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcription of Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1930] (open access)

[Transcription of Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, 1930]

Letter from Thomas Middlebrook Willis, written around 1930. This is a typed transcript of the letter, which details his family history.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Willis, Thomas Middlebrook
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ticket to a Football Game, Baylor vs. T.C.U.] (open access)

[Ticket to a Football Game, Baylor vs. T.C.U.]

Ticket stub to a football game, Baylor University vs. Texas Christian University, on November 4, 1933. The seat number is C 34.
Date: November 4, 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Johnie Louise Bruyere's Report Cards, 1931-1936] (open access)

[Johnie Louise Bruyere's Report Cards, 1931-1936]

Thirteen report cards belonging to Johnie Louise Bruyere from Baylor University. They keep track of the classes she has taken, the number of days she was present and absent, her grade, whether she passed or not, and the number of chapel demerits she received during the semester.
Date: [1931-12-11..1938-08-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Johnie Louise Bruyere to the Board of Trustees of Gurley School, March 15, 1934] (open access)

[Letter from Johnie Louise Bruyere to the Board of Trustees of Gurley School, March 15, 1934]

A letter from Johnie Louise Bruyere to the Board of Trustees of Gurley School in Waco, Texas. She asks to apply for a teaching position at Gurley School, stating that she attended the school eleven years ago. She submits five names as reference.
Date: March 15, 1934
Creator: Bruyere, Johnie Louise
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Johnie Louise Bruyere, June 18, 1932] (open access)

[Letter to Johnie Louise Bruyere, June 18, 1932]

Letter from a woman named Lucile to Johnie Louise Bruyere on June 18, 1932. It is written on stationery for Tom Padgitt Company, Inc. Lucile congratulates Bruyere on her grades, enclosing her report card. She goes on to discuss the fruit trees, and what she thinks she'll get her father for Father's Day.
Date: June 18, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dance Card] (open access)

[Dance Card]

Small booklet with a drawing of a cracked bell on the front. When opened, it reveals a place to put a table number as well as a couple number. On the opposite page, there are eight blank spaces to write in the name of dance partners. A small string is attached to the upper left hand corner of the booklet, so that it can be worn on the wrist.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere]

Envelope addressed to Johnie L. Bruyere. The envelope is from the Tom Padgitt Company in Waco, Texas.
Date: June 18, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History