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80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3634, Chapter 771 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3634, Chapter 771

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the name and powers of the Jefferson County Waterway and Navigation District.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Flood Waters]

Photograph of an aerial view of flood waters surrounding houses. The flooding spans the entire photograph.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 147, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1904 (open access)

The Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 147, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1904

Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 15, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale of a Slave Named Adam (or Tircis), December 15, 1859] (open access)

[Bill of Sale of a Slave Named Adam (or Tircis), December 15, 1859]

Bill of sale witnessed by notary Selim Wagner, containing details of the sale of a slave named Adam or Tircis. Adam was sold for $1,225 by auctioneer for the estate of the deceased Pierre Riviere of New Orleans as directed by his executor, Nicolas Tourne. The buyer was Lucretia Van Woert of Sabine Pass, Texas, though her husband, Theodore Gripon, accepted on her behalf.
Date: December 15, 1859
Creator: New Orleans (La.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Black Student Union Meeting in the Setzer Center]

Photograph of several African-American students gathered for a Black Student Union meeting in the Setzer Center of Lamar University. The students are gathered around a desk with a poster attached to the front. A sign reading "Here Black Student [. . .]N along with an illustration of a closed fist hangs on the wall behind them.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boat Launching]

Photograph of several men and women standing on the boat, Juliette, at its launching. Each person is holding a group of mackerels, and mackerels are hanging from the sides of the boat. The fish came from a record catch at Sabine Jetties.
Date: August 15, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar State College of Technology, 1951-1952, Supplement #1 (open access)

Catalog of Lamar State College of Technology, 1951-1952, Supplement #1

Supplement to the catalog of courses offered by the Lamar State College of Technology for the year 1951-1952, listing corrections and additions.
Date: September 15, 1951
Creator: Lamar State College of Technology
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Sitting on a Truck]

Photograph of a group of five children sitting on a truck. One boy is holding a cup in one hand, and holding the steering wheel in the other. Four of the children are not wearing shoes; one child's feet are not visible.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 160, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 15, 1898 (open access)

The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 160, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 15, 1898

Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1898
Creator: Bixler, Mort L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 249, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1901 (open access)

The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 249, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1901

Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 15, 1901
Creator: Bixler, Mort L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dry Closet. (open access)

Dry Closet.

Patent for improvements in dry closets with an illustration. The improvements patented are specific to separating "fecal matter and urine" (line 15).
Date: July 15, 1919
Creator: Moore, Joseph B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Escape. (open access)

Fire Escape.

Patent for a new and improved fire escape. This design "is to provide a fire-escape consisting, essentially, of a cushion adapted to receive and break the fall of persons jumping from a burning building, the said cushion being so constructed as to enable it to be folded to a convenient and portable size" (lines 8-14).
Date: January 15, 1889
Creator: Simon, Jacob Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flood Damage in Neighborhood]

Photograph of three uprooted trees laying in flood waters. In the background, there are several houses.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Neighborhood]

Photograph of flood waters surrounding houses in a neighborhood. The water level reaches right below the first story windows, and resulted from a hurricane.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Neighborhood]

Photograph of a man standing beside a broken tree in flood waters. The water level reaches his upper legs, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there are houses.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Neighborhood]

Photograph of a flooded neighborhood resulting from a hurricane. In the background, there are vehicles in the street.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Streets]

Photograph of two people wading in a flooded street. The water level reaches their upper legs, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there are several buildings.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gates Memorial Library Dedication Day]

Photograph of an exterior view of the Gates Memorial Library Dedication Day. A crowd of people are gathered outside the entrance of the library. In the foreground, there are cars parked along a street. In the background, there are houses.
Date: May 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Car. (open access)

Grain-Car.

Patent for a grain car, with improved methods or loading and unloading the grain, as well as an easy method for converting the car to haul regular cargo.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: Dukes, Sandy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Highland Heights Highlights, Volume 18, Number 4, December 15, 1960 (open access)

Highland Heights Highlights, Volume 18, Number 4, December 15, 1960

Issue of the Highland Heights Highlights, a program for the Highland Heights Christian Church. It includes "With Mother This Christmas," a eulogy of Edgar Brown Sutherlin by Theodore McElroy, Sr.
Date: December 15, 1960
Creator: Highland Heights Christian Church
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hurricane Flooding]

Photograph of a group of people standing on top of a horse-drawn wagon in flood waters on Procter Street. The water reaches to the horses' torsos. In the background, there are people wading in the water and houses. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "Pt. Arthur, Tex. Aug. 18th, 1915. Procter St."
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company, Past Due Accounts, August 15, 1953] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company, Past Due Accounts, August 15, 1953]

Imperial Sugar Company ledger of past due accounts.
Date: August 15, 1953
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Pieces of Bailed and Bur Lapped Nursery Stock, June 1951] (open access)

[Invoice for Pieces of Bailed and Bur Lapped Nursery Stock, June 1951]

Invoice for items transported to Daniel W. Kempner by Southern Pacific Transport Company, including 20 pieces of bailed and burlapped nursery stock shipped by Griffing Nurseries, Texas inspection tag attached and tax 30.
Date: June 15, 1951
Creator: Southern Pacific Transport Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 15, 1978 (open access)

Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 15, 1978

Semiweekly newspaper from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas that includes local and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1978
Creator: Cowles, Roger
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History