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Design for a Saddle-Pad.
Design patent for a saddle-pad with longitudinal rows of scalloped ribs.
Date:
August 15, 1899
Creator:
Padgitt, Tom
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gang Plow.
Patent for a new and improved gang plow. This design consists in "the landside-beam, the front cross-beam, the oblique plow-carrying beam connected at its rear end to the landside-beam and at its front to the front cross-beam, the tubular bearings or boxings on the side of the landside-beam and at the front of the plow-beam, the wheeled cylindrical rods extending through and freely rotatable in the said bearings or boxings, and means . . . for raising and lowering the frame on the cylindrical rods" (lines 17-28).
Date:
March 15, 1887
Creator:
Hinchman, Frank M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[George Washington Evans with Family Members]
Photograph of several members of the Evans family posing together in George Washington Evans's home when Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evans Sr. moved in to care for him. The subjects of the photo are listed as: George Washington Evans (Grandpa), Walter Philmore Evans Sr., Beulah Williams Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Sr.), Lawrence Williams Evans, Margaret Green Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Jr.), Elizabeth Ann Evans (Betty), and Walter Philmore Evans Jr.
Date:
June 15, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[George Washington Evans with Great-Grandchildren]
Photograph of George Washington Evans posing with three of his great-grandchildren. The subjects are listed as Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Evans, George Washington Evans (Great-Grandpa Evans), Titus Carr (TC) Evans Jr., and Tommy Bowman.
Date:
June 15, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company, Past Due Accounts, July 15, 1953]
Past due accounts for Imperial Sugar Company.
Date:
July 15, 1953
Creator:
Imperial Sugar Company
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brockenbrough and Sanders to John Todd Willis, Jr., February 15, 1951]
Letter from Brockenbrough & Sanders to John Todd Willis, Jr. on February 15, 1951. They discuss how he will be paid while working for their business.
Date:
February 15, 1951
Creator:
Brockenbrough & Sanders Co.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz, May 15, 1953]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz wishing him luck with his struggling cotton crop and discussing the recent tornado in Waco.
Date:
May 15, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Kelso M. Carter, March 15, 1956]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Kelso M. Carter returning a draft and notifying that an ex-president has arranged matters.
Date:
March 15, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - Novmeber 15, 1918]
Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing his work writing discharges for a development battalion, he purchased a "Belgian Baby" from the hostess house, and the new rumors from camp. The postscript includes a rumor about being discharged in five days.
Date:
November 15, 1918
Creator:
Suyker, Hector
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, July 15, 1897]
Letter written to Josephine Bahl from John K. Strecker, Jr. in Waco, Texas. Strecker, Jr. says that he had just received "a beautiful lot of foreign birds skins and also a snow-white weasel skin." He goes on to describe the dance party that had recently took place and was amazed that they only had one keg of beer available.
Date:
July 15, 1897
Creator:
Strecker, John K., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 15, 1943. He asks them to send him V-mail stationery and his old camera.
Date:
May 15, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on May 15, 1943. He asks for a 35 mm camera and film for the camera he currently has, and he promises to send money home within the next week.
Date:
May 15, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 15, 1944. He laments celebrating another birthday overseas, and wishes he could be home for his birthday as well as Mother's Day. He got a letter from a friend in the Pacific who gets to go home when his 18 month service is up, and Willis wishes he could say the same. He expresses regret at one of his father's calves drowning when Waco got a lot of rain, and tells his mother he will buy her and his Aunt Lucile cameos the next time he goes into town.
Date:
May 15, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 15, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 15, 1943. He has finally received their letters from August, and asks his father to send him a lighter.
Date:
November 15, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 15, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on September 15, 1943. He says it's been raining a lot, and his tent leaks. He also got a haircut recently, and promises to send pictures.
Date:
September 15, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., July 2, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis Sr. on July 2, 1943. He sends foreign money, asks about finding workers for the farm, and mentions that they will be playing two baseball games for the fourth of July.
Date:
May 15, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 from Tom Joseph to Truett Latimer, June 15, 1953]
Letter from Tom Joseph to Truett Latimer congratulating him on his work in the the recent 53rd Legislative session.
Date:
June 15, 1953
Creator:
Joseph, Tom
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter B. Dossett to Harris L. Kempner, February 15, 1966]
Letter from Walter B. Dossett to Harris L. Kempner telling him how much he enjoyed his visit and thanking him for sending the address of Mr. James Baird.
Date:
February 15, 1966
Creator:
Dossett, Walter B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marble Cornerstone for Fifth Street Methodist Church]
Photograph of one side of Waco's Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South marble cornerstone, which is set in an orange-brick wall. Text is inscribed within a raised, pointed-arch shape: "Erected A.D. 1876. W. B. Trice Chm. Build. Com. W. C. Dodson Archt."
Date:
January 15, 2021
Creator:
Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marble Cornerstone of Fifth Street Methodist Church]
Photograph of one side of Waco's Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South marble cornerstone, which is set in an orange-brick wall. Text is inscribed within a pointed-arch shape: "Other foundation can no man lay than is laid which is Christ Jesus."
Date:
January 15, 2021
Creator:
Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mart Herald (Mart, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1921
Weekly newspaper from Mart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 15, 1921
Creator:
Spencer, J. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mart Herald (Mart, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, July 15, 1921
Weekly newspaper from Mart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 15, 1921
Creator:
Spencer, J. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mart Herald (Mart, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1922
Weekly newspaper from Mart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 15, 1922
Creator:
Spencer, J. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History