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[Photograph of a White Truck Co. Sales Meeting at the Adolphus Hotel]

Photograph of a White Truck Co. sales meeting taking place at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas. All of the men are sitting at a round table with a white table cloth; Lee Turney is seated third from the left, and according to the note on the back of the picture the manager of the company is J. D. Allen.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Robert Matlock to Edna Matlock, March 21, 1933]

Postcard from Robert Matlock to Edna Matlock saying that his attempt to come see her was thwarted due to his flare up of asthma, and that he got a dog.
Date: March 21, 1933
Creator: Matlock, Robert
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation] (open access)

[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation]

Salutatory speech for a graduation ceremony at Texas Baptist University, providing inspiration to the students in attendance for the journey that is to come in the real world: "We stand upon the boundary line. We now must bid adieu to the school room, and turn our faces to the world,to shape our own destinies."
Date: 1907~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Turney Driving an Automobile]

Photograph of Lee Turney driving an automobile, being apart of the Davis-Turney Auto Co., with S. G. Davis sitting in the front seat. Nelle Turney and Mrs. Wallace Marshall are both sitting in the back seat with a third unidentified woman.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Robert Matlock to Edna Matlock, February 27, 1933]

Photograph of
Date: February 27, 1933
Creator: Matlock, Robert
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Allen Berryman Toler with Two Unknown Individuals]

Photograph of Allen Berryman Toler (center) standing against a Model A Ford truck with an unidentified child behind him and an unidentified man in front of him. There is a note on the back of the photograph that reads: "Berryman Toler in the center with two other men that are unknown. The car is a Model A Ford. The picture was made in the late 1920's."
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lee Frith Turney's Birth Certificate] (open access)

[Lee Frith Turney's Birth Certificate]

Birth certificate of Lee Frith Turney that includes the names of his parents, his birth legitimacy, and location where he was born. The next two sections include affidavits saying the accuracy of the information, and that it has been accepted with the state registrar.
Date: January 22, 1942
Creator: Harwood, George W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]

Class prophecy describing a person's eventful day dream that included a woman creating pictures in the room of different individuals; the pictures continue to appear and then disappear and showing different women in different locations. The last line of the piece comes after the person had awoken: "I was forced to turn from the glamers into the future and come back to the tasks of the present."
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage Certificate of Lee Turney and Nelle King, September 30, 1909] (open access)

[Marriage Certificate of Lee Turney and Nelle King, September 30, 1909]

Marriage certificate of Lee Turney and Nelle King on September 30, 1909, officiated by Reverend C. G. Chastain. The certificate has colorful illustrations of flowers and three people in a boat on a pond.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Members of Texas Baptist University]

Photograph of large group of women wearing light-colored dresses, sitting, kneeling, and standing in four rows in a hardwood-floor gym. There is a white label on the back of the photo indicating the women are members of the Texas Baptist University.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of King Family's Oak Cliff Home]

Photograph of a two-story, light-colored house with wood siding and many windows. A grassy lawn and some small bushes border the side of the house and front porch on the right side of the house. A handwritten note at the bottom of the photo indicate the photo was taken in 1917.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[L. F. Turney's Hella Temple Membership Card] (open access)

[L. F. Turney's Hella Temple Membership Card]

Membership card of the Hella Temple shrine, issued to L. F. Turney in 1971. There is printed text about the club and its membership on the back of the card.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mrs. Turney, January 24, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mrs. Turney, January 24, 1931]

Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mrs. Turney discussing Grmia's husband's recent death and his life.
Date: January 24, 1931
Creator: Potjes, Grmia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[L. F. Turney's Scottish Rite Association Membership Card] (open access)

[L. F. Turney's Scottish Rite Association Membership Card]

Membership card for the Dallas division of the Scottish Rite Association, issued to L. F. Turney for 1970.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Dr. William King at Oak Cliff Home]

Postcard of an older man wearing a dark suit, standing on the front steps of a one-story wooden house with his arms behind his back. Three skinny, bare trees sit on the front lawn. There are postcard markings on the back of the postcard,
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lee Frith Turney Dallas Consistory Membership Card] (open access)

[Lee Frith Turney Dallas Consistory Membership Card]

Membership card for Dallas Consistory, issued to Lee Frith Turney in 1970 and signed by the secretary or registrar of the organization. There are red markings and stamps on the membership card, and there is printed script on the back of the card.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 22, 1925] (open access)

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 22, 1925]

Letter from Edouard Potjes to his dear friends discussing his stay in Seattle, a trip he and his wife took to Belgium, a chronic illness, and the hotel where he is staying. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. L. F. Turney in Dallas, Texas, and is postmarked on April 23, 1926. The return address is for the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle, Washington.
Date: April 22, 1926
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to His Friends, May 23, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to His Friends, May 23, 1927]

Letter from Edouard Potjes to his dear friends discussing accepting a position in Chicago and his desire to return to Dallas. The letter has an illustration of the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle, Washington at the top.
Date: March 23, 1927
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, November 16, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, November 16, 1922]

Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney discussing his travels, and some of his music students at a school called, The Cornish School. The Cornish School's stationary mark is at the top of the letter. The accompanying envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, and has a return address from The Cornish School.
Date: November 16, 1922
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Couple Boating at Kidd Springs]

Photograph of a man in a dark suit and a woman in a light-colored dress and bonnet, sitting in a small boat on a small pond. There are trees on the bank beyond the pond. The year, 1907, and the location, Kidd Springs, are handwritten in black ink on the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, September 23, 1923] (open access)

[Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, September 23, 1923]

Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney discussing a bad experience her husband had with a school, the weather in Dallas, Texas vs. Seattle, Washington, and how much she and her husband dislike Seattle.
Date: September 23, 1923
Creator: Potjes, Grmia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 10, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 10, 1927]

Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney discussing how much he likes Dallas, Texas, a pupil of his, and some mutual acquaintances. The envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, and postmarked on April 10, 1927.
Date: April 10, 1927
Creator: Potjes, Edouard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Banquet in Honor of Leonora Corona, May 1, 1928] (open access)

[Program for Banquet in Honor of Leonora Corona, May 1, 1928]

Program for a banquet in honor of dramatic soprano singer Leonora Corona, at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, May 1, 1928.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Card for Arthur A. Everts Co. Jewelers] (open access)

[Credit Card for Arthur A. Everts Co. Jewelers]

Credit card issued to Mrs. Dorothy E. King by Arthur A. Everts Co. jewelry store.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History