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[Letter from John H. Allison to Jack Davis, May 2 1878] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Allison to Jack Davis, May 2 1878]

Letter from John H. Allison to Jack Davis. The letter is dated May 2, 1878.
Date: May 2, 1878
Creator: Allison, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 9 1879] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 9 1879]

Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated May 9, 1879.
Date: May 9, 1879
Creator: Curtis, Fannie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett, May 29 1879] (open access)

[Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett, May 29 1879]

Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated May 29, 1879.
Date: May 29, 1879
Creator: Crockett, J.M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 28 1882] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 28 1882]

Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated May 28, 1882
Date: May 28, 1882
Creator: Curtis, Fannie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett, May 7 1883] (open access)

[Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett, May 7 1883]

Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated May 7, 1883 and was sent from Bronson
Date: May 7, 1883
Creator: Rudd, S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Spring Palace. (open access)

The Texas Spring Palace.

This pamphlet includes a guide to the Texas Spring Palace including particular sites and places in Texas. Additionally, the Texas and Southwestern Railway Guide starts on page 59 with printed timetables for the train schedules.
Date: May 1890
Creator: Rose, John R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lou Beall Sawyer Blanton

Photograph of Lou Beall Sawyer Blanton in a playful photograph with five other women and a young girl. The women are in a row from tallest to shortest with their hands around each other's waists except for Ms. Blanton who is holding the hand of the woman in front of her who's other hand is on her forehead. Three of the women and the young girl are wearing Victorian dresses and the other three are wearing long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. The woman fifth from the front is wearing a bow tie and the woman in the front is wearing a sash around her neck. In the background is a tree and a large house. Written below the photograph, underneath the second woman from the right in the black dress is an arrow and the name, "Lou Beall".
Date: May 26, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lou Beall-Sawyer Blanton, Byrd Ellis and Other Women

Photograph of six women and one small girl standing in front and on the stoop of a large building with a porch and hanging plants. Three of the women and the girl are wearing Victorian dresses and the other three women are wearing long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. One woman is wearing a bow tie and another is wearing a hat. Written on the photograph is "Mother" above the woman second from the left and "Aunt Byrd" second from the right.
Date: May 26, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Matthew Stuart Blanton, Fannie Ellis Dubose and an Unidentified Woman

Photograph of Matthew Stuart Blanton with an unidentified woman and Fannie Ellis Dubose in a dark dress standing on a porch looking down on the couple. Mr. Blanton is wearing a dark jacket, collared shirt and bowler hat. The unidentified woman is wearing a white blouse, necktie and long skirt and is smiling. In the background is a sidewalk, trees and houses. Written beside Ms. Dubose is "Auntie" and underneath Mr. Blanton is, "Papa".
Date: May 26, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboys Having Dinner at Unknown Ranch

Photograph of ten cowboys having dinner on a ranch near Clarendon, Texas in May 1904. Most of them sit on the ground to eat.
Date: May 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Confirmation Bible of Rose Levenson, Beth-El Congregation (open access)

Confirmation Bible of Rose Levenson, Beth-El Congregation

Confirmation Bible, Beth-El Congregation. Presented to Rose Levenson for Confirmation on Shevuoth, May 26, 1909 at Fort Worth, Texas by Rabbi George Zepin. Title page and inscription of the bible states that this volume contains "the Twenty-Four Books of the Holy Scriptures, carefully translated according to the Massoretic text, after the best Jewish authority by Isaac Lesser."
Date: May 26, 1909
Creator: Rabbi George Zepin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Frankie Masters' orchestra and singing quartet at Lockheed Martin performance

Frankie Masters' with a female singing quartet at the mike. His orchestra plays in the background.
Date: May 4, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Frankie Masters' Orchestra, playing "ball" on stage

Photograph of Frankie Masters and his orchestra clowning around on stage. They are pretending to play baseball at a concert on May 4, 1945 at Lockheed Martin.
Date: May 4, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Frankie Masters signing War Bond at Lockheed Martin performance

Photograph of orchestra leader, Frankie Masters, signing a War Bond while four women watch on May 4, 1945.
Date: May 4, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

XC-99 Delivery

XC-99 delivery between (L-R): Col. M.M. Hammack, Sgt. H.M. Covert, L. Rue, Col. Bryan B. Harper stand beside an airplane on the tarmac.
Date: May 26, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group in front of camp building]

Photograph of a group at a Lay-Leaders Retreat. The group is standing in front of the dining hall. Left to Right: Mrs. B.B. Wedemeyer; Rev. J.W.W. Shuler, Mrs. Shuler, Bishop Martin, Wm. H. Cole, Mrs. Peyton and Mrs. John A. Siceloff.
Date: May 18, 1950
Creator: Williamson's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Board of Education in 1951]

Photograph some members of an unknown Board of Education. There is an unknown man holding a hat in the middle of the photograph.
Date: May 24, 1951
Creator: Williamson Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nell Polson checking the time cards

Photograph of Nell Polson, the timekeeper, checking the time cards beside the time clock on May 2, 1952.
Date: May 2, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Convair YB-60, third flight

Photograph of the YB-60 on its third flight. This aircraft was an experimental bomber prototype for the United States Air Force.
Date: May 9, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Convair YB-60 in flight

The YB-60 in flight. This aircraft was an experimental bomber prototype for the United States Air Force.
Date: May 24, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

YC-131C Aircraft

Photograph of a YC-131C Convair turboliner aircraft on the tarmac. One propeller is turning and four men stand near the nose.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flight Line - F-102]

Flight line of Convair F-102 airplanes undergoing maintenance.
Date: May 14, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[XB-36-Alongside B-58]

A Convair XB-36 airplane(left) and Convair B-58 (right) are taxied side by side on a runway.
Date: May 24, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reddy Kilowatt on Apl. 25]

Gloria Tipton stands on a platform touching the image of "Reddy Kilowatt" emblazoned on surface of Convair airplane B-58 #25.
Date: May 12, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History