Family Photo

Photograph of a group of older man and women standing in front of a small stage and closed red curtains. They are all dressed in formal attire. The men wear suits and the woman wear knee-length dresses of various colors and cuts. Although names have been provided, they have not been matched properly to the positions of the individuals pictured. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph repeats names.
Date: November 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marriage License of Carl Harton & Anna Krenek (open access)

Marriage License of Carl Harton & Anna Krenek

Marriage license provided to Carl Harton and Louise Krenek, presided by F. L. Kral, the county clerk of Wharton County. There is a black and white illustration at the very top of the document of a bell composed entirely of small flowers, with a leafy vine emerging from the back of the bell and encircling it in an arc. This bell is inside a circular motif with decorative geometric elements around the edge, and is flanked on both sides by bold, Old English text that declares the document as a Marriage License. When closed, the information provided in the opened document is condensed into the uppermost quarter of the document's back.
Date: November 3, 1933
Creator: Kral, F. L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Notice to Appear

Postcard sent out by the Local Board of Grundy County in Iowa to notify Ejner L. Wind to appear for a physical examination. The front of the postcard gives information about the date of the examination, and also warns Ejner that failure to appear may result in a loss of rights or immediately induct him to imprisonment or military service. On the back of the postcard, there is postage information.
Date: November 18, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Patty Jensen

Photograph of an adult woman, identified as Patty Jensen, standing inside what appears to be a kitchen space. She smiles openly at the camera with her hands behind her back. She wears a blue denim, belted dress with gold leaf-like motif embellishments on her chest. Behind her on a wall with wooden siding, there is a framed picture of an aerial view of a farmstead. A wooden dining table can be seen in the adjoining room past the threshold on the right side of the image. Accompanying information states: "Patty Jacobs Jensen, daughter of Mr. & Mrs Henry Jacobs and the wife of Curtis Jensen was born in Speaks, Tx. Patty served Danevang Lutheran Church as organist from April 1967 thru May 2010 [sic]."
Date: November 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Occupation Tax Recepit Number 230 (open access)

Annual Occupation Tax Recepit Number 230

Occupation tax receipt given to P. B. Bundick of Matagorda County, Texas for his occupation of Ferryman. Mr. Bundick paid ten dollars for both a state and county tax. The transaction was confirmed by the comptroller of public accounts, whose signature can be seen on the bottom left corner.
Date: 1885-11/1886-09
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History