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[Advertisement for Fog Mist]
An advertisement for Dolan Laboratories Inc.'s Fog Mist. A list of prices is on the back of the item.
Date:
1953~
Creator:
Dolan Laboratories, Incorporated
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for Refrigerator]
Advertisement cut from Hussmann highlighting their Model R-16N refrigerator.
Date:
1953~
Creator:
Hussmann
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement from Magic Fog, Inc. #1]
Advertisement from Magic Fog, Inc. for their eponymous pesticide. It contains a large black and white photograph of a car in a junkyard with a large cloud of fog coming out from under it. A blurb about the product is underneath the photograph.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Magic Fog, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement from Magic Fog, Inc. #2]
Advertisement from Magic Fog, Inc. for their eponymous pesticide. It contains a photograph of a truck fogging a drive-in movie theater with a blurb about the product underneath.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Magic Fog, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertising Circular from Old American Insurance Company, 1950?]
Advertising circular from Old American Insurance Company enclosing an application for their "Special Accident Policy," along with a postage stamp and describing the features of the policy.
Date:
1950?
Creator:
Old American Insurance Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertising Circular from Old American Insurance Company, 1952?]
Advertising circular from Old American Insurance Company discussing hospitalization insurance for persons aged 60 to 85 years of age and enclosing an applications for the "Special Hospitalization Policy."
Date:
1952~
Creator:
Old American Insurance Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Green, Hennings, Henry and Evans, May 1, 1950]
Card from the law firm Green, Hennings, Henry and Evans announcing that Donald J. Meyer and Richard D. Duncan have joined their practice.
Date:
May 1, 1950
Creator:
Green, Hennings, Henry and Evans
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ceramo Company Price List for Pots, Pans, and Saucers]
Price list from the Ceramo Company for their standard pots, azalea pots, bulb pans, and saucers.
Date:
1948
Creator:
Ceramo Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 45 Rooms Reserved for Hotel Wedding: Similar Event 8 Years Ago]
Newspaper clipping describing there are 45 rooms reserved for hotel wedding of Miss Minnie Allen Bertig and Lee Pollack, which the wedding is a similar event to Paragould, Arkansas cousin, eight years ago.
Date:
1914~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Stump Thumper]
Newspaper clipping from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch with articles about a Stump Driver in Arkansas, new garment pieces for woman, advertisements, the Rose Parade, hospital stays, and a building demolition.
Date:
January 9, 1955
Creator:
Witman, Arthur
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Donald F. Meyer to Jeane Kempner, October 26, 1951]
Handwritten letter from Donald F. Meyer to Jeane Kempner expressing his condolences at hearing of the death of one of her relatives and updating her on family and life news.
Date:
October 26, 1951
Creator:
Meyer, Donald F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten letter from Donald J. Meyer to Daniel W. Kempner, November 27, 1953]
Handwritten letter from Donald J. Meyer to Daniel W. Kempner expressing his condolences for the death of Isaac H. Kempner, Jr. and discussing recent family news.
Date:
November 27, 1953
Creator:
Meyer, Donald J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten letter from Donald J. Meyer to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner, December 14, 1954]
Handwritten letter from Donald J. Meyer to Daniel and Jeane Kempner thanking them for their hospitality during a recent visit and updating them on family news, including the added stress to the holiday hustle and bustle caused by his wife's foot being broken after being crushed by a large frozen turkey.
Date:
December 14, 1954
Creator:
Meyer, Donald J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Daniel W. Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner, May 20, 1950]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Mr. and Mrs. Kempner discussing his doctor saying he might be well enough to go home in the next week. Mr. Beritg then talks about how after his doctor left the night before he awoke three times from a dream. He then starts to discuss his concerns with how much cotton had been planted this year and other company operations. He then says he will not be driving home, instead having arranged transportation.
Date:
May 20, 1950
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to I. H. Kempner, April 1, 1953]
Inter-office letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to I. H. Kempner discussing his travel itinerary to Boston with location and timeline.
Date:
April 1, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation from the Cotton Exchange Bank]
Invitation from the Cotton Exchange Bank requesting the recipient's presence at an open house at their new location on May 27.
Date:
1956~
Creator:
Cotton Exchange Bank
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Doane Agricultural Digest, February 1, 1953]
Invoice for a Doane Agricultural Digest subscription renewal for Mr. D. W. Kempner by Doane Agricultural Service, Inc. for $10. The subscription lasted from the 1st of March, 1953 to the 28th of February, 1954. The invoice was stamped paid on the 2nd of February, 1953.
Date:
February 1, 1953
Creator:
Doane Agricultural Service, Incorporated
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Doane Agricultural Digest, March 7, 1952]
Invoice for a Doane Agricultural Digest sold to Mr. D. W. Kempner by Doane Agricultural Service, Inc. for $20. The purchase also comes with service for one year from March 1, 1952, to February 28, 1953. The invoice was stamped "paid".
Date:
March 7, 1952
Creator:
Doane Agricultural Service, Incorporated
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land History of Imperial Sugar Company]
History of the Imperial Sugar Company and land agreements in Sugar Land, Texas.
Date:
1951~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to Commerce Trust Company, April 2, 1956]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to Commerce Trust Company enclosing a check covering interest due by Mr. D. W. Kempner.
Date:
April 2, 1956
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to Commerce Trust Company, July 9, 1956]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to Commerce Trust Company requesting that a renewal note be forwarded to be executed later and informing them of Mr. D. W. Kempner's trip to Europe in the coming Fall.
Date:
July 9, 1956
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Commerce Trust Company, March 21, 1953]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Commerce Trust Company enclosing New York Exchange for $91.50 covering interest due by Daniel Webster Kempner on his note No. 67190 as of April 2, 1953.
Date:
March 21, 1953
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Commerce Trust Company, October 4, 1948]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. informing that he has the letter for Daniel W. Kempner and enclosing a note for $6,100.00.
Date:
October 4, 1948
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Commerce Trust Company, September 26, 1955]
Letter from Blackshear, A. H., Jr. to Commerce Trust Company enclosing a check regarding the renewal note.
Date:
September 26, 1955
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History