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["$50 Reward" card]
An illustrated card describing a $50 reward for a lost boy carrying "3 railway tunnels, an auger hole, and a monkey wrench" in a balloon. The illustration depicts the boy hanging from an umbrella, kicking off "the court house steeple."
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertising Note from McConnell Map Company]
A note from McConnell Map Co. offering to ship a set of maps.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
McConnell Map Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Wine, Liquor and Cigar Company Reopening Card]
A business card announcing the opening of a new location for the American Wine, Liquor and Cigar Company in Omaha, Nebraska.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
American Wine, Liquor and Cigar Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crown Card Company Card Set and Order Form]
A set of illustrated cards and a blank order form from the Crown Card Company.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Crown Card Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to John Lovejoy, 1909]
Copy of a deed for land sold by C. C. Cox and his wife to John Lovejoy on January 30, 1909, in Splendora, Texas.
Date:
January 30, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by J. Yarborough to John Lovejoy, 1909]
Copy of a deed for land sold by J. Yarborough to John Lovejoy on January 30, 1909, in Splendora, Texas.
Date:
January 30, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Directions for Running the Improved Diamond Feed Mill
Instructions for operating the Ames Brothers' Improved Diamond Feed Mill, as advertised by McLaughlin, Sheldon & Co. The directions include pricing and testimonials.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
McLaughlin, Sheldon and Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Emgee Sales Company Catalog]
A mailed catalog from the Emgee Sales Company, featuring sets of various products for buyers to resell, including jewelry, pistols, deluxe cigarette cases and cigar holders, and gold coins. A return envelope and the sending envelope are included.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Emgee Sales Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from the Houston East and West Texas Railway to C. C. Cox, November 17, 1901]
An envelope from the Houston East & West Texas Railway to C. C. Cox, postmarked November 17, 1901.
Date:
November 17, 1901
Creator:
Houston East and West Texas Railway Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpt from Splendora, Texas Land Survey]
A letter from Jerusha Compton to C. A. Work with an excerpt from a land survey. Handwritten beneath it are notes from C. C. Cox regarding the land discussed, a note that that Work married a C. H. Stadtter, and some arithmetic.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
Compton, Jerusha A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[F. Flaxman Business Card]
A business card for F. Flaxman's store in Houston, Texas.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Flaxman, F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[D. F. Gibbons' Business Card]
A business card for D. F. Gibbons of the Davis & Rankin Company, a dairy supply manufacturer. On the reverse is a table for calculating the amount of money one can make from cattle products.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Gibbons, D. F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fairbanks' Standard Scales Business Card]
A business card from Fairbanks, Morse and Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, for Fairbanks' Standard Scales and other products.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Fairbanks, Morse and Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for R. B. Cheshire and William Lee Wood Yard]
A flyer advertising a new wood yard owned by R. B. Cheshire and William Lee.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Lee, William & Cheshire, R. B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Gas World
An excerpt from a text on the benefits of cooking with gas, describing how to avoid wasting gas and the costs of its use.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J. H. Campman Business Card]
A business card for J. H. Campman, a hardware, stove, and tinware dealer in Houston, Texas.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Campman, J. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J. H. Campman Business Card]
A business card for J. H. Campman, a hardware, stove, and tinware dealer in Houston, Texas.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Campman, J. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J. Morrison Jones and Company Business Card]
A business card from J. Morrison and Company wood dealers based in Houston, Texas. On the back is a handwritten note.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
J. Morrison Jones and Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J. Wolfe Business Card]
Business card for J. Wolfe of the American Wine, Liquor and Cigar Company in Omaha, Nebraska.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Wolfe, J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kiam's Outfitter Store Receipt]
A receipt from Kiam's Outfitter of Men, Women and Children in Houston Texas. On one side the numbers "21" and "23" are stamped; between them is handwritten "21/Overall /75, 125, 175."
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Kiam's Outfitter
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lease Agreement Between W. G. Richardson, Texas Seaboard Lumber Company]
A copy of a lease agreement between W. G. Richardson and the Texas Seaboard Lumber Company, granting the company use of land near Splendora, Texas for oil drilling.
Date:
January 29, 1901
Creator:
Richardson, William G.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, 1909~]
Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox discussing real estate.
Date:
1909~
Creator:
Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Minnie Lee Barrett, 1920~]
Letter from Minnie Lee Barrett to school custodians about emergency orders for school books.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Barrett, Minnie Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from The New Menace]
Letter from the New Menace, an anti-Catholic newsletter, thanking a subscriber for their contributions.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
New Menace
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History