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[Warranty Deed for Land Sold to Montgomery County School District 15] (open access)

[Warranty Deed for Land Sold to Montgomery County School District 15]

A warranty deed for land sold by C. F. Maynard and C. J. Gunderson to Montgomery County School District 15, as well as its filing with Montgomery County and a related envelope.
Date: June 19, 1922
Creator: Murphy, O. F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ballots for County School Trustees (open access)

Ballots for County School Trustees

Sheets of ballots for county school trustee elections.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Clarke and Courts, MFG.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Number 4 Victor Fireproof Safe Advertisement] (open access)

[Number 4 Victor Fireproof Safe Advertisement]

An advertisement for the Victor Safe and Lock Company's No. 4 fireproof safe, which won a grand prize at the 1904 World's Fair. Included is a testimonial from W. A. Bolton of the Bolton Investment Company.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Victor Safe and Lock Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Free Text Book Law (open access)

State Free Text Book Law

Bulletin re-printing the text of the State Free Text Book Law that was enacted by the Texas State Legislature on February 25, 1919, and a subsequent list of books adopted for use in public schools by the State Department of Education.
Date: March 1, 1919
Creator: Texas. State Department of Education.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series] (open access)

[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series]

A set of mailers advertising the New American Readers series, which was adopted by Texas as an option for free supplementary reading in public schools. Envelope is included.
Date: September 1919
Creator: DeWitt, E. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notice of School Election (open access)

Notice of School Election

A note notifying residents of Common School District 15 in Montgomery County, TX, of an upcoming election for two new trustees of the district.
Date: 1917-03~
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne & Gilmore, Joel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victor (open access)

The Victor

A catalog from the Victor Safe & Lock Company, featuring several fireproof safes and desks, directions for their use, and freight rates for each state. Envelope is included.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Victor Safe and Lock Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Peerless Barn Paint Advertisement] (open access)

[Peerless Barn Paint Advertisement]

An advertisement for Peerless Barn Paint, featuring directions for its application and a testimonial from the company president.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Inland White Lead Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from C. Bender and Sons to C. C. Cox, May 31, 1894] (open access)

[Envelope from C. Bender and Sons to C. C. Cox, May 31, 1894]

An envelope from C. Bender & Sons to C. C. Cox, postmarked May 31, 1894, on both sides of which is some arithmetic in Cox's handwriting.
Date: May 31, 1894
Creator: C. Bender & Sons
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Miss Gertrude Pruitt] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Miss Gertrude Pruitt]

An envelope containing a letter regarding Miss Gertrude Pruitt. On it in Montgomery County Superintendent P. R. Clarke's handwriting is a date and note.
Date: July 22, 1922
Creator: Clarke, P. R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract for Sale of Land by C. F. Maynard to Montgomery County School District 15] (open access)

[Contract for Sale of Land by C. F. Maynard to Montgomery County School District 15]

A contract recording the sale of 2 and a half acres of land by C. F. Maynard to Montgomery County School District 15. An envelope is included with some arithmetic in C. C. Cox's handwriting on it.
Date: May 20, 1922
Creator: Maynard, C. F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Madame Louise Shoppe Business Card] (open access)

[Madame Louise Shoppe Business Card]

A business card for the Madam Louise Shoppe in Houston, Texas.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Ball, Louise & Talley, Martha Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[D. F. Gibbons' Business Card] (open access)

[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
[Envelope from Inland White Lead Company to W. R. Pridgen, March 2, 1922] (open access)

[Envelope from Inland White Lead Company to W. R. Pridgen, March 2, 1922]

An envelope from the Inland White Lead Company addressed to W. R. Pridger of Splendora, Texas, postmarked March 2, 1922.
Date: March 2, 1922
Creator: Inland White Lead Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report from Texas State Department of Agriculture, June 19, 1924] (open access)

[Report from Texas State Department of Agriculture, June 19, 1924]

Copy of a report from the Texas State Department of Agriculture on acreage and the condition of cotton, corn, and other crops in the state. Envelope is included.
Date: June 19, 1924
Creator: Texas. Department of Agriculuture.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Miracle Dry Goods Store Coupon] (open access)

[Miracle Dry Goods Store Coupon]

A business card for the Miracle Dry Good Store in Pelly, Texas, doubling as a coupon worth one dollar of store goods.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Miracle Dry Goods Store
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Pork Butts, November 1, 1922] (open access)

[Invoice for Pork Butts, November 1, 1922]

Invoice for Boston butts sold to C. C. Cox by the Houston Packing Company. Envelope is included.
Date: November 1, 1922
Creator: Houston Packing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A. M. Madeley Campaign Card] (open access)

[A. M. Madeley Campaign Card]

A card from A. M. Madeley's run for Montgomery County tax collector.
Date: 1922-07~
Creator: Madeley, A. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Bacon and Pork Butt, August 11, 1922] (open access)

[Invoice for Bacon and Pork Butt, August 11, 1922]

Invoice for items sold to C. C. Cox by the Houston Packing Company, including bacon bellies and Boston pork butt. Envelope is included.
Date: September 11, 1922
Creator: Houston Packing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoices for Pork Butts, September, 1922] (open access)

[Invoices for Pork Butts, September, 1922]

Two invoices for pork butts sold to C. C. Cox by the Houston Packing Company. Envelope is included.
Date: September 28, 1922
Creator: Houston Packing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoices for Stove, Nails and Bolt, August 6, 1894] (open access)

[Invoices for Stove, Nails and Bolt, August 6, 1894]

Invoice for items sold to C. C. Cox by Dumble, Armistead and Cronan, including a stove, nails, and a mechanical bolt. Included as well is a shipping invoice for the same products, sent via the Houston East & West Texas Railway, and an envelope.
Date: August 6, 1894
Creator: Dumble, Armistead and Cronan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Southern School-Book Depository Advertisement for Hairnets] (open access)

[Southern School-Book Depository Advertisement for Hairnets]

An advertisement from the Southern School-Book Depository for a set of hairnets, and the inclusion of a set of world maps with every purchase of two cases.
Date: 1921~
Creator: Southern School-Book Depository
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lease Agreement Between W. G. Richardson, Texas Seaboard Lumber Company] (open access)

[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
[Teacher's Contract Between Bettie Mitchell, Montgomery County District 15] (open access)

[Teacher's Contract Between Bettie Mitchell, Montgomery County District 15]

A copy of a teacher's contract for Bettie Mitchell with Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15.
Date: October 6, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S. & Mitchell, Bettie
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History