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Groundbreaking Ceremony
Copy negative of the HSU Cowboy Band and Six White Horses riders at the groudbreaking ceremony for a hotel in New York. Henry Cabot Lodge is the man in the center. The riders are in western costume holding their flags, and the band is in the back holding up banners.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Students by Bus
Copy negative of the HSU Six White Horse riders and two members of the HSU Cowboy Band holding signs on the sidewalk beside a bus as they arrive in New York City. The riders are, from left to right, Mary Jane Smith, Sue Henniger, Paula Windham, Louise Livengood, and Bettylu Daniel.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band Students with Flags
Copy negative of the HSU Cowboy Band and Six White Horse riders in New York. The band members are holding their instruments and hats and the riders are holding their flags.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band and Flag Squad
Copy negative of the HSU Cowboy band and Six White Horse riders at Madison Square Garden in New York. The band are seated, playing their instruments, and the riders are standing in western costume with their flags. The riders are Sheriff Will Watson, Mary Jane Smith, Paula Windham, Sue Henniger, Louise Livengood, and Bettylu Daniel.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
New-York
Map of New York at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing counties, towns, roads, bodies or water, and other geographic features. These is an inset map of a reduced reprint of a French edition of the Lewis Evans map in the lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,393,920] (22 miles to the inch).
Date:
1938
Creator:
Faden, William; Sauthier, Claude Joseph; Ratzer, B. & Evans, Lewis
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the City of New York, Prepared Especially for the World Almanac, 1891.
Map of New York City, covering all of Manhattan and much of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx (Morrisania) as well as adjacent parts of New Jersey. Ferry lines, streets, boroughs, community districts, and neighborhoods are also labeled. The map includes a red overprint of four Manhattan Elevated Railway lines in Manhattan and the Bronx. The sides and back of the map also include extensive directories of churches, financial institutions, insurance companies, and public officials collected January 1, 1891. Relief shown in hachures. No scale information given.
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Map of the Travels of George Washington
Map of the travels of George Washington in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States between 1732 and 1799, with insets of New York and the lower Hudson Valley, Mount Vernon, the tidewater region of Virginia, Philadelphia, and Boston. The map includes towns, colonial highways, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geological features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,502,720] (39.5 miles to the inch).
Date:
1931
Creator:
National Geographic Society for the National Geographic Magazine
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Custer to Dr. C. C. Rister, July 28, 1928]
Letter from Elizabeth Custer to Dr. C. C. Rister, discussing General George Armstrong Custer's attitude and interactions with the Native Americans.
Date:
July 28, 1928
Creator:
Custer, Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Fulton Lewis, Jr. - January 28, 1942]
A Western Union telegram sent to Fulton Lewis, Jr., Radio Station WOL, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, dated January 28, 1942. Carswell requests information from Lewis on sugar restrictions pertaining to the manufacture of alcohol. The reverse side includes Western Union terms, cost, and information regarding The Western Union Telegraph Company, Incorporated. R. B. White, President.
Date:
January 28, 1942
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to W. J. Higgins - April 12, 1924]
A Western Union telegram sent to Col. W. J. Higgins, San Antonio, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated April 12, 1924. Carswell requests that Higgins keep an open mind concerning Green's candidacy. The reverse side includes Western Union terms and information regarding The Western Union Telegraph Company, Incorporated. Newcomb Carlton, President.
Date:
April 12, 1924
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flag Day, 1940 - June 14, 1940]
An editorial essay titled "Flag Day, 1940." The essay was reprinted from The New York Times, June 14, 1940.
Date:
June 14, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. A. Curley to T. N. Carswell - December 9, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from W. A. Curley, Editor-In-Chief, New York Journal-American, New York, N. Y. dated December 9, 1941. W. A. Curley defines Americanism.
Date:
December 9, 1941
Creator:
Curley, W. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Boy who was Traded for a Horse By James Saxon Childers - October, 1932]
A magazine clipping of an article titled "A Boy who was Traded for a Horse," written by James Saxon Childers, printed in The American Magazine for October 1932, pages 24, 25, 112-116.
Date:
October 1932
Creator:
Childers, James Saxon
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Burrows Matthews to T. N. Carswell - December 11, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Burrows Matthews, Editor, Buffalo Courier Express, dated December 11, 1941. Burrows Matthews defines Americanism.
Date:
December 11, 1941
Creator:
Matthews, Burrows
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
BASIC IDEALS OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY - July 5-6, 1940
An essay titled "Basic Ideals of Constitutional Democracy," adopted at the Conference on Democratic Processes, Union College, Schenectady, New York, dated July 5-6, 1940. Dixon Ryan Fox, Chairman of Committee on Democratic Processes, National Foundation for Education in American Citizenship.
Date:
{1940-07-05..1940-07-06}
Creator:
National Foundation For Education in American Citizenship
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement between the Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc., John Horn and Parramore Post No. 57, Abilene, Texas]
An agreement by and between the Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc., Lockport, New York, and John Horn of Pecos, Texas, and the Parramore Post No. 57 (of the American Legion), Abilene, Texas, dated the 28th day of March, Nineteen Hundred and Forty. Second page includes original signatures.
Date:
March 28, 1940
Creator:
Mason, F. S.; Horn, John S. & Brownlee, Thomas K.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Sam Russell to General Richard Donovan - January 2, 1941]
A Western Union telegram sent to General Richard Donovan, Commanding General, San Antonio, Texas, from Sam Russell, Washington, D. C., dated January 2, 1941. Russell recommends Mrs. E. Lillius, Abilene, Texas for a position as Senior Hostess in the army camp at View, Texas. The reverse side includes Western Union terms, cost, and information regarding The Western Union Telegraph Company, Incorporated. R. B. White, President.
Date:
January 2, 1941
Creator:
Russell, Sam
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell and Owen Ellis to Representative Sam Russell - January 28, 1941]
A Western Union telegram sent to Sam Russell, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Post Commander, and Owen Ellis, Adjutant, dated January 28, 1941. Carswell advises Russell that Parramore Post No. 57 (of the American Legion) respectfully requests his active support of the Bill to continue the Dies committee. The reverse side includes Western Union terms, cost, and information regarding The Western Union Telegraph Company, Incorporated. R. B. White, President.
Date:
January 28, 1941
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood) & Ellis, Owen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from South African Tourist Corporation to T. N. Carswell - December 14, 1967]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from South African Tourist Corporation, 610 Fifth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y., dated December 14, 1967. An acknowledgement of the receipt of the letter from Carswell and a confirmation that, as requested even though it is not policy to do so, they are mailing one of their calendars to Master William.
Date:
December 14, 1967
Creator:
South African Tourist Corporation
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. H. Johnson to T. N. Carswell - May 12, 1938]
A letter written to Mr. Thomas N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, from Rupert H. Johnson & Co., New York, dated May 12, 1938. Johnson acknowledges his receipt of a letter from Carswell which contained a signed Power of Attorney which has been solicited by the Committee in Reorganization proceedings of the Standard Commercial Tobacco Company. He advises that he will investigate the Committee to find if they are people of standing. Johnson assures Carswell that it is no trouble for his company to hold securities for customers and that he is glad to advise him on the investment of any funds that he may have available from time to time. "I happen to own 100-acre farm in Jones County and also mineral rights on 55 acres of land in another part of the County."
Date:
May 12, 1938
Creator:
Johnson, Rupert H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - June 22, 1938]
A letter written to Rupert H. Johnson, New York City, New York, from T. N. Carswell, Sec.-Mgr. [Abilene Chamber of Commerce], dated June 22, 1938. Carswell restates to Johnson, as per their telephone conversation, that he is enclosing a condensed financial statement of Abilene and, also, a newspaper account of a meeting the night before. Carswell advises of the approximate bond valuations, the option of a utilities rate increase and his assurance that if Johnson decides not to try for the refunding proposition that he will be glad to pay for his counsel and advice.
Date:
June 22, 1938
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - July 6, 1938]
A letter written to Mr. R. H. Johnson, New York City, N. Y., from T. N. Carswell, Sec.-Mgr. [Abilene Chamber of Commerce], dated July 6, 1938. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the information Johnson supplied and advises him that Mr. Dillingham had put in a call to him. He confirms that the Brown Crumer Company was awarded the job at a fee approximating 1%.
Date:
July 6, 1938
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally - February 26, 1943]
A Western Union telegram sent to Hon. Tom Connally, U.S. Senate, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, dated February 26, 1943. Carswell advises of the concern of parents of soldiers already dead and of sons now in the fighting zones, that they are understandably critical of a national do-nothing policy about strikes, slow downs and absenteeism and are asking if the Congress cannot act courageously and effectively when the very life of the nation is threatened, as it now is. The reverse side includes Western Union terms. "Hon. Sam Russell House of Rep Wash. D. C." is handwritten at the bottom of the page.
Date:
February 26, 1943
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally and Representative Sam Russell]
A Western Union telegram sent to Hon. Tom Connally, U S Senate and Hon. Sam Russell, House of Representatives, Washington D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas. Carswell advises of the concern of parents of soldiers already dead and of sons now in the fighting zones, that they are understandably critical of a national do-nothing policy about strikes, slow downs and absenteeism and are asking if the Congress cannot act courageously and effectively when the very life of the nation is threatened, as it now is. The reverse side includes Western Union terms, cost, and information regarding The Western Union Telegraph Company, Incorporated. R. B. White, President.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History