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[Sixth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society Conference]

Photograph of the sixth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society Conference at Methodist Church "El Mesias", April 5-7, 1938.
Date: April 5, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[La Placita Farmers Market]

Photograph of Photograph of the La Placita Farmers Market. Located at 6219 Bellaire Blvd.
Date: July 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aracely Express sign]

Photograph of Aracely Express sign.
Date: July 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[La Pupusa Alegre restaurant]

Photograph of the La Pupusa Alegre restaurant, located at 6902 Bellaire Boulevard.
Date: July 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[La Pupusa Alegre restaurant entrance]

Photograph of the La Pupusa Alegre restaurant entrance, located at 6902 Bellaire Boulevard.
Date: July 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract for Statuary for Audelia Gabino's grave, 1929] (open access)

[Contract for Statuary for Audelia Gabino's grave, 1929]

Contract for a monument for Francisco (Frank) Gabino's mother, Audelia, who died on December 29, 1928. Houston Monument Company was contracted to build a granite statue and base for $420.
Date: May 21, 1929
Creator: Houston Monument Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Inundacion de Houston en 1935 (open access)

La Inundacion de Houston en 1935

Photograph of document, La Inundacioin de Houston en 1935, written by Jesus Golleges. This is a poem about the Great Houston Flood of 1935. Golleges was the father of Mario Golleges.
Date: 1935
Creator: Golleges, Jesus
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dorita and Olivia Ramirez in Seccion Grafica de "El Tecolote"] (open access)

[Dorita and Olivia Ramirez in Seccion Grafica de "El Tecolote"]

Photograph of a page from a magazine of the section, Seccion Grafica de "El Tecolote". Dorita Ramirez is featured in an article at the upper left corner; Dortia is also featured in a article in the lower right corner with her sister, Olivia Ramirez.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clipping of La Gaceta Mexicana cover page] (open access)

[Newspaper clipping of La Gaceta Mexicana cover page]

Photograph of a La Gaceta Mexicana newspaper cover page from September 15, 1928. Text on clipping is: "La Gaceta Mexicana. Revista Ouincenal. Organo de la libreria Hispano Americano. Houston, Texas, Septiembre 15 de 1928, Num 14. NĂşmero Especial de CommemoraciĂłn de la Independencia. 5c"
Date: September 15, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men carrying flags and sign in Minimum Wage March]

Photograph of men carrying flags and sign in the Minimum Wage March in 1966. Text on sign: "Dignidad y justica para el obrero."
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Participants in Minimum Wage March]

Photograph of participants in the Minimum Wage March in 1966. Text on sign: "justicia"
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Mass service at the Old City Auditorium]

Photograph of a Mass celebrating the Feast for Christ the King at the Old City Auditorium. The audience is comprised of Our Lady of Guadalupe parishioners.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Nicandro Medrano - 1926-09-29] (open access)

[Letter to Nicandro Medrano - 1926-09-29]

Letter to Nicandro Medrano, dated September 29, 1926, regarding a personal family matter and recent correspondence.
Date: September 29, 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas card sent by Esther - 1932]

Christmas card sent by Esther from Houston dated Christmas Eve, 1932. The printed text of the card reads: "To wish you all happiness / at Christmas and throughout / the coming year."
Date: December 24, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Angel Medrano to Elizabeth Cisneros - 1947-08-02] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Angel Medrano to Elizabeth Cisneros - 1947-08-02]

Letter to Elizabeth Cisneros, Secretary, Club Recreativo Regis, inviting members of the club to the first anniversary Ball of the Club Recreativo de Veterans, Houston, Texas, on August 3, 1947. The letter is signed by Jose Angel Medrano of Club Recreativo de Veteranos. Included with the letter are two typed sheets of the names of the 1947 members of Club Recreativo de Veteranos, Houston, Texas, with their addresses.
Date: August 2, 1947
Creator: Medrano, Jose Angel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping of a grand function to be held at Edison Junior High School] (open access)

[Clipping of a grand function to be held at Edison Junior High School]

Newspaper clipping of an advertisement of a function at Edison Junior High School to be held on February 1, 1942.
Date: February 1, 1942
Creator: Edison Junior High School
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Coronation of Queen Ofelia of the Fiesta de la Raza] (open access)

[Coronation of Queen Ofelia of the Fiesta de la Raza]

Newspaper clipping of the coronation of Queen Ophelia I on October 11, 1942, on the grounds of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas. The coronation was part of the Fiesta de la Raza.
Date: October 11, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Our Lady of Guadalupe, annual bazaar]

Composite photograph of our Lady of Guadalupe bazaar. The bazaar was an annual event.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a citizenship class]

Photograph of a class in citizenship, from "Neigborhood Doorways". The writing on the blackboard shows 'La Constitucion es la Nacion". Two men and four women reciting the pledge of allegiance in front of the U.S. flag.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advertisement of a baseball game, Alamos versus Magnolia Park]

Baseball game to be played between "Alamos" (formerly Leones of Houston) vs. "Magnolia Park" on Sunday, March 29, 1931 at 3 p.m. at Magnolia Park, Houston, Texas. No entrance fee.
Date: March 21, 1921
Creator: El Tecolote
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda of the first reunion de veteranos de la Revolucion Mexicana, 1910-1917] (open access)

[Agenda of the first reunion de veteranos de la Revolucion Mexicana, 1910-1917]

A flyer with the afternoon’s agenda - including video interviews, speeches, and awards - of first reunion de veteranos de la Revolucion Mexicana, 1910-1917. Mrs. Pancho Villa and three men who rode with Villa are interviewed in the videos, including Aurelio "Leo" Reynosa, Rafael Lorenzana Reyna, and Jesus M. Gonzalez. Included with the flyer is a souvenir bookmark from the reunion.
Date: August 30, 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business card of Manuel Urbina] (open access)

[Business card of Manuel Urbina]

Business card of Manuel Urbina II, who had a Ph.D. in History from the University of Texas at Austin. Card lists Urbina's contact information at the College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas, and his home address in Pasadena, Texas. On the back of the card is the address for Leo's Mexican Restaurant.
Date: unknown
Creator: College of the Mainland
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores - 1966-08-02] (open access)

[Letter from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores - 1966-08-02]

Letter from Peter Enriquez and Pastor Manual Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend Esteban Flores, dated August 2, 1966. Enriquez and Urbina report on the progress at the Magnolia Temple.
Date: August 2, 1966
Creator: Enriquez, Peter & Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores and D. E. Sloan - 1966-08-02] (open access)

[Letters from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores and D. E. Sloan - 1966-08-02]

Letter from Peter Enriquez and Pastor Manual Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend Esteban Flores. Enriquez and Urbina write that they are looking forward to Flores's upcoming visit to Magnolia Temple. Letter from Enriquez and Pastor Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend D. E. Sloan, dated August 2, 1966. Enriquez and Urbina write that they are looking forward to Sloan's upcoming visit to Magnolia Temple.
Date: August 2, 1966
Creator: Enriquez, Peter & Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History