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[Return Ticket on the Waco Suspension Bridge]
Return ticket used to go on the Waco suspension bridge.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Calendar for 1914, with Photograph]
Calendar for the year 1914 with a photograph of a woman and small child reading posted on each page. The calendars at the bottom of the page fold back to reveal the rest of the months of the year.
Date:
1914
Creator:
R. Chapman Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Trim TCU" Ribbon]
Ribbon made of orange material with green writing. There is a green bear at the top of the ribbon. Under the bear, it says "Trim TCU. Mash The Frogs."
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Usher" Ribbon]
Ribbon made of white material with blue lettering which reads "USHER" vertically. There is a nail, probably used as a pin, at the top of the ribbon.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Red Paper Poppy]
Flower made of red paper for the petals and green paper and wire for the stem. Green and yellow ribbons are attached, as is a slip of paper that reads "In Memoriam". The other side of the paper says "The American Legion. American Legion Auxiliary. Veteran Made Poppy."
Date:
November 11, 1933
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pin for the Texas Cotton Palace]
Pin for the Texas Cotton Palace. The pin design is of the palace grounds and reads "Texas Cotton Palace Waco Nov 5-20".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Texas Novelty Adv. Co. Hillsboro, Tex.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Ribbon for the Household of Ruth No.181"
Membership ribbon for the Household of Ruth No. 181. The ribbon has an image of an eye and below it reads " G.U.O. of O.F." which stands for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. It is an African-American fraternal order.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An envelope from the Rice Institute]
An envelope from the Rice Institute, in Houston, Texas. The William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art is now commonly known as Rice University.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[First Premium Ribbon]
Blue "First Premium" ribbon from the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas.
Date:
1914
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Superintendent Badge From the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show]
Superintendent badge from the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show.
Date:
1929
Creator:
Schwaabs & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pin for the Texas Cotton Palace 1910]
Pin for the 1910 Texas Cotton Palace. The words are on a bale of cotton.
Date:
1910
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Badge for Commissioner J. N. Mitchell]
Commissioner badge for J. N. Mitchell. This badge is from the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show.
Date:
1929
Creator:
Schwaabs & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Badge for 1930 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show]
Guest badge of the 1930 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show. The badge includes a design of a dairy cow in the center.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Ribbon for the U. G. W. Of A, Local Union No.130]
Membership Ribbon for the U. G. W. Of A, Local Union No.130. The U. G. W. Of A is the United Garment Workers of America. The ribbon is blue and black in color with gold fringed trim at the bottom.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Achievement Badge From the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace]
Achievement Badge From the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace. The badge is attached to a cream colored ribbon on the top. The badge reads "Achievement Display Cotton Palace Waco Texas"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spoon Excavator]
Spoon excavator with a mother-of-pearl handle decorated with carved cross-hatching and floral patterns and a red jewel at the base of the handle. A second jewel is missing in the center of the handle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tongue Depresser]
Tongue depressor carved from mother-of-pearl with two purple jewels and star shaped carvings on one side. The reverse is smooth.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cranston Pottery Jar]
Pottery jar with a wide opening, glazed in a dark brown color, with a lighter or unglazed portion near the base. It is impressed just below the lip with the name "Cranston" and a paper label at the base says, "Cranston Pottery, Denton County, Texas, 1852-1875."
Date:
[1852..1875]
Creator:
Cranston Pottery
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Dental Instruments]
Group of four dental instruments that have handles made of decoratively-carved mother-of-pearl with jewels. From the bottom to top: a spoon excavator, a hand-held mirror, a second spoon excavator, and a tongue depressor.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Miniature Stein]
Miniature ceramic drinking stein in an orange marbled pattern, with a hinged, connected metal lid. A small tag attached to the stein says, "German Exhibit Cotton Palace Waco 1912."
Date:
1912
Creator:
Texas Cotton Palace
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[F. I. Meyer Jug]
Pottery wine jug with light brown glaze impressed near the top of the body with the text, "F. I. Meyer." At the top, it has a worn opening filled with cork and most of the handle has been broken off.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Meyer, Franz Ignatz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blue Jug #467]
Sky-blue pottery jug that has a long neck and elongated handle, with a cork sealing the top. There is also a small hole above the handle possibly to help liquid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 467."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hicks Rubber Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hand-Held Mirror]
Round, hand-held mirror set in mother-of-pearl, with a mother-of-pearl handle. The border around the mirror is decorated with three red jewels spaced around the sides and top, and a fish motif carved below the base of the mirror. The brass band between the handle and the mirror has 1 red jewel and 2 purple jewels.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[White Jug #1176]
Mottled white pottery jug that has a medium-long neck and an elongated handle. At the top of the handle is a opening probably to help fluid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 1176."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hicks Rubber Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History