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[Historic Marker Application: Mission Mary] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Mission Mary]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Mission Mary, in Balmorhea, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: March 21, 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977] (open access)

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-2982 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-2982

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: 1940 Census of Reeves County
Date: December 21, 1941
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-1082 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-1082

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Constitutionality of Reeves County Court at Law.
Date: November 1, 1977
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Old Camp Hospital] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Old Camp Hospital]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Old Camp Hospital, in Pecos, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1966
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement between the Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc., John Horn and Parramore Post No. 57, Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas card from Edna R. Johnson] (open access)

[Christmas card from Edna R. Johnson]

A printed Christmas card depicting a painting by Richard Coleman of a building, men, ship, beach and water: Personalized printed sentiment from Edna R. Johnson.
Date: unknown
Creator: Johnson, Edna R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., August 3, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., August 3, 2000

Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., a former bus driver from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Heimann tells the extensive story of his 40+ year career as a Kerrville Bus Company driver. His anecdotes include stories of drunk passengers, dead passengers, epileptic passengers, passengers who gave birth, passengers who fought, . He briefly mentions his service in the Coast Guard. He also discusses the flood of 1932, the religious community of Kerrville, and identifies local businesses.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Heimann, Louis, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Receipts for Registered Mail] (open access)

[Two Receipts for Registered Mail]

Two receipts for registered mail sent by Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin, Jr. and M. McAlpine, both in Toyah, Texas.
Date: February 23, 1911
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Return Receipt for Registered Mail from Sayles & Sayles to M. McAlpine] (open access)

[Return Receipt for Registered Mail from Sayles & Sayles to M. McAlpine]

Return receipt for registered mail sent from Sayles & Sayles to M. McAlpine in Toyah, Texas. The return receipt lists the date of delivery and has a note in blue in written on it.
Date: March 24, 1911
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Return Receipt for Registered Mail Sent From Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin] (open access)

[Return Receipt for Registered Mail Sent From Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin]

Return receipt for registered mail sent from Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin, delivered on February 24, 1911.
Date: February 24, 1911
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Registered Mail] (open access)

[Receipt for Registered Mail]

Receipt for registered mail sent by Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin, Jr. in Toyah, Texas.
Date: February 23, 1911
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Return Receipt for Registered Mail From Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin] (open access)

[Return Receipt for Registered Mail From Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin]

Return receipt for registered mail sent from Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin in Toyah, Texas delivered February 25, 1911.
Date: February 25, 1911
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Registered Mail] (open access)

[Receipt for Registered Mail]

Receipt for registered mail sent by Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin, Jr. in Toyah, Texas.
Date: February 24, 1911
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Registered Mail] (open access)

[Receipt for Registered Mail]

Receipt for registered mail sent by Sayles & Sayles to M. McAlpine in Toyah, Texas. There is a written on the receipt in red, "Martin [..]."
Date: March 22, 1911
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum for Texas Cotton Industries] (open access)

[Memorandum for Texas Cotton Industries]

A memorandum discussing the properties owned and managed by Texas Cotton Industries. Also shown are the accounting records according to H. Kempner's books.
Date: 1953-05-27~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
1949 Price List Famous Pecos Cantaloupes (open access)

1949 Price List Famous Pecos Cantaloupes

Card listing 1949 prices of Pecos cantaloupes in large crates and approximate express shipping rates to different states. Prices for flat crates are listed on the reverse of the card.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Tri-State Produce Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Temporary Civilian Employees Pass] (open access)

[Temporary Civilian Employees Pass]

Civilian employee pass for the U. S. Amy Air Forces, approving Alfred J. Greenway to work as a mechanic for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Pecos Army Air Field
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Trading Card: Comanche Springs Pupfish] (open access)

[Trading Card: Comanche Springs Pupfish]

Trading card issued as part of the Geocache Challenge program for Balmorhea State Park, depicting several pupfish swimming among leaves and rocks. The back of the card contains information about the species.
Date: 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Edna Johnson to T. N. Carswell - January 22, 1951] (open access)

[Telegram from Edna Johnson to T. N. Carswell - January 22, 1951]

A Western Union telegram sent to T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Edna [Johnson], Pecos, Texas, dated January 22, 1951. Advisement of the death of Hardin and funeral arrangements.
Date: January 20, 1951
Creator: Johnson, Edna R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[La Junta Farms Capital-Stock Tax Return: 1944] (open access)

[La Junta Farms Capital-Stock Tax Return: 1944]

Unsigned copy of a completed capital-stock tax return form for La Junta Farms in Pecos, Texas. It includes information about the company and tax declarations for the year.
Date: 1944
Creator: La Junta Farms
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Cotton Industries, Borrowed Capital, Year Ended January 31, 1942 (open access)

Texas Cotton Industries, Borrowed Capital, Year Ended January 31, 1942

Statements of borrowed capital for Texas Cotton Industries for the year ended January 31, 1942. Handwritten records are also included.
Date: 1942-02~
Creator: Texas Cotton Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Cotton Industries Loan Application, May 1939] (open access)

[Texas Cotton Industries Loan Application, May 1939]

Preliminary loan application from Marfa National Bank to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas stating the credit limitation of the Marfa National Bank for a loan to Texas Cotton Industries.
Date: May 1939
Creator: Marfa National Bank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presidio Farm Company and Balmorrhea Ranches, Inc. Financial Statements, 1963] (open access)

[Presidio Farm Company and Balmorrhea Ranches, Inc. Financial Statements, 1963]

Financial statements for Presidio Farm Company and Balmorrhea Ranches, Inc., in 1963. These statements include balance sheets and operation statements, showing assets, liabilities, revenue and expense accounts.
Date: September 30, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History