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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and James F. Cherry Meet in the Pacific During WWII

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and James F. Cherry meeting in the Pacific during WWII. Admiral Nimitz was a Kerrville native and former Tivy school student, James F. Cherry was from San Antonio but attended Schreiner Institute before joining the U. S. Navy and serving in WWII. Text on back of photograph addressed to Harriet Garrett; "To Harriet Garrett from Chester W. Nimitz (to Hattie from Chester) (in the Pacific). Courtesy of James Cherry (Sept. 1, 1943)"
Date: September 1, 1943
Creator: James F. Cherry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lands for Sale in Texas.  Over 150,000 Acres Carefully Selected and Owned by W.S. Herndon of Tyler, Smith County, Texas (open access)

Lands for Sale in Texas. Over 150,000 Acres Carefully Selected and Owned by W.S. Herndon of Tyler, Smith County, Texas

Publication listing land for sale in Texas. Description of tracts in many different counties.
Date: June 1, 1888
Creator: Herndon, W.S.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Full Text of the Game, Fish and Fur Laws of Texas with citations of Park Laws, 1965 (open access)

Full Text of the Game, Fish and Fur Laws of Texas with citations of Park Laws, 1965

This book includes the full text of Texas laws (current at the time of publication) that are related to game, fish, and fur laws or to state park laws. There are eight sections: Game Laws; Fresh Water Fishing; Salt Water and Commercial Fishing; Fur-bearing Animals; Sand, Shell and Gravel; Pollution Laws; Commission--Powers, Duties; and Regulatory Responsibility. The preface includes information about citations used in the text. Indexes to wildlife statues, subjects, and park statutes start on page 501.
Date: September 1, 1965
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Study of Rural Schools in Travis County, Texas (open access)

A Study of Rural Schools in Travis County, Texas

Book describing the economic conditions, social conditions, finances, facilities and curriculum in Travis County Schools.
Date: December 1, 1916
Creator: Davis, Edward Everett, 1881-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family attending church event]

Photograph of a young couple who attended the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event. The husband holds a young child in his arms. The mother is holding the hand of the child. Visible in the background of the image is a piano, a door and a window.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year church marker religious service]

Photograph of church members gathered in the church sanctuary to commemorate the dedication of the one hundred year historic marker of the church. People are seated in pews listening to a speaker at the front of the church. Honored dignitaries are seated behind the speaker as is a choir seated in the foreground of the image.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Choir members of Westminster Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the choir members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church during the one hundred year marker religious service.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple attending church event]

Photograph of a couple attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family members attending church event]

Photograph of a family attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event. The family members are standing next to a chair.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family attending church service]

Photograph of a family attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event. The husband and wife are in the center of the image with a young daughter to the left of the father.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Honorary speakers at church service]

Photograph of
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year church marker]

Photograph of the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker as it appeared under a veil prior to the dedication ceremony. A United States flag held by an honor guard appears to the right of the marker. A group of men and women are shown standing next to the marker waiting for the unveiling.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year church marker unveiled]

Photograph of two individuals watching the unveiling of the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker. An individual to the right is performing the task of removing the veil from the marker.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year church marker event]

A photograph of a church member providing historical information to a television media crew about Westminster Presbyterian Church. Two men stand to the right of the historic marker with a cameraman in front filming them and a news reporter with a microfilm standing directly behind the cameraman.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family attending church service]

Photograph of a family attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple attending church event]

Photograph of a couple attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event. The husband and wife are standing before a piano with a door and window visible in the background of the image.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year marker religious service]

Photograph of church members gathered in the church sanctuary to commemorate the dedication of the one hundred year historic marker of the church. People are seated in pews listening to a speaker at the front of the church. Honored dignitaries are seated behind the speaker as is a choir seated in the foreground of the image.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple attending church event]

Photograph of a couple attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple attending church event]

Photograph of a couple attending the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker event. The husband and wife are standing before a piano and a chair.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year church marker unveiling]

Photograph of a guest speaker providing historic antedated information to the local channel 6 television crew immediately after the unveiling of the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker. A woman is standing to the left of the marker listening to the speaker as are a child and parent visible in the background.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year church marker service]

Photograph of honored guests in the process of departing the sanctuary of the church at the end of the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker commemorative event. Choir members in the foreground of the image are also preparing to leave the church as well.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year marker religious service]

Photograph of an honorary speaker standing before the podium during the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year religious service held in the sanctuary. To the left of the speaker is Reverend Dr. John R. Hendrick, the former pastor of the church.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year church marker event]

Photograph of church members looking at the historic marker of the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One hundred year church marker]

Photograph of the Westminster Presbyterian Church one hundred year marker as it appeared under a veil prior to the dedication ceremony. A United States flag held by an honor guard appears to the right of the marker.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History