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[Historic Marker Application: Robert H. and Pauline Clark House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Robert H. and Pauline Clark House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Robert H. and Pauline Clark House, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: October 3, 2005
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, April 3, 1984] (open access)

[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, April 3, 1984]

Letter from Dale G. Johnson from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown notifying her that she has been awarded the World War II Victory Medal and the Honorable Service Lapel Pin.
Date: April 3, 1984
Creator: Johnson, Dale G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Veterans at Last] (open access)

[Clipping: Veterans at Last]

Newspaper clipping of a brief article about House Resolution 8701, which awarded full veterans' status to the WASP. A picture of Victoria resident and WASP Eleanor Brown accompanies the article. The back of the clipping includes an article and a photograph.
Date: February 3, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown, December 3, 1976] (open access)

[Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown, December 3, 1976]

Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown discussing military benefits for the women who served in the WASP program. The first enclosure is a letter from the Department of the Air Force on this issue and the second enclosure is a copy of Thurmond's initial response to Brown.
Date: December 3, 1976
Creator: Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1950-11-03] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1950-11-03]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Jacob I. Rodriguez, LULAC District 5 Governor, dated November 3, 1950. Explains process of Houston LULAC Council offer to hold the Texas Regional LULAC Convention in Houston on January 20 and 21, 1950. Also discusses a November 12th LULAC meeting in Wharton County to meet with prospective members from Matagorda, Brazoria, Wharton, Fort Bend, Jackson and Victoria counties.
Date: November 3, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Old Dutch Windmill, Victoria County, Texas

Photograph of a Dutch-style windmill (or grist mill) built by Fred Meiss, Sr. in 1870 on Spring Creek in Victoria County, Texas.
Date: September 3, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Copperhead, toads and lizards in rotten log for the winter

Photograph of about a dozen snakes, toads and lizards found in a rotten log. They are laid out on a blanket on the ground.
Date: March 3, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Copperhead, toads and lizards in the same rotten log

Photograph of about a dozen snakes, toads, and lizards that were found in a rotten log. They are laid out on a blanket with a knife beside them. The toads appear to be alive.
Date: March 3, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Effect of cold on rose hedge

Photograph of a hedge of roses.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for "an improvement in that class of presses adopted for baling hay" (lines 10-11) with illustrations.
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: Arnold, Cyrus M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press (open access)

Hay-Press

Patent for improvements in hay presses "to simplify and cheapen the construction and render it more efficient in the formation of the hay into bales" (lines 16-18).
Date: September 3, 1889
Creator: McNeill, Charles De Witte
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1876 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1876

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is "A Democratic Journal."
Date: August 3, 1876
Creator: Linn, E. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Destroying the Cutting Ant. (open access)

Improvement in Apparatus for Destroying the Cutting Ant.

Patent for "an improved apparatus for destroying the cutting ants in their nests." (Lines 9-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 3, 1875
Creator: Fenner, Ferdinand A. & Power, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 3, 1852 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 3, 1852

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly by John D. Logan and Thomas Sterne that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 3, 1852 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 3, 1852

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly by John D. Logan and Thomas Sterne that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 3, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Presbyterian. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 3, 1846 (open access)

Texas Presbyterian. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 3, 1846

Weekly newspaper from the Victoria, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 3, 1846
Creator: McGown, Andrew J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History