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[Flower Label from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sam Rayburn] (open access)

[Flower Label from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sam Rayburn]

Label for flowers sent to Sam Rayburn in honor of his sixtieth birthday from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The label has a picture of The White House and is addressed to "The Speaker of The House of Representatives." At the bottom of the label is text which reads "Perishable flowers. Keep from frost and extreme heat."
Date: January 6, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chart of Airport Facilities]

Photograph of a detailed chart of the Love Field airport facilities in Dallas, Texas.
Date: August 6, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man on a Tractor]

Photograph of a man driving a tractor. He leans down and looks at the ground. Two other men are standing next to the tractor. A sign reading "3" hangs from the front of the tractor.
Date: November 6, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman in a Garden]

Photograph of a woman working with a long pole (a hoe?) in a garden. A wooden house is in the background.
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman and Turkeys in a Garden]

Photograph of a woman in a garden watering plants with turkeys walking around the plants. Small trees and brush are visible in the background.
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group at Dinner]

Photograph of a group of men and women sitting at a table with plates and cups in front of them. The woman on the far left is Mrs. Mildred Holliway and the second man from the right is Mr. Lloyd Kerley.
Date: March 6, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students and their Teacher in a Classroom]

Photograph of young students standing together at the front of a classroom, and their teacher standing with them. Several students have patches on their shirts with the 4-H symbol.
Date: March 6, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. Dena Collins with Turkeys]

Photograph of a woman kneeling down in a room full of turkeys. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mrs. Dena Collins, Home Dem. Club member and poultry demonstrator, Pilot Knob Community, Travis Co."
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Gardening]

Photograph of a woman standing between rows of vegetables in a garden. She uses a hoe or similar tool. A small wooden house is visible in the background.
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group at Dinner]

Photograph of men and women sitting at a table with food and drinks on it.
Date: March 6, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. Dena Collins with Turkeys]

Photograph of a woman kneeling in a wooden building with many turkeys around her. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mrs. Dena Collins, Home Dem. Club member and poultry demonstrator, Pilot Knob Community, Travis Co."
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[S. A. Winn Standing on a Porch]

Photograph of Mrs. S. A. Winn, a home improvement demonstrator, standing on the steps of a porch in front of a house.
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Martha Teressa Sewell]

Copy negative of Martha Teressa Sewell wearing a dress and sitting in a chair, likely during the early 1880s.
Date: April 6, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sailor in U.S.S. Texas Ventilator]

Photograph of a young man in a Navy sailor uniform standing inside of a large open tube with a fan at the bottom. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "C.E.N. on inside of ventilator. Crane in upper left hand corner. Main decks in background."
Date: January 6, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Dwaine and Thurman Maxwell, May 6, 1946]

Postcard sent to Dwaine and Thurman Maxwell. On the reverse side of the postcard is a poem wishing good cheer and a scripture from Psalms at the bottom.
Date: May 6, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men at Entrance of Texas Cotton Palace]

Photograph of a group of men standing at the entrance of the Texas Cotton Palace during its construction.
Date: October 6, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schulenburg Colored, Buck Lee, and J. A. Greene Schools Reunion Program Booklet] (open access)

[Schulenburg Colored, Buck Lee, and J. A. Greene Schools Reunion Program Booklet]

Program for the alumni and ex-student reunion of Schulenburg Colored, Buck Lee, and J. A. Greene Schools. Included in the program is a schedule of events, a section "in memory of our teachers," ads for local businesses, pictures of the alumni as students, and various other articles.
Date: July 6, 1985
Creator: Townsend, Maezell Stafford
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. McClelland Barclay] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. McClelland Barclay]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. McClelland Barclay, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: "Motorboat Trophy", "Motorboat Trophy" (2 copies), "Motorboat Trophy" (42 copies; 40 bronze casts, 2 plaster casts; 7.5"), and "Motorboat Trophy" (41 copies; 40 bronze casts; 1 white metal cast; 9").
Date: 1929-07-06/1930-05-07
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Preas to Rosa Walston Latimer - August 6, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Preas to Rosa Walston Latimer - August 6, 1992]

Letter from Lillian Preas of Brownwood, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer of Lubbock, Texas, in which she expresses thanks to Rosa for her visit.
Date: August 6, 1992
Creator: Preas, Lillian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ralph W. Ater to Miss Roberta Biles - November 6, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Ralph W. Ater to Miss Roberta Biles - November 6, 1953]

Letter from Ralph W. Ater to Miss Roberta Biles, both of Amarillo, Texas, which includes a memo with information about the Santa Fe railroad in the Amarillo and Panhandle area of Texas.
Date: November 6, 1953
Creator: Ater, Ralph W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dana Phillips to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 6, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Dana Phillips to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 6, 1992]

Letter from Dana Phillips of Temple, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her mother, Etta Lanham Williams, who worked at the Temple Harvey House.
Date: February 6, 1992
Creator: Phillips, Dana
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Calvin Eugene Wester Sitting on a Car]

Photograph of Calvin Eugene Wester sitting on the back of a 1950's model car. He is wearing a stetson hat, jeans, gingham shirt, and a jacket. Handwritten text of the photo suggest that the is twenty years old, has brown hair, blue eyes, and stands six feet and five inches.
Date: March 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping About a Burning Building in Pottsboro, Texas] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping About a Burning Building in Pottsboro, Texas]

Newspaper clipping from the Pottsboro Press regarding a fire that burned a three-story building complex to the ground. The article describes the fire and the firefighter response.
Date: January 6, 2000
Creator: Alvarez, Frank, Sr.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 6, 1886 (open access)

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 6, 1886

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1886
Creator: Hull, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History