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Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 April [1869] (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 April [1869]

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: April 8, 1869
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 October 1877 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 October 1877

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: October 8, 1877
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 September 1874 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 September 1874

Letter from Sallie Ashe, daughter of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: September 8, 1874
Creator: Ashe, Sallie Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of payment to W.W. Bowman for 40 dollars (open access)

Certificate of payment to W.W. Bowman for 40 dollars

Certificate of payment to W.W. Bowman for 40 dollars
Date: December 8, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of the long side of the Bank of Rosenberg, Texas]

Obverse, Photograph of the Bank of Rosenberg, Tex ; reverse, POST CARD, Ella's March 8, 1908 in pencil, Charles E. Myers in ink. J. H. P. Davis Bank building. Bank building is a two story brick building with attached covered sidewalk. Top floor windows have arched insets. View is of northeast corner.
Date: March 8, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T. B. Wessendorff Lumber Yard in Richmond, Texas]

Photograph (copy) of T. B. Wessendorff Lumber Yard in Richmond, Texas during the flood of 1899. Three men are in a small wooden boat in center of water filled street. The lumber yard is on the right of photo. White picket fence with trees enclosed on left. Standpipe in left background. Photo has writing in white: T.B.W. Lumber Yard July 8, 1899 ? . Scanned image and dimensions are of the copy.
Date: July 8, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A. Kochan Store during the flood of 1899]

Photograph (copy) of the A. Kochan Store during the flood of 1899. The front store reads: FARMING AND IMPLEMENTS PLOWS AND CULTIVATORS CORN AND COTTON PLANTERS A KOCHAN . The store is a one-story tin building. A buggy is parked in water in front of the store. A house next door has a picket fence. Railroad tracks in front of store. Shrubs and utility pole in left foreground. Dark writing across front but not legible. Scanned image and dimensions are of the copy.
Date: July 8, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ferry Boat Rosenberg, Texas]

Postcard image of "Ferry Boat Rosenberg, Texas", crossing the Brazos River. Three men are on ferry along with three cows and a cart. One man is standing on the cart holding the reins attached to the cows. On the bottom of the postcard is written: "Dear sir; - Here is a souvenir of Rosenberg. Does it look good to you? I will send your one of Main st. some of these days. Ha-ha. Effie" Addressed to Miss Dora Alley, Oxford, Kansas
Date: February 8, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of the water tower on the Southern Pacific Railway Line]

Photographic of the construction of the water tower on the Southern Pacific Railway Line in Richmond. Back of photograph copy reads: Man in black suit (at bottom of platform) probably J. J. Adams. Three men are visible on top of the water tower. One man is on the ladder leading to top. Two men are on platform at base of water holding structure. Two men on ground-level platform (J. J. Adams). Stacks of lumber in far right, corner. Photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard matte. Back of photo in ink: Guess who this is 1907 - 2/8.
Date: February 8, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The T.B. Wessendorff home in Richmond, Texas on July 8, 1899.]

Photograph of the T.B. Wessendorff home in Richmond, Texas on July 8, 1899 during the flood. Three men in a small wooden boat in front of the white picket fence. One man on horse with two other horses beside them is also in front of fence. There are two men standing on the porch of the two-story wooden home. Large trees in front of and to the right and left of the house. Same photo image as 1972.093.067, however, this photo is mounted on a dark brown mat with engraving at bottom of mat that reads: Lorenz Art Gallery, Extra Fine, Richmond, Texas. The photo has a lower left broken corner (piece missing).Photo and mat have white and dark spots across it.
Date: July 8, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Richmond, Texas During the July 8, 1899 Flood]

Photograph mounted on cardboard of Richmond, Texas during the July 8, 1899 flood. To the right is the T.B. Wessendorff Lumber Yard. In the center is a wooden boat with three men in it, and you can see the top of the Courthouse above the lumber yard (right).
Date: July 8, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Scutt's Clip" barbed wire. Patented by H.B. Scutt June 8, 1878

"Scutt's Clip" barbed wire. Patented by H.B. Scutt June 8, 1878
Date: June 8, 1878
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. Brinkerhoff barbed wire, Twisted, Patented April 8, 1879

J. Brinkerhoff barbed wire, Twisted, Patented April 8, 1879
Date: April 8, 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students at Richmond Public School, boy at the bottom right has a bandaged ankle]

Original mounted print on cardboard. Students at Richmond Public School taken March 8, 1896. Students are standing at the front of the school building near two large white columns. Boy in bottom, right corner is sitting. He has a bandage around his right ankle.
Date: March 8, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Alvord waterworks and sewage resolution] (open access)

[Alvord waterworks and sewage resolution]

Resolution by City of Alvord Council to install waterworks and a sewer system.
Date: January 8, 1951
Creator: City Council of the City of Alvord
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medicare: Prescription Drug Proposals (open access)

Medicare: Prescription Drug Proposals

This report provides an overview of the President’s plan and the legislation introduced to date in the 106th Congress. It
Date: June 8, 2000
Creator: O'Sullivan, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare+Choice Payments (open access)

Medicare+Choice Payments

This report discusses the M+C program that established new rules for beneficiary and plan participation. This report focuses on M+C payments.
Date: May 8, 2002
Creator: Chaikind, Hinda Ripps & Morgan, Paulette C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Economic Relief and Policy Issues in the 106th Congress: A Retrospective (open access)

Farm Economic Relief and Policy Issues in the 106th Congress: A Retrospective

This report discusses issues regarding Agriculture funding, specifically the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act (P.L. 104-127), which prescribed farm commodity support policy through 2002.
Date: January 8, 2001
Creator: Womach, Jasper & Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Bill Trade and Food Aid Provisions (open access)

Farm Bill Trade and Food Aid Provisions

This report discusses the trade provisions of omnibus farm legislation, passed in May 2002. The measure includes a trade title reauthorizing, through 2007, the major foreign food aid and agricultural export programs. It also contains other provisions affecting agricultural trade, including new country-of-origin labeling requirements for meat, seafood, and produce; and increased domestic farm subsidies with possible implications for U.S. trade relations.
Date: May 8, 2002
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change (open access)

Global Climate Change

This report discusses the effect of human activities on global climate change. Human activities, particularly burning of fossil fuels, have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and other trace gases, including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), methane, and nitrous oxide.
Date: September 8, 2003
Creator: Justus, John R. & Fletcher, Susan R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol (open access)

Global Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol

This report discusses the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that was completed December 11, 1997, committing the industrialized nations to specified, legally binding reductions in emissions of six “greenhouse gases.”
Date: September 8, 2003
Creator: Fletcher, Susan R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals (open access)

Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals

In recent years conflicting budget priorities and divided political control have accentuated the institutional tensions between the executive and legislative branches inherent in the federal budget process. President Clinton, like his two predecessors, called for an item veto, or possibly expanded impoundment authority, to provide him with greater control over federal spending. This report provides a brief history of impoundment and discusses the debate surrounding the line item veto.
Date: May 8, 2003
Creator: McMurtry, Virginia A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Aid to Libraries: The Library Services and Technology Act (open access)

Federal Aid to Libraries: The Library Services and Technology Act

This report discusses the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), which consolidated and replaced the former Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and other federal library assistance legislation. LSTA grants to the states are allocated to state library administrative agencies (SLAAs), and may be used for two basic purposes: developing and improving electronic or other linkages and networks connecting providers and consumers of library services and resources; and/or targeting library services to under served or disadvantaged populations, such as persons with disabilities, those with limited literacy skills, or children from poor families.
Date: August 8, 2003
Creator: McCallion, Gail
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
First Responder Initiative: Policy Issues and Options (open access)

First Responder Initiative: Policy Issues and Options

This report provides background information and policy analysis pertinent to proposals to restructure first responder assistance programs. Specifically, this report provides information on existing programs, appropriations, legislation in the 108th Congress, and selected policy issues. This report does not discuss all relevant policy issues, but, rather, those issues that may be germane to any significant restructuring of existing programs.
Date: July 8, 2003
Creator: Canada, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library